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After the discussion here and the responses to another thread in the "Ask the Gunwriter". I went and looked at the S&W Shield, Springfield XDM / XDM Compact and the Glock 19 / 26.
The Glock 19 won hands down.
Thanks again.
erich
After the first shot the rest are just noise.
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I bleed S&W blue and it pains me but Glocks as ugly as they are are damn fine fighting guns. U can treat a Glock like your lawnmower and it will keep going for ever. I really miss my G20............
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Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.
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The G19 is a winner. Enjoy, and be safe.
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What were your deciding factors between the Glock and SA XDM? They seem the same to me...
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The XDM had a larger grip, I have small hands and the XDM was much heavier. Even the 26 felt like the grip was larger than the 19.
After the first shot the rest are just noise.
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It's hard to beat a Glock 19 for an out of the box reliable Wonder Nine.
I purchased a 19 over 20 years ago when they first came out. I've never regretted it once, either. Don't carry it much anymore, as I prefer my Glock 32, which is the same size Glock in .357sig.
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I got to the range with the 19 and love it. Shooting with my wrists resting on a rest I could keep all the rounds in a mans torso sized target at 100 yards with Walmart Perfecta 115gr.
Off hand is another story, having shot single action autos and revolvers single action, it is going to take some time to get used to the Glock trigger. Even at 50 yards I was having a hard time keeping them in a 12x12 target, about 50% in the target.
The Perfecta ammo seems to shoot very well and at $11./50 it is hard to justify reloading for practice but I'm keeping all the brass as it is pretty good looking brass and has fuction flawlessly.
After the first shot the rest are just noise.
Make mine a Minaska
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