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Smith & Wesson M&P 9 Shield vs Glock G19 vs Glock G43X vs Sig Sauer P239 vs Sig Sauer P290

Smith & Wesson M&P 9 Shield

Striker-Fired Subcompact Pistol Chambered in 9mm Luger
vs

Glock G19

Striker-Fired Compact Pistol Chambered in 9mm Luger
vs

Glock G43X

Striker-Fired Subcompact Pistol Chambered in 9mm Luger
vs

Sig Sauer P239

DA/SA Compact Pistol Chambered in 9mm Luger, 40 S&W, 357 Sig
vs

Sig Sauer P290

DAO Subcompact Pistol Chambered in 9mm Luger

Dimensions

  Length L Height H Width W Weight W
M&P 9 Shield 6.1 in 4.6 in 0.95 in 20.8 oz
G19 7.36 in 5.04 in 1.26 in 23.63 oz
G43X 6.5 in 5.04 in 1.1 in 18.7 oz
P239 6.6 in 5.1 in 1.18 in 25.2 oz
P290 5.5 in 3.9 in 0.91 in 16.4 oz

Details

  Barrel BBL Trigger Website
M&P 9 Shield 3.1 in Striker-Fired smith-wesson.com
G19 4.02 in Striker-Fired us.glock.com
G43X 3.41 in Striker-Fired us.glock.com
P239 3.6 in DA/SA en.wikipedia.org
P290 2.9 in DAO en.wikipedia.org

Capacity

  9mm Luger 9mm Luger 9mm Luger 9mm Luger 40 S&W 357 Sig 9mm Luger
M&P 9 Shield 7 , 8 (+1) 7 , 8 (+1) 7 , 8 (+1) 7 , 8 (+1) - - 7 , 8 (+1)
G19 15 , 17 , 19 , 24 , 31 , 33 (+1) 15 , 17 , 19 , 24 , 31 , 33 (+1) 15 , 17 , 19 , 24 , 31 , 33 (+1) 15 , 17 , 19 , 24 , 31 , 33 (+1) - - 15 , 17 , 19 , 24 , 31 , 33 (+1)
G43X 10 (+1) 10 (+1) 10 (+1) 10 (+1) - - 10 (+1)
P239 8 , 10 (+1) 8 , 10 (+1) 8 , 10 (+1) 8 , 10 (+1) 7 , 8 (+1) 7 , 8 (+1) 8 , 10 (+1)
P290 6 , 8 (+1) 6 , 8 (+1) 6 , 8 (+1) 6 , 8 (+1) - - 6 , 8 (+1)

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