what's the best fullsize gun to carry
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If the stipulation is that the gun is going to be carried... well then a full size gun might not work at all except in the cooler months when it is appropriate to wear jackets and hoodies.
So, with a winter coat on, choosing our line-up among the manufacturers you named in no particular order:
-P226/7
-XD(M) 9/40/45
-PPQ
-P-09
-G17,21
I prefer striker fired pistols so Sig and CZ are out for me.
Glock has the most firepower with their ridiculously long 33 round 9mm or 27 round .45 magazines.
XDM has a better magazine release than the Glock imo. The XDM also has a flat trigger face which makes it easier for me to push the trigger straight back.
The PPQ (M1) has the best magazine release (imo) and the best trigger but it loses in capacity.
I would take the PPQ. I will definitely have to change magazines more often but I will be more confident and capable of doing that with the long lever magazine releases and I will have the best accuracy with that gun.
So, for me it would be the PPQ. All that needs to happen is get extra long magazines made for the PPQ and it would win hands down (not to mention it is the only one that you could realistically carry all year round... well in places that get warm enough to wear a t-shirt and shorts).
I can see how someone comfortable with DA/SA or condition 1 carry would be best served by the CZ (but it still doesn't quite match the Glock's capacity).
So, with a winter coat on, choosing our line-up among the manufacturers you named in no particular order:
-P226/7
-XD(M) 9/40/45
-PPQ
-P-09
-G17,21
I prefer striker fired pistols so Sig and CZ are out for me.
Glock has the most firepower with their ridiculously long 33 round 9mm or 27 round .45 magazines.
XDM has a better magazine release than the Glock imo. The XDM also has a flat trigger face which makes it easier for me to push the trigger straight back.
The PPQ (M1) has the best magazine release (imo) and the best trigger but it loses in capacity.
I would take the PPQ. I will definitely have to change magazines more often but I will be more confident and capable of doing that with the long lever magazine releases and I will have the best accuracy with that gun.
So, for me it would be the PPQ. All that needs to happen is get extra long magazines made for the PPQ and it would win hands down (not to mention it is the only one that you could realistically carry all year round... well in places that get warm enough to wear a t-shirt and shorts).
I can see how someone comfortable with DA/SA or condition 1 carry would be best served by the CZ (but it still doesn't quite match the Glock's capacity).
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