helitack32f1
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Gunny, I am so happy to hear you finally got one! Also happy and somewhat jealous you got it for that price. I put the first one that came through the door on layaway three months ago and just finally got it into my hands. I could not be happier with it! It will now be my every day carry, replacing my G17, which replaced my G23.
As for carrying this gun concealed, I carry exclusively in a Crossbreed Supertuck IWB holster. This is the same holster I carried my G23 in for the last 11 or so years. I had finally decided to replace the G23 with a 5th Gen G19 but then Glock put the G19X out there and I just could not get it off my mind. With the 19X in mind, I switched to carrying my Gen 4 G17 to see how well it would carry and conceal. In the interest of hiding the bigger gun a bit better, I went from carrying at 4:30 to carrying more around 3:00. As would be expected, the 17 wasn't as unnoticeable to me as the G23 was and was always making itself known. I just accepted that this was due to it having a longer grip. I am a skinny dude and have carried the Gock 23 in this holster for 11 or so years and not one single person at work or anywhere has ever noticed the gun. I have now carried the G17 for 3 months and no one has noticed it either. The only people that would possibly notice "something" is someone who knew exactly where to look and what to look for. Most of humanity these days are more consumed with staring at rectangular glowing objects in their hands than noticing anything around them.
Today, I started carrying the 19X in the same holster and it feels just as comfortable as the G23! It seems as though a lot of the discomfort came from the longer slide length of the G17. While sitting down in the car with the Glock 19X in the holster, I stuck my finger down to the muzzle to see where it was and it was just touching the bottom cushion of the car seat. I had never checked this with the 17 but it seems as though with the 17 in the holster it was causing upward pressure and a bit of discomfort due to the extra length. So, to sum it up: no discomfort with the Glock 23 and Glock 19X, and mild and noticeable discomfort with the Glock 17. My job is driving, so this comfort issue matters.
Here are the things I find funny about the reaction to the Glock 19X:
-No one has ever complained about the combat accuracy of the Glock 19, but now that it's slide is on a Glock 17 frame, everyone is concerned by the lost accuracy over a Glock 17 length barrel and sight radius as though they will be sniping at 100 yards with it. In reality, how many people are talented enough to utilize that extra .47" of sight radius compared to how many people can utilize the extra capacity afforded by the longer grip? And, how necessary is that extra accuracy at 7 yards for the average self defense distance? To top it all off, there are many people that do better with their 19 than their 17 and if that is true, why lug around extra length and weight if you don't have to? In my case, it is a lot more comfortable to have the shorter length. One last thought: Isn't it vaguely possible that the updates to the barrel could give the new Gen 5 G19 barrel equivalent accuracy to the Gen 4 G17? After all, the G19X was built to a spec that insisted on 3" groups at 50 yards.
-As far as aesthetics go, people complain about the proportions of the long grip and short slide. The gun looks way better in real life than it does in pictures. In my opinion, after seeing it in person, it is the best looking Glock to date. Now, many argue for the G19 grip and a 17 slide but has it occurred to them how ugly that will be? Take a look at the G40 MOS in person, It looks horrible in my opinion, despite the fact that I want one.
-Yes, it is possible to put a Glock 17 magazine in a Glock 19, but it is not nearly as comfortable as the G19X grip. You can get grip extensions to fill in the gap but then you have extra parts to worry about and yet again the grip will not be as comfortable. Also, the G19 type grip has a more pronounced "hump" that people whine about that is not present on the g19X. Some argue that with a G19 you have the option to use G19 magazines but I am not exactly sure why one would want to use a lower capacity magazine.
One last benefit to the G19X: The slide finish has MUCH more grip than the finish on my Glock 17.I can easily rack my slide from the front of the slide on the 19X, It is much more difficult on the G17 due to it's much more slippery finish.
I personally think this is the best self defense Glock yet. AND...It has a LANYARD LOOP!!! Nothing beats a good self defense lanyard loop. Well, except maybe having a removable lanyard loop.
As for carrying this gun concealed, I carry exclusively in a Crossbreed Supertuck IWB holster. This is the same holster I carried my G23 in for the last 11 or so years. I had finally decided to replace the G23 with a 5th Gen G19 but then Glock put the G19X out there and I just could not get it off my mind. With the 19X in mind, I switched to carrying my Gen 4 G17 to see how well it would carry and conceal. In the interest of hiding the bigger gun a bit better, I went from carrying at 4:30 to carrying more around 3:00. As would be expected, the 17 wasn't as unnoticeable to me as the G23 was and was always making itself known. I just accepted that this was due to it having a longer grip. I am a skinny dude and have carried the Gock 23 in this holster for 11 or so years and not one single person at work or anywhere has ever noticed the gun. I have now carried the G17 for 3 months and no one has noticed it either. The only people that would possibly notice "something" is someone who knew exactly where to look and what to look for. Most of humanity these days are more consumed with staring at rectangular glowing objects in their hands than noticing anything around them.
Today, I started carrying the 19X in the same holster and it feels just as comfortable as the G23! It seems as though a lot of the discomfort came from the longer slide length of the G17. While sitting down in the car with the Glock 19X in the holster, I stuck my finger down to the muzzle to see where it was and it was just touching the bottom cushion of the car seat. I had never checked this with the 17 but it seems as though with the 17 in the holster it was causing upward pressure and a bit of discomfort due to the extra length. So, to sum it up: no discomfort with the Glock 23 and Glock 19X, and mild and noticeable discomfort with the Glock 17. My job is driving, so this comfort issue matters.
Here are the things I find funny about the reaction to the Glock 19X:
-No one has ever complained about the combat accuracy of the Glock 19, but now that it's slide is on a Glock 17 frame, everyone is concerned by the lost accuracy over a Glock 17 length barrel and sight radius as though they will be sniping at 100 yards with it. In reality, how many people are talented enough to utilize that extra .47" of sight radius compared to how many people can utilize the extra capacity afforded by the longer grip? And, how necessary is that extra accuracy at 7 yards for the average self defense distance? To top it all off, there are many people that do better with their 19 than their 17 and if that is true, why lug around extra length and weight if you don't have to? In my case, it is a lot more comfortable to have the shorter length. One last thought: Isn't it vaguely possible that the updates to the barrel could give the new Gen 5 G19 barrel equivalent accuracy to the Gen 4 G17? After all, the G19X was built to a spec that insisted on 3" groups at 50 yards.
-As far as aesthetics go, people complain about the proportions of the long grip and short slide. The gun looks way better in real life than it does in pictures. In my opinion, after seeing it in person, it is the best looking Glock to date. Now, many argue for the G19 grip and a 17 slide but has it occurred to them how ugly that will be? Take a look at the G40 MOS in person, It looks horrible in my opinion, despite the fact that I want one.
-Yes, it is possible to put a Glock 17 magazine in a Glock 19, but it is not nearly as comfortable as the G19X grip. You can get grip extensions to fill in the gap but then you have extra parts to worry about and yet again the grip will not be as comfortable. Also, the G19 type grip has a more pronounced "hump" that people whine about that is not present on the g19X. Some argue that with a G19 you have the option to use G19 magazines but I am not exactly sure why one would want to use a lower capacity magazine.
One last benefit to the G19X: The slide finish has MUCH more grip than the finish on my Glock 17.I can easily rack my slide from the front of the slide on the 19X, It is much more difficult on the G17 due to it's much more slippery finish.
I personally think this is the best self defense Glock yet. AND...It has a LANYARD LOOP!!! Nothing beats a good self defense lanyard loop. Well, except maybe having a removable lanyard loop.
