A LGS was having Glock Days (factory reps and free rental/range time, just buy the ammo on site). I was really intending to try a G48, but since that had 44's I decided to try one for 10 rounds and I like it so much I bought one.
Kind of G19 size but it's a featherweight at less than 15 ounces. Rep said no restrictions on dry firing.
Trigger weight feels similar to the centerfires but has a different feel, crisper actually. Gun has no tendency to squirm in my hand as I pull the trigger.
Drive home happens to pass by my range so I had to try my NIB gun. Only ammo I had was Thunderbolts, not semiauto friendly in cold (20's) as they get erratic powerwise. Over 40 rounds, the weak ones stovepiped and strong ones cycled properly, just as I expected. Next trip I will shoot copper plated HV.

Edit - day 2. Still subfreezing at the range. 55 rounds of Federal Automatch (40gr uncoated bullet, 1200 fps in a rifle) loaded 10+1 went off without a hitch.
The rear sight is adjustable. Didn't notice that till day 2.
The racking force on the slide is like a 9 mm. Pretty stiff.

Congratulations on your new G44 purchase as well as having the good sense not to blame malfunctions on the G44 despite admittedly shooting el cheepo unplated lead bullets through it in sub-20° weather.

Oh, and thank you for not making any stale jokes about being ashamed about purchasing a Glock. Pretty much everyone owns at least one Glock or something of the sort nowadays, yet the jokes persist.

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When's the last time you've seen a LGS have a "S&W Days" event? You can say want you want about Glock (and Harley Davidson), but they know how to market their product.

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Less than a year ago, the same LGS had S&W days, so they happen. I went to see if there was a 2.0 single stack like the G48 or a 10 mm L frame forthcoming and the answers were, unfortunately, no.