{"id":500,"date":"2014-01-27T16:38:04","date_gmt":"2014-01-27T21:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/?p=500"},"modified":"2024-04-01T11:14:05","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T15:14:05","slug":"glock-42-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/glock-42-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Glock 42: SHOT Show New Product Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"

UPDATE: Later in 2014, we had a chance to do a full review of the Glock 42. Details here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>

The biggest problem with the Glock 42 is that it’s not a 9mm, but it turns out that’s not such a bad thing.<\/p>

Weeks before SHOT Show, rumors started flying about two new Glock pistols. The first was revealed to be the Glock 41, a long slide .45 ACP model geared toward competition. But there was a lot more buzz over the 42, which many hoped and speculated would be a single stack compact 9mm to compete with pistols like the S&W Shield and Kahr PM9. When the 42 turned out to be a .380 ACP instead, the initial reaction from the gun community seemed to be disappointment. Demand for pocket-sized .380s spiked a couple of years ago, but has declined with the introduction of the aforementioned ultra-compact 9mm carry pistols. Drawing further criticism was the fact that the Glock 42 is not quite as compact as many of the other .380s, especially the ubiquitous Ruger LCP.<\/p>

But despite all of that, the Glock 42 may be just what the .380 market is missing. You can read more about why I think that is below, but first, here’s a quick snippet of our interview with Josh Smithers from Glock. We asked him to make the case for the Glock 42 and why we should consider it over similar carry guns out there.<\/p>

Why You Should Buy the Glock 42 in 30 Seconds<\/span><\/h3>