Posted: 1/3/2012 8:23:17 AM EDT
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I have a 3rd Gen G19 which I got into simply because everyone said I needed one.
I don't like the "hump" towards the bottom end of the grip...if that makes sense, therefore I never shoot / carry it. G17's fit me like a glove (owned several over the years) and I got to shoot a Gen 4 G17 yesterday and pretty much fell in love. I'd of loved to tryout a Gen 4 G19, but the store was out of them. Does the new grip on the Gen 4 reduce the "hump" on it? I like the G17 grip due to the placement of the "hump" it causes my hand to fit just right and points naturally. I am strongly considering picking up the G17 (gen4) and making it my everyday pistol (ccw/hd/range/etc..) but if the G19 (gen 4) has better ergos I'd just roll that way. Guess i need to hold one to find out  and not ask here, but I figure some of you glock gurus would have an answer for me.
I went in to look at M&P's but handled the gen 4 for the first time....I'm going to stay glock. |
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That's what I did with my g22. I love the smaller grip of the gen 4, & it fits my hands great, but the 23 was just too short for all my fat fingers to stay put on it. So I carry the G22. I dress around the gun & honestly with some forward cant it's very concealable on my bigger frame. I wear t-shirts with no problem.
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NO NO NO NO. The gen4 grip does not reduce the hump. I think the others didn't read it through. What you CAN do, however, is cut the bottom of the M backstrap to do a quick grip reduction. I did that and like it. the other thing to note is that the Gen4 is skinnier side to side. I notice the difference. Others don't.  And since everyone will ask why there's tape on my grip, this is the end result:  |
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The hump is there, but the reduced size front to back of the grip with no backstrap reduces the feel of it to many. In my hands it's a big difference. We are all different, someone else may not notice it as much. If I could trust a gen 4 G17, I'd replace my gen 3 G17. But I don't trust the gen 4 9mm.
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