Glock G19 vs G48 Comparison

the Glock g19 versus the g48 let's check it out [Music] the Glock model 19 is Glocks most popular firearm it's just one of those guns that's concealable yet it shoots like a full size gun I've had the Glock 19 for over 30 years and I'm a big fan and I've carried this gun for a long time now this is a Gen 5 so it's not this particular gun but if I had one handgun just one it would be the Glock 19 and a lot of my friends feel the same way it's not that I feel this is the best gun it's just that I have a lot of time invested in the Glock 19 then came out the G 48 along with the G 43 X and these two guns are very similar in profile in fact they're pretty much identical but one carries 10 rounds and one carries 15 rounds but yet the Glock 43 is a lot thinner while the G 19 is thicker now we're going to take a look at some advantages and disadvantages of both of these pistols and I think you'll find it pretty interesting hey guys this idea was actually inspired by one of my viewers Nathaniel and I just appreciate him mentioning this I mean when he said it I thought that's a no-brainer these two definitely need to be compared so we have the G 48 and the G 19 one thing that you'll definitely notice is this really light colored slide which Glock has changed to a black PVD finish if that's something that bothers you with the silver then you know you can definitely get this in the black version first thing we're gonna do is make sure the guns are unloaded we're gonna drop our magazine check the chamber and the guns are empty now the G 19 has been again the most popular selling Glock inferred very good reasons I mean it's fifteen plus one it's a full sized handgun and yet it's concealable and I have concealed this gun for a long time also the G 26 which is the 10 round version but then when you come in with this very slim profile with 10 rounds and you have a lot thinner grip I mean it definitely in your hand feels extremely different than the G 19 one big thing is you'll notice it that the grip itself even though it's thinner there's also some extra back strap on the 19 so not only are you getting a thinner grip you're getting a shorter slimmer grip here now one thing that is definitely something that the Glock 19 has going for it is that it does have a little bit of a fuller grip but you also have back straps you have multiple back straps you can put on your g19 whereas with the g48 it is what it is but that's very similar with the G 43 X which you have that really slim grip I did put some Talon grips on here because one of the differences between the G 48 and the G 19 is the grip texture you're getting a lot more aggressive grip texture with the G 19 Gen 5 then with the G 48 these are very muted in fact almost too much it's a very slick feel to it and the sides while you do have a little bit of texturing here and on the back in front and it's not terrible I really like the G 19 I mean it gives you a little more gripping surface but here is really the big deal I mean it is a much thinner grip now when you look at it in the specs it may not seem as thin you've got a thinner slide which actually adds two point ability with the G 48 the slide on the G 48 is 0.87 inches while the slide on the G 19 is one-inch and frame width is one point one inch on the G 48 and it's one point three four inches on the G 19 one thing that really kind of surprised me was that the barrel length on the G 48 is actually slightly longer we have a four point one seven inch barrel on the G 48 and on the G 19 it's 4.0 two inches but everything else is the same I mean the slide dimensions as far as length even the frame size is the same I mean they come into the same position so really the G 48 is just a slimmed-down G 19 and I'll tell you guys looking at the specs they don't seem to be quite as different but there is a huge difference in gripping these two pistols now with the G 48 you have a 10 round magazine and with the G 19 you have a 15 round so you're getting five extra rounds with your g19 but with the advent of these shield arms as 15 mag we're getting 15 plus one for your Glock 48 or 43 X and so that actually equals out to the G 19 with its 15-round magazine and you have a thicker slide you have a thicker grip and so that definitely kind of starts to even things out just a little bit but where the G 19 you can also insert one of the g17 magazines which holds seventeen and one then they have the G 19 X 19 round magazines which you can also use but then we have the 33 round magazine from Glock so that really brings things up to a whole new level with the tin rail with the standard mag the 15 with the S 15 shield arms mag so you have a lot of choices with your G 19 whereas you have limited choices even though the s 15 to me really change the game for the G 48 and T 43 X the weight on the G 48 unloaded one pound four point eight ounces the weight on the t 19 unloaded one pound eight point two ounces a 4 ounce difference G 48 with a 10 round magazine plus one 1 pound 8.4 ounces the same as the Glock 19 unloaded the G 48 with an S 15 mag plus 1 1 pound 11 point 2 ounces glock 19 fully loaded 1 pound 15 ounces now one major difference is there's no accessory rail on the G 48 I think some of the European models are now coming out with a rail it's kind of short but with of course the G 19 you have your accessory rail and we can put a number of lights and lasers on there and really for home defense I really love a light and a lot of guys are carrying lights on there's concealed carry firearms now the G 19 especially the MOS has the RMR cuts so you can put a red dot on here or some kind of electronic sight and with the G 48 you don't have that option you could possibly cut one in and in put a shield arm sight it would be pretty thin but at this point right now the G 19 does have the MOS model for the red and we'll thank the okie for sponsoring the ammo all made right here in the USA good clean burning ammunition also with Lulla loaders we really appreciate those guys for sending loaders save our thumbs now when it comes to taking the g48 and the g19 out to the range shooting them side-by-side that is really where you can tell the difference and there is some differences between these two now number one they feel like full-size handguns and they give you a solid grip on the pistols both of them with the g48 you have a little bit of a thinner grip and it makes it a little bit more ergonomic I mean for me and for a lot of people the Glock has definitely had a little bit of a blocky feel to it with the g48 it's just really a good solid grip on the firearm and it's not just because it's a little thinner again like we've shown even the back strap is a little bit less and so it allows you to get your hand really high up on the firearm now one of the big things though that was really kind of surprising is that the g48 had a little more muzzle rise and I really like shooting the g19 a little better now that may be because I've shot the g19 again for the past 30 years but I thought with the heavier slide mass on the g19 we'd have a little more recoil felt recoil with the 19 but it was actually the opposite and with the G 48 it definitely gave you just a little more flip but to be honest with you unless I was shooting the side-by-side I wouldn't even know the difference but we've put a lot of rounds through the G 48 and a ton arounds through the G 19 and they're just both great shooting handguns now we didn't really go into the accuracy between the two because we've shown it in two separate review videos and so if you want to go and check those out you can but it's real comparable now the G 48 we're gonna go ahead make sure the guns unloaded take off the slide it's the exact same size frame as your G 43 X so we're gonna make sure the weighting take our slide off here we can take our G 48 frame and we can throw on our 43 X slide so you have a very short slide system and you can switch those out but if you already have a regular g43 the slide will also fit on this frame and so that is one of the big advantages of having a g43 get the g48 and you can switch it out and you can have a long slide or the shorter slide with the g19 you're pretty much stuck with the g19 slide but there are some aftermarket options that you can get some long slides for these but they are aftermarket but if you really want to put a laser or and I'm sure there are some light options you can get one that'll clip on here to the front trigger guard I know Streamlight surefire make those and they're really suitable options but again once the rail comes in its gonna negate that the g19 again I've been caring for a number of years in fact when they had the big protest in Virginia I went up I switched to my g19 I just felt good about the extra round capacity and of course I could put in a 33 round mag if I really needed some you know my fun stick just a little more extra rounds but once shield Arms offered there s 15 magazines and these are highly reliable I wanted to go with my G 43 X it was just a little bit smaller it's just easier to carry and again I have 15 rounds so now I have a smaller pistol than with the G 19 thinner easier to conceal yes the grip is the same length and grip length does kind of affect your concealed carry as far as printing but this is a thinner grip and it's just easier to carry with the thicker grip you're going to poke out just a little bit more and that would apply to just the G 48 or the G 43 eggs yeah and when they come out with an accessory rail I'll probably pick one up just to have that capability but if you want to go with an RM are definitely the G 19 would be the one to go with and then of course with the extended magazines you know you have a lot more capability so to me my G 19 is for more serious things if I'm going somewhere where I may need to have a little extra the G 19 is always been at my side but for everyday carry I like the G 43 X because of the S 15 magazines and course again the g48 would fall into that role as well so guys if you have a nineteen and you're thinking about a g48 or you just want either one of these handguns they're both excellent but hopefully we've shown some advantages and disadvantages of both and so guys it's mainly going for what you're looking for what feels better and I highly recommend if you're considering either one of these is to go to a local gun shop put both of them in your hands and see how they feel be strong be of good courage god bless america long live the Republic [Music] [Music] I'm gonna thank fealty USA uber reliable with the g43 with the g43 is that the g43 know one thing I do like now there is one thing that about theirs but you know we definitely hopefully but hopefully we've shown some different the vultures are waiting for us to die be strong be of good courage god bless america I don't know why not think so funny

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Length: 14min 31sec (871 seconds)

Published: Wed Jun 24 2020