I have been thinking of getting another full size high quality modern 9mm pistol since I like shooting my Beretta 92FS so much. I checked out the above pistolas at a local gun store and had a chance to see side by side what they felt like. I have picked up SIG 226s before but never right along side another gun for comparison.
Between the Glock 19 and the Glock 17 the 19 felt like a much better balanced gun, there was nothing extra to get in the way and make the gun feel too long or too heavy. It does have a chunky grip but so do all Glocks. It points great and sits low in the hand.
The SIG 226 felt better than the 228 for some reason.
It is larger but balanced well. I have noticed this same thing when I held a SIG 245 and 220. I had the 220 and it felt better than the 245 by far. Both SIGs felt larger than they were and sat so high in the hand they felt like they were not part of my hand. As much as I like SIGs for the quality and accuracy, they have a way to go to catch up to the more modern and better designed guns like Glock and Kahr in terms of grip angle and bore axis. The SIG controls are the best on the market, DA/SA with no safety and a de-cocker is the best config for a defensive pistol IMO. Too bad SIG can't trim some fat on the grip and lower the bore axis and give it a more Glock like grip angle but keep all else the same. That would make the best handgun out there!
I also checked out a Kahr K-9 in the case because I had one before and never got over letting it go. When I picked it up, I knew I was going to buy it. No gun has ever felt as close to perfect as the Kahr feels in my hands. It is like it was made for me. I was really looking for a full sized 9mm like the SIG 226, CZ-75 or Glock 19 but it was a good price on the Kahr and I have been looking to replace my E-9 that I traded a few years ago. The K-9 is a better gun because it is all SS and has a dovetailed steel front sight instead of a plastic press fit job like the E-9. The E-9 is a fine pistol but the K-9 is a little nicer for CCW because of the all SS. My E-9 was SS on the grip and black on the slide, I have seen them the other way around also. My slide would rust after a single day in the waistband.
The Glock 19 is on my list if the AWB sunsets. I am NOT going to pay $100 for a hi-cap and I am not going to carry a big fat Glock with only 10rds. Glocks are plastic which makes them feel like junk but they have so much else going for them that I think I can overlook it. I had a Glock 21 that was way too large for me.
Between the Glock 19 and the Glock 17 the 19 felt like a much better balanced gun, there was nothing extra to get in the way and make the gun feel too long or too heavy. It does have a chunky grip but so do all Glocks. It points great and sits low in the hand.
The SIG 226 felt better than the 228 for some reason.
It is larger but balanced well. I have noticed this same thing when I held a SIG 245 and 220. I had the 220 and it felt better than the 245 by far. Both SIGs felt larger than they were and sat so high in the hand they felt like they were not part of my hand. As much as I like SIGs for the quality and accuracy, they have a way to go to catch up to the more modern and better designed guns like Glock and Kahr in terms of grip angle and bore axis. The SIG controls are the best on the market, DA/SA with no safety and a de-cocker is the best config for a defensive pistol IMO. Too bad SIG can't trim some fat on the grip and lower the bore axis and give it a more Glock like grip angle but keep all else the same. That would make the best handgun out there!I also checked out a Kahr K-9 in the case because I had one before and never got over letting it go. When I picked it up, I knew I was going to buy it. No gun has ever felt as close to perfect as the Kahr feels in my hands. It is like it was made for me. I was really looking for a full sized 9mm like the SIG 226, CZ-75 or Glock 19 but it was a good price on the Kahr and I have been looking to replace my E-9 that I traded a few years ago. The K-9 is a better gun because it is all SS and has a dovetailed steel front sight instead of a plastic press fit job like the E-9. The E-9 is a fine pistol but the K-9 is a little nicer for CCW because of the all SS. My E-9 was SS on the grip and black on the slide, I have seen them the other way around also. My slide would rust after a single day in the waistband.
The Glock 19 is on my list if the AWB sunsets. I am NOT going to pay $100 for a hi-cap and I am not going to carry a big fat Glock with only 10rds. Glocks are plastic which makes them feel like junk but they have so much else going for them that I think I can overlook it. I had a Glock 21 that was way too large for me.
