I'm considering buying a Glock 26 or similar firearm for

If you want a double stack, I'd say a 26 is your best bet.

>double stack subcompact
awful, get a 42 or 43 and a truck gun

>>34636527
Don't believe the glock meme, get a Jennings 9mm

G26's are pretty THICC. I'd just get a G43 and call it a day.

>>34636587
>>34636603

OP here. I forgot to mention I will be carrying IWB so I'm not sure I want to go as small as the 43, but I also don't want to go as large as a Glock 19 either. My only concern with the 26 is that there is no safety (yes yes I know I'm a a safety baby). Is there is anything very similar to 26 with safety?

>>34636641
P938
>manual safety
>styled after 1911
>a little bigger than a 43, sort of like a single stack 26
>9mm subcompact
>aesthetic
It's not that much bigger than a G42 but it's somewhat noticeable. Trust me, if you're considering a 26 there's no reason to not get a single stack. They're like the same size but thinner, which is the part that matters and carrying.

>>34636587
>get a 42 or 43
>>34636641
>My only concern with the 26 is that there is no safety
Faggots

>>34636603
The 26 is better because it can take other magazines, so if 26 magazines ever became more expensive, I can just get 19 magazines instead. With the 43, you're fucked

>>34636527
G26 is GOAT.

>>34636603

Only people who suggest the 43 over the 26, are manlet hand fags.

26 is a tad thicker, you're getting 10+1 without having to get extendos like all you 43 fags end up doing.

Plus being able to insert g19, g17, or even the 33 stick mag is a nice bonus for carrying the 26 over the 43.

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My current list of viable options.

>>34636949
Thank you anon. That is exactly what I was looking for.

>>34636527
The only legitimate competition to the Glock 26 are the Glock 27 (.40) and Glock 33 (.357 Sig). I think the G33 makes a lot of sense in a subcompact because it has about the same power as .40, but the recoil impulse and muzzle flip are slightly less, resulting in a more controllable gun.

>>34636587
>>34636603
>>34636697
The Glock 43 and Sig P938 are great pistols, but they both have a lot of recoil and are harder (but not THAT bad) to handle. The advantage of the Glock 26 is that it handles like a bigger gun.

SCCY CPX1 or CPX2

P30sk

>>34636641
M&P 9c, SR9c, CZ RAMI, and maybe some variants of the p30sk. Similar in size and with safeties, some are hammer fired though and i hear that the gen 1 M&P safety is pretty lame.

>>34636857
Then just buy like five magazines along with the gun retard

>>34636908
This. 26 is based.

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You can't really go wrong with any of these choices OP. But in my personal experience I carry my G42 more often than my P30sk, even though the difference in width/weight seems small, you will feel it.

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>>34636949
And the numbers that accompany this. Just because I've discounted the CZ RAMI and the Sig p320 SC does not mean you should. Particularly since my reason against the p320 is "I can't handle the memes."

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>>34637109
The Glock 26 is thinner by a longshot than the P30. The P30 is the same thickness as the thicker 10mm/.45 Glocks.

>>34636527
In the same boat OP, bumping for interest.
I carry a G42 right now, looking for an iwb winter carry in 9mm in the G26-G19 size range. VP9sk is a contender.

>>34636527
>Glock
Another reason why you should kill yourself.

>>34636697
Might aswell buy a fucking full sized 1911 with that money. Call me poor or whatever the fuck but theres no way id waste that much on a gun i can easily fit into my ass unless it was essential.

I carry a Glock 26 CCW.
I'm not a huge fan of it, but the options my department blesses me to carry are very limited.
My chief complaint is that it's just too hard to conceal. It's modestly sized, but the blockiness makes it print very, very distinctly no matter where on my body I carry it. I've settled on appendix carry and usually wear a plaid button down to conceal it a bit better.
Given a choice, I'd probably pocket carry a J-frame or appendix a P938. I'd also give serious consideration to a Shield or a RAMI.
Specifically with the RAMI, I found that even though it's about the same in dimensions, the shape of it printing through is not as distinct.

>>34637889
>the blockiness makes it print very, very distinctly
Rounding the corners wouldn't make it any less thick.

i am a gay

>>34636527
I have a G26, as soon as I have money, I will get a G43 instead.

OP, the G26 was a gun I bought because it was the sensible option, not because it made me excited - it's my second-favorite handgun now.

I carry AIWB with a +0 pinky extension. It conceals better (for me) than a 19 and it is almost as easy to draw and shoot as my 34.

I didn't like Glocks at all before I got my 26. I'm still not a Glock fanboy but it's a great pistol and it carries like a champ.

I tried the 26 side-by-side with the Shield and LC9S, both of which I hated.

>>34636527

Ever carry a Glock 19? It feels the same inside your waistband, just a tad shorter on the grip. Glock 19 is a completely viable option for CC, so the 26 is, too. No need for a single-stack 43 unless you absolutely can't go without your skinny jeans and tight-fitting shirts but your book club has a strict "no guns allowed" policy.

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>>34637973
No, but the problem isn't thickness, it's that the corners print through clothing very obviously, in a very distinctly gun shape.
A J-frame revolver is probably thicker at the cylinder than a Glock, but nobody would dispute that the J-frame is far more concealable, mostly because of its irregular shape.

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The RAMI has been mentioned enough, let's through this picture in.

>>34638351
>>34637889

G26 feels to me like shooting a full size gun. For those of you who have tried both RAMI and G26, how does RAMI compare?

>>34636908
I've got a G20 that I can shoot with ease; I don't have small hands. The G26 is just and uncomfortable pistol. I had a G26 and a G34 with 17rd and 33rd mags. My point is not that it's thick to hold onto and shoot, it's that it is thick to conceal carry, you daft cunt.

>>34636641
You don't want a safety. Carry chambered and in a holster that covers the trigger & trigger guard.

>>34638392
Pretty similar in my hands.
The 26 feels distinctly subcompact compared to shooting a 19 in my hands, and so does the RAMI compared to a PCR.
Both recoil pretty harshly with +Ps. With the Glock, I find myself fixing my grip every few rounds as the gun shifts in my hand, with the RAMI, I get trigger slap. Both aren't pleasant to put more than 50 rounds of +P through.
Both shoot nicely with plinking ammo.

>>34637129
An addendum. There's a guy who did a series of calibrated ordinance gel tests with defensive 9mm ammo out of a Sig p938, which has a 3 inch barrel. He was able to find a few good performers that expanded reliably and penetrated in the "FBI standard" range, when fired from that pistol at 7 yards. My only complaint on the RAMI is thus nullified.

>>34639040
It's heavy compared to the other choices on your list. Does that bother you?

>>34639482
You'll see at the bottom of the list is a commander frame 1911, which I can carry for 8 hours and conceal under an untucked shirt if some printing is allowable. Tucking in the shirt causes some issue, because the grip is fairly large compared to my skeleton.

My point is that it's lighter than my current carry weapon, and knowing that holster selection will help alleviates weight concerns for me.

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>>34636989
this. LEM trigger is neato

>>34639574
Rami is a cool little gun and its not very heavy. I switched to my 75 compact because quite frankly i shoot a fuckload better with it and its heavy as absolute shit so its got 0 recoil. The rami shoots great however and is super easy to keep from printing.

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>>34636527
>What are some other specific Glock 26 competitors I should be looking at that are about the same size, weight, feel when shooting?

The ones worth a damn, M&P9C, VP9SK, P30SK and P2000SK. Just note that the Glock 26 is the smallest and most size efficient double stack subcompact of its class.
>>34636908
>Only people who suggest the 43 over the 26, are manlet hand fags.

This. To all the people ITT pointing out how ""thick"" the G26 is, congratulations dipshits! You were able to properly ascertain the fact that a double stack is infact thicker than a single stack pistol! Fuck off you skinnyjean wearing faggots, if you cannot carry a 26 because "it's to thick" you need to start eating and stop wearing your sister's AE jeans. That or find a holster that isn't shit.

We have this same conversation, every fucking day. You can tote your faggot Glock 43's and LCP's until it's time to shoot for real and you can barely get rounds on target with your dumb faggot guns while Hector blasts your ass with his superior Glock 17/21/22 he brought to the fight because he wasn't a sissy faggot worried about "thickness"

>>34640299
Maybe your head is thick too.
The point of a CCW is to conceal it. The Glock 26 is inherently more difficult to conceal because it's thick and blocky.
Other guns are either less thick, or less blocky, or both - they are easier to conceal.
At the end of the day, the gun you have is better than the gun you don't, and if your CCW is bulky, uncomfortable, hard to conceal, or has to be dressed around, you're that much less likely to have it.
By your logic, why not stop being a little twinkletoe faggot and CCW an AR pistol? Just wear cargo pants and a trench coat like a real man, you homosex.

>>34640408
>The point of a CCW is to conceal it. The Glock 26 is inherently more difficult to conceal because it's thick and blocky.

The point of CCW is to shoot someone that needs shooting. Good to know that you don't have the right mindset on carrying a gun! Keep toting your lucky rabbit foot faggot!

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Allright, I used basic math to give myself some guidance. Including a "Subjective Rank," my top three options are the P2000sk (DA/SA config), the G26, and the CZ 2075 BD. The subjective rank is for personal preference, weighted equal to the heaviest "concealability" and "usability" criteria, but mine favors the DA/SA guns. Cutting the subjective rank out, the top three are the G26, p2000sk, and the M&P9c. Adjusting the weights will make the overall ranking change, so if money is an important factor you could adjust the weight to reflect that.

The "protrusion" measurements are an attempt to gauge the effect of grip dimensions past the trigger guard on concealability. I'll define it if anyone prompts me to, but it's pretty esoteric.

The point of a matrix like this is to bring about a winner where it's otherwise hard to do. It is fudgy in nature, and requires careful thought about what deciding factors are important.

>>34636527
>>34636527
I carry the glock 27 daily which in case you don't know is the .40 version of the 26. I have to carry a .40 because my department is funny like that. I would prefer us go to the 26. Long story short it's a good gun that shoots straight. I like the controls and it feels pretty good to shoot. Don't be a fag and practice with mags with extensions unless you will carry with them. Train how you will fight and enjoy your gun. Also the holster variety is unmatched with a glock.

>>34636908

>26 is a tad thicker, you're getting 10+1 without having to get extendos like all you 43 fags end up doing.

This. It fucking boggles my mind when people get extended plates for their 43s then bitch about the length and concealment when they were just fine or could have done better with the G26.

>>34636527

Honestly unless you get a G19 or cut a G19, I'd say G26. There's also the M&P C, Shield, etc. as well as the P320 subcompact that gives you a lot more flexibility as far as frame size and whatnot.

i like my g26 gen3 with teh extendo gives me a great grip and that extra capacity

>>34636527
Personally I'd get a single stack instead. Over the years I've found that width impacts comfort while carrying more than anything else including weight.

>>34636908
26 for life
heck even a chopped 19 would be feasible