question about the g26

[Hillbilly]

is it as reliable as the g19? thought it might be easier to ccw than my 19. thanks

[M4arc]

is it as reliable as the g19? thought it might be easier to ccw than my 19. thanks

I can only speak for one (mine) but my G26 has been the most reliable Glock I own and shoot. I've had at one time either a FTE or a FTF with my G19 and my G17 but my G26 has never had an issue. Not only is it stone reliable but it's pretty darn accurate to boot!

[bkb0000]

i don't shoot my 26 nearly as much as my 17, but i've no zero failures in <1000 rounds. it is easily as accurate as my 17 (which means its more accurate than me).

it's a fantastic gun for deep concealment- definitely a "buy."

[skyugo]

i think you'd be hard pressed to find a more reliable subcompact.

the only thing i've found mine not to like is very light reloads. a very nice shooting gun too.

[Beat Trash]

Mine is reliable. I intentionally tried to make it malfunction, even going so far as to hold it upside down with just my thumb and index finger holding the gun while I worked the trigger with the other hand. ( taking care to ensure the muzzle pointed at backstop the entire time). I went through an entire magazine without issues.

I trust mine completely.

[woody d]

G26...utterly reliable and easy to shoot in my experience

[OPPFOR]

I own both. I've never had a problem with my G26. Conceals very well and you might find that you shoot it better than a G19. My experience anyway.

[Dragon Slayer]

I have never had ever any problems with my G26, G27, G19, G23, G30, G36, G36/30 Hybrid. Glocks are the most reliable guns ever and in my opinion the G26 is as close to perfection as it could be and I find it as accurate as my G19. BTW I do not work for Glock and I don't own stock in Glock.;):)

[ROCKET20_GINSU]

My results have varied a bit from the group consensus. Remember that my sample size is 1, and with that in mind my 26 has run a bit less reliably than my 19,17 and 34. Don't get me wrong I love my 26 and it is my normal EDC; however, whereas I have had mabey 1 or 2 malfunctions w/ my 19 and 34, none w/ 17 over the course of several thousand rounds. I have had approximately 5 malfunctions over the course of about 700-1000 rds, (very rough estimate).

I suspect some were due to limp wristing (my friends were the shooters at the time), and then with a very particular batch of ammo that I picked up at a gunshow, "factory new", but no idea who the actual factory was, I had several FTE's with that batch of ammo that my other glocks did fine with. I suspected the FTEs were partially ammo related and partially because the extractor was dirty. so I detailed stripped it and cleaned it, checking for chip/cracks and it seemed fine and since it has run well using a variety of ammo.

I have faith in the pistol and trust it, but I don't find MY 26 as absolutely reliable as my other Glocks. just my humble observations. All machines fail on rare occasion so I don't sweat it too much, but I am going to run my G26 some more on monday to reverify its function :D

GU

[SWATcop556]

My G26 is just as accurate and reliable as my G19 and G17. It's great for concealed carry when wearing shorts and a tshirt.

[Irish]

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[The Dumb Gun Collector]

In my experience the G19 is the least reliable 9mm Glock (granted, I have zero time on the 17L). The G26 is very reliable, and the G17 is basically so reliable that you are likely to stand around like a jackass if you ever have a jam because you won't believe it.

[Drew78]

I switch off my EDC's between my Glock 19 and 26. I would say the 26 gets the nod at least 75% of the time.

I have never had any issues with my 19.

Last year, my 26 started a short string of "hiccups". It would not return to battery sometimes. To be fair, I had WAY more rounds through the 26 than the 19. After a complete detail strip of the 26, new recoil spring, new mag, and replaced trigger spring she has run like a top again. Everything needs maintainence, and I dont mind being overly cautious with my carry gun. Besides, it was cheap as hell to buy the parts, and equally as easy to do. I also attribute some of that to some horrible WWB I seemed to get at the time, seemed very under powered.

-Drew

[awm14hp]

I have and use all 3 of the G 9mm's to me with my size of hands I see little advantage of the g26 as I can hide a g19 99 percent of the times I need to and the other 1 percent I go with a P32 and 642 or such. That being said the G26 shoots very well and carries well also.

[Detmongo]

my 26 was willed to me from my buddies widow. i don't know how many rounds Mike put thru it befor he left us but i put 20,000 rds thru it since carrying as a bug. the round count has been 10,000 gold dot +p and the other 10,000 have been a mix of ball and other standard vel. jhp's.