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4/24/2007 12:33:41 AM EDT
Hi all, I have a question on a G23. I've praticed on my G19C and now I want to step up to another level and I'm thinking about purchase G23 for CCW. How much different between the G19C and G23? More recoil? hard to control? Or should I get a G23C for CCW?

any input would be appreciated.

thanks in advance.

4/24/2007 7:29:20 AM EDT
[#1]
By step up to another level, you mean caliber, right?  If you can get good solid hits with your 19C, continue to carry that.  So long as you carry quality defensive ammo with your 19C, There's not a significant difference, IMO.

See if you can rent one at a local range or borrow a G23 to try out.  Great thing is, you should be able to use all the same concealment gear if you decide that's better.  Some people shoot the .40 better than the 9mm.  Everyone is different.
4/25/2007 8:32:17 AM EDT
[#2]
Opinion? You don't need a C model for carry, nobody does. What do I know about that, I used to magna-port everything I had, my original G17, 686 you name it. There is no reason for it (except to look stylish, poser?) and a lot of reasons against it.
4/25/2007 2:46:04 PM EDT
[#3]
just get another 19, it does the job snd is much cheaper to shoot so you will shoot it more. or pet a standard barrel in your 19c, you dont want those hot gases in your face in close quarters
4/25/2007 10:07:34 PM EDT
[#4]
I would discourage a compensated gun for defensive purposes.

If you want to bump up, why not go with a .45?
4/28/2007 12:19:51 AM EDT
[#5]
Although the .40 looks better on paper than a 9mm, I find that in my hands at least the 9mm looks much better on the kind of paper that matters most...target paper!
If you need more muscle than a 9mm+P+, get a 10mm or 45acp. They both will outshoot a .40 both on paper and on the street.
Ignore what you may have read in the gun magazines about the 10mm's "Brutal Recoil" The guys who wrote these articles take bubble baths, drink wine coolers and listen to Elton John CD's