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Posted: 10/30/2014 12:22:50 PM EDT
M&P shield 9mm, Glock 26 9mm, or Sprinfield XD9, Glock 19
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What about a Sig P938 or a P224? No Glock 19 in here either?
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I own a Shield 9, a XDS 45 and a Glock 32. The Shield gets 98% of duty and off duty carry time. It is my favorite of the three by far.
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A Gen 4 26 would be my vote. Small but easy to shoot and decent capacity. Can also use Glock 19 or 17 mags for reloads. I carry a G19 most of the time but my 26 gets a lot of use during the heat of summer when I wear t-shirts more often.
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G26 if you're not going to go with a G19.
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Glock 19. End of discussion.
I used to have a XD9 and a XD9sc, both sucked to carry. |
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What about a Sig P938 or a P224? No Glock 19 in here either? View Quote Just looked up the specs for the p224...that seems a pretty heavy gun for its size. According the websites of the brands, my CZ 75 compact (all steel) is only 3 ounces heaver than it. How is that the case? Those things are tiny and have an alloy frame. |
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All "just go buy gun X" levity aside:
Set up an IDPA target at 7 yards. Put on your carry gear and preferred concealment garment. Draw and fire 3 shots, score it like an IDPA. Repeat x5, and add up the times. Do that with all three guns, the lowest total time is probably the gun you should carry. |
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Had a G26 for many years and bought a Shield 9mm 1.5yrs ago. Kept the Shield.
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I've had all three. I like the Shield because of the weight, profile and the fact that I can shoot it all day when practicing (unlike the godawful PF-9).
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Carried a shield 9mm for the past 3 months in a hidden hybrid holster and love it so far!
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Toss up between the smoothbore Shield and the G19.
I guess the 26 will do. |
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Voted Shield. I've got a Shield and G26 but not the Springfield. I never carry the 26. POS.
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I carry a Glock 19. The gun is great but it is a bear to conceal. My buddy has a Shield 9mm in a RM paddle holster and this seems much easier to carry. The shield is very thin. I have shot it and it is accurate and very comfortable to shoot.
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All depends on how you plan to carry it. The Shield is going to give you the most flexibility in choices for carry; but also has the least magazine capacity. None of those are bad choices though.
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Double stacks are too fat to wear comfortably IWB for me. I sold my M&Pc and got an LC9s, I love it! I compared a shield and an lc9s and the lc9s has a much better trigger than the shield. They're both slim enough to be very comfortable.
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I'm in he same boat, going with the Shield...just more comfortable for me to carry. i shoot the Glock better at farther distances, but for their intended purpose, the Shield gets it done for me.
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In my opinion, it does not get much better than a glock 26, when you factor in size, capacity, and reliability.
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Since there wasnt a P938 option, I voted shield since I have one and like wearing it equally to my others.
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Double stacks are too fat to wear comfortably IWB for me. I sold my M&Pc and got an LC9s, I love it! I compared a shield and an lc9s and the lc9s has a much better trigger than the shield. They're both slim enough to be very comfortable. View Quote I've had a pet theory that it isn't the double-stack magazine (or at least not entirely the magazine) but the barrel lockup. I carry a Hi-Power IWB and it is more comfortable to carry than the Glock 26, which sticks out like a little tumor IWB. I think this has more to do with the modern technique of a single locking lug square cut across the top to reduce machining costs - which leads to square, blocky slides to lockup on that cut vs. the old school method of 2 or 3 machined lugs into the barrel hood and a slimmer, extremely radiused slide. |
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couldn't figure out how to go back and edit the poll to add Glock 19 as an option. I really like the sig p224 but too pricey for me
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