CZ93X62
Official forum enigma
This "Rumor-Control" non-announcement (so far) from The Great Plasticator is getting a lot of play on the shooter sites. As best I can tell, this is the sub-compact/single-column magazine Glock 9mm Model 43 given a longer and deeper butt/handle section to enable a 10-round magazine. Glock spokesholes are remaining silent so far, likely because this intro was being saved for a SHOT Show 2019 roll-out. Snitches make the world go around.
CCW acolytes are already decrying the design, that it defeats the purpose of a sub-compact design by virtue of its longer & larger grip. (Glock purists......THERE is a concept to wrap your mind around. Kinda like "Maserati camper shell"). People that actually shoot their sidearms from time to time will likely regard this addition to the Glock line as an upgrade. Not exactly a new idea--blending a shortened slide/barrel with a longer frame. Walther did it with their PPK/S to dodge BATFEral point system import nonsense, and Colt did it with the Commander series in their autopistol/1911 platform. Both concepts took hold with a vengeance.
I like the idea. A LOT. I have fired a bunch of the sub-compact Glocks at work, and own one of my own--a Glock 29 in 10mm. That short-handled little beast is just barely controllable, and I think a Glock 23 butt section would be a godsend. Pearce finger-hook magazine baseplates sell well for all of these sub-compact plastic beasties--gotta be a reason for that. This is a far more user-friendly design for those of us with big hands. I think the Glock 19/23 size range is the single-best platform arrangement that Glock offers, and it needs to be expanded to the 10mm and 45 ACP caliber models. I wouldn't miss the sub-compact designs. At all.
CCW acolytes are already decrying the design, that it defeats the purpose of a sub-compact design by virtue of its longer & larger grip. (Glock purists......THERE is a concept to wrap your mind around. Kinda like "Maserati camper shell"). People that actually shoot their sidearms from time to time will likely regard this addition to the Glock line as an upgrade. Not exactly a new idea--blending a shortened slide/barrel with a longer frame. Walther did it with their PPK/S to dodge BATFEral point system import nonsense, and Colt did it with the Commander series in their autopistol/1911 platform. Both concepts took hold with a vengeance.
I like the idea. A LOT. I have fired a bunch of the sub-compact Glocks at work, and own one of my own--a Glock 29 in 10mm. That short-handled little beast is just barely controllable, and I think a Glock 23 butt section would be a godsend. Pearce finger-hook magazine baseplates sell well for all of these sub-compact plastic beasties--gotta be a reason for that. This is a far more user-friendly design for those of us with big hands. I think the Glock 19/23 size range is the single-best platform arrangement that Glock offers, and it needs to be expanded to the 10mm and 45 ACP caliber models. I wouldn't miss the sub-compact designs. At all.