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My 2 favorites, 26 and 19.

The 26 doesn't shoot nearly as well as the 19 for most people, so why bother unless you plan (or need) to carry it on your ankle? IWB, the 19 would actually carry better than the 26.

How do you figure a heavier, longer slide and grip carries better than a 26?

I don't just figure it. I know it to be the case from personal experience. The 19 has a greater amount of flat surface area in contact with the body, thus spreading the pressure against the skin over a larger area (lightening said pressure per square inch), and thereby reducing felt pressure against the body. Additionally, a longer slide helps stabilize the weapon positionally such that the forward edge (by the muzzle) of the slide is placed at a more favorable angle for comfort, i.e., less bowing outward at the grip end, so less bowing inward at the muzzle end. The weight difference is so slight as to be inconsequential compared to those other factors.

PS For the reasons stated above, the 17 is even more comfortable IWB than the 19.

I'd look very hard at the single stack options in 9mm like the Glock 43 and the S&W Shield.

If you're far from a pistol guru, you're going to have a tough time shooting anything more smaller.

And if you're just now deciding to carry, you're going to find the G19/23 size pistols to be more than you're willing to deal with. That's a guess, but an experienced one.

I'd go inside-the-waistband right out of the gate.




travis

Wouldn't the Kahr fill that bill as well ? Or is that a bad word?

It would, but say what you will,my experience is that the Glock first then the Shield would be more reliable.

I'm surprised by the number of people that carry pistols the size of a G19/23 for EDC.

Especially in the warmer parts of the country.

Travis

Lots of people recommend full sized guns, but stick .380's in their own pockets when they leave the house. Just saying.

I don't see what's so hard about carrying a full sized pistol?

Are people just too much of a sissy to get used to carrying a real gun? Is comfort more important than comforting? Do people just insist on buying cheap/crap holsters, and just cant fathom that you can comfortably carry a full sized pistol?

I don't see what's so hard about carrying a full sized pistol?

Are people just too much of a sissy to get used to carrying a real gun? Is comfort more important than comforting? Do people just insist on buying cheap/crap holsters, and just cant fathom that you can comfortably carry a full sized pistol?

I don't see what's so hard about carrying a full sized pistol?

Are people just too much of a sissy to get used to carrying a real gun? Is comfort more important than comforting? Do people just insist on buying cheap/crap holsters, and just cant fathom that you can comfortably carry a full sized pistol?

You would be amazed at the amount of people who I see buying their ccw holsters at walmart, or think a serpa, or fobs is proper ccw gear

Been carrying my Mod 60 a lot lately in a Galco King-Tut

I don't see what's so hard about carrying a full sized pistol?

Are people just too much of a sissy to get used to carrying a real gun? Is comfort more important than comforting? Do people just insist on buying cheap/crap holsters, and just cant fathom that you can comfortably carry a full sized pistol?