Glock 26 AND Glcck 19 question ?

[snatchel]

There seems to be a recurring theme here: Like a lot of y'all I own & carry the 19 and 26, depending on ...well, a few factors. As far as accuracy goes, I shoot them about the same. I thought I was goin to have to hit the range hard when I first took home the 26 so that I could get used to the shorter grip and pinky hanging off, but first day at the range it shot beautifully. It was a little strange to have my pinky hanging off at first, but it did not affect my shootin. Recoil is about the same unless i'm running +p ammo, then you can tell a slight difference in felt recoil--less in the 19, but not enough to even concern me. Bottom line, they are both sweet shooters and a joy to carry.

I carry both in a hybrid crossbreed style hoster made by Theisshosters.com, and they carry about the same. Of course the 19 is a tad longer and I print more if bending over, et, but not enough to make me not want to carry it. You would be happy with either, but of course due to it's size, the 26 is a tad easier.

Honesly though, you can't go wrong. I do see myself selling the 19 in the near future to finance a pocket 380, but only because there is no way I could pocket or ankle the 26, period. Im just not a big enough guy for that business.

[TerranAce007]

I have a Gen3 Glock 19 and and Gen 4 Glock 26. I had the 19 first and think it's a great gun, but I'm a small guy (5' 5", 170 lbs.) so it's more difficult for me to conceal. I also wanted a 2nd backup gun anyway, so I recently bought the 26.

The Gen 4 G26 is not quite as comfortable to shoot as my 19 or when using the Pearce grip extension, but no less manageable and I feel my accuracy and confidence with either gun is about the same. I have small hands and use no add-on backstraps with the Gen 4 G26 and can get about half my pinky on the grip. When I looked at the Gen 3 G26, I didn't like the fatter grip feel in my hand. The grip length on the G26 with a Pearce +1 extension is almost as long as the G19 at the front where your pinky rests, but it's angled upward at the rear so still has a smaller footprint than the G19. Both feel very similar in weight, especially when using the 15rd mag in the G26.

I find the dual recoil spring in my 26 requires a little more pimp hand to rack the slide than the single spring in my 19, which surprised me the first time at the range, but is not really an issue. I was also surprised at how easy it was to shoot and how similar it felt to my 19. I was expecting it to be harder to control due to the shorter barrel and grip. The only negative is that the short grip with the stock 10rd mag is more difficult to draw (IWB holster) since there's less gun sticking out of my pants to grab.

Regarding concealment with the G26, the 1/2" shorter barrel makes a difference too, but the big plus is choice - I can carry it with the 11rd Pearce extended mag or the stock 10rd depending on the needs of the situation and it will accept the larger 15rd or 17rd mags I have as reloads. I'd say rent both and see which one you like better at the range, or just get both. ;)

[Scott in Houston]

I find the dual recoil spring in my 26 requires a little more pimp hand to rack the slide than the single spring in my 19, which surprised me the first time at the range, but is not really an issue.

I noticed this too...