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\"Introducing

The Gen 5 Glock 45 is based on the 19X. (Photo: Glock)<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Glock is officially announcing the newest model, the Glock 45. The Glock 45 is an improved version of the military’s Glock 19X for commercial and police markets.<\/p>\n

The Glock 19X has been in production for some time. Earlier this year, Glock decided to release a special run of the 19X to the public<\/a>. Still, not all Glock fans flocked to the new gun.<\/p>\n

Designed with military requirements in mind, Glock built the 19X to compete in the Army’s Modular Handgun System<\/a>, or MHS, competition. While it didn’t beat all the competition it fared well and closed a gap within Glock’s lineup.<\/p>\n

The 19X combines the 4-inch compact slide with a full-size frame length with a flush magazine capacity of 17+1 rounds of 9mm Luger. It has many Gen 5 features included to meet the Army’s specifications, including a grip design without finger grooves.<\/p>\n

\"Introducing

Designed for law enforcement and self-defense. (Photo: Glock)<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

“After the release of the G19X, we saw a strong interest from the law enforcement community for the design in a black model,” said Glock vice president Josh Dorsey. “The G45 is the result of a design that meets the demanding level of reliability with distinctive Gen 5 design enhancements to improve durability, accuracy and performance to those who go into harm’s way where fractions of a second matter.”<\/p>\n

The Glock 45 has three major changes from the 19X. The largest and most obvious change is the color. It’s black. The Army wanted the MHS pistol to be flat dark earth or something similar. The Glock 45, like the bulk of their pistols, has a black frame, slide, barrel and controls.<\/p>\n

The steel components use Glock’s in-house diamond-like coating finish, like other Gen 5 pistols. This tough finish improves reliability, particularly in adverse conditions. It also has the same grip style and grip pattern as other Gen 5s and the 19X without finger grooves.<\/p>\n

The next change is hard to see. Unlike the 19X the Glock 45 doesn’t have a magazine extraction cutout at the base of the grip. Critics of the Glock 19X said that this makes it possible to pinch users’ fingers while reloading, interfering with the reloading process. It still has an enlarged and flared magazine well for faster reloading.<\/p>\n

See Also: Glock 46 Leaked: Something Really New, Really<\/a><\/h2>\n
\"Introducing

The ambidextrous slide release lever for left-handed shooters is a strong feature. (Photo: Glock)<\/p><\/div>\n

The third change is the addition of forward slide serrations. Many shooters wondered why this was left off of Gen 5 and 19X pistols. Forward serrations are useful for press checks and advanced slide manipulation techniques. They’re now common to most duty-class handguns.<\/p>\n

Other improvements to the Glock 45 are standard Gen 5 changes. The Gen 5 pistols have tighter-fit, accurized barrels and ambidextrous slide stop levers in addition to the other Glock 45 features.<\/p>\n

For a while now there’s been a gap between the Glock 43 launch and the Glock 46 announcement. Now that we know what the Glock 45 is likely to be we are left to wonder what the Glock 44 is. Was it the 19X all along or could there be something else in the pipe?<\/p>\n

***Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a>***<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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