Posted: 1/2/2007 3:54:33 PM EDT
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I've been trying to decide which model I should buy, the 17 or 19, but I just can't make a decision. It's going to be my carry gun. Noone around here offers concealed carry classes, so I have to ask questions here. I'm a fairly slim guy, 6' with a 36" waiste. Is there really that big of a difference between carrying a model 17 vs. the model 19? |
| Both area accurate, easy to conceal, and easy to fire. For some people, the 19 has less muzzle rise than the 17. I have both and carry both. The 17 for most everyday general carry, the 19 when I am dressed up. Try them both and see which one feels best in your hand. |
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I own both and carried both. I'm close to you as far as size, and I'd recommend a 19. I've carried the 17 before in an OWB holster and the grip sticks a bit out compared to the 19. Granted the type of holster does make a diff. but I'd still prefer the 19 for everyday carry. As someone already mentioned, the 19 does everything the 17 can do in a smaller package. To me I can't really tell any diff. in recoil, heck they're 9mm. Having shot both competitively in IDPA and tac handgun courses, I'm much faster with the 19. As far as accuracy goes, I can't tell any diff. They both great guns, and eventually you'll get both. 
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| I have a 17, 19 and a 26. I shoot the 19 better than the other two and prefer to carry the 19 as the 17 gets in the way of my belly and the 26 is slower to draw from an inside the waistband rig. Buy the 19, It would be the gun I would choose if I could only own one handgun for the rest of my life. Like someone else said, get the 17 mags for backups. |
+1  NOTE: holster is a CompTac Pro Undercover w/ some epoxy fix a Threat Solutions UCR--another great IWB, just like the CTAC |
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I just got my Glock 19 after asking the same question here. I'm a smaller framed guy and it conceals perfectly on me. My thread on this question Thought this might help. The G19 was voted best all around for a concealable handgun with fullsize features 201 to 70 compared to the Glock 17. If you can't get both, get the G19. Hell, I'm going to get a police trade-in G19 for my wife next chance I get. She'll get a Gen 2 because the lack of grooves will be better for her smaller hands. +1 on the G17 mags. When I get the money for some mags I'm going to stock up on an assload of G17 and G18 mags. |
+2 (CTAC though) 
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Great choice! I just got mine a couple of weeks ago and I can all ready tell you that you won't be 0.00001% disappointed! The upgrades I'm looking toward making will only be a bonus on what I consider a fantastic and still 100% acceptable weapon. My list of upgrades include: -Full stainless guide rod with captive stainless spring -Extended slide release -Some sort of night sights (probably ghost ring style) -A light or laser or combo -Maybe a 3.5 lb. transfer bar and trial how it feels |
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I'm partial to the full size myself, it's what I've got right now (22) and likely what I'll be carrying when I get back to the States (31). The mid-size seem to be good guns, but the finger grooves are uncomfortable as fuck to me on that one. I figure I'll buy a 32 one of these days and grind the grooves off, but I don't think you're giving up that much concealability with the full size. |
Just FYI, Robar (and others) will convert the frame of your G17 to create just the pistol you are describing.  www.robarguns.com/glock.htm |
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My boss just had this same dilema. He went with the 19 due to it being smaller, but after he had to complete his OPOTA training course with it, he wishes he would have got the 17. He kept pinching the heel of his hand when he slammed a new mag in the 19 because he has big hands. What I am saying, as long as you are big enough to conceal the larger gun, and a 6" guy with a 36" waiste should be able to conceal a 17, then get the gun that best fits your hand. If it is the 17, then get it, if it is the 19 then get it, make sure the gun fits you and your hand first. Then worry about concealing it later. |
That was my "problem". Big hands. The 19 fits like shit. Of course when I bought the G17 in 1986 there was no choice. He could buy a 19 and put a mag well on it If the grip is not long enough. |
Glock 19 is the best of both worlds...I know because I just got one and love it! 9mm is a great stopping round and after the ballistics gel testing that I've seen compared to .40 and .45, it is much more comparable than you'd think. I repeat, ballistics gel TESTING, not speculation and assumptions. |
Yea, you can't argue with gel, I personally like the pudding pop test. 
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I think quite highly of the comptac ctac for concealed carry. I've gone through a half dozen holsters, and the ctac is the best of the bunch by far. gunnersalley.com/product/COMPTACCTAC |
I have a bunch of cheap holsters. Learned the hard way that I should have bought right the first time. Spending now for a quality holster and a quality belt will really save ya a lot of grief. If you happen to be a leftie, I can send some of my previous attempts your way. |
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I like the pie test. 
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I have used their shirt tucker for 3 years and got along great with it. Don't leave it in a hot car though. I did and it relaxed a little. They replaced it no questions asked. A friend just got a 36 and he is going to try the CTAC, I am anxious to give it a try. He asked about a nine as well. I told him I didn't trust anything that doesn't start with a 4 But it all boils down to what you train with and what you are proficient with. The nine with a good bullet should be fine for your mother-n-law.  |
Nope -- I did it from memory and messed up!  It's .net, not .com. www.thebeltman.net/index.htm Great dress/gun belts, made to order.
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