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colbad · May 4, 2014, 07:34 PM

I have both. I carried the 19 for work for many years and enjoyed it. We now transitioned to all .40. I am a believer in the .40 for stopping power and find the G23 a nice compromise between the G22 and G27 both which I now carry for work. My G19 is now more of a range plinker for the wife and kids to play with. The G19 is a good reliable gun that would do fine for general self defense if needed. However, carrying as a professional who is expected to engage when things go bad, I prefer the stopping power of .40 and that would be the G23. Although this may become more of a caliber discussion, it is only the caliber that would make me choose the G23 over the G19.

May 4, 2014, 07:34 PM	#3
colbad Senior Member Join Date: December 3, 2012 Posts: 506	I have both. I carried the 19 for work for many years and enjoyed it. We now transitioned to all .40. I am a believer in the .40 for stopping power and find the G23 a nice compromise between the G22 and G27 both which I now carry for work. My G19 is now more of a range plinker for the wife and kids to play with. The G19 is a good reliable gun that would do fine for general self defense if needed. However, carrying as a professional who is expected to engage when things go bad, I prefer the stopping power of .40 and that would be the G23. Although this may become more of a caliber discussion, it is only the caliber that would make me choose the G23 over the G19.