I've tried both (in 9mm, not .40 cal, but the comparison is valid), and I chose the 2022 as my EDC. I carry it every day, and I love it.Sidro wrote:May be looking to buy one or the other. I really like pistols with hammers is why I am looking at these two along with their decent price. Let me have your opinions and no I do not want a Glock. Gave my daughter and son pistols out of my safe at Christmas and need to replace at least one. Thanks for your time and opinions.
But...
Both are great guns. Both shoot well, and both are good manufacturers who stand behind their products. With my family's Italian roots (and the fact that I carried a 92 as a LEO over 25 years ago, and in the army I had an M9), I leaned heavily toward the PX4, but the 2022 won in the long run.
Why? The safety - and for two reasons:
- I have nerve damage in my right thumb that makes it nearly impossible for me to (a) feel if the safety is on or off, and (b) confidently operate the safety in a defensive situation, and know for a fact that I did, indeed move it to the fire position. I figured if I couldn't definitively know where it was at any time without looking or feeling with a different finger, then I couldn't trust myself with it. The 2022 doesn't have a safety, but it does have a safe decocker. I still cannot use my thumb on it, but I never thought I'd find myself in a an 'emergency decock' situation that required me to do so with the intended digit, as designed by the manufacturer.
- While my first reason was enough to steer me toward the 2022, the size of the safety on the PX4 was also a deterrent. It seemed a bit oversized for me, compared to the size of the gun. I felt that (with my generously sized midsection) the protruding safety on the PX4 might possibly be a bit too big for me. I imagined that sliver of metal jutting out from the back end of the gun, and digging right into my side, and figured that wasn't for me.