Subcompact 9mm G26 or LC9 ????

[littlejake]

I'm looking for a subcompact 9mm. I'm down to G26 or LC9

G26 -- pro
higher capacity
no mag disco
no LCI
Glock reliability
Little brother to my G19

con --
Fat in the grip.
short grip, two fingers on the grip
hot seller, limits availability

LC9 -- pro
single stack slimmer design
greater availability
lower price?

con --
LCI
mag disco
thumb safety

What am I missing?
(I hate those, help me decide threads) -- I looking for reasons to tilt the scale to one gun over another.
Are their others I need to look at?

K/R Jake

[Clutch-n-Throttle]

Go smaller and get a Kahr PM9. A little more $ but worth every penny

[IBJanky]

Springfield XDm Compact

myke

[p7m8jg]

I haven't shot someone else's Kahr 9mm subcompact in a long time - but I recall it hurt. And my buddy cut his fingers on something while loading - the magazine maybe?

But I don't know how good/bad they are today. You gotta hand it to Rev. Sun Yun Moon's kid, he's got a successful firearms company going there...

[Arkangel]

What am I missing?
(I hate those, help me decide threads) -- I looking for reasons to tilt the scale to one gun over another.
Are their others I need to look at?

K/R Jake

So you need help deciding?

It looks like you have narrowed it down already,

So i will focus on points you didn't touch on:

G26:
-Use of G19 mags
-Huge holster selection
-Many upgrades available
-Same muscle memory as G19

If you want a thinner grip you can:

Get a Gen 4, has interchangeable bakstraps (SSE or PPT if not LEO) or have a grip reduction treatment on a Gen 3.

LC9:

Not too familiar with gun but all the cons can be removed, so no more mag disco,manual safety or lci.

Because you already have a G19, I say keep it in the family.

[Quiet]

Glock 26 better trigger than Ruger LC9.

[giantsfan]

I have the LC9, I have a G26 in jail and I have a G19 that I just picked up.

I like the Glock as the design is simple. The LC9 is a good little gun but the recoil is like that of my .40 maybe a little less due to the light weight. The G19 and G26 recoil is almost identical as the G26 has a double spring so it recoils like a larger frame gun.

There are many things about the LC9 I don't like. It's not simple at all in comparison. The mag disconnect..I just don't like it. The chamber indicator is annoying. There are only 7 rounds. Only after 100 rounds or so, there are wear spots on the polymer that many other owners have experienced.

There is none of this on my G19 with just the same round count.

What I do like about the LC9 is it's concealability. Very slim but in the end, I'll be selling it and replacing it with the G26.

I've always been a Ruger fan. My first handgun was a Ruger. The LC9 is a good little gun. I like the Glock better..they're ugly but they are very very simple, functional, parts are everywhere and dependable.

For me the cost difference was inconsequential to the difference between the guns.

Just another opinion.

[littlejake]

"Arkangel;8834926]So you need help deciding?

It looks like you have narrowed it down already,

So i will focus on points you didn't touch on:

G26:
-Use of G19 mags **
-Huge holster selection **
-Many upgrades available **
-Same muscle memory as G19 **

I like these points. I was leaning G26 -- now I have good reason to stay in the Glock Family.

Because you already have a G19, I say keep it in the family."

Glock 26 better trigger than Ruger LC9.

and the trigger is (almost) everything!

...Kahr 9mm subcompact ... You gotta hand it to Rev. Sun Yun Moon's kid, he's got a successful firearms company going there...

Really? I didn't know that.

[giantsfan]

Many holster manufacturers fit both the G19 and the G26. For me, as arkangel has pointed out, it's a no brainer.

[leman77]

I shot my friend's LC9 and it sucked. The trigger is horrible, and all the California safety features are rediculous. I'd go with the 26, but the decision of course is yours. Shoot them both, then decide. Good luck.

[Sledge]

I haven't shot an LC9 but I have a G26. And is that one sweet little compact shooter! So I vote G26. That's what I would get if I ever get a compact 9. But that's just me. Having said that I have experience with the Kahr CM9 and Kel Tec PF9 to compare it to.

[Legasat]

Wait a short time and buy M&P Shield

[Leadingall]

get a G27 with a 9 conversion...and get a .357 barrel to wash it all down with...like 3 guns in 1!

[stix213]

The biggest issue I see with the G26/27 for carry is the gun is just as wide as the full sized G17.

[Dont_Shoot_im_Chinese]

The 26 would be sweet since you also have the 19 and can use the same magazines