Here's a comparison of 3 great carry guns for size.
Para Ord Carry LDA (.45) ...a heavy little gun in large caliber
Glock 19...lightweight reliable 9mm
Sig P229...heavy carry gun in .40 caliber
Glock pic
Damn, the 19 feels like a brick after wearing it for more than an hour or so. For some reason I had the delusion that the Sig was smaller/lighter.
Is that an "older" 19? The Glock I have and all the others I've seen dont have the white writing on the sides of the slide. The exact same prints but just etched in, not painted. And all of ours are fairly new. Just curious if they used to come that way before or if its some special version.
It is an older model but the white writing has nothing to do with it- many people color in the engraved model # and Glock logo just for looks. Note that there are no finger/thumb grooves or a rail...that's how you can tell it's older.
Well after much deliberation and some investigating here's what I found.
For me, a 6'2" guy with large hands, both weapons fit well enough. The SIG fit better, but the difference was negligible. The 36 is lighter, noticeably, but it trades that weight for the solid feel of a steel frame. The 220's beaver-tail does a great job of distributing recoil, where as the 36's suppression system didn't do as much to compensate while double tapping.
As far as concealability, the size is very comparable. Both are easily hidden and with a good holster (read: comfortable for the body type) they can both be easily carried.
Overall, both are great, but I went with the SIG because it felt better shooting quickly and accurately.
Schnugg, how is that P-6? I saw a good deal on them a while back and I almost bought one.