Having put more than 80k rounds through it, it is the standard against which I measure shooting all other pistols. Shooting the Glock 19 вЂ“ and вЂ“ Lessons from the First 80,000+ Rounds

Price: ~$550 (often found for more and for less).

Capacity: 15+1 (10 вЂ“ if you live under tyranny).

Sights: Polymer вЂњUвЂќ dot configuration, rear adjustable (standard).

It is both a practical shooter with good capacity for home defense or duty carry and it is easily concealable for civilian daily carry.

I further recommend that you consider this pistol because it thoroughly blurs the line between concealed-carry and duty pistols.

As a design professional, I cannot help but admire the excellence of GlockвЂ™s design and recommend it on that basis. The Glock 19вЂ™s controls are minimized or internalized, resulting in an excellent example of deliberate, practical efficiency. Glocks are often criticized for their blocky, unadorned appearance, but this appearance results from the very important consideration of removing everything that is not necessary to put rounds on target and change magazines when empty. The original in black on the left and the backup, Cerakote model on the rightвЂ¦after 80,000+ rounds through the pair of them.ДЄnother important reason to consider the G19 is the fact that there are no unnecessary external controls.

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