Ive seen DocGKRs comments and others about them not working well, but so far the handful Ive had for 8 or 10 years have been OK in practice shooting Ive done with them. It makes me curious if theres some quirks about the guns that may bear on their function, perhaps as Wayne has said about the ejection without a mag being a likely precursor to other problems.
The G26 definitely punches above it's weight. I had a G43 and swapped it for a 4th Gen 19 with Steve. I have XL hands, and even with the Talon Grip, it was pretty squirmy because it was just too small for me to grip well. The G42 doesn't have enough recoil to move much and I shoot that little toy pretty well. I have over a 1,000 rds through my G42 and really like it for a pocket gun.
I could see a low key application for a G43, but G26 hides pretty well. I've just about gone 17 and 26, with the 19s mostly sitting in the safe.
It's something I've considered. I do have a Shield (I think I mentioned that in the OP) so I'm not totally without at least something. The thing that keeps bringing me back is that the wife has a .gov job and if her job gets relocated, we're moving to follow it. There's a decent chance that if that happened, we'd be moving to a ban state, and now I'd have to do something about my Glocks anyway.
I'm trying to find a solution pro-actively before that happens so that I can either just have a solution for my Glocks or know exactly what I'm moving to en masse by changing platforms. The G30/G36 had crossed my mind, but then I'd be in .45auto territory when I'd prefer to stick with 9mm because that shit is expensive. The simplest turn-key solution would be G26, but if I'm moving to ban-state land then it wouldn't really be all that different than changing platforms anyway (all 10 round G26 mags, smaller holsters, etc.).
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I read through the thread but may have missed whether the original 2183 followers were actually a problem in this thread's Glock.
Not all G19 models have a problem with specific ammo and 10 round mags with the #2183 followers.
An alternative is going with a G26gen3 or G26Gen4 which already come with 10 round mags.
Going with the G26 models (for 10-round concerns) will let one have more peace of mind and save the continual need to test the G19 10-round mags due to worrying.
I caught there's already an S&W Shield and don't quite understand why the bother with the Glock 19 as the S&W Shield is a fine gun, especially if it's just for travel/holiday/family/vacation times. I'm just saying the G26 models are similar enough to the G19 should there be some reason why the S&W Shield isn't being used.
Based on what I've been able to glean 115gr and 124gr ball should function fine enough in the neutered magazines. Given that I find it irresponsible to carry FMJ when good JHP loads are available I don't really consider that an option. Although I think there are some states that ban civilians from carrying JHPs, so there's that.
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