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I vote for any of the Glock 9mm pistols when simplicity, reliability and ease of maintenance are concerned. I have the longer 34 for IDPA competition, but I will likely get the "baby" Glock 26 for CCW someday. The slide/barrel on the 17 is a bit shorter than the 34 and the 19 is a bit smaller o'all than the 17. Many folks whine about the lack of a safety lever, but if one learns good trigger discipline from the get-go and uses a quality holster, they are perfectly safe IMO.
Just yesterday I slipped and fell down HARD at an IDPA match and landed face first direction in stones breaking my fall with the butt of my Glock in my right hand and the palm of my left hand (several small cuts on my left hand to prove it). As I was not on target when running, my finger was naturally out of the trigger well and the internal "drop safety" did it's job and the gun did not go off. I was able to get back up and continue the course of fire losing only a couple seconds on the stage.
The more I shoot my Glock the more I come to realize that if I ever could only own one handgun for personal protection purposes, it would be a Glock.
A nice shot showing the 4 Glock 9mm pistols currently being produced
