G19 or PX4

[Robert1234]

Good gosh, these guys should debate the DAO/Glock/Pistol/Revolver thing elsewhere.

The PX4 has a rotating barrel which really tames recoil, although with 9mm, recoil is really light.

It makes a difference on hot 40 cal loads tho...

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And the PX4 Has a double action first shot that most don't bother training on.

[gwanghoops]

Picked up a PX4 in 40 with 250 rounds of ammo for $340 about a year ago. What could go wrong at that price???

Turned out to be a softer and better shooter than a G22. Definitely a keeper.

[W.B.]

[JC2020]

Let us know how it goes! A colleague of mine and his wife recently purchased the PX4 as their first handguns as well. After just a single course, they were both quite proficient up to 7 yards.

[deadcoyote]

[Robert1234]

Beretta PX4 is a nice gun. Glock 19 is a nice gun. Though they're different (one's DA/SA, the other's striker fired) I'm not sure one is better than the other. Enjoy it.

[newshooter650]

I have a PX4 and I can say that it is a nice shooting pistil, even for a newbie like me. They actually just had them in stock at Sportsmans Warehouse website but it looks like they sold out again =(

[BigPimping]

G19. Always the right choice.

[squeeze]

OP You do not list location; if you are in the SF Bay Area; you/spouse are welcome to shoot my PX Storm in 9mm. I really like the gun. Lemme know and we can meet?

[Barang]

The PX4 should fit the hands better. You can change the grip backstrap, comes in 3 sizes.
I like my PX4. It is reliable and shoots very soft. SA trigger pull is decent. Stock DA is a bit heavy, but thats an easy fix.

Good gosh, these guys should debate the DAO/Glock/Pistol/Revolver thing elsewhere.

The PX4 has a rotating barrel which really tames recoil, although with 9mm, recoil is really light.

It makes a difference on hot 40 cal loads tho...

.

And the PX4 Has a double action first shot that most don't bother training on.

so simple and yet so complicated.
* changeable backstrap to fit different hand sizes - yes.
* s/a only mode - yes.
* option to use d/a mode - yes.
* 9mm is tamer than .40 - yes.

[Robert1234]

so simple and yet so complicated.
* changeable backstrap to fit different hand sizes - yes.
* s/a only mode - yes.
* option to use d/a mode - yes.
* 9mm is tamer than .40 - yes.

PX4 is not meant to be carried SAO. There's no safety with the hammer cooked, and applying the safety (in the non G models) drops the hammer.

[Barang]

PX4 is not meant to be carried SAO. There's no safety with the hammer cooked, and applying the safety (in the non G models) drops the hammer.

that is the beauty of having a decocker when carrying it . life is full of choices and plenty are available, choose one that fits you.

[Robert1234]

that is the beauty of having a decocker when carrying it . life is full of choices and plenty are available, choose one that fits you.

It's one thing to carry a gun in an ill-advised fashion (SA, with no safety), quite another to advise others to do it. Especially when you're advising those who may be inexperienced and not be aware of the issues of what you're advising. And make no mistake, by putting it out there as an option (carrying a DA/SA gun with no SA safety in SA mode), you're effectively advising them that it's safe.

Do what you want, and carry how you deem best serves you, it doesn't matter to me until you pop off a round holstering because something got inside the trigger guard and there was no long, heavy, DA trigger or long, gritty striker fired trigger pull to overcome. Won't matter to me one way or the other because it'll probably happen inside your house holstering your gun in the morning getting ready to go about your daily routine (unless you make it a habit to pull your gun out while going about your daily business). Yes it can happen with a DA trigger or Glock type trigger, but there's more inertia to overcome with those actions than on an SA action. There's a whole lot less margin for error carrying SA with no safety.

There are better choices if one wants to carry a gun in SA mode. 1911, Browning High Power, CZ75, Tanfoglio, and probably a few more. The fact that the manual for the PX4 instructs you to load with the safety on (for F type), and decock after loading and chambering a round (G type) demonstrates that the manufacturer intends for the gun to be fired from DA for the first round.

If the DA trigger vexes someone, either practice in DA or finding a gun with a manual safety in SA is a better option than carrying the gun in SA mode with no safety.

Just my $.02.

[Barang]

before this thread goes in another direction, i'm not advising anyone to carry it that way nor saying it do it as you see fit. mainly pointing out that there are other options out there that are available for what your intended purpose is.

i for one will not carry in cocked position with no safety, that's foolishness! when i said the "the beauty of decocker" what i meant was put it in d/a by using decocker if you want to carry much like revolver.

[ACfixer]

... when i said the "the beauty of decocker" what i meant was put it in d/a by using decocker if you want to carry much like revolver.

That's how I took it, and I agree.