Grand Power Mk23 X Calibur Match CO Shooting Impressions

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Grand Power Mk23 X Calibur Match CO Shooting Impressions

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GBGuns

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@GBGuns 9 ай бұрын

Full review with specs and where to find one: www.gbgunsdepot.com/post/grand-power-mk23-x-calibur-match-co

@davidpearah 6 ай бұрын

I followed the link, but the link to purchase it on global ordnance doesn't work.

@GBGuns 6 ай бұрын

@@davidpearah You're not the first to tell me that. 3 weeks ago I asked them about that and they said they were out of stock. Why delete a product page when out of stock makes no sense to me.

@frankbrowning328 9 ай бұрын

LOVE the look of this Grand Power pistol. They have their own sort of look, and this model to me, nails it. We've heard and to some extent see that they make very accurate pistols. How about putting an optic on it and having a 25 yard or a 50 yard video shooting from a bench at paper targets with its favorite ammo to see how tight of groups it can shoot

@buncha5651 9 ай бұрын

Excellent review Graham i can see why you are such a fanboy no matter what ammo excellent accuracy.

@Maelstrom8 9 ай бұрын

I love your coverage of the more obscure firearms. This one came on my radar as a result of your channel and I've been growing more interested in it as time progressed. This video solidified the reasons that the gun appealed to me. I will have to get my hands on one. Thank you for all you do, Graham!

@puddlepirate82 4 ай бұрын

I don't think you'll regret it, purchasing a Grand Power. I started by purchasing a Q100 model. I now own seven of them. Take the plunge!

@Maelstrom8 4 ай бұрын

@@puddlepirate82 Seven? That's incredible! Glad to hear that you are also happy with them. I got to fire the X-calibur Mk23 and it was on par with several higher end firearms at half the price. These guys are the real deal!

@stever8776 9 ай бұрын

Great review. I have been looking Forward to this since your video from your trip to Slovakia! I really like your what will it eat tests. Seeing how much fun you are having the your videos infectious! After the X-caliber 23 video i was curious to see if the match would br worth the extra money. Appears that it's worth it. The only fault I see is that you don't have a rear sight if you install an optic. Thanks again. You make a fantastic representative for the Grand Power pistols Cheers

@puddlepirate82 4 ай бұрын

I blame Graham for my Grand pow5er addiction! For my birthday in March I decided to add the Mk23 as my 7th Grand Power firearm. I find Graham's reviews to be spot on with my own personal preferences and handguns. It is a very accurate and smooth recoil impulse in my opinion. I find the felt recoil to be similar to an all alloy handgun. There is a slight difference between polymer frames and metal frames. The option to add red dot optic is a plus. The optic I find very helpful and accurate (I Wear glasses). I have compared the Mk12 and 23 against my Canik Rival SFX and TP9 SFX (5.2 inch barrels). I prefer the Grand Powers because of that smoother felt recoil. Actually I prefer all the Grand Powers from the P1 to X-Calibur. That is why I now own seven. Thank you Graham for your informative videos and reviews. I have found them to be a step above the majority of KZbin reviewers. Keep up the excellent work and thank you again for all you do.

@GBGuns 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words.

@KINGSKY76 9 ай бұрын

good job. i can't wait to get 1, i love my 1st gen...

@GBGuns 9 ай бұрын

It would be cool to find an early one, even a Mk6, but the oldest I have are the Mk12s.

@valentinomariani5739 Ай бұрын

Awesome review! Would be nice to see a video comparison between this and 2011 style pistol!

@harrisla123456 9 ай бұрын

Wow!! What a great review!! I would like to compare this with My CANIK TP9SFX DARKSIDE!! I will look for one of these in the future!!!

@GBGuns 9 ай бұрын

They're out now, link in the pinned comment.

@bellcoolmountain6650 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the review!!!!

@JD-tn5lz 9 ай бұрын

Good video. Always fun to watch an enthusiast on a new-ish sidearm.

@koreyallen5682 9 ай бұрын

Nice shooting review. I do like the look and function of my m12 but ya have me thinking hard about adding a standard m23 to the safe. both real sharp guns with awesome performance. just got an arex alpha so will take some time to replenish the gun purchase coffers but I think you've convinced me. kor

@GBGuns 9 ай бұрын

I'd love to try an Alpha someday. They sure feel great in the hand.

@koreyallen5682 8 ай бұрын

@@GBGuns got it yesterday. heavy. feels real nice in the hand. will be testing with some factory then my standard 9mm handload in it shortly. Can't wait. kor

@hopewilliams6705 9 ай бұрын

I want everyone to know how hard it actually is to touch 3 9mm shots especially as much as he is doing it!

@randomguy-z2l 9 ай бұрын

If I can land all my shots within a fist at the distance he is shooting, im more than happy. He is a good shot thats for sure

@JD-tn5lz 9 ай бұрын

It's a competition gun in a platform that he's extremely familiar with. That should almost be an expectation with a highly experienced shooter.

@hopewilliams6705 9 ай бұрын

@@JD-tn5lz I didn't say it couldn't be done I said it's not easy

@GBGuns 9 ай бұрын

@JD-tn5lz it's true, and I believe I disclaimed in the video that at this point I can't help but shoot well with a Grand Power. That said, after all the hundreds of guns I've reviewed, when I take to a gun chances are there's good reason

@JD-tn5lz 9 ай бұрын

@@hopewilliams6705true. He's committed to being effective with sidearms, and that is a difficult step for most. No doubt, he's a good pistoleer.

@Kenn1969 9 ай бұрын

You really like shooing these guns, you can tell in your excited voice. I have never owned one, might have to buy one! Help me out...models for carry? Long slide version for home defense? Thanks!

@GBGuns 9 ай бұрын

Your questions are exactly why I created this: www.gbgunsdepot.com/post/the-grand-power-pistol-guide Note that the guide is for the Mk12 generation which is being replaced by these Mk23 models. The good news is they take the same magazines and the mk12s are being blown out, so the prices are much lower than what's listed in the article.

@wbwills2 9 ай бұрын

GB. Another great video. Thx. Have been noticing your #5.first time im aware of you mentioning it. That’s a cool thing. There’s got to be at least 4 special ppl in & around that factory that got one. That makes you #1 American in their eyes. That’s a cool deal. Toss it around a little. That’s not being boastful whatsoever in my opinion. Unless you’re at a grand power convention rubbing it in the face of your buddy who has #999999 for about the 100th time & giggling. Might get your ear thumped at that point.don’t.or do. UptoU. The auto feed. I don’t have or handle near as many guns as you. I am slamming old mags in newer guns,newer mags in old guns ect. R now. Drops shut some time ..After break in.?.?More auto feed later on. Maybe. Hmmm.?.?I don’t have my GP X or GP anything,yet, but after all is said and done prefer & getting the old one with bare SS heavy fluted barrel if I can find it when I’m ready to buy. Blue fluted #2 choice. & depending on how that goes,will figure out if a 2nd is a must.and if so ,try different caliber..,.??carry a ultra in 9 or a regular k 100 I found on sale that would put me in the 3-4 GP having range. Then I’d be able to have an opinion about something & possibly a tad of input that might have eluded yall.. I doubt that last part but,never know. New eyes on something .All of them are killer !get the no bull barrels allowed in competitions thing. With it being aimed at the competition crowd. But I don’t compete,sooo..that’s the gun that’s going to be in a nice shoulder rig with 2-3 mags or however many it takes to roughly counter balance the weight on other side.sometimes in a drop leg ,on hip sometimes..just a cool gun for wearing around when appropriate. Camping,woods yard work,grocery shopping. Whatever. I have been wondering about the new ones. The peg..that rides in the AK like rotation slot.Excusethe advanced armorers lingo there....dose it spin or is it set in a fixed position. I don’t know that one would be better than the other but still wonder. Seems like it might be a hair smoother if it rolled. It’s a micro second controlled explosion ,It is how it is & I’m leaning towards mk12 anyway but inquiring minds still want to know.

@GBGuns 9 ай бұрын

The piin is fixed in the Mk23. If you want a Mk12 I suggest getting one sooner than later as I doubt they'll continue simultaneous manufacturing or importation.

@Rothbardy 9 ай бұрын

Man. I wish the optics plate didn’t remove the rear sights, I’d have wanted them to act as backup iron sights. Such a small but significant change.

@royk164 9 ай бұрын

I think you should start testing with a red dot . Lots of OLD coots like me need red dot help. Also, adding the weight of a red dot, (407c, 1.5 oz) MAY make a differance with some guns.

@GBGuns 9 ай бұрын

The problem then would also be WHICH red dot as malfunctions from brass bouncing off the glass depends on the shape, size, and angle of that glass. A gun could quite possibly run great with one dot and not with another depending on ammo choice and how firm or soft the shooter's wrist is. It simply adds too many variables that misrepresent the shooting experience. I' not opposed to revisiting a gun after the initial review with a dot mounted, but I don't think it's fair to any gun to review it with a dot on it.

@JD-tn5lz 9 ай бұрын

Noooo. Old coots don't need red dots anymore than anyone else. I'm an "old coot" (enough to get a discount at Waffle House anyway😂) who has carried a sidearm at work for over thirty years. We teach "front sight, front sight, front sight" instead of "sight alignment, sight alignment, sight alignment" during handgun courses for good reasons. All about the mechanics. It's not so much the eyes that go with old shooters, it's the commitment to the fundamentals. Yes, I do use pistol dots, but around 90% of my training is without. Fundamentals is fundamentals, and dots generally do more to hinder fundamentals (vulnerability of human nature) than help.

@lizzapaolia959 8 ай бұрын

Those are nice pistols. We're looking to purchase GP pistol. We're not sure what model 🤔. Great content. God bless 🙏

@joeytomato 9 ай бұрын

Welcome back to GP guns...

@GBGuns 9 ай бұрын

I believe this makes the 27th model of Grand Power I've reviewed.

@joeytomato 9 ай бұрын

I could tell...

@georgeaura 9 ай бұрын

I'm amazed with all those holes on the slide that they didn't choose to port any of the barrel.

@GBGuns 9 ай бұрын

I think they don't port because the barrel rotates. It would be one heck of an engineering feat to time where the ports should be, especially since 9mm loads have such a wide variety of velocities and pressure impulses.

@richardavery2244 9 ай бұрын

That is an excellent gun, I have one and it’s more accurate than my Springfield XD with a Holosun red dot at 15 yards! Or it could be me?😢😢

@GBGuns 9 ай бұрын

I think most modern pistols are more accurate than the human user, what makes the difference is how easy it is for the human to precisely control the firearm.

@Iiska78 8 ай бұрын

Nice video, as allways. But do we see some content about k100 mk23?

@GBGuns 8 ай бұрын

We have a Mk23 K100 peek video we filmed at the facotry in May, I'm waiting to publish it until the guns are in the US.

@jeremymead8546 2 ай бұрын

How much heavier is the front end really? The barrel looks lighter. Mine has a fluted bull barrel, weight forward on the barrel.

@GBGuns 2 ай бұрын

See pinned comment.

@paulgoss7596 9 ай бұрын

what hearing protection are you using?

@GBGuns 9 ай бұрын

It's an older custome model from NEar. They're a printed scan of your ear: perfect fit.

@thegoldencaulk2742 8 ай бұрын

Did Grand Power ever say if the X-Calibur Q Match CO is planned for release in the states? I'm super interested in that one!

@GBGuns 8 ай бұрын

I'd never heard of that model (including two trip to the facotry), and it's not on their website. Even if it does exist what's in the US is up to the importer.

@thegoldencaulk2742 8 ай бұрын

@@GBGuns I gotcha. Fwiw, I saw it in a video on the Faktor Tacticool channel. Perhaps something to look into the next time you visit the factory ;) Anyway, nice shootin'!