Tallball
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About a year and a half ago I acquired a Glock 43 via trade at the LGS. It was my first Glock. I liked it. I started carrying it OWB during cooler weather. I like the sights and trigger. I shoot it fairly well, by my standards.
I started to think that I could probably carry a double-stack pistol that was otherwise the same size just as easily. My BiL likes his PT111 G2 a lot and carries it daily. I've read good things about them. I happened to run across a good deal on one with a stainless slide (the blued finish is one thing that definitely has NOT gotten glowing reviews) and purchased it. It was brand-new, and I usually buy used, but it was a good deal ($217 IIRC).
Then, a few weeks ago, I foolishly allowed myself to find a good deal on a Glock 26. It was barely fired, with the box and everything. I paid $376 for it (I originally mistyped $276, sorry), and my friend at the LGS gave me two magazines in exchange for the laser sight that was on it - I didn't want it, but it came with the gun.
Somehow I ended up with all three, and I'd barely shot the G2 or the 26. I was planning on going to the range with a friend today, and figured I would use the opportunity to do some compare and contrast shooting.
The three pistols are of similar size. The two double-stacks are obviously wider, and the Taurus has a grip that's around an inch longer than the Glocks. Even though my hands are super huge, with the little Pearce grip extensions added to the Glock magazines I could hold all three just fine. They all have good sights and decent triggers.
I like the Glock 43. The magazine holds six rounds, IIRC. I was shooting poorly today (shaky hands, probably due to meds), but put several five round strings into roughly fist-sized groups at seven yards, no problem. My friend who was with me preferred it out of the three, since he carries IWB and it was slimmer.
I like the Taurus PT111 G2. The magazine holds 12 rounds, IIRC.The sights are possibly the best of the three, and it fits my hand the best, due to the slightly longer grip. The trigger is a little weird. There is a little hesitation at the very beginning (the trigger dingus, I believe), then a longish takeup, then a nice soft click. I put eight five-round strings into roughly fist-sized groups at seven yards, no problem.
I like the Glock 26. The magazine holds ten rounds, IIRC. It feels just like the 43, but a little thicker. I easily put eight five-round strings into a roughly fist-sized group at seven yards, no problem... and they were the smallest fists of the three. I shot it the best, and of the three it felt the best to shoot.
(It should be noted that I've shot hundreds of rounds of ammo, mostly reloads and cheap target stuff, through the 43 since I've owned it, with zero malfunctions. I've shot about 50 rounds through the 26, and about 90 through the Taurus, including reloads, cheap target stuff, and some horrible steel-cased stuff that I bought by mistake. Neither one has malfunctioned.)
It will be 100 degrees (or hotter) around here just about every day until it's October or so. In this weather I prefer cargo shorts with my LCR in the pocket. I'll make sure to shoot the G26 from time to time. By the time the weather is cooler I'll have put at least a few hundred more rounds through it, and it will become my new "OWB under the unbuttoned shirt" pistol. I really like the DeSantis "Scabbard" holsters, so that's what I'll use.
And, of course, it ain't true if'n there ain't no pitchers!
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I started to think that I could probably carry a double-stack pistol that was otherwise the same size just as easily. My BiL likes his PT111 G2 a lot and carries it daily. I've read good things about them. I happened to run across a good deal on one with a stainless slide (the blued finish is one thing that definitely has NOT gotten glowing reviews) and purchased it. It was brand-new, and I usually buy used, but it was a good deal ($217 IIRC).
Then, a few weeks ago, I foolishly allowed myself to find a good deal on a Glock 26. It was barely fired, with the box and everything. I paid $376 for it (I originally mistyped $276, sorry), and my friend at the LGS gave me two magazines in exchange for the laser sight that was on it - I didn't want it, but it came with the gun.
Somehow I ended up with all three, and I'd barely shot the G2 or the 26. I was planning on going to the range with a friend today, and figured I would use the opportunity to do some compare and contrast shooting.
The three pistols are of similar size. The two double-stacks are obviously wider, and the Taurus has a grip that's around an inch longer than the Glocks. Even though my hands are super huge, with the little Pearce grip extensions added to the Glock magazines I could hold all three just fine. They all have good sights and decent triggers.
I like the Glock 43. The magazine holds six rounds, IIRC. I was shooting poorly today (shaky hands, probably due to meds), but put several five round strings into roughly fist-sized groups at seven yards, no problem. My friend who was with me preferred it out of the three, since he carries IWB and it was slimmer.
I like the Taurus PT111 G2. The magazine holds 12 rounds, IIRC.The sights are possibly the best of the three, and it fits my hand the best, due to the slightly longer grip. The trigger is a little weird. There is a little hesitation at the very beginning (the trigger dingus, I believe), then a longish takeup, then a nice soft click. I put eight five-round strings into roughly fist-sized groups at seven yards, no problem.
I like the Glock 26. The magazine holds ten rounds, IIRC. It feels just like the 43, but a little thicker. I easily put eight five-round strings into a roughly fist-sized group at seven yards, no problem... and they were the smallest fists of the three. I shot it the best, and of the three it felt the best to shoot.
(It should be noted that I've shot hundreds of rounds of ammo, mostly reloads and cheap target stuff, through the 43 since I've owned it, with zero malfunctions. I've shot about 50 rounds through the 26, and about 90 through the Taurus, including reloads, cheap target stuff, and some horrible steel-cased stuff that I bought by mistake. Neither one has malfunctioned.)
It will be 100 degrees (or hotter) around here just about every day until it's October or so. In this weather I prefer cargo shorts with my LCR in the pocket. I'll make sure to shoot the G26 from time to time. By the time the weather is cooler I'll have put at least a few hundred more rounds through it, and it will become my new "OWB under the unbuttoned shirt" pistol. I really like the DeSantis "Scabbard" holsters, so that's what I'll use.
And, of course, it ain't true if'n there ain't no pitchers!
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