Like you I was referring to "comfort in my hand"
You are the Original Poster and this is YOUR thread ... You can refer and mean whatever you want to.
I can comfortably carry both G23 and G22.
When you posted "Because the G22 is the most comfortable Glock I own", I understood as application to holding/shooting because they are different when gripping/shooting and fullsize G22 is more comfortable for me to hold and shoot than compact G23. (Mind you, I shot USPSA with G22s and have likely well over half a million round count through Glocks so I am "comfortable" shooting with G22, G23 and even G27 but G22 is "slightly" more comfortable.
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My criteria has always been, to carry the gun you shoot the most and the best with, and then find a way to carry it.
Yes, that's what I have recommended for past 30 years also.
When people ask for my recommendation on which guns to buy, I have them shoot as many pistols as possible and "allow them" to choose pistols that produce POI at POA fastest (Because holes on target matter and misses don't count) using Jerry Miculek's drills of "fast draw to bang, bang" as guide -
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/trigger-control.834737/page-2#post-11245640
Often we are "drawn" to buy pistols that are more attractive with certain "brand name" on the slide. But what matters when they are used for defensive shooting, especially when shot unsighted (Not using sights) due to low light conditions and/or may have to resort to fast unsighted point shooting due to situation, is the "natural point of aim" and ability to produce fast follow up shots.
This is the "comfort" I focus on, whichever pistol that allows me to produce multiple holes on multiple targets, fastest. And that for me is G22. While I have trained sufficiently to produce even eyes closed fast unsighted POI at POA with G23, it is slower and less "comfortable" for me -
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...hose-with-vision-issues.891558/#post-11996959
Of course, YMMV.
For those wanting to test how "comfortable" they are with their carry pistols, try this fun test.
- On your next shooting trip, cut a copy paper into four squares (You can start with 1/2 copy paper)
- Place pieces of paper spread out on target and set it at 5-7 yards
- With your eyes closed, draw and engage the pieces of paper with two shots each in any order BUT shoot as fast as you can as if your life depended on it
- If you are not "comfortable enough" to shoot with eyes closed, shoot with eyes open BUT without using sights (Look past the front sight) and focusing on the target/pieces of paper (Because in real life, you need to focus on your target/threat that is shooting at you while moving around )
This is my "comfort" level of training where I can produce fast holes on quarter (half) sized copy paper targets (BTW, quarter sheet of copy paper is about/slightly larger than size of human hand/heart) regardless of pistol I use, eyes open or closed ... Because in real life (I was a medic in the Army), optics fail, lasers get bumped, batteries fail, sights fall out/get moved, lighting is poor, threats shooting at you somehow move around, your strong hand gets shot up/injured ... and may have to go to Plan B, C ... F, etc. (I even point shoot train with ARs/PCCs with thumb forward on handguard as my pointing index ... Works surprisingly well for close range targets. Even if other sighting options work, it's good to have point shooting with natural point-of-aim as backup)
And if you are interested in "natural point of aim" training, this is what my defensive shooting instructor taught me (Who was SWAT instructor for local PD/SD) regarding point shooting -
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...g-aid-against-flinching.912566/#post-12464404