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Glock G19 Gen5 vs Glock G29 Gen4 vs Smith & Wesson Model 642 vs Glock G43X MOS vs Smith & Wesson M&P 9 Shield Plus

Glock G19 Gen5

Striker-Fired Compact Pistol Chambered in 9mm Luger
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Glock G29 Gen4

Striker-Fired Subcompact Pistol Chambered in 10mm Auto
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Smith & Wesson Model 642

DAO J-Frame Revolver Chambered in 38 Special +P
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Glock G43X MOS

Striker-Fired Subcompact Pistol Chambered in 9mm Luger
vs

Smith & Wesson M&P 9 Shield Plus

Striker-Fired Subcompact Pistol Chambered in 9mm Luger, 30 Super Carry

Dimensions

  Length L Height H Width W Weight W
G19 Gen5 7.28 in 5.04 in 1.34 in 23.81 oz
G29 Gen4 6.97 in 4.53 in 1.38 in 26.81 oz
Model 642 6.3 in 4.2 in 1.3 in 14.4 oz
G43X MOS 6.5 in 5.04 in 1.1 in 18.55 oz
M&P 9 Shield Plus 6.1 in 4.6 in 1.1 in 20.2 oz

Details

  Barrel BBL Trigger Website
G19 Gen5 4.02 in Striker-Fired us.glock.com
G29 Gen4 3.78 in Striker-Fired us.glock.com
Model 642 1.87 in DAO smith-wesson.com
G43X MOS 3.41 in Striker-Fired us.glock.com
M&P 9 Shield Plus 3.1 in Striker-Fired smith-wesson.com

Capacity

  9mm Luger 10mm Auto 38 Special +P 9mm Luger 9mm Luger 30 Super Carry
G19 Gen5 15 , 17 , 24 , 10 (+1) - - 15 , 17 , 24 , 10 (+1) 15 , 17 , 24 , 10 (+1) -
G29 Gen4 - 10 , 15 (+1) - - - -
Model 642 - - 5 - - -
G43X MOS 10 (+1) - - 10 (+1) 10 (+1) -
M&P 9 Shield Plus 10 , 13 (+1) - - 10 , 13 (+1) 10 , 13 (+1) 13 , 16 (+1)

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