The Final Decision

Get the Glock. I've had both and love the accessories available to the Glock. I was the first Glock shooter in our area buying a Glock 17L many years ago. You can do amazing things to the stock trigger. Look for YOU TUBE to get ideas.

The 19 just feels right in my hands. It balances well.
 
A DA/SA pistol requires mastery of the first double action shot, and the subsequent DA to SA transition, which I think requires a greater period of training than for a striker-action pistol.
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Yep, that's my experience too. I've spent over 50 years now as short gun user...on duty, in combat, and for recreational purposes. Tried and trained on all the basic types starting with the venerable Smith and Colt DA revolvers, through the 1911 (still my favorite grip style and shape), to the more modern Beretta 92, Glock 17, 19 & 23's, and 5 Sig DA/SA's.

Of them all, the Sigs were the hardest to transition to...initially causing two different shot placement groupings. The DA shot hitting low and the following SA shot hitting 4" higher at combat distances of 7 yds or more. While I and my experienced shooting buddies can keep the two groups together in deliberate fire; they diverge when any speed from the holster is involved. And yes, it can be corrected by training...but we've found that you really need to settle on that type of trigger alone and train exclusively with it to maintain good grouping proficiency.

I like and carry Sig's for defense (hell, I've got a M11A1 on my right hip as I type this); love their superb quality, accuracy, and great customer service...but their DA/SA triggers are a chore to master and keep proficiency with.

As to the Glocks...I don't like 'em (clunky, plastic, funny trigger feel and no 'soul')...but used one twice at Front Sight's 600 round, 4-Day Defensive Handgun Course to see what all the hoopla was about...as did my wife and a cpl of friends. We found the trigger manageable after a cpl hours of training. They were accurate (5 rounds in a postage stamp sized paster from 7 yds in a Weaver stance), and ABSOLUTELY reliable. The six guns we rented went 2400 rounds without a single malfunction during training.

The three we've owned since then have the same record. They're that good. So why do I dislike them...the grips feel like a chunk of 2x4 to me (even with the modular types), and the spongy trigger annoys me, but I shoot them well...so does my wife. I shot 'Distinguished' my first time through the FS course and won the 'Steel Challenge' shoot off too...and that's with zero time with a Glock prior to training there. For a one gun family, for CC if you can handle the grip issues and the size of the G19 of your choice, they make sense to me. BTW, the trigger/lack of a safety issues are a non-starter for me. Negligent discharges are just that...negligent. Keep you finger off the trigger until aligned with your target...train that way with ALL handguns, ALL the time...and re-holster very slowly, reluctantly may be a better term...you 'feel' the gun down into the holster, stopping for any abnormal 'feel', be it twig, shirt tail, button, what ever.

HTH"s Rod
 
I feel some nagging coming on.
If you haven't as yet given it much thought,
And since you said the primary reason for getting a pistol is for carry and defense,
Get training on the subject.
For both of you.
You can thank me later.
Knowing how to shoot and acquiring a carry license ain't it.
Not nearly good enough.
Nag over.
 
I know some folks have mentioned thumb safety, but niether the Glock or Sig have one so it's a non issue.

Both are fine pistols, and it comes down to picking which action type you like best and which pistiol feels best (and shoots best, if you can try them first) for you. In the end a lot of what you're seeing is debate among personal preferences and very minute details.

Again, I greatly prefer the Sig for the longer DA pull (which is very, very smooth on the SP2022) and the shorter, crisper SA pull which is nice at the range. If it keeps the girlfriend happy and might enourage her to shoot with you as well, even better.
 
I fully intend on getting training, we actually had a conversation about that last night! I will most likely take a ccw course berfore getting my ccw license. I understand it's importance. It's like getting a driver's license without ever having drivers ed.

As for the guns, I've explained to her that the best safety is the one between the ears and that most ND's happen because of mishandling or bad safety practices. But I do see the heavy first pull of the sig's DA trigger being of value to me as a first time handgun buyer simply because accidents do happen, and it's less likely to accidentally set that round off.

With that said, she and I are going to have a range day between now and April. There's a really good range in her hometown that's a glock dealer, and also has a few sigs to rent (it's where I rented the p229 I shot before). We were both taught how to shoot on the Beretta 92, but I want to see if she still likes a DA/SA trigger as much as she thinks. I want her to shoot both the sig and the glock side-by-side and see which one she finds easier and more comfortable to use.

As some of you have mentioned, what's probably going to happen is me buying the sig first if for no other reason than household peace. Then get a glock for myself later on, or if I end up loving the sig, then getting a different model for myself. But we will just have to see after I get her to the range.
 
In your OP, you mentioned having done a lot of research, and I try really, really hard to stick with the choices mentioned by a given poster . . . . However, this time I have to make an exception and point out that there are several reputable polymer 9mm pistols in that same "Goldilocks" size range that do have thumb safeties. The Ruger SR9c and S&W M&P9c come to mind.
 
Great plan, Jacket, why it seems only yesterday that I bought my blushing bride her first shotgun...the sheer joy in her eyes as she unwrapped that blued steel beauty, and the pride that she undoubtedly had as she bragged about it to her friends that settled on a mere diamond pendant...It's been 47 years now, and still, if you can believe it, she mentions that thoughtful first gift! Usually after a few drinks at a Christmas party!

And I note you've already got the Glock in your sights...heh heh...you'll do well, Pilgrim, if you keep your top knot!

All kidding aside, it sounds like you have a great relationship, and she shares your concern for your family's safety and protection. Humor her in whatever she decides, and make it a FUN day for all.

Best Regards, Rod (married to the same great girl for 46+ years now...but then I always had better taste in women than she did in men!)
 
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I'm stuck between these two as an HD/CCW firearm
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Holster availability will argue in favor of the Glock 19, that SP2022 isn't bad but I prefer my classic P-series Sigs. IMHO, for an experienced shooter, there is nothing objectionable about a Glock 19 that some dedicated practice & training won't resolve!
 
Either one will work well. Both the Glock and the Sig are tools - either have any long-term collectibility. Get what the GF prefers, later get what YOU prefer.

Some Sigs stimulate emotion over build quality and history. The 2022 aint one of those.

I love my Sigs. I have Glocks because everyone needs a reliable, widely-supported tool.
 
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