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Does anyone have both that they can do an actual in hand comparison??

I have a 22 now but im thinking about getting the slightly smaller 23. I want to stick with 40 cal.
 
I have a 19 which is the same frame size as the 23.

Basically if you have an average size hand, when you hold a G22, or G17, there is a half inch or so of grip left untouched at the bottom of your hand. On my 19, my hand ends where the grip ends.

For me, it is a perfect fit.

That's 9mm though. Recoil is easy to control. .40's have more snap, so a shorter grip, and slide might make it tougher to shoot than the 22.
Try to shoot one yourself before spending the $1k if possible. They are pretty rare though. Barely see other 19's, and have never seen a 23 in person.

Another point, I don't really like gen3 19's but LOVE my gen4 19.
The different backstraps on gen4's help tailor it a bit more to your hand as the gen 3 19/23 is fatter around the thumb than the gen 3 17/22.
 
Smalk to medium sized hands will have no issues with the 19/23 frame. Larger hands may see issues... what I find is the main difference is that the arch in the back of the 19/23 grip is a little more pronounced than the 17/22 or 34/35 frame. For me the 17/22/34/35 grip while longer has beter pointability due to a little less "hump" at the back. It is VERY pronounced in the sub compact line 26/27 and sticks in your hand almost uncomfortably.
 
Waterfowler said:
Does anyone have both that they can do an actual in hand comparison??

I have a 22 now but im thinking about getting the slightly smaller 23. I want to stick with 40 cal.
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What exactly do you want to know?

As has already been said, the 22 grip is longer than it needs to be for 98% of the population. For the Gen 4 G23 that I had, I found that it pointed more naturally than the 22 due to the hump that warghoul mentioned. You give up a little bit of the sight radius, which does affect shooter accuracy. With a modern high grip on the gun, I doubt you will find the recoil much different from your 22 - The weight difference is pretty small.

Edit: I have large but not enormous hands, and I preferred the small backstrap on the G23 (just like hickok45, incidentally, and he's got massive hands)
 
It really doesn't matter.
There is no difference in accuracy or control during the rapid fire.
Only difference is that You have to pay nearly twice as much for 23 with the restricted barrel.
I don't mind Gen 3 at all BTW.
Bump or not, You can master any firearm if You only want to.
Plus Gen3 has less parts than Gen4.
For me it's always plus.
Less things that may go wrong.
 
Best thing to do is to hold them yourself, I prefer the gen4 because I have goofy short thumbs and the mag release is wider. Which means I dont have to break my grip to hit it. Personal preference really.
 
New recoil system.
The new recoil system uses a multi-spring assembly when the old one is a single spring.
I much prefer a gun with less moving parts.
Wonder why there'd already be Gen 4 LE trade-ins?
That's the answer:
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?sec...bay&id=8143437
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Extra spring in the RSA hardly counts as extra parts. It's nothing new btw; subcompact older gen Glocks had them for years.
 
I have big hands and found the 19 was too small. My web of my hand would have some close encounters with the slide on recoil. Maybe with the new beaver tail available it would be better, but it bit me a few times when I shot it in stock trim. 22 is fine for my big mits.
 
IM_Lugger said:
Extra spring in the RSA hardly counts as extra parts. It's nothing new btw; subcompact older gen Glocks had them for years.
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Thanks for sharing your opinion.
That doesn't change the facts though.
Gen3 has less moving parts with proven record.
Since as You said, Glock did master this setup why did we witness all the reported and experienced problems out there?
 
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