Whether it’s practical or collectible, people will line up to buy the Glock 19X.
Glock recently announced that they were going to introduce the Model 19X on the commercial market and buyers could not be happier. The Glock 19X is the pistol they designed for the U.S. military’s Modular Handgun System, or MHS.
Ultimately Glock did not win the contract but a big part of that was the price. Glock’s MHS pistol was more expensive than the competition — the gun still performed better in some ways. Because of that, people will forever ask if the Army made the right decision.
Either way, people have been asking Glock to sell them these guns and Glock’s response was positive. The company made a few tweaks to the commercial version to give it a little more market appeal so this is as close as anyone will get to owning a Glock MHS pistol.
Overview
The Glock 19X packs many of the features of the new Gen 5 series with some features unique to this pistol. Simply, the 19X is a Glock 19 slide on a Glock 17 frame. Why would you want to do that? Because it’s a fantastic way to make one gun perform a lot of roles.
With its shorter slide and barrel assembly, it’s possible to carry the 19X concealed. For some people, grip length has very little to do with concealment. Shooters with bigger hands can get a better grip on full-size frames and that extra half inch matters. A better grip means more control.
The shorter slide also makes the gun faster to draw and point with less slide to clear a holster. The 19X has a capacity advantage over a Glock 19, too. Flush magazines hold 17 rounds of 9mm Luger, two more. If you need to use you concealed-carry pistol for real, you want to stack all the advantages you can.
Specifications
In addition to combining Glock 17 and 19 features, the 19X is improved in every critical way.
- 9mm Luger
- Marksman barrel
- Glock night sights
- 18-round capacity with flush magazine (one included)
- 20-round capacity with extended magazines (two included)
- Ambidextrous slide release levers
- Reversible magazine release button
- Improved PVD finish
- Coyote frame and slide
- Lanyard loop
- No manual thumb safety
Impressions
At range day, I finally got my hands on the long-awaited Glock 19X, and it did not disappoint. This is a gun with a frame big enough to get all your fingers on, holds 17+1 rounds of ammo and has a sight set up that is lines up quickly.
Instead of the 19X, they should have called this the Glock Commander. It is essentially a polymer copy of the famed 1911 Colt Commander, a platform that was proved worth over and over again in its day. This is the best development I have seen from Glock since the advent of the Generation 3, and I can’t wait to get one of my own. This is a no question buy gun, I recommend it highly.
Pricing
The Glock 19X is a premium service pistol and the $749 MSRP reflects that. Considering this is an improved, special edition pistol from Glock, the price isn’t bad at all. You may not want to wait for a deal. Guns like this sell for what the sticker says.
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