Considering my Glock 22 for EDC

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Possibly even CCing it. Why the G22 Gen 4 and not my G23? Because the G22 is the most comfortable Glock I own. So anyone carry a G22, G17 or other full size Glock EDC? Holster recommendations though to be up front I prefer Kydex. Also I unfortunately am a full framed man, to use a gentile euphemism......... so my carry options would be limited.
 
I generally carry my Glock 19, but have my 17 on my permit. I like to carry that when I am in the mountains or deserts. I really like the feel of a full sized gun and don't have a big problem concealing it.

I say go for it!
 
OWB, IWB, AIWB?

I carry a 17 sized Glock AIWB every day in a Tenicor Velo4. Very comfortable and Ive yet to find a better way to carry concealed.

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Carried IWB most all my life and up until I switched to AIWB, at around 4:00/4:30 using a Blade Tech IWB. They make good stuff and these days have a lot more options.

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I've found that JM Custom Kydex holsters - OWB work just fine for this old man's Glock 17s or 1911. Don't like inside the belt holsters, on the side or in the front. My preference.
 
kje54 said:
Possibly even CCing it. Why the G22 Gen 4 and not my G23? Because the G22 is the most comfortable Glock I own....
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Your choice, but would be interested in how you arrived at that conclusion.

Carried a G23 for decades, and then replaced it with the thinner gripped/lighter weight G36, both in Glaco suede IWB holsters.
 
Gun-Reck said:
Your choice, but would be interested in how you arrived at that conclusion.

Carried a G23 for decades, and then replaced it with the thinner gripped/lighter weight G36, both in Glaco suede IWB holsters.
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As stated in the OP:

"Because the G22 is the most comfortable Glock I own"
 
kje54 said:
As stated in the OP:

"Because the G22 is the most comfortable Glock I own"
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As asked in the query:

"how did you arrived at that conclusion?"

The G22, compared to the G23, has both a longer slide and grip, and weighs considerably more when loaded.
 
I cant answer for the OP, but Ive always found the 17's to be more comfortable in the hand than the 19's. The slight difference in size means nothing in how the guns carry and conceal.

If you want to make a comparison in differences, then compare the 17(22) to the 26(27). Theres enough difference there to be a difference.
 
Gun-Reck said:
The G22, compared to the G23, has both a longer slide and grip, and weighs considerably more when loaded.
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To me, carrying G23 with G22 spare magazines is best of both worlds in regards to smaller sized pistol with higher capacity spare magazines.

kje54 said:
As stated in the OP:

"Because the G22 is the most comfortable Glock I own"
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And this I agree. While G23 is comfortable in my hand for natural point of aim (Grip slightly "tight and crowded" for my L/XL glove sized hands"), G22 with longer grip is more "comfortable" in my hands and preferred pistol for range drills/plinking fun.

Also reason why I chose to go with 40-9mm conversion barrels (I have several) and Advantage Arms 22LR slide kit (For cheaper training drills) instead of getting conversion barrels/22LR slide kit for G23 (I do have 40-9mm conversion and 40S&W aftermarket barrels for G23).
 
Gun-Reck said:
As asked in the query:

"how did you arrived at that conclusion?"

The G22, compared to the G23, has both a longer slide and grip, and weighs considerably more when loaded.
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So?

Just for clarification I'm in the "make the tool fit the hand" club not the other way around. On all of my Glocks I have modified the grips to fit my hands because it didn't work the other way around for me. Having done all of that I find the G22 simply fits better in my hand than the G23. Yes it's bigger and heavier, it's not like I didn't know that......... however it's only slightly heavier and way bigger than my Taurus G3c in 40 S&W and felt recoil is roughly half the G3c........ I'm happy with my decision.
 
LiveLife said:
To me, carrying G23 with G22 spare magazines is best of both worlds in regards to smaller sized pistol with higher capacity spare magazines.


And this I agree. While G23 is comfortable in my hand for natural point of aim (Grip slightly "tight and crowded" for my L/XL glove sized hands"), G22 with longer grip is more "comfortable" in my hands and preferred pistol for range drills/plinking fun.

Also reason why I chose to go with 40-9mm conversion barrels (I have several) and Advantage Arms 22LR slide kit (For cheaper training drills) instead of getting conversion barrels/22LR slide kit for G23 (I do have 40-9mm conversion and 40S&W aftermarket barrels for G23).
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Like you I was referring to "comfort in my hand" however Gun-Reck's focus with the word 'comfort' is obviously "comfort in wearing it". And technically he's not wrong from his understanding, his point of view. We are also not technically wrong from our point of view, it's just different people seeing the same thing differently. I just thought it was funny, no big deal. :thumbup:
 
I dont understand why you cant have "both", comfort in the hand and comfort while carrying. I do it every day and rarely notice the gun is even there.

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. Even back when holsters were pretty simple and choices were pretty slim, it wasn't hard to do. These days, with all that's available, if you cant figure something out, you arent trying very hard.
 
I found that the G19 finger grooved guns didn't fit my grip that well. However, the grooves on a G17 Gen 4 were really comfortable. But a flat G5 was fine also. Just the 19 didn't work.
 
kje54 said:
Like you I was referring to "comfort in my hand"
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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. :))

trackskippy said:
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.
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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
 
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