![]() Lehigh Defense 90gr +P Xtreme Defense-1490fps, 2.25” ![]() Note that I tested the exact same ammo as the G45 in my prior article here on TTAG. Groups were fired from the bench at 25 yards and are the average of three, five-shot groups. Testing for velocity was done over my Oehler 35P chronograph, which was located five feet from the muzzle of the G19 Gen5. This GLOCK 19 has the same upgraded Gen5 GLOCK trigger and even with an identical barrel length and sight radius in the nDLC finished slide, the longer, more comfortable grip of the G45 handily bested the G19 in everything but the area of concealability. A saving grace to this design is that the magwell is flared a bit, which aids in reload speed.Īs far as accuracy is concerned, the pistol isn’t quite as good as many I have tried and certainly not as accurate as the G45. At best, if they are mag rippers, they cut a small radius on the base of the grip so that they can wedge their thumb in to pull down on a sticky mag. Maybe the GLOCK designers believe that people rip the magazines out with their pointer and middle fingers on the supporting hand, but I don’t know anyone who does that. I’m not sure what the intent of this cutout was - possibly for yanking a stubborn mag that won’t easily drop - but it shouldn’t be there. ![]() I found myself getting pinched a bit due to the extended front lip of the magazine base pad and the gap it generates in tandem with the frame. But a large cutout has been introduced right where most people place their pinky. The much-hated finger grooves of the Gen3 and 4 pistols have been thankfully removed in the new gen. The most noticeable and ungainly feature of the grip is the front area. That’s a good place to start with the G19 Gen5, as the grip is a mixed bag. The very source of complaints by some about the G45 - its G17 size grip - is what makes the gun so damn shootable. The G45 is so easy to handle and shoot that it made this gun appear to be the runty sibling by comparison. My bias here comes from the fact that I tested this gun alongside the new G45, which is a spectacular pistol.
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