Glock 19X First Shots: Really The Best Glock? 

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i got this gun exactly because it came out the box exactly how i wanted to run a glock. love the tritium night sights and high capacity.... and the peanut butter color that makes everyone jelly

I got a 19x a year ago. First striker fire "plastic" pistol I've ever owned. Bought it because it looks cool and I needed to have a glock platform. Super great gun so far

I carry a G45 for duty. And you’re right. The second I started putting in after market parts I instantly had reliability issues. I took all that junk off and now run completely stock parts.

I leave ALL my Glocks stock, that's really the main reason why Glocks are known for reliability. Start changing out triggers and springs, etc. and you will turn your Glock into a SCCY! 😆

I'll be adding a 19x to my collection in the future. Great pistol.

I bought a 19x two years ago and really like it. Was my first Glock, still my only Glock but I actually think its my top 3 fave pistols I own. I've kept it stock, just didn't see any need to fk with it.

I have the Glock 45, the black version of this gun. Really enjoy shooting it, the longer grip just work better for me. I also have the 19, 26, and 34. All great guns.

I'm a retired LEO, and I've never put after market parts on any of my guns, therefore I have never had any problems!

I think the stock trigger is good enough, no need to replace. It's really not bad at all.

So happy you posted this! Just picked up my 19x yesterday. You’re reviews are awesome keep up the good work

Love the 19X. Bought the G45 from Wilson Combat and it is sick. The trigger is perfect and the stippling is flawless.

Love my 19x. I’ve added the extended slide release, Glock bold sights and a 33 round mag to go with it. Fantastic pistol.

One of my home defense guns. Just a straight up fighting handgun, won’t blow you away with features. But it does it’s job and does it well. I actually kinda like the 19x trigger. Way better than my G48 trigger, those slimline glocks have nasty triggers.

Wow! I’m really surprised you haven’t reviewed one of these until now. Really enjoy shooting mine. Carry it on occasion. Closing in on the 1000 round mark. Only issues I had was out of the box and the first 100 rounds. Had a few stove pipes, more than likely something I was doing wrong or ammo related. It has run great ever since. Another thing I’ve noticed is that some are either darker or lighter colored in the slides. My father-in-laws is lighter in color and I just saw one that was slightly darker than mine. I’ve considered picking up a second one as well

I'm only a year in on my gun journey. I wish someone would have explained the way different sights are set. I just figured out some of my guns have combat sights. Love your content. Mrs is great with the camera!

I’ve used this pistol as a duty gun here in Iowa for the last 5 years. Love it. Never had an issue with it.

I have the G45, basically the Gen 5 black version of this one and it’s freakin awesome! It’s my coffee-table and nightstand gun and it fills that role amazingly! I carry a Glock G43X and just like all my Glocks, I keep them bone stock except for upgraded sights and I’ve never had an issue! I do plan on having my slide milled on the G43X for a RMRcc eventually! Great video as always!

Love mine, but like all Glocks had to replace the slide release, slide lock and mag release with extenders. Not having to replace the sights was great. Not a trigger snob so this one is just fine. The color is what really sold me.

I got a G 45 myself. The balance on it is better than the issued 17 I had. I too have CCW'd a 17, 19, 34 and the 45. I love the platform. Now I got a bunch of mags so switching is almost not an option.

The improvements on the G45 over the 19X pushed me to the 5th gen G45, which I got early on and before the MOS system was available. When I investigated upgrading to a red dot, I found that the most cost effective option (and one which gave me 2 fully operative pistols), was to go with the IWI Masada (which is almost identical to the G45 MOS, but at about half the cost), and then put my G45 into the Command Arms MCKGEN2 MCK 2.0 Conversion Kit, with a Eotech RMR, internal light and laser on it. I couldn't be happier with how that all turned out.

I’ve carried a lot of different pistols over my 22 yr career. I can’t say enough great things about the Glock. We carried the sig p226 before we switched over to the Glocks. Wow, did everyone scores go up. Amazing difference

I love my 19X. It just feels so balanced and shoots really flat for me. I kept everything stock but the sights. I know it came with metal sights but my eyes didn't like the size of the notch and post so I purchased some IDot sights and that fixed that problem. I do have a 34 w/ a dot which is really fun to shoot but I'm more accurate with my 19X for some reason. You did do a video as to why you won't be buying a 19X some time ago but it's nice to see a second look at my favorite Glock. I'm sure the 45 is better with the front slide serrations, magwell and MOS system but I bought the 19X because it just looks good. Would like to know who mills your 19X slide for an optic because I'd like to do that too for a SRO, ACRO, or 509T.

I have 3 Glocks and the 19X is the favorite of the ones I own. It’s my bedside home defense gun. 19+1 rounds of underwood 65g +p extreme defender with a reload of 19 rounds of Speer Gold Dot 124gr +p. Not my favorite handgun but it’s a good one.

I absolutely LOVE my 19X. Aside from Talon grips, mine is bone stock. I'm hoping the upgrades you get for yours inspires me to upgrade mine a bit (specifically with a barrel/brake). Can't wait for the 1,000-round review!

This was my first hand gun and was a gift from my parents, love the looks of it (we all know thats the most important part) getting ready to pick up a MOS slide for it so I can run a dot without milling my stock slide

I really enjoyed my 19X. However, I tried my buddies M17 and ended up loving it. Bought myself an M18 and sold my Glock. Personally, all of the minor gripes I had with Glock ended up being solved with the P320. The trigger, grip/frame, mag release, slide lock, etc. Don't get me wrong, Glock is great and I'm not fanboying for Sig at all, but the M18 just ended up being better for me and I'm just happy I found what helps me become a better shooter.

I have the 45. Love it.

The aftermarket trigger is the issue. I've installed several striker springs variations in several different Glocks and have never had an issue which really surprised me. I totally expected to have light primer strikes with the 2lbs spring, but several thousand rounds later proved me wrong.

Love the 19x! It's one of my favorite Glocks. I have the 19x, 26, 21 and 22, and the 19x and 21 are my favorites to shoot. As you said in the video, just leave the guns stock, other than perhaps the sights and everything always works. Out of the thousands of rounds I have through all my Glocks, they have never had any issues with any types of ammunition. People I see who start changing things always have problems creep up. Thanks for the great reviews!

The 19x is cool but I’d personally just go with the 45 since it’s essentially a 19x with front serrations and an mos option among other things

The 19x and 30s are my favorite Glock models

The 19X is my conceal carry. I really like it!

Got the 19x as my first gun a few weeks ago. Took it shooting, felt great.

Had mine for a while. Love it. More of my winter carry.

It’s my favorite Glock. I own 2 model 19x. One has a leupold delta point micro dot and one is stock 10 mags total. The only other 9s I own are 2 kimber Mako R7 (bundle packs). Love these 9s

The thing that is attracting me to the Glock 19x is the color... I dunno with you but I love the color... Sadly I am still hesitant...one factor is no manual safety.. I know manual safety is almost no longer a thing but growing up with the 1911 design and carrying appendix...I won't take any chances ..call me old school but I'd rather stay safe.. But that's just me...Not hating the Glock...It's just not my ideal carry...perhaps a home gun it would be a good choice...

NeoMag for pocket carry. Get the ones specifically for the Glock mags. The magnet is stronger to compensate for the plastic coating. For all metal mags, use their regular mag holders. Won't work on plastic or non-ferric mags. I also prefer the deep pocket version. Conceals better, but you can cheat the mag up a lot for range use, or if you spidie senses tell you a SHTF is about to occur. With a little practice, I'm as fast as a pouch. I love mine...

"You know what I like about Glocks?" 😆...I've been running a G17 for war and a G26 for EDC since 1993 because they WORK without fuckery, and I've never done anything to them except shoot, clean, lube and reload. Recently went to a Gen 5 G17MOS and soon will be running a G5G26 for EDC. Yes...they are boringly reliable and they work. I own and shoot many other handguns however I'll never carry anything else, unless we go Mad Max then all bets are off. Until then, Glock on! Great review, thank you for what you do!!!

For ammo pouches. In the military I carried both a Leatherman and a Gerber multitool. Now as a civie, I carry a Leatherman Wave in a synthetic pouch and a mag in my Leatherman Super tool leather pouch. It works well for my CZ P10C & 365XL. Does not look out of place, has the Leatherman logo and keeps lint out of mags if they were pocket carried. I do pocket a light, usually a Surefire or Scorpion. Will also switch out for an OLight if on trips as needed. Enjoy the channel and appreciate the work ya do.

Looks great. One thing about the 'Glock angle' that I do like, besides recoil control, is that I never lose the front sight. Sure it may be 2 inches high if I switch from a Beretta or a Sig to a Glock, but it's immediately visible and I can correct right away. I don't know if that's at all intentional on Glock's part, or just me finding a silver lining, either way, I like it.

I like Glock handguns and have a couple (G22, G48) already and added the G19x to the collection a few months ago. I like the way it shoots. I added a O-Light to it. Mine did come with back straps but I’m using it with the strap it came with after trying the others and not liking them. I use my G19x for IWB carry and it feels great on my hip.

I got 19X two years ago. Really really like this pistol. A lot more than my G19 gen 4. Wish it came with the MOS. Either way, such an enjoyable pistol to shoot. Cool vid!

I love mine. I wish it had the front serrations like my G45, these are my favorite Glock. I have back straps on my two.

"takes the most available magazines" It should be noted that it doesn't take Gen 5 17rd magazines without swapping out the baseplates. Can be annoying if you have a 19X in the mix with other 17rd Glocks, but not a big deal since Glock sells the gen4 baseplates for like $2.

Love mine. Put an Apex tigger in it but stayed with the stock striker spring & have no issues.

“You know what I like about Glocks?” Proceeds to jinx the reliability of arguably the most reliable gun in history. Funny stuff. But really, great work man. Appreciate your vids a ton!

Great video Chris. I have always carried my spare magazine in a Magazine pouch. For the exact reasons that you demonstrated on this video.

My first Glock ever and only Glock for a very short time :) was a Glock 45. It is so close to perfect, the only thing I changed was the cheap plastic stock sights. I put a pair of Ameriglo iDots on it and it is my favorite 9mm. Can't wait to see your 1k-rnd review, even though we probably can predict the results... Thanks for the Great content!

My 19x survived a reload double charge blow-up, yes it was inoperable and the slide parts blew out but the barrel and slide survived, frame was usable but cracked, glock repaired it for $100 and works like new. Edit: I also have it as a carry gun and its a good-ish appendix carry gun

The 19X is my all time favorite 9mm Glock. I own 2 of them.

My EDC during winter! I'm a small profile person so It prints easier than my M&P 2.0, I prefer the 19x because of capacity and nice grip though

Great video as usual, but I have to say one thing I really love is how you push helping out homeless shelters. That’s something that’s not always on people’s minds and you encourage your viewers to help people out and I think that’s awesome. As for the gun, I have a Glock 19 and a Glock 48, so while I tried to avoid it, I’ve inadvertently become a Glock guy and have sold my Sig SP2022. Why not, though? Glock makes a great gun. If I’m not mistaken, the Glock 45 is the same gun as the 19X, just in black, right?

I had the same problem you are having. The mags don’t drop out cleanly. I switched to the PPQ M1 and now I’m a happy man.

I'm a Glock fan myself and just purchased the 19x last Friday. I didn't know I would like the configuration as much as I do. It feels amazing shoots amazing and looks pretty damn good for a Glock. I will def be getting my slide milled for an optic. Still don't understand why the 19x doesn't come in the MOS version. Thank you as always sor for great video.

When you carry in a sidecar holster, there’s no need for a pocket reload. I guess it’s still good to practice if you ever wanna change it up or build better skills.

I think OVERALL the best Glock is the 26. I’m talking solely with aftermarket and potential mag capacity all the way up to 33 rounds. But can go down to 10 rounds. You can make a 26 larger, but you can’t make a 17 smaller. All Glocks are awesome though!

Any time I'm carrying one of my semi-autos I always have a either a kydex double mag carrier or or belly band with two mag pockets.

Was tempted to get one awhile back and went With a p07 for my first pistol. I just picked up a 43x as well. Thank you for all your videos your truly my favorite gun RU-vidr. Edit: also would love to hear your take on the Springfield prodigy at some point.

Man it took you 4 YEAR after the original video bashing the purpose of the gun. Glad you finally picked one up. I think shortly they will release one with the MOS system because optics are so popular these days

I really really like it. It was my first Glock then the 20 next is replacing my 17 that broke. The 19x is all around better than the rest 9mm glocks. 120mms good too

Almost 2k views in less than 20min! Impressive man. Keep up the good content.

Glock isn't the first to come out with a 4 inch barrel and a full size grip like the glogkie's think. IMI (IWI) now had a 3.8 inch and a full size grip back in the 90's. Styer M9 A1 did it back in 2012. FN's FNS did it back in 2015. And they all did it better than glock. How do you get your fingers in that little trigger guard? Another great unbiased review

Battlefield Green Glocks are the best color ever. I bought a 17 and 19 in that color new before the Gen 5s came out. But now they make the Gen 5s in that color, too, and it's sick. Even the mags are BFG-colored on the new ones.

I do not own a Glock. But think anyone who does has a reliable gun nonetheless. I like my M&P 2.0 10mm actually.

Very coincidentally ive been watching your videos for months and even saw the video where you questioned the reasoning for the 19x. I just recently bought one for myself as my EDC (im a big guy) and was very happy to see one of my favorite guntubers to do a video of something timely to my life lol

The Glock 19X is my duty pistol. I do Level 4 PPO work and I needed something reliable that I could use in a duty holster as well as CC and Home defense. The G19X fits that perfectly. I've only had a handful of malfunctions in the first 500 rounds all due to the range ammo (TulAmmo and Blazer) I was using. When I run quality ammo it never gives me problems. For work I need reliability over everything so a Glock was an easy choice. I love the Coyote color and the 19 round mags are great. It's my Do All Combat Pistol. I like stock Glocks so I'm not going to change anything other than maybe some different sights. For now it's perfect for what I need. I'm as accurate with it that I can be currently. Remember to train people. I would still love to see a review on the Radian RamJet Afterburner because that's a very interesting upgrade. Love your channel Outlaw. Keep up the great work.

When I got my first Glock years ago, I bought it because it had a reputation to always work. I do not mess with them, i.e., replace parts.

I think they were dumb for ignoring the m9a3, but I would have much rathered this over the p320.

Go for the radian comp. Best upgrade I’ve done to my 19x. You should make a video about the radian comp on the 19x.

The overall "best glock " is still the og gen 3 G19!! If you need more capacity..you have the 17 round and 33 round magazines!

The only Glock I own that gets aftermarket trigger parts is my USPSA G34 and now it's sporting a Glock Performance Trigger with a Johnny Glock Vex trigger shoe. When I ran the full Johnny Glock kit I had issues.

It’s great for people like me who didn’t own a Glock at the time, good size with steel sights already on it.

Popped up on my feed and worth another watch. Carrying my 19X this month as the weather got colder and I can cover the pistol up in an OWB holster. New holster for it too, a Safariland ALS since my thumb break has an issue with the tab. Cracked and I won't risk safety. It's older and served its duty. Still a great video when I can see you shooting something I also own. 👊

Nice looking pistol

Excellent video!!!! Finally a video where I agree with you 110%. I couldn’t agree more with practicing to reload from magazines in the pants pocket. 19X: I love the color, I love the slide length, I love Glock’s ULTRA RELIABILITY. However I too still choose the Glock 17 for on-duty use. I just like a full sized gun under that circumstance. I NEVER mess with Glock triggers. On the 19X, I think the trigger is about perfect straight from the factory. I don’t need anything lighter in trigger pull. The Glock triggers may not be the “greatest,” but they always work when left alone and when needed during a SHTF moment. For a combat defensive pistol, I’m not going to notice the trigger pull anyway, as I’ll have other bigger concerns on my mind at that moment. Glock triggers just work and you can count on them every time, especially with the 19x. The 19X at the moment is my bedside gun with a Surefire X300 light as well. I have carried it a couple of times concealed, but it’s just too bulky for normal AIWB comfort. That’s what my 43, 43x, 48, 26, 19, 23, or 32 are for, depending on season and clothing worn for the day.

43X with SA 15. Hands down

19x was my first glock, 45 mos will be its duty replacement to keep the 19x not milled. Mine was one of the really early ones out and i can see a few differences then yours on camera. Im over 2000 rounds with just a wipe clean occasionally, no issues.

I worked at the Gun counter at Rural King. I have personally been a Glock HATER! But I said once we get a 19X in I would over look it, and decide if I want to buy one. We got one in, I liked the Flat Dark Earth, the metal night sites, and the high capacity magazine's. First time shooting I was at a friend's outdoor range. I could barely hit any of his steel targets at 15 yards. A week later I took it to an indoor range. At 5 yards the grouping was OK. But anything pass that SUCKED! At 20 yards which was the max distance of the indoor range, it looked like a machine gun way out of control shot the target. I paid $625 out of the box, sold it for $500 two weeks after owning it. The sad part is, I can shot my SIG P365, P365X, and P365XL far better than that peace of crap! And now I think I'm going to be a P365 XMacro owner very soon!

Love your reviews and I usually watch them before making a gun purchase. Also I'm a fellow Iowan. I can tell from some of your comments you are from nears Ames. I'm from Sioux City but used to visit Ames often as I had a mother and sister living there. I have a 19x and really think it is more well balanced and shoots better than a 19. Anyway...I noticed you have an after market trigger in your 19x. You also commented about having the slide milled for a red dot. I wish reviewers would shoot stock guns before adding things. Many of us never modify our guns.

Then Glock came out with the 5th Gen Glock 45 which completely negates the need for the 19X to exist. And yes, a 5th Gen Glock 19 MOS slide fits perfectly on the 5th Gen Glock 45. I have both and have tested this at my local range.

Just picked up my first pistol this past November, could not be happier with my choice for my first pistol, the 19X. Nothing bad to say about this gun, have had some failure to eject but that was due to crappy range ammunition, not the gun. Easy to dis-assemble, easy to clean and maintain, easy to carry and easy and fun to shoot. Glock fan boy and i say it proudly.

The Sig is cheaper and has more modularity than the Glock. I believe those were the main deciding factors

Actually just picked one of these up last week! Good video - you should do a part 2. These seem to be having a mini resurgence again.

The real reason the Glock lost the MHS trial to the sig is solely because the sig was actually modular and the Glock wasn’t. At least not in the way the military wanted a modular handgun to be.

I still wish they made a reverse 19x. 17 or 34 slide but 19 grip.

Love this gun a lot. It's one of the top guns on my bucket list to buy. I wish they offered it with the manual safety like the XM17 entry. I think they would sell like crazy and maybe glock would start offering more models with a safety as an option once they see the demand for them. I love the glocks I have, but it would be nice to get them with a safety. They're missing out on so much business because there's a lot of people who simply won't buy them because they don't have a manual safety.

Great gun. I carry and shoot the G45/19X more than any other gun. But 1600 rounds through my G45 in the last week alone. Didn’t clean it until this morning. Zero problems.

As a new shooter who doesn’t find Glocks too appealing, I’m ok with this being my only Glock. Might get a 45 or 19 for the changeable magazines. But id honestly be fine with this being my only Glock.

I almost got a 19x or a 45 because my pinky dangles off of the Glock 19 grip which I hate. I ended up getting a CZ P10c because of your review (which was much cheaper) and I love it

I bought the 45 and had a timney trigger show up before the gun did. Put a hundred rounds through it with the stock trigger just in case, and put the timney in right after. About 1500 rounds later and not a single malfunction. I wasn't in love with the reset, but I got used to it. And I also miss the glock OD color!!! Great video as always.

Nice firearm I use a specific trigger when I change them out and never mess with springs other than the safety plunger spring and have had zero issues. Have seen triggers and springs and ammo give glocks issues. Are they dependable yes do they work flawlessly no. Over the years of shooting I have yet to see a pistol run without issues. And I’ve been shooting pistols for 45 years. Still will get on of these if for no other reason than the 19x Designation.

Yeah you got me to buy a p07 and I’m used to glock so I’m still working on that different angle thing. But I gotta say I do love the feel of the cz. I got the tactical version.

You had me with the Justin Gaethje t shirt. You’re a real American sir

Great review, I’ve always been a 1911 or a .45 cal guy in general and always had a carnal dislike for Glocks for a multitude of reasons bad ergonomics, horrible trigger pill, issues with reliability and as a reloader, the Glock bulge in brass. But I got to shoot the 19x this past couple of weekends and fell in love with it and I never thought in a million years I would hear myself say this but I’ll be buying a Glock 19x

Trigger issues tend to happen from the bar not being able to travel all the way to the rear. I take dremel to where the bar meets the frame at the rear right side of the pistol and light primer strikes are resolved. As far as the 19x, definitely an awesome gun and listen, Glocks are Glocks, they do what they're supposed to do and they do it well but they're no P01 and I'd rather even have a p10 or a P07 but that's just my CZ bias coming through lol. Great job as always Chris, glad to see you growing and doing well brother, you've earned it.

I've shot a 19x for the last year and it's been great. I still found the OE trigger squishy, the Timney Alpha was probably the best thing to do to these other than milling for an optic if you choose.

I don't know why but when the sunglasses come off the vibe changes.

Nice I run a 19 for work .always comfortable to keep on .not trouble sitting .shoots great.

My 19x is stock, put close to 20k rounds through her and I’ve had no issues, it does everything and then some. I clean it every cpl hundred rounds and did a full/complete disassemble deep clean on it around 15k. Great platform, great weapon.