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Personal choice, but I prioritize deep concealment and comfort over extra rounds and better stopping power. So, for me, I don't think the extra 4 rounds are worth the double stack bulk and the extra weight of the Glock 26. (If you find yourself in a situation needing the extra 4 rounds of the 26, then you will probably end up wishing you had the 15 rounds of a Glock 19.)
Also, you will carry more often the easier it is to do so, and carrying something is better than carrying nothing. I actually rarely carry my 19. I know other people carry .45's inside the waistband all the time, but I hate that with my 19. To make it comfortable, I have a 5.11 Holster Shirt (see picture of me below)...no one can tell you are carrying (it is an undershirt, obviously)...but it doesn't allow a very quick draw. It makes drawing a last resort...which it should be anyway.
I think if I had a 43, I might carry more. As it is, I rarely do so.
I’m proficient with a 43. I’m even better with a 26.
I’m faster than average on the draw. Especially with the 26.
Comfortable with both. But will be adding additional capacity.
Respect both. Thanks for the input.
Guessing it rhymes with "hero".
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The 26 has a standard 10-round magazine, the 43 only a 6, but if you need more than 6 rounds you're in a whole lot of trouble. Both are very compact, with the 43 being slightly smaller.
I'd take whichever is less expensive.
If I carried, that is what I would carry.
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