{"id":85624,"date":"2018-01-24T21:15:46","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T02:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=85624"},"modified":"2018-01-24T21:15:46","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T15:13:52","slug":"glock-19x-best-of-both-worlds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/glock-19x-best-of-both-worlds\/","title":{"rendered":"Shooting the Glock 19X: Best of Both Worlds \u2014 SHOT Show 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Whether it’s practical or collectible, people will line up to buy the Glock 19X.<\/p><\/div>\n

Glock recently announced that they were going to introduce the Model 19X <\/a>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.<\/p>\n

Ultimately Glock did not win the contract but a big part of that was the price<\/a>. 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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Overview<\/h2>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Specifications<\/h2>\n
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In addition to combining Glock 17 and 19 features, the 19X is improved in every critical way.<\/p><\/div>\n