I'm of a slightly different personal preference ...
If I could only own ONE Glock, it would be the G26.
Fits my hand better than either the G17 or G19. Something about the ergonomics of the shortened grip profile that works well for me.
I carry the stock 10-round magazine in the pistol, and sometimes a Pearce curved floor plate on the spare(s). The curved floor plate does make for easier loading because it sticks down below my hand, which sticks a bit lower than the bottom of the grip.
Shooting the G26 (and even my G27) with the stock magazine floor plates took a bit of an adjustment ... as it did with my CS45 and the non-curved magazine butt plates ... but I've found the unsupported, curled little finger doesn't adversely affect my shooting at all.
Well, the increased snap of the .40 S&W in the G27 can eventually cause some tingling in my little finger.
Distal knuckle and floor plate impact under sustained shooting conditions ...
Non-factory floor plates can sometimes change things a bit, though. In some of my G26/27 magazines it can change the way the last round will fit. Also, some folks have reported that the occasional non-factory extended floor plate may affect the normally reliable functioning when used on magazines in their pistols. Dunno. I wouldn't be surprised to learn of the potential for a certain amount of tolerance stack issues to arise when non-factory parts are combined with factory parts.
Take a look at the difference in the stcok & non-factory floor plates when it comes to things like the smoothness and thickness of the rails and surface edges where the magazine body meets the floor plate, and the dimensions involved in how the insert rests on the floor plates.
Also, some folks have reported the possibility of some occasional magazine & grip frame/magazine well combinations having dimensions perhaps allowing excessive movement on the part of the magazine body when the little finger exerts pressure against the finger extension ... which might be related to some feeding issues.
I've found that my Pearce floor plates seem to 'fit' on some G26 magazine bodies better than some others. Odd ... but there you go. I only use a few of them on some of the magazines, and those magazines generally get used more for spare carry (and some range use, of course), but mostly for the added length which seems to be an advantage during rapid reloading, especially while moving. Functioning has been fine with the magazines on which the floor plates seem to 'fit' better ...
The G26 is an outstanding little pistol.
FWIW, you don't hear (or read) of too many folks who encounter functioning issues with them ... not like you can with the larger compact and full-size platforms. I don't know what that means, if anything, but it doesn't seem as though there are many dissatisfied G26 owners/users.
