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My Good Lord.

Someone needs to take a deep breath. And switch to decaf. Seriously.

austinrealtor wrote:No offense, skippr, but I couldn't disagree more with your assessment. See my previous post for why (I own both G27 & G23).

As for recoil, which I didn't address in my previous post, I do not find it unpleasant at all (with or without extensions) and about no par with G23 (maybe a bit snappier). But certainly not even close the the recoil of an airweight J-frame .38

Respectfully, of course.

Thanks for your quick reply, austinrealtor, but I fail to see why you disagree with me.

You can't dispute the physical dimensions of the two pistols, can you?

Glocks are all inherently reliable, aren't they?

What's the problem?

And, yeah, I own a G22, G23, G27, and G35. I've used that last one in all the John Farnam and Gabe Suarez courses I've taken.

Please tell me why you "couldn't disagree more with [my] assessment."

I'm not a Glock fanatic, but the absolute truth is that they're solid, dependable, and reliable.

My typical carries are a 1911 or an XD(m)...however in a lockbox in my car is always a G27.

The G27 isn't a pleasant pistol to shoot. For those who are recoil-averse, it might be a handful even with a magazine extension.

IMHO, though, magazine extensions defeat the purpose of the pistol's size, so why bother?

If you're gonna put a magazine extension on a G27, then just buy a G23. Thickness, then height from sights-to-magazine, are the most important considerations in concealment. Length of the barrel comes in third-place for most people.

The G27 weighs a whispery 1.44 ounces less than the G23. Without magazine extensions, the G27 is only 0.86-inches taller that the G23. The G23 is 0.56-inches longer than the G27...but that tiny amount equates to an additional 0.35-inch sight radius. The G23 standard mag is 13 rounds; the G27 standard mag is 9 rounds. The width of the two pistols is identical.

I'm happy with my G27 for its purpose but, personally, were I looking to chose a daily carry, I'd look to the G23 over the G27.