Please help me choose

[tai]

I am looking to buy an Glock, and I am thinking of buying an Glock 19 or Glock 17. Please help me choose, they are both 9mm. So now I have hard time choosing which one to get. Thank you

[rgs1975]

What are you buying for? Range time? CCW? Duty carry? Home defense?

[ARDude]

Both are good. I have large hands, so the 17 feels better to me.

[tai]

More of like Range Time and Home Defense. Thank you

[tai]

Both are good. I have large hands, so the 17 feels better to me.

Is the Grip larger on 17?

[Jamez]

I'd go in and see which one feels better in your hands. I like the full size Glock myself.

[Greg-Dawg]

Glock Fotay...or 17.

[Echidin]

Both are good. I have large hands, so the 17 feels better to me.

My hands are not particularly big, but the 17, 19 and 26 (with a finger extension) all fit my hand like a glove. Try them both out and see which one fits your hands best. I use my 17 for the same purposes as you are planning (HD and range time) and it servers its purpose very well. If I were going to conceal carry, I would opt for the 19 because its more easily concealable. No matter which one you choose, its a Glock, I'm more than certain you'll be very happy with your purchase.

[DannyZRC]

This question can only be answered adequately by going to a rental counter and shooting both a bit.

magazine capacity factors out, since you can put the larger G17 magazine into a G19.

any difference in barrel length or sight radius is likely to be eclipsed by shooter ergonomics, whether the larger hump on the G17 grip is something you like or not.

[reidnez]

Ditto the "buy whichever is more comfortable" argument. They shoot fairly similar, there is not a massive difference in size (G19 is 1/2" shorter in both dimensions.) Despite the "compact" moniker, I think the G19 is really more of a small holster gun than a true concealment piece.

[nn3453]

If you're not going to carry it, get the 17.

[fsx]

I would go for the 19. But either one would get the job done.

[jmv7000]

I agree with Greg -

.40!! Go 23, you can convert it to 9mm by changing barrels!!

I don't think you'll go wrong with any glock pick . . .

[CaptHobbes]

magazine capacity factors out, since you can put the larger G17 magazine into a G19.

Yeah, it factors out because both are 10 rounds in Kalifornia.

I'm same as Echidin, I don't have big hands but G17 and my G34 feel just right. You have to try them out.

[den888]

See if you can try them at a range (via rental) or through a friend who may have one or both. Then, you can make a better decision, after you evaluate them both.