Anyone prefer Glock 17 cut to accept Glock 19 mags over a Glock 19?

[M2CattleCo]

I generally prefer a Glock 17 to a 19, but have been carrying and training with a 19 for the past few years. I've been using a 17 again for a couple of weeks and I'm much more comfortable with it than I am my 19s.

I'm thinking that a cut down 17 might be the better option for me.

[Maple Syrup Actual]

I do. I have a 34, a 17, a 17K and a 19. The 17K (as chopped-to-19-mag-17s are sometimes called, which I bring up because G17K is searchable on a lot of forums and may be helpful to know) is probably my favourite, grip-wise.

Although that gun's had a bunch of work done so I'm not sure now if I like the grip because it's a 17K or because I reshaped it, because I no longer remember what I did to it. I think I might have done a bit of a grip reduction.

But in general I think the hump on the 19 doesn't place the gun as well as the full-sized grip. Part of that is me switching back and forth between guns a lot for work, but part of it's just Glock weirdness.

Pre-gen4 grips are dumb, regardless. Despite that being my preference for guns, nice 1911s aside.

[frankepc]

Don’t really see the reason for that MOD, but before you cut your grip see if you can get a hold of one of the many concealment magwells currently available. SI’, Raven and Agency Arms all make them for the glock 19.

[voodoo_man]

G19L is good to go

[warpedcamshaft]

I have a chopped 17... There is a slight measurable advantage for me over a Glock 19. I notice the advantage more at ranges over 15 yards.

If I were to go back and do it again, I'd have a 34 for competition, 2 chopped 17's, and a 26.

Also, I'd get a Glock 7, but they cost more than I make in a month.

[Trajan]

I do. I like mine so much (also coincidentally my first pistol, was chopped later) that I sold my G19 to my little brother when he got his CCW.

Why Glock doesn't make this a factory option I'll never know.

Same frame on a G34 is really neat too.
19s chopped to 26 are also cool.

[Dagga Boy]

As one of the originators of the modification. I did some writing on the "Universal Glock" quite awhile ago. I much prefer this configuration, especially on the finger groove guns where there is more room for middle finger on the 17 than the 19. Also, I find the 19L works great for me for AIWB carry and IWB in general.

[JBP55]

Pass.

[Dagga Boy]

Fairly good older thread:
https://pistol-forum.com/showthread....17-4-into-G19L

[StraitR]

Fairly good older thread:
https://pistol-forum.com/showthread....17-4-into-G19L

I barely escaped looking at that thread the first time without chopping my FDE Gen 4 17, now the desire has been rekindled. Knedrgr really did a good job.