Glock Pistols

Glock Pistols

Glock pistols are polymer-frame 9mm handguns with Safe Action. Shop Slimline Glock 43, Glock 43X, and Glock 48 pistols, compact Glock 19 pistols, full-size Glock 17 pistols, Glock 19X and Glock 45 crossovers, and factory Aimpoint COA packages. MOS and Gen6 optic-ready slides sit on this page with iron-sight pistols. Handguns ship to a licensed FFL.

Safe Action keeps a consistent trigger pull from the first round to the last. Three automatic safeties disengage as the trigger is pulled and re-engage when the trigger is released. A built-in beavertail helps you get a high grip. Aggressive grip texture helps you hold the pistol when you press the trigger. Gen6 frames add a palm swell and updated texture on those guns. Factory polymer sights sit on iron-sight slides. A factory red dot is installed only on the pistols that list one.

Shop Glock pistols by family. Named pages cover the Glock 43X, Glock 19, Glock 17, Glock 19X, Glock 45, Glock 43, Glock 48, and Glock COA lines. Spare magazines sit on the Glock magazines page. Cerakote, engraved, print, and other custom finishes keep that Glock’s factory size and magazine family under a dealer color. The color or engraving is a dealer finish on that pistol.

Slimline Glock 43, 43X, and 48

The Glock 43 is Glock’s original Slimline 9mm. A 3.41 in. barrel sits in a 6.06 in. slide. Overall length is 6.26 in., height with a magazine is 4.25 in., and width is 1.06 in. The short grip holds a six-round magazine. The Glock 43 has no accessory rail in front of the trigger guard. Glock 43 magazines are six-round magazines for that short grip. See Glock 43 pistols.

The Glock 43X keeps that 3.41 in. barrel and 6.06 in. slide, then adds the compact-length grip Glock uses on the Glock 48. Overall length is 6.50 in., height with a magazine is 5.04 in., and width is 1.10 in. Slimline magazines started at 10 rounds, and Glock also makes OEM 15-round Slimline magazines for the 43X and 48. MOS and Aimpoint COA 43X pistols use Glock’s slim mounting rail. See Glock 43X pistols.

The Glock 48 uses that same 43X grip under a longer slide. A 4.17 in. Marksman Barrel sits in a 6.85 in. slide. Overall length is 7.28 in. Height with a magazine stays 5.04 in. Width stays 1.10 in. The 48 shares Slimline magazines with the 43X. See Glock 48 pistols.

Compact Glock 19, full-size Glock 17, and crossovers

The Glock 19 is Glock’s compact 9mm. A 4.02 in. barrel sits in a 6.85 in. slide, and overall length is 7.28 in. Height with a magazine is 5.04 in. A Glock 19 Gen6 is about 1.35 in. wide. Standard magazines are 15-round Glock 19 magazines. Gen6 G19 pistols use Glock’s accessory rail and the Optic Ready System with three plates. See Glock 19 pistols.

The Glock 17 is Glock’s full-size 9mm. A 4.49 in. barrel sits in a 7.32 in. slide, and overall length is 7.95 in. Height with a magazine is 5.47 in. A Glock 17 Gen6 is 1.34 in. wide. Standard magazines are 17-round Glock 17 magazines. See Glock 17 pistols.

The Glock 19X is Glock’s first crossover 9mm, with a G19-length slide on a G17-length frame, finished in coyote. A 4.02 in. Marksman Barrel sits in a 6.85 in. slide. Overall length is 7.44 in., height with a magazine is 5.47 in., and width is 1.30 in. Standard magazines are 17-round magazines in the Glock 17 pattern. See Glock 19X pistols.

The Glock 45 takes that compact-slide, full-size-frame layout into black. A 4.02 in. barrel sits in a 6.85 in. slide. Overall length is 7.44 in., and height with a magazine is 5.47 in. Standard magazines are 17-round magazines in the Glock 17 pattern. Gen5 MOS G45 pistols ship with one adapter plate. Gen6 G45 pistols use the Optic Ready System with three plates. See Glock 45 pistols.

MOS, Gen6 ORS, and Aimpoint COA

MOS slides are factory-milled for a reflex sight. Double-stack MOS pistols currently ship with one adapter plate. Slimline MOS on a 43X or 48 uses a Shield RMSc-pattern cut and does not include adapter plates. Gen6 optic-ready pistols use Glock’s Optic Ready System and three plates. Those plates are a different set from the Gen5 MOS plates.

Glock COA pistols ship with a factory Aimpoint COA on A-CUT. Glock mills a dovetail into the slide, and the enclosed 3.5 MOA optic locks on a patented wedge without MOS or Optic Ready System plates. Factory backup sights co-witness with the optic. Those packages sit on the Glock COA page as well as this page.

Magazines

Glock 43 magazines are six-round magazines for the short G43 grip. Glock 43X and Glock 48 pistols share Slimline magazines. Glock 19 pistols use Glock 19 magazines. Glock 17, Glock 19X, and Glock 45 pistols use Glock 17-pattern magazines. Factory pistols ship with the magazines listed on each product page. Spare magazines sit on the Glock magazines page.

How to choose a Glock pistol

Choose a Glock 43 for the original six-round Slimline. Choose a Glock 43X for that same 3.41 in. barrel and 6.06 in. slide on a longer grip with Slimline magazines. Choose a Glock 48 for Slimline width at compact length. Choose a Glock 19 for compact double-stack 9mm. Choose a Glock 17 for full-size 9mm and 17-round magazines. Choose a Glock 19X for the coyote crossover. Choose a Glock 45 for a black compact-slide, full-size-frame 9mm. Choose a Glock COA pistol when you want a factory Aimpoint COA already on the slide. Handguns ship to a licensed FFL.