The New Glock 19—How Does It Really Stack Up?! |
Posted: March 3, 2019 |
The New Glock 19—How Does It Really Stack Up?!
The Gen 5's were introduced in the following models: G17, G19, G34, G34 and the G26. I am a novice to the Glock brand, I was kind of forced into action—out of necessity, with one of the Gen 5 Glock 19’s. The people at Pew Pew Guru, wrote a pretty comprehensive article on this firearm, aptly titled, The Glock 19—is it the perfect gun—some pew pew experts seem to think so…? My initial limited hands-on experience and knowledge of this brand left me pleasantly surprised.
The Austrian military and police contracted with Gaston Glock to design firearms for their use. These guns had to be virtually indestructible and at the same time, extremely reliable. To this end, Glock developed the polymer frame, and innovations that lead to the Safe Action, system.
The revolutionary design of the Safe Action, had three internal safeties: The Trigger, Firing Pin, and the Drop Safety. These three mechanisms were designed to ensure the pistol would perform as anticipated, at the highest consistency and that it would not accidentally discharge.
Glocks have been great from my experience. They have always shot, straight and true, and performed flawlessly. The performed whether it was sunny, rainy or cold.
The stats:
Length (overall) 7.28” Slide Length 6.85” Width (overall) 1.34” Slide Width 1.34” Height (including magazine) 5.04” Trigger Distance 2.76” Caliber 9mm Magazine Capacity 15/17/24/31/33 Barrel Length 4.02” Weight (W/O) Magazine 21.52 Oz. Weight (W/empty MAG) 23.99 Oz. Weight (W/loaded Magazine) 31.04 Trigger Pull 26N
The lowers are made from a polymer-Nylon 6 that does not rust. Its scratch resistant and does not constrict or contract— unlike metal. You can even clean it with water, if you don’t have cleaner.
The weight makes it one of the lightest 9mm handguns on the market which makes it an absolute great conceal carry gun. Its also only 6” from sigh to sight.
I’ll Conclude by saying, I fired hundreds of rounds through a rented Glock 19 Gen 5 and I walked away super impressed. Just like the article by Pew Pew Guru, on The Glock 19 being the perfect gun I am also a fan!
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