Unless you're a huge person, I wouldn't consider attempting to concealed carry a Glock 17. While I would personally prefer a smaller and thinner pistol like the Glock 43X or Sig Sauer P320 to maximize comfort, the G19 is fine for me to carry for relatively short periods of time. For summer clothes, it would be a bit too large not to 'print', but it would certainly be feasible to conceal it when dressing for Midwest fall and winter. ConcealabilityĪs a 5' 9' guy, the Glock 19 is one of the largest pistols I'd consider for concealed carry. The size difference between the two pistols affects concealability, comfort, and accuracy. The main difference when comparing the Glock 17 vs 19 is that the G17 is longer, has a longer barrel, and is taller. This contributes to no noticeable difference felt recoil in my personal experience shooting these two pistols. Last to note as far as similarities are concerned is the weights of these two pistols are of negligible difference. In my mind, this kills any capacity related downsides to the Glock 19 vs 17, since the 19 can match any capacity of it's larger framed counterpart simply by using larger double stack Glock magazines.

This would, of course, protrude from the bottom of your Glock 19, making it taller. In other words, despite the G17 having a standard magazine capacity of 17 rounds vs the G19's 15 round standard capacity, you could use a G17 magazine in a G19 for the same capacity. Magazines on double stack Glock pistols are interchangeable so long as they are long enough to fit in the frame of a given model. police departments have gone back to it from larger calibers in the last 30 years.īoth use double stack magazines, which results in the Glock 19 and 17 having the same frame width at 1.34'. As 9mm ballistic technology has improved, the FBI and many U.S. Not only is 9mm ammo the cheapest defensive pistol caliber, but it also offers relatively light recoil compared to most other defensive calibers. After looking at the table above, it becomes clear that these two models are quite similar to each other.īoth are chambered in 9mm, the most common handgun caliber for uses like concealed carry, home defense, and competitive shooting.

Glock 45 9mm vs 19