Quick answer: On the makers’ own spec sheets, the Springfield Hellcat and the Sig P365 are nearly the same size. Springfield lists the Hellcat 3″ OSP at 4 inches tall with the flush magazine and 6 inches long. Sig lists the P365 at 4.3 inches tall and 5.8 inches long. The clearest difference is capacity: […]
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Quick answer: On the makers’ own spec sheets, the Smith & Wesson M&P9 Shield Plus is a little taller and longer than the Sig P365. S&W lists the Shield Plus at 4.6 inches tall and 6.1 inches long; Sig lists the P365 at 4.3 inches tall and 5.8 inches long. Both makers list 1.1 inches […]
The best concealed carry revolvers for 2026 with maker specs, and how to carry a revolver IWB or appendix without printing.
Quick answer: On the Glock 19, Gen6 didn’t change the size. Glock lists the G19 Gen6 and the G19 Gen5 at the same 5.04-inch height, 7.28-inch length and 4.02-inch barrel. The Gen6 is 0.01 inches wider (1.35 vs 1.34), 1.41 ounces lighter with no magazine and 1.06 ounces lighter loaded. What Glock says is new […]
Quick answer: The Glock 43X is taller than the base Sig P365. Glock lists the 43X at 5.04 inches tall with the magazine in, and Sig lists the P365 at 4.3 inches. The closer height match is the P365X (4.8 inches) or the P365-XMACRO (5.2 inches), so this page compares the 43X with all three. […]
Quick answer: The Glock 26 is a shorter Glock 19, not a thinner one. Glock lists its grip 0.87 inches shorter (4.17 vs 5.04 inches tall with the magazine) and the whole gun 0.86 inches shorter, but only 0.04 inches narrower (1.30 vs 1.34 inches). It holds 10 rounds as standard against the Glock 19’s […]
Quick answer: The Glock 48 and Glock 43X have the same grip. Glock lists both at 5.04 inches tall and 1.10 inches wide, with the same 10-round standard magazine. The only real difference is length: the 48’s slide is 0.79 inches longer and its barrel is 0.76 inches longer, which makes the whole gun 0.78 […]
Quick answer: The Glock 19 and Glock 43X stand exactly the same height: Glock lists both at 5.04 inches with the magazine in. The 43X is the thinner gun (1.10 vs 1.34 inches wide), it’s 0.78 inches shorter, and it weighs about 7 ounces less loaded. The Glock 19 holds 15 rounds as standard against […]
Quick answer: The best pocket pistol is the smallest, lightest gun you can shoot well that has nothing to snag or bump on the way out of a pocket. For most people that means a modern .380 like the Ruger LCP MAX or the Smith & Wesson Bodyguard 2.0, which hold 10 or more rounds […]
Quick answer: The Sig P365X is a P365 with a taller grip. The slide, 3.1-inch barrel, 5.8-inch length and listed 17.8-ounce weight are the same. The P365X’s grip is half an inch taller (4.8 vs 4.3 inches), which fits a 12-round magazine instead of 10, and it comes with a flat trigger, an optic-ready slide […]
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