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Glock 19- The Glock 19 is one of the most searched Glock pistols. Best Police Guns has shot the Glock 19 gun and just like the other Glock guns, the Glock 19 is one of the best police guns. Read our Glock 19 review for more info on the Glock 19. Glock 19!

When you look at all the Glock pistols you will see that they hardly look any different on the outside. The inside of the Glock firearms is pretty much the same also. This is the case with the Glock 19. The Glock 19 is a 9mm pistol and one of the few Glock generation 4 pistols. As we have discussed in our Glock Gen 4 review, the new Glock 19 pistol has some add on features such as adjustable back straps, new coil design, and a new rough texture frame to name a few of the new features.

So what is the Glock 19? Well as Best Police Guns stated in the above paragraph the Glock 19 is a 9mm pistol. It is one of the many Glock 9mm guns that is manufactured but it is the only compact one of the group. The Glock 17 is the standard size, the Glock 26 is subcompact, and the Glock 34 is the competition version. A lot of police officers will carry the Glock 19 as their duty weapon. The reason for this is that the smaller grip fits betters in some officer's hands. Check out the Glock 19 specifications.

Glock 19 specifications:

• Caliber- 9 mm
• Weight (Loaded)- 850 grams
• Weight (Unloaded)- 595 grams
• Length- 6.85 inches
• Barrel Length- 4.02 inches
• Width- 1.18 inches
• Height- 5.00 inches
• Barrel Height- 1.26 inches
• Magazine Capacity- 15
• Trigger Pull- 5.5 lbs
• Trigger Travel- .49 inches
• Line of Sight- 6.02 inches
• Barrel Rifling- Right hand, hexagonal

One of the things that Best Police Guns has mentioned in other Glock reviews is that you can get some custom options done to your gun. While we say custom, they are more or less a premium feature that Glock has the capability of adding on to you. These features have all been tried and tested and work great on the Glock 19. Here are some additional features you can have added to your Glock 19.

Rear Sight- There are four different types of Glock rear sights that will fit on your Glock 19. Those are the standard polymer sights, adjustable rear sights, night sights, and steel sights. The rear sights for the Glock 19 come in four heights; 6.1 mm, 6.5 mm, 6.9 mm, and 7.3 mm. The standard rear sight for the Glock 19 is 6.1 mm.

Front Sight- The Glock 19 can accommodate the Glock polymer front sight, steel front sight, and night sight. The polymer sight is the standard front sight for the Glock 19.

Slide Stop Lever- If you are looking for a more comfortable thumb rest order the extended slide stop lever for your Glock 19. This is great for left handers.

Connector- The Glock 19 has three trigger pull options; 4.5 lb, 5.5 lb, and 8.0 lb. The 5.5 lb trigger pull is stock on the Glock 19.

Magazine Catch- With three choices to choose from for your Glock 19 magazine catch you are sure to find the best one for you. There is the standard, extended, and oval magazine catch.

Trigger Spring- In addition to the standard trigger spring, you can get the NY1 and NY2 for your Glock 19. The NY springs produce more of a revolver feel for people switching to a Glock pistol for the first time.

Firing Pin Spring- There are three Glock firing pin springs for the Glock 19. However, only the standard spring is available in the United States.

Spring Cups- Looking to shoot your Glock 19 under water? Seriously!!! The Glock maritime spring cups are what you need.

All those premium features will cost you a little more than the standard price of the Glock 19. The normal price of the Glock 19 is $440.00. You can easily get up to about $650.00 for the Glock 19 price when you start adding on these features.