Posted: 8/24/2012 10:25:16 AM EDT
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So I'm looking at either a G19 or a P228 for my next concealed carry gun.
The only Pro's the P228 has is the decocker, and the fact I have a bunch of 18 round P226 mags that will work with it. So my question is, you guys that carry Glocks, do you chamber a round before you carry? Or keep a full mag/empty chamber? I'll be carrying in wasteband, about 3-4 o clock. |
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So I'm looking at either a G19 or a P228 for my next concealed carry gun. The only Pro's the P228 has is the decocker, and the fact I have a bunch of 18 round P226 mags that will work with it. So my question is, you guys that carry Glocks, do you chamber a round before you carry? Or keep a full mag/empty chamber? I'll be carrying in wasteband, about 3-4 o clock. The grip angle between these two pistols is noticably different- have you tried them both and shot them? If there is no significant "fit" issue between the two for you, which is WAY more important than a decocker and mag issues, then you are in a very small minority. |
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The grip angle between these two pistols is noticably different- have you tried them both and shot them? If there is no significant "fit" issue between the two for you, which is WAY more important than a decocker and mag issues, then you are in a very small minority. Now, I don't have a 226 or 228 to compare to so it may be different with them, but I have a G19 and a Sig Sauer SP2022. I find both guns to fit my hand well and have no problems shooting either of them accurately. I just recently picked up the 2022 so it has some more range time due to it before it becomes a carry piece, but once I wring it out some more, get used to shooting DA/SA and get a holster for it, I have a feeling it will be carried with some degree of regularity. 
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So I'm looking at either a G19 or a P228 for my next concealed carry gun. The only Pro's the P228 has is the decocker, and the fact I have a bunch of 18 round P226 mags that will work with it. So my question is, you guys that carry Glocks, do you chamber a round before you carry? Or keep a full mag/empty chamber? I'll be carrying in wasteband, about 3-4 o clock. Always carry chambered. W/o ammo it's an expensive fragile club. |
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The grip angle between these two pistols is noticably different- have you tried them both and shot them? If there is no significant "fit" issue between the two for you, which is WAY more important than a decocker and mag issues, then you are in a very small minority.
Now, I don't have a 226 or 228 to compare to so it may be different with them, but I have a G19 and a Sig Sauer SP2022. I find both guns to fit my hand well and have no problems shooting either of them accurately...
The classic models are indeed quite different in the hand than the SP series- I've got multiples of both exact models the OP is looking at. For most people who point a P228 naturally, the G19 will point high. For most folks who point a G19 naturally, the P228 will point low. YMMV Reliability being paramount in a SD pistol, both the P228 and the G19 are good choices in that regard. But for me, the second is "shootability" and that is not an issue to be determined without, well, shooting them both. The G19 is undoubtedly more "size efficient" and easier to carry, but I carry my 228 nearly every day without issue. The one-in-the-chamber issue is a no-brainer, as nearly every other post has already hammered on. |
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The Glock is practically impossible to fire unless the trigger is pulled. Same like any quality made gun.
So keep the trigger protected. Keeping it holstered makes it easy. If you get the Sig DO NOT thumb down the hammer. ALWAYS use the decocker. Using the decocker engages the safety feature so it won't fire if dropped. Thumbing the hammer down doesn't engage the safety feature and the gun can fire if dropped. Sig now covers this in their owner's manual in a couple of places, but just in case you don't read it thoroughly or get a used gun without the manual, now you know. |
