Which Glock for Concealed Carry

jtischauser · Mar 16, 2011

TKR Reptiles said:
Why would you want to put a 26 slide on a 19 frame? The frame is the part of the gun you have to conceal and keep from printing, not the barrel. If you like the feel of the 19 I would get that. I have thought about getting another 17 and having Mike chop the handle down to 26 sized handle for when I wear tighter shirts.

Comfort. Less gun sticking in my back.

Burk Cornelius · Mar 16, 2011

Jesse Tischauser said:
Comfort. Less gun sticking in my back.

I'm with snake man on this one. The barrel is sticking down your pants (or hip) and the grip is the part that prints. A G19 with a 26 grip/frame would be a sweet carry. Now if you care carrying in the small of your back, then that might be a different story because the grip is UP!

jtischauser · Mar 16, 2011

Burk said:
I'm with snake man on this one. The barrel is sticking down your pants (or hip) and the grip is the part that prints. A G19 with a 26 grip/frame would be a sweet carry. Now if you care carrying in the small of your back, then that might be a different story because the grip is UP!

That's what I'm liking. 4-5:00. I got a badonka booty. I could hide Rusty's 3 gun rifle above that thing.

The small grips make the gun feel like it could be easily taken from me or dropped in a struggle.

samuelshoun · Mar 17, 2011

Jesse Tischauser said:
The small grips make the gun feel like it could be easily taken from me or dropped in a struggle.

Good observation IMO. It's harder for me to get a firing grip in my draw process using my subcompact XD vs my G17. I would think a short barrel/slide to be advantageous in CQC since an opponent has less volume of gun to grab/twist/point back at you. But that's just my hypothesis.

Concealment is not a big problem for me. Although I think being taller actually makes it harder because a normal L or XL size shirt doesn't come as far past the belt line as on a shorter person.

Matthew77 · Mar 17, 2011

I carry G21 in a modified Bladetech Eclipse IWB. For the longest time I used a Tagua OWB, which was nice, but I love this Bladetech setup. (Yes I have a grip condom. I need to have Mike do some stippling I just can't be without my firearm, duty weapon.)

Burk Cornelius · Mar 17, 2011

That's a little bit of Blade-Tech and a little bit of Crossbreed..........Blade-Breed? Cross-Tech? Was the Eclipse an IWB originally?

Matthew77 said:
I carry G21 in a modified Bladetech Eclipse IWB. For the longest time I used a Tagua OWB, which was nice, but I love this Bladetech setup. (Yes I have a grip condom. I need to have Mike do some stippling I just can't be without my firearm, duty weapon.)

JoeBobOutfitters.com · Mar 17, 2011

I got wittle hands, so a G26 is small, but I can grab onto it fine. My P3AT is small as heck as well, but I can grip it "OK" with a magazine extension.

Matthew77 · Mar 17, 2011

Burk said:
That's a little bit of Blade-Tech and a little bit of Crossbreed..........Blade-Breed? Cross-Tech? Was the Eclipse an IWB originally?

Right...right...Little bit of both, more Blade-Tech and Crossbreed. Not originally an IWB, but the design is slim enough that it worked.

youravrgcracker · Apr 5, 2011

Jesse Tischauser said:
I have a Glock 17 right now. I want to get David Elderton to make me one of his Kytac holsters for OWB CC. Before I do so I thought I would ask you guys who carries a G17 and have you tried the G19 or G26. I'd like to start with the best platform for the job. I like shooting the G17 size wise but I have only handled the smaller frame models briefly and have never shot them. So I don't know how the size affects shootability. I am looking for advice on the shootability vs. carryability onteh big vs. small guns. I plan to use just T-Shirts and sweatshirts for concealment if possible. Any help suggestions or ideas would be appreciated.

i like my glock 30 big bang small package

kimberst245 · May 20, 2011

I had a Glock 27 at one point. Bought the finger grip mag extensions so that it was easier/more comfortable to shoot. Turned out to be almost the same grip length as a Glock 19. Needless to say, I traded the 27 for a 19, got more rounds, less recoil, and the light rail if I so choose to mount a light. Carry a 17 magazine as an extra, and enjoy life with confidence.

benjamin-benjamin · May 20, 2011

youravrgcracker said:
i like my glock 30 big bang small package

that's what my wife says about me!!

Burk Cornelius · May 20, 2011

I know Jesse has already moved on, but I thought I would still post a picture of my G26 carried in a Kytac Braveheart so you can see how it rides etc. I have carried a G23 and, even though they are very close in size to this gun, It never felt right for me.