( 3 out of 5) Over-rated, in my view, but it works

by Chuck from Ocala, Florida on July 10, 2016

I purchased a Glock 23 police trade-in that was rated Very Good. There are more than a dozen pits in the finish, along both sides of the slide. There is an inch long scratch on the top of the slide. Yes, I know this is a used pistol but I feel it should have been rated GOOD, not VERY GOOD. I've purchased a number of used guns from various sellers and none of the others would have rated this one as very good. Mechanically, there is nothing wrong with it. It needed to be cleaned and I detail stripped it. The pins came out very easily, indicated that it had been detail stripped before. Mechanically there isn't a thing wrong with it. It lives up to the very good rating on function and level of internal wear. I took it to the range and fired 100 rounds of cheap ammo through it, followed by 30 rounds of various hollow-points. There were no malfunctions. This pistol will be used at the range every week until I've put about 500 rounds through it. If it continues to function reliably, and I suspect it will, it will become my backup carry.