Glock 17L or 34?

[whbonney26]

I have been thinking about getting one of the Glocks with the Longer barrels. I don't have any present reason to get one.

I would love to hear from people who have either of these on why they choose one over the other and what they like or dislike about the model.

 

[noob]

I'm partial, I have two g34's. The 17Ls are harder to come by

 

[JBP55]

I prefer the G34.

 

[DAVE_M]

Glock 34 or 19L

 

[rcm192]

I like my 17L. Its a gen 1...pretty different fit in the hand vs the gen 3 or 4.

 

[whbonney26]

I prefer the G34.

Is there a particular reason?

 

[JBP55]

Is there a particular reason?

I have torn up shoulders and the longer barrel makes the 17L slower/harder to draw and I saw no advantage to shooting the G17L which I think is slower back on target.
Longer sight radius on the G17L may help some with slow bullseye shooting but a G26 will be quicker on target. I have owned most 9mm and .40 Glocks and several in .45 caliber.
The best 5 shot group fired from any of my Glocks was 1.16" at 25 yards with a Gen 4 G17. The person shooting also shot a 5 shot group of 1.61" with my Gen 3 G34.
The above groups were shot from a rest.
The best I ever shot at 25 yards was with a Glock 34 10 years ago when I could occasionally shoot 17 rounds in a 4" group which has grown much larger with more injuries.

 

[whbonney26]

I have torn up shoulders and the longer barrel makes the 17L slower/harder to draw and I saw no advantage to shooting the G17L which I think is slower back on target.
Longer sight radius on the G17L may help some with slow bullseye shooting but a G26 will be quicker on target. I have owned most 9mm and .40 Glocks and several in .45 caliber.
The best 5 shot group fired from any of my Glocks was 1.16" at 25 yards with a Gen 4 G17. The person shooting also shot a 5 shot group of 1.61" with my Gen 3 G34.
The above groups were shot from a rest.
The best I ever shot at 25 yards was with a Glock 34 10 years ago when I could occasionally shoot 17 rounds in a 4" group which has grown much larger with more injuries.

Good info. Thanks.

 

[J.wag]

I have run a few uspsa matches with glock 17 gen 3. I enjoy it and occasionally carry it. Any particular reason your wanting the long slide stuff?