I think both are good (G17 & P239)

by FOG, Sunday, March 10, 2013, 08:40 (4279 days ago) @ Charles

But neither are small, so I might go with the G17, too. If a person can carry one, he can most likely get away with the other.

However, magazine capacity would not be at the top of my list of reasons for making a choice.

I think it's most important to have a handgun that always works and one that you can always have with you.

For those whose lifestyles allow them to carry full-size service pistols or revolvers, the field is wide-open nowadays, but it's pretty hard to argue against the G17; it's well-proven.

For those who can't, I think the P239 is probably a little on the large size.

In my experience, this is usually true of 'compacts'; most, if not all, aren't that much smaller or lighter than their full-size counterparts.

In the GLOCK lineup, I think you have to go to the G26 to realize much benefit in that regard; among the SIGs, I don't really know. I've only owned a P220, and that was a long time ago.

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