{"id":1725,"date":"2023-12-15T22:43:34","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T22:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunowner-news.com\/?p=1725"},"modified":"2023-12-15T22:43:34","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T22:43:34","slug":"making-the-glock-45-9mm-pistol-the-perfect-le-gun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunowner-news.com\/?p=1725","title":{"rendered":"Making the GLOCK 45 9mm Pistol the Perfect LE Gun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Glock-45-9mm-duty-pistol-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"508\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Glock-45-9mm-duty-pistol-696x508.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Glock-45-9mm-duty-pistol-696x508.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Glock-45-9mm-duty-pistol-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Glock-45-9mm-duty-pistol-700x511.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Glock-45-9mm-duty-pistol-768x560.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Glock-45-9mm-duty-pistol-1536x1120.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Glock-45-9mm-duty-pistol-2048x1494.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Glock-45-9mm-duty-pistol-150x109.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Glock-45-9mm-duty-pistol-1068x779.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Glock-45-9mm-duty-pistol-1920x1400.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Glock-45-9mm-duty-pistol-576x420.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Glock-45-9mm-duty-pistol-324x235.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Glock-45-9mm-duty-pistol-560x408.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" alt=\"\" title=\"Glock 45 9mm duty pistol\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhen life hands you lemons, make lemonade.\u201d So said my Grandma and yours, on down through the generations. When GLOCK, Inc. submitted their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/gun-review-glock-19x-9mm-pistol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Model 19X<\/a> in coyote tan color for the U.S. Army modular handgun system trials, they had high hopes. Unfortunately, rather than select a handgun design with a 35-year track record for success, the Army instead chose a new, more modular pistol design.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rather than cry in their milk, GLOCK took the lemons that the Army handed them and made lemonade in the form of the G45. For the uninitiated, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/gun-review-glock-45-9mm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GLOCK 45<\/a> is for all intents and purposes a black version of the 19X. The notable difference, besides color, is the lack of a lanyard loop on the G45.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>GLOCK 45 Specs<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For those attempting to keep up with all of the GLOCK model numbers, the GLOCK Model 45 is a 9x19mm, \u201cSafe-Action\u201d (striker-fired), semi-automatic pistol that uses standard capacity 17 round magazines. The barrel is 4.02 inches with a slide length of 6.85 inches and a height of 5.47 inches. Empty weight is 24.5 ounces. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The particular model featured here is their \u201cMOS\u201d version meaning Modular Optic System. This pistol came in a padded hard case with three 17 round magazines with the new orange followers, a magazine loading tool, a bore cleaning brush, the ubiquitous cable-lock, and an MOS adapter plate kit with all the hardware. The sights on the gun were the typical GLOCK plastic front and rear.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-543787 size-full\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-in-the-box-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-in-the-box-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-in-the-box-700x513.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-in-the-box-768x563.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-in-the-box-1536x1126.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-in-the-box-2048x1502.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-in-the-box-150x110.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-in-the-box-696x510.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-in-the-box-1068x783.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-in-the-box-1920x1408.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-in-the-box-573x420.jpg 573w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-in-the-box-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-in-the-box-560x411.jpg 560w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-in-the-box-scaled.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-543787 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-in-the-box-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-in-the-box-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-in-the-box-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-in-the-box-700x513.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-in-the-box-768x563.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-in-the-box-1536x1126.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-in-the-box-2048x1502.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-in-the-box-150x110.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-in-the-box-696x510.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-in-the-box-1068x783.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-in-the-box-1920x1408.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-in-the-box-573x420.jpg 573w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-in-the-box-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-in-the-box-560x411.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All MOS GLOCK pistols come with various mounting plates to allow the installation of either the Trijicon, C-More, Leupold, and \u201cDocter Optic\u201d mini red dot sights. Naturally, any optics that share the same footprint as the aforementioned will work.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For instance, the Holosun line of compact pistol optics tend to favor the Trijicon RMR footprint. The new EFLX mini red dot from EOTech uses the Leupold \u201cDeltaPoint\u201d footprint. More on that optic later.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Perfect Police Sights?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the old style GLOCK plastic sights are functional, from a practical and functional standpoint, they are too low (short). The short front sight causes the shooter to elevate the muzzle as distance to the target increases causing rounds to go high. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the rear sight, there is three to four times as much light-reflecting white paint as there is on the small front sight. What that does is draw the human eye to the rear sight first, not the front sight, which is the most important of the two. Also, the rear sight, being angled plastic doesn\u2019t offer a solid purchase if you need to rack the pistol single-handed.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_543786\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-543786\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-543786 size-full\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Factory-sights-are-less-than-ideal-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Factory-sights-are-less-than-ideal-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Factory-sights-are-less-than-ideal-700x468.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Factory-sights-are-less-than-ideal-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Factory-sights-are-less-than-ideal-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Factory-sights-are-less-than-ideal-2048x1369.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Factory-sights-are-less-than-ideal-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Factory-sights-are-less-than-ideal-696x465.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Factory-sights-are-less-than-ideal-1068x714.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Factory-sights-are-less-than-ideal-1920x1283.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Factory-sights-are-less-than-ideal-628x420.jpg 628w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Factory-sights-are-less-than-ideal-560x374.jpg 560w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Factory-sights-are-less-than-ideal-scaled.jpg\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-543786 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Factory-sights-are-less-than-ideal-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Factory-sights-are-less-than-ideal-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Factory-sights-are-less-than-ideal-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Factory-sights-are-less-than-ideal-700x468.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Factory-sights-are-less-than-ideal-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Factory-sights-are-less-than-ideal-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Factory-sights-are-less-than-ideal-2048x1369.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Factory-sights-are-less-than-ideal-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Factory-sights-are-less-than-ideal-696x465.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Factory-sights-are-less-than-ideal-1068x714.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Factory-sights-are-less-than-ideal-1920x1283.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Factory-sights-are-less-than-ideal-628x420.jpg 628w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Factory-sights-are-less-than-ideal-560x374.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-543786\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Standard GLOCK sights<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2018, we were approached by the Night Fision Tritium sight company and asked our thoughts about handguns sights, particularly those on GLOCK duty guns, to which the previous comments about the stock plastic sights were offered. Also, as a law enforcement veteran and small arms and tactics instructor, we understand that police officers need to qualify and feel confident that their rounds are going where they\u2019re supposed to go.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From experience, we knew that the most common distances for police handgun qualification courses were from 5 yards to 50 feet. We set out to create sights that were the perfect height to ensure that shots fired would be point-of-aim\/point-of-impact from 5 yards to 50 feet. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using the GLOCK 17 and the GLOCK 19 as test guns with Black Hills 124 grain Jacketed Hollow Point ammunition, we tried out various front and rear sight heights until we hit the sweet spot. The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nightfision.com\/product-category\/accur8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Night Fision Accur8<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Tritium sights offer the shooter absolute accuracy, day or night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-543793 size-full\" alt=\"\" width=\"1142\" height=\"962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-sights.jpeg 1142w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-sights-300x253.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-sights-700x590.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-sights-768x647.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-sights-150x126.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-sights-696x586.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-sights-1068x900.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-sights-499x420.jpeg 499w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-sights-560x472.jpeg 560w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1142px) 100vw, 1142px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-sights.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-543793 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-sights.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1142\" height=\"962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-sights.jpeg 1142w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-sights-300x253.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-sights-700x590.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-sights-768x647.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-sights-150x126.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-sights-696x586.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-sights-1068x900.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-sights-499x420.jpeg 499w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-sights-560x472.jpeg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1142px) 100vw, 1142px\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After picking up the new G45 pistol, the first thing that I did was remove the plastic factory sights and install a set of Night Fision Accur8 sights. This version has the yellow or \u201csafety green\u201d polymer ring surrounding the Tritium vial in the front sight. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-543792 size-full\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-Sights-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-Sights-1-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-Sights-1-700x664.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-Sights-1-768x728.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-Sights-1-1536x1456.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-Sights-1-2048x1941.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-Sights-1-150x142.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-Sights-1-696x660.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-Sights-1-1068x1012.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-Sights-1-1920x1820.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-Sights-1-443x420.jpg 443w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-Sights-1-560x531.jpg 560w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-Sights-1-scaled.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-543792 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-Sights-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-Sights-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-Sights-1-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-Sights-1-700x664.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-Sights-1-768x728.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-Sights-1-1536x1456.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-Sights-1-2048x1941.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-Sights-1-150x142.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-Sights-1-696x660.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-Sights-1-1068x1012.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-Sights-1-1920x1820.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-Sights-1-443x420.jpg 443w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Night-Fision-Accur8-Sights-1-560x531.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Night Fision uses a translucent polymer that allows the light from the Tritium vial to come through, making it appear visually brighter than other models from other makers who use opaque polymers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>EOTech EFLX Optic<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most of you know the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eotechinc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EOTech <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HWS (holographic weapon sights) for rifles and shotguns. What you may not be aware of is that EOTech recently released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/eotech-now-making-an-actual-red-dot-sight-the-new-eflx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mini red dot optic<\/a> called the \u201cEFLX.\u201d They have two models; one with a 3 MOA aiming dot and one with a 6 MOA dot. I chose the 6 MOA model. You can also find them with black or coyote tan housings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The battery source is\u00a0 the standard CR2032. EOTech intelligently put the battery compartment on top of the optic so that it doesn\u2019t need to be removed to change the battery. Battery life on the mid setting for the 6 MOA optic is 20,000 hours. For the 3 MOA optic the battery life is a bit longer at 25,000 hours. Either way you cut it, that is over two years of constant run time.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_543791\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-543791\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-543791 size-full\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Glock-45-Duty-Pistol-2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Glock-45-Duty-Pistol-2-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Glock-45-Duty-Pistol-2-700x511.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Glock-45-Duty-Pistol-2-768x560.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Glock-45-Duty-Pistol-2-1536x1121.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Glock-45-Duty-Pistol-2-2048x1495.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Glock-45-Duty-Pistol-2-150x109.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Glock-45-Duty-Pistol-2-696x508.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Glock-45-Duty-Pistol-2-1068x779.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Glock-45-Duty-Pistol-2-1920x1401.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Glock-45-Duty-Pistol-2-575x420.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Glock-45-Duty-Pistol-2-324x235.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Glock-45-Duty-Pistol-2-560x409.jpg 560w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Glock-45-Duty-Pistol-2-scaled.jpg\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-543791 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Glock-45-Duty-Pistol-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Glock-45-Duty-Pistol-2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Glock-45-Duty-Pistol-2-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Glock-45-Duty-Pistol-2-700x511.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Glock-45-Duty-Pistol-2-768x560.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Glock-45-Duty-Pistol-2-1536x1121.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Glock-45-Duty-Pistol-2-2048x1495.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Glock-45-Duty-Pistol-2-150x109.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Glock-45-Duty-Pistol-2-696x508.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Glock-45-Duty-Pistol-2-1068x779.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Glock-45-Duty-Pistol-2-1920x1401.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Glock-45-Duty-Pistol-2-575x420.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Glock-45-Duty-Pistol-2-324x235.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Glock-45-Duty-Pistol-2-560x409.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-543791\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GLOCK 45 with EoTech EFLX red dot sight<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After I ran the G45 during my initial range session using only the Night Fision Accur8 sights, I decided to mount the EFLX optic on the pistol. Installation was simple using the tools and hardware included from GLOCK and EOTech. As mentioned previously, the EFLX uses the same footprint as the Leupold \u201cDeltaPoint\u201d so the #4 mounting plate from GLOCK was a perfect fit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the Accur8 sights were already zeroed for point-of-aim\/point-of-impact, zeroing the EFLX optic was simple. I used the included tool and lined up the red aiming dot so that it was essentially sitting on top of the front sight on the pistol.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Range Testing<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before I took the gun out for my first range session I disassembled it and applied some FrogLube \u201cExtreme\u201d CLP. I\u2019ve been using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.froglube.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FrogLube products<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on pistols, rifles, and shotguns for over a decade now and have supreme confidence in them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-543789 size-full\" alt=\"\" width=\"1290\" height=\"1896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-Range-1.jpg 1290w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-Range-1-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-Range-1-476x700.jpg 476w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-Range-1-768x1129.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-Range-1-1045x1536.jpg 1045w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-Range-1-150x220.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-Range-1-300x441.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-Range-1-696x1023.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-Range-1-1068x1570.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-Range-1-286x420.jpg 286w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-Range-1-560x823.jpg 560w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1290px) 100vw, 1290px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-Range-1.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-543789 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-Range-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1290\" height=\"1896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-Range-1.jpg 1290w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-Range-1-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-Range-1-476x700.jpg 476w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-Range-1-768x1129.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-Range-1-1045x1536.jpg 1045w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-Range-1-150x220.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-Range-1-300x441.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-Range-1-696x1023.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-Range-1-1068x1570.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-Range-1-286x420.jpg 286w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-Range-1-560x823.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1290px) 100vw, 1290px\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For my range testing, I wanted to work with ammunition that was likely to be used for defensive or duty purposes. For this I went with the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.black-hills.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Black Hills Ammunition<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 125 grain HoneyBadger load, their 124 grain JHP +P load and their 115 grain EXP (Extra Power Hollow Point). The HoneyBadger load is rated at 1050 feet per second and both of the others have a factory velocity of 1200 FPS.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not surprisingly, the gun functioned with 100 percent reliability using all of the ammunition put through it. I ran the premium ammunition and a bunch of FMJ training ammunition as well. Up close, rapid hits on target came without issue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-543788 size-full\" alt=\"\" width=\"1290\" height=\"1093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-Range-.jpg 1290w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-Range--300x254.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-Range--700x593.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-Range--768x651.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-Range--150x127.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-Range--696x590.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-Range--1068x905.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-Range--496x420.jpg 496w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-Range--560x474.jpg 560w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1290px) 100vw, 1290px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-Range-.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-543788 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-Range-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1290\" height=\"1093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-Range-.jpg 1290w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-Range--300x254.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-Range--700x593.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-Range--768x651.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-Range--150x127.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-Range--696x590.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-Range--1068x905.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-Range--496x420.jpg 496w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/G45-Range--560x474.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1290px) 100vw, 1290px\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a challenge, I used the two super-sonic Black Hills loads and moved back to 50 feet and was able to ring the steel half-silhouette everytime. Then I moved back to 25 yards, 35 yards, and lastly 40 yards. At 25 the gun was \u201cpoint-of-aim\/point-of-impact\u201d on steel. At 35 and 40 yards, I was too far away to spot bullet impact, but I did ring the steel. All told, I fired several hundred rounds through the gun before sitting down to write this piece.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>What\u2019s the Big Deal?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During my review period, I told a friend what I was doing. \u201cI don\u2019t get it, what\u2019s the big deal?\u201d he asked. That\u2019s a fair question and to be truthful, it\u2019s one of those situations where you just have to do it to get a good feel for it. Police Departments coast to coast have been trading in their older GLOCK pistols for the G45 and the guys in the field are loving them. I have talked with several cops who love their G45 pistols.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One reason could be that departments with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/praise-clearly-superior-40-sw-cartridge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">.40 caliber<\/a> G22 and G23 pistols are swapping them and the officers are loving the shootability of the 9x19mm over the gun-busting .40. (Yes, the .40 S&amp;W is a notorious and documented gun-breaker.)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is the G45 really all that much better than the G17? Well, I wouldn\u2019t throw away a G17, however, as more and more people get their hands on the G45, it seems apparent that GLOCK has really hit the \u201csweet spot\u201d with this design. Decide for yourself but, it truly seems that they took lemons and made some sweet tactical lemonade.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Paul G. Markel is the founder of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lp.sotgu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Student the Gun University<\/a>\u00a0and has been teaching Small Arms &amp; Tactics to military personnel, police officers, and citizens for over three decades. He is the author of numerous books and is a combat decorated United States Marine veteran.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/making-the-glock-45-9mm-pistol-the-perfect-le-gun\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWhen life hands you lemons, make lemonade.\u201d So said my Grandma and yours, on down through the generations. When GLOCK, Inc. submitted their Model 19X in coyote tan color for the U.S. Army modular handgun system trials, they had high hopes. 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