All the data and specs on the Glock 19 Handgun

Looking for a handgun for self defence or sports shooting? Here is a technical overview and summary of the Glock 19 Handgun. Including how it ranks in our firearm database for power, recoil, capacity and concealability.

 

About the Gun

One of the first successful polymer framed designs, Glock handguns are common sidearms among law enforcement agencies and military organisations around the world. Although a striker-fired pistol, the Glock employs a single-action (SA) trigger, meaning that the trigger does not cock the gun, but only releases the striker when pulled. Cocking of the striker is performed by the retracting slide. Glock pistols have no manual safeties. The trigger is the only operating element. All three internal pistol safeties are deactivated when the unique single-action trigger is pulled, and automatically activated when it is released. For more information on the Glock design, please refer to the Glock pistol animation in the Basics section.

Glock 19 Handgun
Gun Dimensions		Width:	1.26-in
Length:	7.36-in	Height:	4.99-in
Barrel:	4.01-in	Weight:	23.65-oz
1 Variant

 

Gun Rankings
Power Factor (124 grain bullet): 142724 Recoil Factor (124 grain bullet): 5.86t-lb Total Capacity: 16 rounds Concealability: Good Defense Factor: 85%

This cartridge was introduced along with the Luger semi-automatic pistol. The pistol and cartridge was first adopted by the German Navy in 1904 and then by the German Army in 1908. This cartridge has since been adopted by the military of practically every non-Communist power. It has become the most popular and widely-used handgun cartridge in the world. Performance wise, the 9mm cartridge has somewhat more power than the .38 Special but falls well short of the .357 Magnum.

Cartridge Specifications
Cartridge:	9mm Luger
Alias:	9mm Parabellum
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Ballistics for This Gun
Selected Bullet Mass:		124 grains
MV:	1151 ft/sec	ME:	365 ft-lbs