![]() ![]() ![]() Why the 45? The 45 uses the same slide as the 19, but it uses a Glock 17-sized grip frame. Even the Secret Service recently switched to the Glock 19. Still, several SF units have purchased the Glock 19x, and we’re starting to see a lot of police departments pick up the 19, 19x, and especially the 45 as well. It lost out to the SIG P320, a version of which is now being fielded as the M19, but that loss has more to do with Glock’s inability (or refusal) to change their designs too much to provide exactly what the government wanted. The 19x is the version that Glock submitted in a bid to be the US military’s newest sidearm. I’d be willing to say that, objectively, the Glock 19 might even be the absolute best compact handgun on the planet. If you’ve done any research at all before you found this article, or you just know much about handguns, you’ve probably heard that the Glock 19 is pretty much the reigning king of the compact pistol market.Īnd that’s perfectly true. I’m going to get the obvious one out of the way first and foremost. One of the Many Compact Glocks (19, 19x, 45, 48) Many of them made our list of best carry guns as well.įinally, the best compact 9mm pistols need to be of excellent quality and design, and need to be better than your average compact handgun, a cut above the rest. I’ve carried all of these, and I can say that they meet those requirements as well. We need guns that are large enough that most people will still be able to get an uncompromised grip on them, but small enough to be easily concealed. Next, we’ve got to look at how well these guns fit the definition of “compact”. Can’t give a higher recommendation than that. I’ve tested and beat the hell out of every gun on this list, and I’d trust my life to all of them. To choose the best compact 9mm, we have to look at a few things.įirst and foremost, this is going to be a carry gun so we have to have a gun that’s going to be absolutely 100% reliable. Wondering which compact to choose? I’m glad you asked. If you’re looking for something that’s concealable, but still has more than ten rounds on tap and a grip you can get all four fingers on, a compact might be the right choice for you. They have a capacity and shootability that’s almost on par with their larger cousins, while still being only marginally harder to conceal than smaller guns, and carrying more rounds in the mag. They’re a compromise between the full-size fighting pistols and the diminutive mouse guns. A tiny, sub-compact pocket gun is easiest to conceal because of its size, but also more difficult to shoot for the same reason.Ĭompacts sit right in between these two extremes and offer a best-of-both scenario. Chances are, after reliability, you’re looking for something that you shoot well, and something that you can conceal easily.Ī full-size gun is going to be the easiest to shoot, and is the best for a duty/open carry situation where you don’t have to worry about concealing your gun. Think about what you want in a carry gun, and what the tradeoffs are. I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that they’re a “Goldilocks gun” for a lot of people. So, let’s take a look at the benefits of a compact 9mm handgun, and why they’re so popular, and then let’s dive into some recommendations (that are almost definitely going to piss some people off) and what, in my humble opinion, are the best compact 9mm handguns out there.īut first, why are compact 9mms so popular in the first place? My goal here is to give everyone reading this a place to start if they’re looking for a compact 9mm, and also to tick a few people off when their favorite compact 9 isn’t on the list. We’re going to go over the top five best compact 9mm handguns. One of the Many Compact Glocks (19, 19x, 45, 48)Īnd that’s why we’re here today. ![]()
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