Which to carry: Glock or DW VBob?

[el Godfather]

Hi
I am traveling with family for a vacation and wanted to take one pistol with me. I am undecided between these:
1. Glock 19
2. DW VBob 1911 .45

I shoot both well. Both are conceal-able and very reliable.

I will be attending a few wedding functions and social events. Some late night travel but nothing in the woods.

Which would you choose?

 

[357 Terms]

Cant go wrong with either, if you shoot both equally well.
When out of town and staying somewhere unfamiliar I like the option of a rail mounted light when not carrying.
Still, I voted DW. Simply out of bias.

 

[JR24]

Personally? The Glock.

I carried the VBob for years and it’s a phenomenal carry gun but it’s now too heavy for my back to handle, else I’d probably still be carrying it every day.

But, when I’m traveling I prefer to use an easier to replace, less expensive, option. Plus the lighter weight is nicer if I’m in the car more or in unfamiliar settings.

 

[Spats McGee]

For me, it would depend on where I was traveling. Is it an area with a mag capacity limit?

 

[MedWheeler]

Take the G19. In the unlikely event you lose it to a seizure (such as after a DGU incident) or other scenario, you can get another one pretty much anywhere.

Of course, this line of thinking could apply on home territory, too.

Take the Wesson if there's anyone you'll be visiting who is a fellow enthusiast and with whom you might want to share it.

 

[CDW4ME]

Both are decent guns.
Which would you prefer in hand if you had to defend yourself? Carry that one.
Take the other as a replacement or spare.

 

[edwardware]

I am undecided between these:
1. Glock 19
2. DW VBob 1911 .45

That's like asking if you should drive the '21 Toyota Pious, or the '84 GM pickup with modded cams and pipes.

Who are you?

 

[trackskippy]

Which one do you always carry?

 

[Charlie98]

Although I voted the DW, the real question is which one do you have a good holster for? Both aren't necessarily light pistols, and if you have social engagements to attend, the one that would conceal the best and carry the best would likely be your answer.

 

[Kleanbore]

Which can you employ more effectively in defensive shooting drills?

 

[bannockburn]

I voted Glock 19 primarily because it's more easily replaced versus the Dan Wesson VBob.

 

[tuckerdog1]

When I travel, I always take more than one ( sometimes several ). I vote take both.

 

[Lo-Profile]

The Dan Wesson ... But I'm biased against Glocks.

 

[Howland937]

Both. Depending on laws where you are and where you're going. I don't know if there's a bit of merit to it, but on long drives I've always liked the idea of having something more quickly accessible in a vehicle than what I'm carrying on me. Where legal, of course.

 

[Paul R Zartman]

Who would wear a GLOCK to a wedding or special event...wear the BBQ gun my friend...

 

[md7]

I’d lean Glock unless there’s mag restrictions in the area.

 

[Skylerbone]

Assuming no restriction and that both work for you, thus the question posed to us, Glock. While the VBob was clipped for carry the Glock was born for it with greater capacity built into a similar footprint.

 

[JR24]

Who would wear a GLOCK to a wedding or special event...wear the BBQ gun my friend...

Ive always been a concealed means concealed type of guy, unless in the field

 

[Zerodefect]

Vbob is safer. Glock is faster out of the holster, and a better overall fighting pistol.

Family function in a safe area, I'd lean towards Vbob. Going through a dumpy city, G19 all the way. Sweaty weather, G19. My G23 replaced all of my smaller 1911's. I have 2 fullsize 1911's left. They have their niche.

 

[Robbins290]

15 rounds is better, I voted 19. but seriously, whats up with all these polls El godfater?

 

[Reinz]

Even though I’m a 1911 guy, I would choose a Glock for travel and going to an unknown area since Ammo capacity is pert near double.

 

[ontarget]

My heart says VBob, but my brain says G19 for the capacity. Yeah, I'd take both.

 

[Zerodefect]

You guys can reload the 1911.

 

[el Godfather]

Which one do you always carry?

I have carried them both. I try to rotate my carry pistols. Currently I was carrying HkP30 but now its Dan or G19 for few weeks.

 

[el Godfather]

My heart says VBob, but my brain says G19 for the capacity. Yeah, I'd take both.

I know what you mean.