First firearm recommendation.

A good stout/stiff leather gun belt is a great addition to the wardrobe. I like Glocks, they flat out work and most are reasonably accurate. If I had to pick, the main thing I don't like about Glocks in general is the thickness which makes them more difficult to conceal than some other choices like the Ruger LC9 or a little Kahr.
 
22-rimfire said:
A good stout/stiff leather gun belt is a great addition to the wardrobe. I like Glocks, they flat out work and most are reasonably accurate. If I had to pick, the main thing I don't like about Glocks in general is the thickness which makes them more difficult to conceal than some other choices like the Ruger LC9 or a little Kahr.
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Glocks aren't really more or less mechanically accurate than a number of other options. I've taken mine out to 40 yards, and have seen more accomplished shooters take stock Glocks out to 50 and 100. Again, this isn't Glock rah rah. The same day I shot mine at 40, my buddy and I also shot his M&P from the same place and at the same target, with similar results.

As for the width... 1.18". Yeah, that 1/5" over an XDs is actually relevant, but after having carried a 19 every day for quite awhile, I can say that the right belt and holster (in that order of importance!) make it easy and comfortable to conceal one. I say this even as a guy with a narrow waist.
 
Not challenging the choice of a Glock. I like them. The M23 is my favorite. Never really liked the full sized ones. If I carry the M23, it's usually in a pancake holseter tucked under my shirt or jacket. Can't stand inside the waist type holsters. Not going to buy larger waisted pants just to slip a gun inside because other parts of the pants are also larger.
 
I carried a 19 for many years also 22 and 21 models...they work fine and if you want a better trigger just shoot it. The triggers break-in nice. If you wanna do any mods or what have you well it's a glock and you can add a different trigger or springs.guide rods,Ect. So just go with a plain 19 and go from there. You can find stock 19's in od green and tan or use duracoat and do it yourself.
 
You seem dead set on a G19 so I won't waste me breath trying to change your mind. Its a solid choice for a first weapon. My advice is to buy a plain Jane version and shoot the bejesus out of it. Tritiom sights, flashlights, extended mag releases, and ghost triggers only impress the guys at the range and stroke the ego. The guy sneaking in your house couldn't care less. He only cares that you can use it effectively. No amount of gadgets will overcome trigger time and familiarity.

Save the bells and whistles for your 2nd or 3rd gun to impress your friends.

Just my $0.02.
 
If you are new to handguns buy a stock G19 the only recommended upgrade is to some tritium sights but only after you put a few hundred rounds through it and learn what kind of sights work for you. Aftermarket parts depending on the brand have a tendency to fail and also how do you know you need or want it if you don't even know how the stock gun operates. If the gun is for home defense none of the bells and whistles will help your accuracy if you do not put in the practice. Why I say replace the sights is because it is well known that Glock puts cheap sights on because that is the first thing that police departments replace with their preferred brand (read lowest bid).
 
I would just get a regular Gen4 G19.

Use the additional funds to get a trigger job, upgrade the sights and buy mags.
 
i'd recomend stock glock...except for night sights, possibly compensator & a good but separate white light.
 
Gen 3 Glock 19.



Got an extra mag and some nice eye/ear protection.
Bore snake, patches, and the collection of CLPs my knife hobby has gotten me should keep me clean enough for now.



I put about 93 rounds through it before I went to work today and had a blast!
Got a nice Plano pick'n'pull gun case to store all my goodies.

I'm off tomorrow and I'll spend a few hours ammo shopping before I head out to the range.
I'm thinking the XS sights standard dot with tritium front and rear, eventually.
 
Maverick299 said:
You seem dead set on a G19 so I won't waste me breath trying to change your mind. Its a solid choice for a first weapon. My advice is to buy a plain Jane version and shoot the bejesus out of it. Tritiom sights, flashlights, extended mag releases, and ghost triggers only impress the guys at the range and stroke the ego. The guy sneaking in your house couldn't care less. He only cares that you can use it effectively. No amount of gadgets will overcome trigger time and familiarity.

Save the bells and whistles for your 2nd or 3rd gun to impress your friends.

Just my $0.02.
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My favorite response by far!
Sums up my thoughts perfectly.
If I can't shoot for crap with the ball in the bucket, tritium won't help much.
 
Glocks are fairly easy to modify yourself. Buy the basic 19 and go from there.
 
Glocks are great but if it were me, I would take a real hard look at the Sig Sauer M11-A1. It replaced the P228 and of all the pistols I have shot, the P228 is the best shooter by a wide margin (chambered in 9mm).
 
I'm late to respond, but here are my thoughts on tritium night sights.

Waste of money, mostly.

Why?

Well if you're in such darkness where you see the the tritium actually glowing, it means you're in such darkness that it will be hard for you to identify the target. Also, you probably won't even have time to bring the sights to eye level anyway. A better investment is a flashlight so you can ID the target and/or blind them.

I do have trits on my EDC firearm, but they are only there in case I fumble in the dark to find my gun.

As far as gun recommendation, buy the best firearm you can afford and won't be afraid to have confiscated as evidence IF you find yourself in a self defense shooting situation. I carry a $2300 dollar CZ.
 
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