04-06-2014, 03:51 AM
The Glock 26 and Smith & Wesson M&P Compacts also make great carry guns. With the Crossbreed and some other holsters like the INCOG, you can comfortably carry a full-size auto no problem, as long as you're a certain height/build.
There was a wiry guy who came through the shoot house last year at the Utah State Sniper Competition, and I looked at him like, "Where's your blaster?"
He was one of the better shooters too, reloading from the mag caddy quickly from concealment during the course of fire. Standard magazine capacity on the Glock and M&P 9mm full size guns is 17 rounds in the mag. Glock 19 is 15rds. Glock 26 and Compact 9mm M&P are 12 rounds. You can get +2 base plates for the Glock mags easily.
An all-round excellent concealed carry piece is the Glock 19. You can also use full-size mags for your spares, so a Glock 17 mag will work great as a reload for a Glock 19, a Smith & Wesson M&P full-sized mag will work great for a Compact, etc.
The most important thing is to bring what you carry, and bring a back-up if you can. Bring plenty of mags, and be prepared to support all your firearms with as many levels of maintenance as you are capable and competent of. Nothing worse than for a primary tool to go down in a time-critical course.
I've seen a lot of guns break in high volume shooting, but I have yet to see a Glock or M&P fail, even in extreme arctic conditions over several days.
There was a wiry guy who came through the shoot house last year at the Utah State Sniper Competition, and I looked at him like, "Where's your blaster?"
He was one of the better shooters too, reloading from the mag caddy quickly from concealment during the course of fire. Standard magazine capacity on the Glock and M&P 9mm full size guns is 17 rounds in the mag. Glock 19 is 15rds. Glock 26 and Compact 9mm M&P are 12 rounds. You can get +2 base plates for the Glock mags easily.
An all-round excellent concealed carry piece is the Glock 19. You can also use full-size mags for your spares, so a Glock 17 mag will work great as a reload for a Glock 19, a Smith & Wesson M&P full-sized mag will work great for a Compact, etc.
The most important thing is to bring what you carry, and bring a back-up if you can. Bring plenty of mags, and be prepared to support all your firearms with as many levels of maintenance as you are capable and competent of. Nothing worse than for a primary tool to go down in a time-critical course.
I've seen a lot of guns break in high volume shooting, but I have yet to see a Glock or M&P fail, even in extreme arctic conditions over several days.