Glock G19 Gen5 9mm vs Glock G26 Gen5 9mm

Same family, same trigger, different size. The Glock G19 Gen5 9mm holds 15 rounds to the Glock G26 Gen5 9mm's 10, with a 4.02" barrel against 3.43" and a 6.02" sight radius against 5.39". The G26 is the smaller gun by 0.86" of length (6.42" vs 7.28") and 0.87" of height (4.17" vs 5.04"), and it is 1.94 oz lighter, 21.69 oz against 23.63 oz. Width is nearly the same, 1.3" vs 1.34". Trigger pull is identical at 5.8 lb, neither is optic ready, and both ship with three magazines. MSRP is $647 for the G19 and $599 for the G26.

Pick the Glock G19 Gen5 if:

• You want 15+1 rather than 10+1
• You want the longer barrel and sight radius, 4.02" and 6.02" against 3.43" and 5.39"
• You want the full 5.04" of grip height to hold onto

Pick the Glock G26 Gen5 if:

• You want 0.87" less height, which is the dimension that tends to print
• You want 1.94 oz off the belt (21.69 oz vs 23.63 oz)
• You want to spend $48 less ($599 vs $647)

At 0.04" apart in width, the G26 buys its concealment with height and barrel length, not with a thinner gun. Five rounds, 0.59" of barrel and 0.87" of height against 1.94 oz and $48 is the whole trade.