Need Opinion. To buy or not to buy G17

I found a FDE G17, and I have been eyeing either a G19 or g17 for some time now. Its at a good price and i'm thinking I should pick it up. Money is tight right now but i'm afraid that if i snooze ill lose. Especially with 1224 possibly coming down the drain. I need someone elses opinion on whether I should do it. I'm not going to be eating ramen for a month but I probably shouldnt be buying a new gun. Should I do it or not?

This is not a question as to whether I should buy a Glock vs SA vs Sig vs <insert brand here>, I also dont care that you hate FDE guns. :)

Buy mags instead if money is tight right now

I've got two opinions here...

#1: if it's a choice between a G19 and a G17, I'd heartily recommend the 19. Much more versatile size-wise, and you can still use 17 mags if you care about the two extra rounds.
#2: if it's just a choice between getting it or not, then YES - BUY IT NOW. It will be off the books, will have evil-capacity mags, and will be an excellent investment. A little temporary debt is worth the secure, placid, smile-inducing feeling of knowing you have everything you want firearms-wise in the face of an impending restriction on those rights. (I know... *Grin*)

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Originally Posted by drift_g35

I found a FDE G17, and I have been eyeing either a G19 or g17 for some time now. Its at a good price and i'm thinking I should pick it up. Money is tight right now but i'm afraid that if i snooze ill lose.

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IF, you were to buy it, and have buyers remorse, liquidating a 9mm Glock in the for-sale section typically takes less than an hour if it's priced realistically.

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Originally Posted by ChunkyMonkey

Buy mags instead if money is tight right now

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That's what I'm doing... I own a G22 (15 round std cap, I should be okay, but it's a Gen3), but I do want a G17 Gen4 one day, then send it in to Salient Arms for some upgrades... I think now I'm just going to stock up on G17 mags... [Beer]

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Originally Posted by Ronin13

That's what I'm doing... I own a G22 (15 round std cap, I should be okay, but it's a Gen3), but I do want a G17 Gen4 one day, then send it in to Salient Arms for some upgrades... I think now I'm just going to stock up on G17 mags... [Beer]

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I like your style.... If you find G17 mags in stock. Let me know.

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Originally Posted by hatidua

IF, you were to buy it, and have buyers remorse, liquidating a 9mm Glock in the for-sale section typically takes less than an hour.

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^ This

That is my dilema. We are in the process of building a new home so we have to keep the finances in check... but I REALLY want to upgrade the number of magazines I've got. I think we've only got six 19-round magazines... but two of them have been converted to CA compliant 10-rounders for when I fly out that way. So we really only have four 19-rounders. I gotta see if I can get my hands on at least 4 or 6 more.

Those suckers are so expensive!

I purchased a G17 for my son plus five mags. I also have his complete lower and 8 PMAGS and 4 GI Mags. He is underage so I am going to document his mags and have it notarized.

The only thing that is important right now is mags if we can't get this shit undone.

However, I agree that the G19 is more versatile. I am going to get me son a G19 and G26 over the next couple of years.

Disclaimer: I don't like Glocks but my son does.

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Originally Posted by JM Ver. 2.0

I like your style.... If you find G17 mags in stock. Let me know.

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I doubt I will... But I plan on backorder... it only took about 1.5mos for my Sig 229 15-rnd mags. [Beer]

ETA: Brownells has 3-packs... I might back order these on payday this friday! http://www.brownells.com/magazines/h...el_1=Glock__17