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SHOT Show Industry Day At The Range – Glock

Glock had their new range of Gen 5 pistols out at range day, including the G19X, which is based on Glock’s entry for the US Army’s Modular Handgun System solicitation.

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Right off the bat, it’s fair to say that the G19X isn’t a true Gen 5 pistol. While it incorporates some of the Gen 5 changes, such as a dual finish slide, ambidextrous safety, and lack of finger grooves, in was developed specifically for the US Army’s solicitation. What this translates to, feature-wise, is:

A compact-size slide on a full-size frame
A removable lanyard loop
Tan-colored magazines
No front grip cutout

This lack of a cutout also means the new Gen 5 magazines are incompatible with the G19X, due to their larger floor plates, but older Gen magazines are good-to-go. Factory +2 floor plates also up the capacity to 19+1.

Elaborating on the aforementioned “dual finish slide”, much like the Gen 5 guns feature an nDLC finish, the G19X features an nPVD finish, with a color the rep was adamant should be referred to as ‘Coyote’; officially, it’s not Flat Dark Earth, Desert Tan, or any such variation, folks.

The trigger, noted in literature as featuring a smoother pull with a weight of 5.8 lbs., felt pretty similar to a standard Glock factory trigger, if a bit nicer. The factory night sights were clear and functional, and easy to point at the target. The full-size grip, derisive as it’s seen by some, felt good in the hand, with the lack of finger grooves contributing to the comfort.

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8 Responses to “SHOT Show Industry Day At The Range – Glock”

  1. Ed says:

    Q: Can the floor plates be changed on the Gen-5 mags so they don’t have that “lip” and can be used for this pistol?

    Q: Can the removable lanyard hook, once removed, will that accommodate any after market mag-ext like Taran tactical, or would that overhang from the front grip have to be removed as well?

    • I spoke with a rep at the Glock booth here at the show, and he confirmed that the floor plates on the Gen 5 mags could be changed out so they’re compatible with the 19X.

      I can’t confirm the second question without having a mag extension and the pistol on-hand. My guess is if there’s any forward protrusion on the extension, it might interfere with proper function.

  2. SpankDaddy says:

    Ask Glock if they have any plans to make a 17slide with a 19 frame, you know, something I can’t do by simply putting a 17 mag in a 19???

  3. Papa Whiskey says:

    This with a TBRC mini comp would be a bad motherfucker