Glock 17 or Glock 34

[CarlosDJackal]

... I know the 34 has a longer sight radius, thus increasing accuracy. But I hear that is a double edge sword as the longer slide is slower to draw from a holster and get on target with a proper sight picture...

If I can easily carry my Glock 35 I would. But as it is I used this model as my duty gun for years and I have never felt that it slowed down my presentations. For training I used my Glock 34 because of the less expensive ammo (prior to all this craziness, anyway).

For home defense my nightstand gun is my Glock 35 with TLR-1 light attached. If you are not planning on carrying this gun for concealment at all, I'd personally go with the Glock 34 over the Glock 17 (which I also own). But that's JM2CW.

The bottom line is you need to choose which one feels best in YOUR hands. This includes the ability to acquire and line up your sights. Good luck!!

[el_chingoton13]

Sorry if this is a stupid question; would it be a bad idea to cover the opening on a Glock 34 with duct take or something similar?

[KCBRUIN]

Sorry if this is a stupid question; would it be a bad idea to cover the opening on a Glock 34 with duct take or something similar?

If the duct tape came loose it could block your front sight. It could also block your field of view not letting you see the target. It could prevent reholstering if it gets bunched up.

Glock 34 for competition and playing on the range.
Glock 17 for duty/go to war.

[ST911]

The opening in the slide is a non-issue.

[samuse]

Sorry if this is a stupid question; would it be a bad idea to cover the opening on a Glock 34 with duct take or something similar?

I see 34s and 35s shoot every week. Lots of times idiots are shooting 'em. I've NEVER seen the hole cause a problem.

It doesn't bother anything on the Beretta either...

[el_chingoton13]

Thanks for the replies.

[FAB45]

If your not competing with it I would go with the 17 as it will be a little easier to draw.

[Alaskapopo]

The opening in the slide is a non-issue.

I know it is in 99% of situations but I do have a concern if I was fghting for my gun and it got dropped in the slow if it would fire with snow and or mud crammed in the hole. Another reason I like the 17 over the 34 is when a weapon light mount is attached its a perfect stand off device so in a tight situation I can just push the gun into the attacker and pull the trigger without having to worry about pushing the gun out of battery. On the 34 the slide is longer and this does not work.
Just my opinion.
Pat

[jonconsiglio]

I know it is in 99% of situations but I do have a concern if I was fghting for my gun and it got dropped in the slow if it would fire with snow and or mud crammed in the hole. Another reason I like the 17 over the 34 is when a weapon light mount is attached its a perfect stand off device so in a tight situation I can just push the gun into the attacker and pull the trigger without having to worry about pushing the gun out of battery. On the 34 the slide is longer and this does not work.
Just my opinion.
Pat

My concern as well about the stand off. I had a situation where only one round was fired due to contact on the handgun.

[JHC]

Given that Grant gets a bit of his gun info from Ken, I'd say your guess about story being the same is right.
A long-time G35 user checked his with a dime and said that the dime wouldn't make it inside the slide due to larger OD of 0.40SW barrel. It would be interesting to see if others can confirm that.
I'll keep my opinion about carrying a full sized gun in a pocket to myself, other than noting that one needs a freaking big pocket to carry G34/G35.
As far as dedicating G34/G35 to a nightstand use, I have a different take. A quick look on my nightstand reveals a lot of crap, including coins, paper, pens and their plastic covers etc, in a relatively close proximity to where my gun goes. On the other hand, a trip down memory lane fails to recall any instances of me finding anything that didn't belong there inside my holsters.
Of course, YNMV, as in your nightstand may vary.

I have used different Glocks with X300 for that role but I keep them in a kydex holster for that purpose.