Glock 19 vs. Glock 23

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I've had the 19 for years. Picked up a gen 4 g23 last weekend, shot it today. I don't see what all the talk about unhappiness in the 40 recoil is all about. Ill tell you this you're going to have to have top notch jhp in 9mm and it needs to be in +p variety in order to work it's best. It is also snappy and is equally expensive. But I carried the 9 for years and I've shot enough stuff to know if I couldn't do.it with good 9s then I couldn't have done it with .40. The wife seems to have taken possession of the g19 now. I only bought the 23 because 40 ammo has become more available than 9 in my area. During the last 2 ammo crunches 40 was most available for me.
 
Get the Glock 40

Much greater stopping power with 180 gr. hollow points, 9mm can only use 147 grain hollow points max. Yah it kicks more but theres a reason for that, it hits far harder than any 9 mil.
 
Much greater stopping power with 180 gr. hollow points, 9mm can only use 147 grain hollow points max. Yah it kicks more but theres a reason for that, it hits far harder than any 9 mil.
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Stopping power is a myth... :rolleyes:

It does not exist in handguns. Get the one you shoot best. Positive accurate hits matter more than caliber. Shoot a decent JHP and you will be fine. :)
 
19 vs 23

Really 9 mm vs .40 cal once again.

This thing has gone round and round so long and will not die like a bad case of malaria. I recently read the article by Ayoob claiming GENERALLY 20 gauge is just as effective as 12 gauge most of the time and much less prone to induce flinching from recoil so why not just go with 20 gauge. (Pretty good piece.)

(http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles2/ayoob120.html)

This got me to thinking about this caliber debate issue again and whether anyone agrees with me, here is how I see this caliber-war-debate-thing:

If having a slightly more powerful caliber makes you feel more secure than go for it. If having more capacity makes you feel safer go for that. If no pistol makes you feel safe get a shotgun or rifle.



Pico
 
how much worse is the recoil of the 23 vs 19 ?
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I have owned both and still have the 23. I have qualified for off duty use with both.

Now that being said, I have never noticed any different recoil from either handgun.

Although I would still buy the 23 again and if I decided to use 9mm, just get the wolf barrel and shoot 9mm. I think the 23 is more versatile in that respect.

Currently I am tooled up for 40 and 45 among others, so no need for me to have a 9mm. though the time may come when the wife decides which semiauto she wants. As of now she carries a 38 wheel gun. She does like the Colt Mustang in 380. Who knows.

I hope this helps. Like I said I have never noticed a difference.

Mel
 
It depends on your intended use. I have only one .40 and its a Glock G27 with the Longwolf 9mm conversion barrel. The 40 mags actually work too using 9mm ammo.

If your goal is to have multiple calibers using only 1 gun, then get the 23. Otherwise the 19 is a better choice
 
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