Whether real or perceived-and I’m going to refrain from entering into politics here-the threat to “high capacity” magazines (or what we in the gun community call standard capacity) has led to a boom in sales of these magazines, with boom being an understatement. Plus, since it also uses Glock 17 magazines, with the sheer number of G19s and G17s in America, magazines will always be plentiful. The 9×19 cartridge is the most common cartridge in America, and aside from the popularity among civilians, it is the US military standard cartridge, the NATO standard cartridge, and the choice of many police departments. It makes for an excellent “go to” handgun. It’s roughly the size of a 1911 Commander, though a little bit smaller and lighter. It’s big enough that it handles and shoots much like a full-size handgun, yet compact enough that it can be concealed with a jacket, vest, or even a properly designed shirt. If I could only own one handgun, which is thankfully not the case-God bless America-it would be this one. Of course, this is a generalization and not always the case some departments just issue the compact pistol to everyone. The sub-compact pistols (Glock 26, Glock 27, etc.) are generally issued to undercover officers, where concealment is needed. The compact pistols (Glock 19, Glock 23, etc.) are generally issued to plainclothes officers, where concealment is not necessary, but being discreet is. The Glock pistol sizes can be summarized by how they are used within police departments-the full-size pistols (Glock 17, Glock 22, etc.) are generally issued to uniformed police officers who open carry. This is especially true for companies like Glock, which manufactures combat/duty pistols that are often larger than other pistols. What one company calls a full-size, another calls a compact. The designation is relative and differs from company to company.
The definition of a “compact” pistol can sometimes get a little murky because if you look at the Glock 19, it looks like a full-size handgun.
#Glock compact 9mm models full size
It is an excellent compromise between the full size and the sub-compact. This compact 9mm Glock is just a G17 that has been made 0.67 inches shorter in length and 0.56 inches shorter in the grip. After all these years the Glock 19 is still the second most popular Glock model, after the Glock 17. The Glock 19 is one of the two pistols that have been around for all five generations, though first-generation G19 Glocks were only prototype, so they are extremely rare. The Glock 19 was the second Glock pistol released to the civilian market, with production beginning in March,1988 (It beat the G17L by one month).
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