Big vs small, keep or sell?

[TimeIsRunninOut]

I a currently debating of selling my Glock 19 to a family member because I hardly ever carry or shoot it anymore. Have any of you sold a larger pistol to obtain a smaller pistol either within the same caliber or +/- a caliber? I currently have a j-frame revolver additionally to the Glock, but would like to have another autoloader if I sell the it. Thank you for your opinions.

 

[Skribs]

Yes! Well, I didn't sell it, but...my first pistol was the XDm 40 3.8". I wished they had a model with a shorter grip, and grip extensions for using a full-size magazine. A month later, XDm 40 compact comes out. So, when I got around to getting the XDm compact, my buddy ended up getting my original gun.

 

[LiveLife]

I sold a 1911 and got a M&P45.
I sold a Glock 30 and got a Taurus PT145.
I sold a Sig 226 and got a Gen2 Glock 17 then sold it and got a Gen3 G17.
I sold a Ruger P95 and got a Glock 26 then sold it and got a G27.
I gifted a Sigma 40 and got M&P40 and Glock 22.

I regret having sold any of them ... :banghead:

I replaced the 1911 with a Sig 1911.
I am hoping to replace the P226 with P220.
I am waiting to replace the Ruger P95 with soon to be released Ruger SR45.

 

[Warp]

Sell the 19 and get a 26

I sold a G20 to get a 19. Why? I hardly carried the 20 and had very few handguns. I carried the smaller 19. Had a 26 all along though. Will never sell it.

 

[Naybor]

Yes. I bought a Ruger LCP and then sold a Kel-Tec 9 MM P-11 since I carry the LCP 100 % of the time. Sorry "Barkey" ~ you just didn't make the cut!

 

[FMF Doc]

Yes, and then regretted it! Keep the 19! If you ever need a pistol in self-defense, anything is better than nothing, but when you are in mortal combat...you want a combat pistol...TRUST ME!

 

[TimboKhan]

Eh. I have bought and sold many guns, and while I regret a couple specific deals owing mostly to youthful stupidity, I have always been able to find something that I liked better. The key is, don't sell it off until you know what you want to replace it with. Do that, and you will be fine.

 

[jfrey]

If it were me, I'd keep the G19 and get something else if you want it. Only sold one gun in my life that I didn't regret later.

 

[DogRanger]

What he said...

 

[TimeIsRunninOut]

I have sold guns and regretted it later, but I was able to replace them easy. I bought the Glock based on recommendation over a more expensive pistol Kahr P9. I was thinking about replacing it with a cm9 or cw9. The pistol I regret selling most was my p3at, I bought a used one later on but it broke down. If I keep the Glock I'll probably go Ruger LCP over the Kahr options. Would a pocket 9 be a good compromise for the Glock?

 

[coalman]

My 19s are gone. The 17 and 26 is not.

 

[Loucks]

The 26 isn't much smaller than the 19. I'd keep the 19 if I were you. The only pistol I haven't regretted selling was an FEG PA-63, but I got more for it than it was worth and put that money into the Glock 19.

I did buy a Ruger LCP and a nice kydex pocket holster from aholster for summer carry. Between the LCP and the G19 one can carry in any mode of dress more substantial than a thong. Not a great range gun though!

edit: I've heard good things about the P238 from a guy know who carries one. I've no personal experience with them, however.

 

[skt239]

I can shoot the 26 as well as the 19, maybe even better. So, if carry was the issue I would sell/trade for the 26.

 

[Warp]

The 26 isn't much smaller than the 19.

When it comes to carrying them...it is noticeably smaller. The 26 definitely conceals more readily, and more comfortably, than the 19.

 

[PabloJ]

I a currently debating of selling my Glock 19 to a family member because I hardly ever carry or shoot it anymore. Have any of you sold a larger pistol to obtain a smaller pistol either within the same caliber or +/- a caliber? I currently have a j-frame revolver additionally to the Glock, but would like to have another autoloader if I sell the it. Thank you for your opinions.

I bought Glock 29sf. It replaced my LCP after I realized that having a gun w/o realizing that fact is actually pretty bad idea. I have seen the light and am going to nix everything else as it is pretty much superfluous.

 

[coalman]

When it comes to carrying them...it is noticeably smaller. The 26 definitely conceals more readily, and more comfortably, than the 19.

This is corrent. And this:

 

[IMTHDUKE]

I was goin to sell a Sig P238 to get a P938. But, ended up keeping both. It's the only civilized thing to do.

 

[Warp]

Sweet chart coalman. I'm stealing that