Kevin G. writes . . .
I’m a retired police officer of 28 years. Here’s what I carry:
GLOCK 26 Gen3
Benchmade Sibert Knife
5.11 ATAC A1 Flashlight
Two GLOCK 19 magazines
Ammunition is Hornady Critical Duty 135 grain
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When I bought my g19 I looked at the 26. It’s too short for me to hold proper.
My go-with-me gun is my G26, equipped with a G26 10-rd mag. I carry a full size 17-rd backup mag.
The grip is, of course, a bit three-fingered as everyone who’s held one has noticed, but I’ve never had any problem shooting it.
I use Pearce grip extensions. That gives me 12 in each mag.
It felt like a short, fat “brick” in my hand. Also, if you can easily conceal a G26, you can probably get it done with a G19. I never quite understood the G26, but hey more is better I guess.
Have you thought of using the 15 round mags with a spacer. I do that with my backup mags.
I just went with the 19.
Nice and neat.
I prefer the Gen4 (or 48) but not much different.
Plenty of capability in a tidy package.
can’t wait to see what a gen48 looks like
The grip texture and shape of the finger grooves will be revolutionary I’m sure. Perhaps a THIRD backstrap size. Hell, they might even finally figure out truly ambi mag releases for their pistols.
The future truly is filled with wonders.
ambi mag releases
I’ve spent so much of my life pressing the mag release with my index finger, I don’t even think I’d like an ambi thumb mag release.
I doubt any will live long enough to see it.
A retired police officer and no holster?
what for? he walks around juggling them. you should see it when he goes shopping at the hardware store.
Yeah I don’t know why these posts don’t include holsters. Everyone knows what a glock looks and acts like, I’d be more interested in carry methods.
I traded in my G26 for a Sig P365. Even with the factory 12 round magazines, it’s a much better carry pistol for me. Smaller, full grip and great fit. Capacity is up there practically in the G19 ballpark, too.
I carry my P365 with 15+1 – same capacity as the cereal-box-sized M9, but MUCH more compact. I can always go back to the 10rd factory mag if I need to conceal in gym shorts and a T-shirt, but I’ve successfully concealed that way using the 15rd.
I haven’t bought any of the 15 round mags yet, but I’ve four 12 rounders (bought the extras a couple of months before the 15’s came out. Just my luck). During warm weather, the 10 round with the finger rest conceals better for me, but during jacket/coat weather, I go back to a 12. I’m going to have to pick up a 15 or two. Especially during cool/cold weather. Any feed issues with the 15’s?
I’ve had zero feed issues with the 15s, 12s, or 10s. Only potential issue (which you probably understand already since you use 12s) is the possibility of slamming part of your hand between the mag adapter / collar and the short grip during a fast reload. One could easily prevent that by just not using the collar, trading off for a minor discontinuity in grip circumference.
I also swapped a 26 gen 3 for a p365. Both are great guns. Sure do like the ergos of the sig.
Thanks for your service Kevin G.
He’s got one more cartridge than Barney. Dang those orange followers.
Great catch!
I carry my 26 and keep my 19 for home defense. Totally a Glock Girl!
Good EDC. Everything you need. Nothing you don’t.
Bout time they showed a real EDC instead of an AT4 with a light, red dot, extend threaded tube in an IWBA lubed with beard oil and tattoo ink posed up in “tactical” flip flops.
Benchmade Adamas is a great choice for this EDC. Solid, no nonsense knife.
Original, beautiful, I give you a “thumbs up.”
It looks like a 12 rd PMAG in the gun itself… is it?
Yes it is a 12 round P Magazine
Soooo, you carry 2 extra mags……with one round each. Nice!
Maybe he lives in NY and is just ahead of the curve…
I’m glad I wasn’t the only one to see that. 😀
Stippling job looks good.
Ben from Boresite Solutions out Miami Florida
He does great work !
Good LEO retired EDC package if you have been led to the dark side of GLOCK. Just kidding had 3 jobs requiring Glocks BUT Retired I’m free to be Walther PPQ SC w/ 15 round backup mags:)
When I switched from my old PPK/S a couple of years ago, The decision was down to the G26 or a P365. Since my whole issue was no longer being able to see the sights on the PPK in low light conditions, I ended up going with the P365. In low light, those tritium sights made a huge difference for my 60 year old eyes (getting old ain’t for sissies for sure). A former LEO buddy also encouraged the P365 as he’d recently changed from a G19.
Nothing against the Glock, and if it’s working for you, that’s all that matters. So Good Gun, Spare Mags, Flashlight, and Knife hits all the boxes on my list for EDC. I really like the Hornady Critical Duty 135’s as well. They perform fine through the P365 and either Critical Duty’s or Critical Defense’s are what I keep on hand for defense use in every handgun in our safe, except for the 8″ barrel SAA .357 Mag (but it’s my Camping/Hiking Bear Repellant). My wife likes the .38 Special Critical Defense Lite in her Model 60 snubby. The recoils more tolerable with her arthritis issues.
Nice EDC kit!
The Adamas is a heavy beast of a knife. One of benchmade’s better blades.
Benchmade the cut up guns champion….instead of offering them to poor single moms in the hood who can’t afford to protect their lives or that of their children!
Nice!
Support Benchmade right????
This is my carry gun also. However, I use Glock 19 mags with an Xgrip sleeve. Feels as good in my hand as a VP9 or PPQ. Semper certa. Si vos quaerite pacem, para bellum.
Pretty! This was a really wonderful post. Thanks for supplying this info.
Hi — I tried all of the small single-stack and micro 9’s (365, 43, 43X, Shield, Shield Plus, Walther PPS) and I came back to the Glock 26 Gen-5. It simply works for me. I like the grip thickness for recoil reduction, retention, and better accuracy. The other mentioned choices are too thin and have more felt recoil. I can pocket carry the G-26 in my uniform pants. I also believe that the G-26 can take more punishment than the other choices. I also like the price of the Glock mags $21.99 for 10, 15, or 17 round compared to the $35+ for the other options (P-mags cheaper yet). I am also connected with LE, so I totally agree with the Kevin G’s choice… 🙂