Creeper, I'm the one who should be apologizing for complicating the OP's question with my response. In any case I appreciate your input, and yes you are correct, I have been shooting Sig's, and CZ's for many years, and have relatively recently started working with the Glock Platform. I started with the G22 and the G27, both in 40 s&w, and just bought the 34 a couple of weeks ago. My sense of things is that I need to put a lot more rounds down range with it to see if I can get the right feel for it.
On the subject of carry, I think Nathans post above has it spot on.