Reviewing the Glock G48

This is the Glock 48. This is the first even close to the full-size single stack that Glock has offered us. It's really a mid-size gun. It's about the size of the Glock 19, actually. And it is again single stack and that's been really exciting for a lot of people. I know I've been looking forward to a slimmer Glock for a long time. This is a 10 round gun built around a proprietary magazine. I'm going to go on and take the glasses off now that we're not shooting. We can take a closer look at this. Again, the gun is completely safe now and empty. This is an empty magazine. And again it's a 10 round magazine and it's not like the Glock 43 magazine. And obviously as a single stack gun, it's not going to be like the Glock 19 magazine either. So that's one of the things that is pretty interesting about this gun. It will take the Glock 43 frame. You can put a Glock 43 slide on top of it. So up here in the middle, it's exactly the same but the width is different. And what that means is, you get more to hold onto than you do with the subcompact Glock 43. And I think that's what most people are going to see as the biggest advantage. Then you might say, but Rob I could just put an extended magazine into the Glock 43 and essentially have the same thing. But what you're missing again is that width. This width spreads out recoil, gives you more controllability. And the other thing that makes this gun more shootable is the extra slide link. So you've got more slide link out in front of your hand, and that's really important. This is just over four inch long slide in barrel. What that means is you get a longer sight radius. You also, again, get more weight out in front of your hand which helps you with recoil management. Of course, some people will point out that you also are going to get more muscle energy as well from a three and a half or a three inch tight barrel because there is going to be more powder burned up in there. Now the reality is that most of our defensive rounds aren't built to expend all of their potential energy in the subcompact three or three and a half inch guns. Four inches Isn't going to be enough either but that gets us more power. So we have more power, longer sight radius. So for higher precision capability but most importantly is the controllability that comes from the Glock 48. I think this gun is going to fit a lot of people's needs as far as concealed carry go. Now I've got a holster setup here for appendix carry. Obviously I could untuck the shirt and cover that up and it's going to be just great. Now there are going to be extended magazines and everything else that you could possibly want your spare magazine. It would probably make sense to have those magazine extensions. And that's probably going to get you up into the 12, 13 or even 14 rounds in the single stack configuration. What's important to know about this gun, is that it is going to change the way a lot of people carry. If you think about the sub-compact guns and their shootability getting into a mid-sized gun that still was comfortable inside the waistband is going to mean that people can shoot this gun more like they can shoot the full-sized double stack guns that they're used to, from Glock and other major manufacturers. So, I think this gun is important. I think it's a great gun to have on the market. And I expect that we'll see other major manufacturers come into the market with mid-sized single stack nine millimeters as well. Once again, Glock is kind of leading the charge on that. Specific to this gun, you'll notice it has the gen four type reversible magazine release So it's a little bit larger than the gen three. And again, it is reversible. If you look at the magazines, it's set up to be on the right or the left side. Because it comes with the standard Glock plastic sites which I recommend that you replace. I've already put an ICE claw rear sight on here. This is the one that's made for the Glock 19 slide but it will fit in there because it's a little narrower than the standard factory sites are anyway. So it fits in this slightly narrower slide. The other thing about this gun, some people are going to like is what I consider more of a controversial addition, which is the front serrations. I don't like to see manipulations of the gun up by the muzzle in front of the ejection port but the market definitely is interested in this so you will see that a lot of people like that. One thing I did find very quickly is that, even though this is a brand new gun, there are plenty of holsters on the market for it because several of the Glock 43 style holsters like this one that I'm wearing today will accept the Glock 48 frame and lock in on the trigger guard. So as far as holster support I'm sure there'll be many specific Glock 48 holsters but for now, if you have a Glock 43, you might want to take that to the store with you, and check it out and see if it works. The Glock 48, the first mid-size single stack nine millimeter, 10 plus one round capacity from Glock.