Re: What do you carry?
So much bad advice in this one. I don't take pictures of my handguns because they are in my waistband where they belong. Guess it's reading comprehension day.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: no clue</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I have had to replace the grips on all the pistols I own so that they would fit my hands nicely.</div></div>
This is not the goal. It's not the first concern. It ranks up there with do you like the color?
The best way I can explain is:
A good golf grip is uncomfortable.
Carrying a gun in your waistband is uncomfortable.
Properly fit and tightened running shoes are uncomfortable.
A properly adjusted bicycle seat is uncomfortable.
Using a pencil is uncomfortable.
After a while this uncomfortable feeling goes away. Muscle memory is created and what was once uncomfortable now feels 'right'. It is the new benchmark for how it is supposed to feel. Carrying a gun isn't some tactile treat for the senses. If you have hands larger than those if a small child you too can use a glock 9mm proficiently.
Get a glock 19. And a good holster which is made of kydex (my preference goes to Comp-tac for IWB stuff). And some new pants that you've tried on with the gun and holster. And a new belt because your old belt won't fit or won't look right. Get up in the AM and put it on and wear it all day. In a month go clothes shopping as you will have a better idea what cuts of pants and brands work better than others and so on.
You don't need an additional mag pouches with the glock, especially in the beginning. Kydex holsters usually have some sort of 'click' feeling when the weapon is fully inserted. They also have better retention than leather, faster draws, and are maintenance free. Downside is they scratch frames, and require replacement at intervals because they break. Comp-tac's usually break a fair share of plastic belt clips. So buy spares.
I know you aren't enamored with the glock because it isn't special, and you think your carry gun should be just like you. Buy the glock used, get a gen 3 not a gen 4. In a few months you can sell the glock for the same price you paid after carrying it every day, sweating all over it, never cleaning it, scratching it, shooting the piss out of it, and otherwise hating it every second. Someone will eagerly buy it. Then you will at least have a clue.