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  1. Yes. Another shooter who is pragmatic & gets it. My experiences in real world TIC’s & other conflicts, continual training confirms yours almost exactly.

  2. Correct me if I am wrong, but 19x magazines don’t fit other Glock 9s. You could add an X-Grip to a 17 magazine for your 19 with roughly the same grip as your 17 and 19x and all magazines would be compatible with all the [double-column] Glock 9s.

  3. “I admit to owning more Glock handguns than anyone one person should be allowed to own”
    While I believe how many guns you own is strictly your business. Perhaps an edit is needed.

  4. Pat
    Could not agree more, while I was a custom Colt 1911 guy (in 38 super) for many years, and carried one on duty for close to 10 years, after I shot my first Glock those have been in my safe since.

    While I have other Glocks, my Gen 2 model 19 is still a favorite, and was carried on duty for close to 15 years, with the only change being replacement night sights and recently a Recover Rail attachment for a TLR-2 with lazer. This Glock has well over 15-20,000 rounds through it without a bobble!!! Everything from +P duty ammo (majority) to junk reloads and steel import loads, they ALL work!!

    One suggestion, if you can’t get a 19X, just get a sleeve or two that are available to cover the lower part of the Glock 17 magazine and looks like a frame extension. Now you have a Glock 19X and can convert back to the standard 19 configuration at any time!

    One thing you did not cover is the simplicity of replacing parts if ever needed, and likely that will NOT be the case. While I have kept a replacement spring for all of those in the 19, I have never needed to replace any!

    However, I do have to say, that with the current national and world situation, I recently just replaced ALL of the springs with Wolf Spring kits just as a precaution. Again, after firing about 200 rounds, not a bobble and it seems to function even more smoothly.

  5. Good choice with a Glock for a lot of people. … For me, I’d rather have a Glock19 with a ~drum magazine, than a ~six shot .44 magnum revolver; especially, if I was ever faced with a charging, Alaskan Grizzly Bear. … As the movie star once said, “A Man’s GOT to Know His Limitations.”

    I don’t like the Glock grip angle or grip size, and I want a safety on a pistol. But with a Glock and a drum magazine, a man could teach Grizzly Bears how to dance.
    …….. Now days, Americans are being victimized by criminal ~gangs. … A pistol with a drum magazine is like having a little submachine gun, on the bedside table. … Even dumb crooks might realize, after the first 25 shots; there’s still a lot more bullets coming their way. [They’d run back out the door, at just the noise itself.]

  6. Hmm, interesting. You said something about 1911 only being a single stack , I know they aren’t being made any more, but the Para-ordinance / Remington had the p-18 in 9mm and the p14-45 for awhile ( I had a Para p14-45 for awhile, but let someone talk me out of it ), then I came across a springfield armory mil-spec 1911a1 some yrs ago in a .45 acp. If I can find the parts I need, I’m thinking of maybe changing it to a 9mm. Mec-gar still makes the mags for ( so far ) the P-18 9mm for Para and they will fit the springfield. I don’t if it is very concealable ( as big as it is ), haven’t tried it yet. I’ve been a 1911 fan ( ? ) since the 60’s when uncle sam tried to teach me how to shoot a .45.
    but he had to put me inside the barn so I could it the broad side of the barn in order to qualify ( barely ). good article, thank you

  7. Based on the responses I’ve received from professional Alaskan guides, no production handgun caliber is adequate for protection against brownies and polar beaars. Even the 460 and 500 magnums are woefully underpowered based on their observations. Amongst the many pros I’ve put it to, the response has been unanimous.

    The decision of a “best” all around firearm depends on a lot of factors. All things considered, I would prefer an extended mag pump 12 gauge shotgun. Other than long range shooting, I can’t think of a another single situation I would likely find myself in that a good shotgun won’t be effective with. Can’t say the same for any other firearm platform, although a shotgun like that is not going to be concealable. I can live with that limit. But that’s just me. This is very much a case of “your mileage may vary”.

  8. To answer the question, which handgun is your favorite, I always answer with: What ever I have in my hand or available at the time.
    My go to is generally the 1911, unless I’m in the mood for the revolver, slow to reload but leaves no telltale casings lying around, and the single stack 8 rd mags, well I always thought thats what extra mags were for.
    But then waddaeyeknow! All I know is that I don’t have enough of any of them, or their accessories, including bang pills……

  9. Pat
    For 4 decades my go to was a Model 19/66 in .357 mag. When the 19X came out I was interested in its capabilities. Got a chance to shoot one and I was hooked. I‘ve had the 19X for a couple of years now and have since sold my revolvers. This is a go-to-war gun if there ever was one. I am a southpaw so I really appreciate the ambidextrous controls. Oh, used the proceeds from my revolvers to buy a number of mags and cases of 9mm.

  10. I do enjoy your articles, certainly, we all have biases, that said, you do well in your approach and it is greatly appreciated.

    I have carried several makes, models, and manufacturers of handguns over the decades I have carried. The single time I was involved in a use of force in the civilian world, was the late 90s and I used a .25acp bryce cheapo-

    for the past 20+ years, I have carried one of the following daily.

    Glock 19 (gen 3)
    Smith and Wesson Shield 9mm (gen 1)

    I do have and use a pocket rocket in 32acp but, I rely fully on the above names because they work.

    Even before 2020 I was not able to afford to buy and outfit an entirely different platform, though I can say with certainty that there are dozens maybe hundreds of models, brands, and or combinations that are very well set up for defense in the civilian world.

    My children, wife all train and use the same – I remember just 2 years ago when you could purchase a gen 1 Shield for $230 (yes, I took advantage)

  11. late last year an alaskan guide killed a grizzly that rushed him and his fishermen…he killed it with a g43 using buffalo bore ammo…i believe he emptied the gun but he killed it…prefer glocks myself…easy to shoot, easy to maintain and clean, easy to replace parts…

  12. Good article as always. Have the Glock 19X, use the Glock gen 4 as EDC. Great guns, have shot the heck out of them, and have a few new ones tucked away. Outfitted mine, as others have said, with night sights. In my area, that will kill anything that moves. If I lived in Alaska, my ‘one’ gun might be different. Stay safe, keep training.

  13. I have been a professional hunting guide in Alaska for over 40 years, guided over 100 successful Grizzly/Brown Bear hunts. Every Summer I live with the coastal grizzlies and deal with them up close. Sure a hard-hitting long gun is better for stopping power but living and working day to day it is not possible to have a long gun in your hand at all times.
    Before I leave my house each morning, I strap on a 4” SW model 29 in 44 mag. With heavy hard cast projectiles, the 44 will get the job done if you do your part. Personally I have been chewed on by a bear & a handgun saved the day.

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