Whether you love it or hate it, there is no doubt by now, Glock’s new 9mm model 19X has been one of the most talked about firearms not only from this company but any company in the market. Announced just weeks before the industry’s largest event of the year, the SHOT SHOW in Las Vegas, the Glock 19X was available to a limited number of industry insiders during Industry Day at the Range just 24 hours before the show floors opened. For those who haven’t heard about this new version of Glocks most popular 9mm model 19, Trampas and new PMCI Contributor Clint Steele bring an overview.
If you read our SHOT SHOW report not long ago, you may remember us mentioning the release of the G19X, a civilian version of their submission to the US Army’s Modular Handgun System trials. Apart from the missing manual safety requested by the Army, the G19X is true to the company’s original hybrid design of bridging the Glock models 17 and 19 for a variety of benefits. I ended that segment with a “more to come” tag as a writer’s sample was already sitting in the gun safe waiting for range time.
Regularly for the past 4 years, I have carried a standard model 19 concealed with a custom inside the waist band holster from the “King of Kydex” John Phillips at Survivor Creek Tactical. When teaching as a NRA Instructor on the range, I often use a Glock model 17 with another John Phillips creation on my battle belt. Honestly, the thought of mixing the two models never occurred to me, nor did a need for it. For a fresh perspective, I decided to team up with fellow reviewer, Clint Steele, who I knew also carried a model 19 daily and volunteered to do the same with the new 19X. Since then, Clint and I have spent quality time on and off the range with the G19X and now, its time to report on what we discovered.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Let’s start like Detective Joe Friday, “Just the facts”. Fact: The model 17 frame of the 19X offers the full grip of Glock’s original designs in which the company was based upon with 17 round magazines. Fact: The 19X comes direct from the factory with not only a 17-round magazine for concealed carry, but two additional magazines with +2 extensions to hold 19 rounds for added firepower when reloading.
Fact: The 19X comes from Glock with factory installed night sights rather than the horrible tradition white outlined “U” shaped rear sight and white dot front sight.
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GEAR ON TEST
If you’re training, on the range, or indeed in need of a fine partner to carry all your EDC items, then sometimes a small pack can be the answer! We’ve been trying out the latest version of one of our favourite designs, and find that it still meets our needs as well as ever.
FIVE YEARS STRONG!
AT PMCI WE PREFER TO CONCENTRATE ON BRINGING YOU THE MOST INSIGHTFUL AND VALUABLE INFORMATION WE CAN IN EACH AND EVERY ISSUE, CONCENTRATING ON PRODUCTS AND PROVIDERS THAT WILL GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION YOU NEED TO TRAIN AND PLAN EFFECTIVELY RATHER THAN BLOWING OUR OWN TRUMPETS! HOWEVER, WE’VE JUST REACHED A MILESTONE THAT WE FEEL IT’S RIGHT TO SHOUT ABOUT, AS THE EDITORIAL TEAM HITS THE FIVE YEAR MARK! BILL AND TRAMPAS GIVE THEIR THOUGHTS ON THOSE FIVE YEARS, AND WHERE THEY’RE HEADING NEXT…
Spotting Danger With Gary Quesenberry
Over the course of the past twenty years, trampas has worked in and around law enforcement on the local, state, and federal levels through various task forces before transitioning to the firearms and training industries. His travels have led him around the usa to meet some amazing people and learn many valuable lifesaving skills. Of these skills, one of the most important to learn and pass along to family, friends and students is that of situational awareness. So important in fact, pmci decided to invite a special subject matter expert to join us and discuss his new book on the topic! - ts.
RUGER-57
Late December of 2019, Ruger Firearms threw the gun industry for a loop by announcing a new semi-auto pistol chambered in 5.7x28mm aptly named the Ruger-57. This nearly 30-year-old cartridge, commonly perceived to be pertinent only to a niche market, was suddenly, the main topic of conversation! -TS
KIT: TACTICAL FLEECES
Although they are nothing new, one of the most overlooked bits of kit in our “tactical wardrobe” is the fleece, but it’s actually one of the most versatile garments that you can own, both for training and for general use! As we head into the colder months of the year Bill takes a look at some of the models he’s been using and abusing and brings us the benefit of his years of use and technical garment knowledge!
MICROTECH SCARAB
In the knife community, there is perhaps nothing more captivating than the “SWWWICK” sound of an automatic knife. Whether it’s the classic linage of the stiletto switchblade from our favorite gangster movies or if it’s the mystique of being banned in several states, the automatic knife remains on the top of every blade fan’s “must have list”. -TS
ATTACKSENSE UPDATE – PEER TO PEER TRAINING
If you’re a regular reader of PMCI then you’ll know that some of the contributors, especially those in the UK where access to live fire training is limited, have been making good use of their “6mm” tools to keep their skills and drills up to date with the AttackSense Smart target System, and now it looks like things are getting even more interesting with live peer to peer “ranking data” available! -BT
CONSOLE VAULT
AS AN AVID PRACTITIONER OF LEGALLY CARRYING A CONCEALED FIREARM EVERY DAY AND TEACHING OTHERS TO DO THE SAME THROUGH THE TRAINING COURSES OUR COMPANY OFFERS, TRAMPAS IS CONSTANTLY AWARE OF AREAS IN WHICH HE CANNOT POSSESS A FIREARM, AND LOOKS TO FIND A SOLUTION FOR THOSE MOMENTS WHEN HE NEEDS TO SECURE HIS “TOOLS” WHEN MOBILE. - TS
CHANGING THE TRAINING DYNAMIC WITH THE REALISTIC TARGET COMPANY
Throughout my law enforcement career, the standard training for our department, as with many agencies across our state, consisted of a static range with a solid color (black, blue, or green) human silhouette known as a B-27 target. It was only during my regular training as part of the SWAT team away from the patrol, upper brass, and investigations personnel in which things were a bit more “dynamic”.
SKILLS & DRILLS
With our good friend and valued PMCI contributor Andy N fully back in the fold, he shares the experience he has gained both in the UK military and “on the circuit” as he continues with his usual wry take on the “Skills and Drills” that are invaluable to any shooter!!!
