Grand Power Q1S Shooting Impressions 

Article with specs and links: www.gbgunsdepot.com/post/grand-power-q1s-subcompact-striker

WOW! Never seen Teya just pick up a gun and shoot that well. She better not let that gun get away from her. Anytime I find a gun that I just straight shoot, I buy it. Never regretted it.

IMO the BEST formula on You Tube for testing a gun, and for shooting impressions! Thanks for another great video guys!

I really enjoy watching videos of these lesser known gun brands.

Another great review GB and Teya! I’d love to try a GP in my hand for size but they are extremely hard to find in most gun stores. 😕

I just saw one of these at my local gun shop at a very reasonable price. Thank you for sharing.

Great,seamless shooting video. Always nice to get an idea of what ammo does well.

Interesting. I'll look into it, since I am a Walther, Canik, CZ, kind of trigger fan. Thanks, GB! 🇺🇲 And Teya too 😘

Wow !! That gun perform flawless , the trigger is topnotch . Its not the gun that is accurate , its you and Miss Teya . Tack driver shooters fellers !!

I love my Q100. The best striker trigger I've come across.

Nicely done. Miss Teya shoots lights out. What he said...hahaha Cool 👍 😎

I'd like a p11d if I could find one. Luckily this guy recommended meprolight front night sight, and grip tape kinda is needed time for GP to come out with a 2.0 version w more texture....the p11d should be marketed here for CCW and both the Excalibur and q100 should be marketed better for competition here in the US IMO.

Seems like an extremely smooth operating pistol? Releasing the slide forward sounds slick..love that sound

Sounds pretty accurate

Really great video and great gun…. I grew up on double action revolver triggers and that long smooth pull is the most accurate way for me to shoot. Why is the tightening of the hand leading up to the shot plants the gun in anticipation oh the firing recoil… but my experience is with 367 Mag loads.That all said my 90 odd year old mother loves her Kimber Micro and that short crisp instantly available trigger…. and she can shoot a bat in mid flight. It is worrisome when I come in a the house after her bedtime and she is up… that means she illuminates me with the laser… rather than a flashlight… she never has had the safety on… but she is no fool and trigger aware. So I can see the point of the instant break of a crisp trigger… that is how I like rifles. This gun and review make me reconsider pereference of a double action trigger. Recently my carry gun has been a CZ75 Compact so a little of both. I recently lost my regular Beretta carry gun, hurt that $1800 gun gone… so looking for a new carry the CZ is just too heavy… considering the Kahr S9, this Grand Power, or a S&W Shield Plus. That Kahr looks very tempting and a friend in the machining business knows Mr Moon well. But this Grand Power is tempting but a little afraid of weight and size. I have wanted a GP for a long time… then again there is that fumble together field strip. Too many choices…

“I need the trigger a little bit closer to me.” Welcome to the story of my pistol purchasing life. I don’t get to pick the best pistol, I have to go with the pistol with the trigger I can reach. If I didn’t I might have stopped buying pistols after the P7M13.

I got the Q1S as my first CCL because it was so well reviewed by everyone using it and as a @#$&-you to the Glock cult. (I am all in with Grand Power but if the assembly after cleaning was such a PITA... Ugh other than that back to praises). I use a friction grip pocket holster for every day CCL based on the threat assessment and rules and regulations at my workplace (no open carry but in a good way). Nice fit in my scrubs front pocket. When wearing black it's virtually invisible. Fits like a wide screen smartphone in my jeans pocket as well (my kids said so) so I pretty much wear it all the time. Accurate and unique. Did I mention I love it already? 😂 And of course it has the StribogA3s with some add-ons to back it up if needed.

Hi again. I have smallish hand for a man. Can you ask Teah if the Q1S feels too wide in the web of her grip hand between the thumb and forefinger? The Beretta PX4 is too wide at the spot so I moved away from it. If the QS1 fits a bit better there I want to get one. Also, have you tried the QS1-UPC? I see one for cheap online.

are you able to get a hold of the LP380 and P380 for testing and what's for dinner ?

Hi Graham, curious if you noticed much difference in felt recoil vs the Q100. tia :)

Have you had problems with Blazer aluminum case in any particular guns?

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Not a criticism, just curious: why do you swing the gun up instead of pressing out when you do "ready ups"?

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2:13 you mentioned the mag release is stiffer. Is that normal for all the new models I only say because I want to see if anyone else has had this problem recently. I own a p11 and my mag release from day 1 has been STIFFF and even sometimes sticks where u have to press it from the other side to release it. I sent it back to global ordnance and all they did was slap the X Trim over sized mag release button on there basically saying “we found nothing wrong with your mag release and put the larger button on for those who have trouble with pressing it” Does anyone else have trouble with their grandpowers and having a stiff and even sometimes sticky mag release? Like I’m no wuss I’m a mechanic, young, and been shooting for years? I only ask because I’m interested in getting another grandpower the Q1S and P40L but after the response from Global and the fact my first and only impression is kind of iffy with a potentially defective model I’m weary. Also it’s been 2 years So it’s def not a break in thing either.. I just want to see if this truly is the norm or if I got the short end of the stick. Maybe it’s only the newer models? Love if anyone could shed some light on it.

How is the trigger compared to k100 xtrim because I have k100 and the trigger is awesome

Full magazine + 1 is what in your language

Great review, as usual.. very entertaining, and useful. Teya kicks ass! For having an issue with trigger reach, she seemed to shoot it amazingly well. I wanted to order a Q100 at Sportsmans in Reno, Nevada where I live. They are listed on their website. The salesmen, however, seem to have little or no clue if they can even obtain one. Man, why are these Grand Power pistols seemingly made of unobtainium? This smaller Q100 is quite interesting. I'm a big man, 6'-2" 245 and, like you, I have big hands. I'm also a lefty shooter. I dislike all these micro compacts, all of them are just too small for me. Hellcats, The Sig 365's, and especially the Glock 43.. I have no interest in any of them. I carry a Walther PDP compact- 4." My PDP, is by far, the most comfortable in my hands, of all the pistols I've tried in shops. And, that's lot of pistols. I also have a Canik TP9 SF SC, and with the 15 round mag, it is a good fit in my hand, and I shoot it well. The ambi-paddle slide catches on them, are great..while other manufacturers seem to just put one small tab on the right side begrudgingly.. you need to be a Gorilla on crack to operate them. I just bought a CZ P10 C, and it's nice. I haven't come to a conclusion on the slide catch yet- but it is 'equal' on both sides, it does work better than my S&W M&P 2.0. If Sportsmans had a Grand Power, that would be in my house, not the CZ. ....Well, maybe both would! lol!