We traveled to the GlockMothership in Georgia to get the scoop on the company’s new Sixth Generation guns and have all the juicy information.
Summary: The new Gen 6 Glocks look much like the previous five generations (even fitting most existing holsters), but address a lot of issues that people have asked for on an upgrade. The guns are direct-milled optics-ready, have a new flat-faced trigger while keeping many of the same internals, the ergos are much improved, and they still accept legacy magazines and sights. All for the same asking price as Gen 5 MOS models. Rumors of a modular fire control system are false.
Now let’s get into it
The new Gen 6s at first will be all 9mm, with the G19, G17, and G45 at launch and the G49 available overseas. We are advised that other models are inbound.
The Gen 6 Glock G19, G45, and G17. The additions to the ergos are obvious, including the trigger shoe, palmswell, texturing, and thumb pad/gas pedal. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
A closer look at the production Gen 6 G17. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
And note the ambi slide catch lever. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
The Glock generations from 1 through 6 look very (very) similar when stacked side-by-side, and there is a reason for that: consistency. Anyone who had a Gen 1 in 1986 could be transported to 2026 and pick up a brand-new Gen 6 and figure it out in about three seconds.
The Six Glock generations side-by-side (Photo: Glock)
The Glock Gen 5 G19 compared to a Glock Gen 6 G17. Note that the legacy model has less texture, a curved trigger, and a dual spring recoil assembly. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
A look at the slides compared. The extractor channel is now sealed to prevent folks from oozing excess thread lock into their slide internals when mounting optics. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
The frames are compared at the action, with the Gen 6 on the left and Gen 5 on the right. The layout is the same, but the geometry is a little bit different. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
Backplates compared. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
The Gen6 may look remarkably like previous generations, by design, but it is quite different when it comes to ergonomics, optics mounting, and parts. For instance, it has a new trigger, a new slide, and mostly new internals.
Legacy parts that will work besides the magazines, backstraps, and sights are the locking block, mag release, firing pin and spring, slide lock/spring, trigger pin/housing, trigger bar, recoil spring assembly, and connector. Almost everything else is Gen 6 only.
The differences are so substantial that Glock’s Training division told us that, moving forward, the traditional Glock Armorer’s Course, which has long been one day covering all generations, will now just cover the Gen 5s and 6s, with a separate course dedicated to “Classic” Glocks.
The downsized extractor package (extractor pressure piece, extractor frame, extractor package spring) is completely different but can still be removed with just the standard Glock armorer tool. It was redesigned to allow more space for the Optics Ready System, and the extractor channel is now sealed off. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
On the topic of user comfort, the new palmswell comes from scanning hundreds of Glock users to produce a cross median that provides a more optimal fit. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
The new RTF6 grip texture combines the old-school RTF2 substrate with the RTF 4 polymids to create something altogether different. Further, the grip texture has been expanded to reach higher on the frame and onto the thumb rest to give the user more grip purchase opportunities. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
The enlarged, frame-mounted beaver tail encourages a higher grip while still avoiding slide bite. It ships with two interchangeable backstraps (2mm and 3mm) and is compatible with Gen 5 straps. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
The flat-face trigger has an advertised pull weight of 5.5 pounds, and we noted it to have a good reset. It keeps the traditional trio of Glock “Safe Action” internal safeties, including the trigger shoe pivot, firing pin safety, and drop safety. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
All standard frame Gen6 Glocks will be optics-ready, and it isn’t the old MOS system (which is gone) or the new A-Cut COA system. It uses a plate system on a slide that has been redesigned so that the optic bed sits deeper into the slide for a lower height over the bore axis.
The 3mm plate is polymer and is advertised as working as something of a shock-absorber/crush washer that fits in a 3mm recess, while the optic screws directly into the slide, which has four screw holes, sort of a direct-mount with a twist, if you will. (Photo: Glock)
The result is that the optics sit flat while having the benefit of a polymer buffer of sorts. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
The ambi slide stop lever has been redesigned and now has a larger border around it molded on the frame to prevent accidental activation. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
The undercut trigger guard (finally, Glock) helps with a higher grip while keeping enough “beef” so that you don’t risk frame cracking on duty holsters. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
It has deeper slide serrations, including front slide serrations, which have not been standard on legacy models. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
It uses a gently flared magwell and accepts Gen 5 magazines. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
Glock has finally added a thumb rest/gas pedal/thumb pad on each side of the gun. To make sure it would still fit legacy holsters, the frame internals on this section have been redesigned to allow the extra texture without making the pistol wider at this point. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
Looking at reliability, Glock— which has been working on the Gen 6 since 2022— has had test guns survive 40,000 rounds of mixed ammo, aced salt fog/mud/sand tests, and met all its other standard testing protocols. We fired all three production models on the range for a few hundred rounds and experienced no issues. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
The Gen 6s will start shipping to be “on dealer shelves” for a Jan. 20, 2026, official launch, with three magazines and three optics plates, as well as all the standard Glock stuff. (Photo: Glock)
The MSRP on the new Gen 6 Glock models is $745, which is the same cataloged price as the Gen 5 MOS models.
We have review models inbound, so expect more details in the coming weeks.
It uses a longer-barreled P365 (P365XL, TACOPS, and P365 FUSE) and 17- or 21-round magazines to give the user a holsterable and arguably concealable option that is 3 inches shorter and significantly lighter than an MP5K.
Plus, it only costs $499, a price that, when coupled with extra mags and a compatible longslide P365, puts you in the game for about $1,200.
Key Performance Features and Specifications Include:
Patented Speedload System: Facilitates faster reloads than traditional pistols or other PDWs, ensuring operators maintain an advantage.
Enhanced Capacity: Supports up to 50 rounds on the gun with optional magazine extensions, providing extended engagement capability.
Superior Control: A built-in shroud ensures a secure C-clamp grip and promotes flatter shooting, significantly improving accuracy and follow-up shots.
Lightweight, Durable Construction: Crafted from military-grade glass-filled nylon and S7 steel, featuring a Type 3 hard anodized shroud for exceptional resilience without added bulk.
Optimal Velocity Option: Features an optional 6-inch barrel to increase velocity, surpassing the performance of an MP5K.
Included 2.0 Adjustable Holster: Ships with the new 2.0 holster, designed for ultimate flexibility. It can be hard-mounted in the vehicle for quick access or carried with you, supporting both inside (IWB) and outside the waistband (OWB) configurations.
Compact & Extendable Design:
Collapsed: 9.75″ L x 4″ W x 1.375″ H
Extended: 18.5″ L x 4″ W x 1.25″ H
Ergonomic Length of Pull: 13.5″ for comfortable and stable handling.
I could see these being useful for personal protection details, high-value couriers, long-distance truckers, individuals who spend a lot of time in their vehicles in remote areas, and, well, anyone who wants to be the most well-armed person in the produce section.
The Ruger Mark IV, the modern evolution of the original circa-1949 Ruger Standard (Mark I) pistol, was introduced in 2016. This updated model features a more user-friendly design, highlighted by a tool-free, one-button takedown mechanism that makes fieldstripping and cleaning significantly easier for users.
Following the release of the Mark IV, Ruger introduced the Mark IV 22/45 variant. The name “22/45” refers to the grip angle and surface controls, which closely emulate those of the famed M1911 Government pistol. Despite this design innovation, the initial 22/45 variant did not include a threaded muzzle or a top Picatinny rail. These features were reserved for the more expensive Mark IV 22/45 Tactical model, which carried a suggested retail price of $669.
Ruger has since released a bull-barreled version of the Mark IV 22/45 equipped with both a Picatinny rail and a threaded muzzle– as featured in this review. This model is offered at a suggested price of $449, with even lower prices often available through retailers. Additional aesthetic improvements include color-matched details; the trigger and Picatinny rail both feature a stainless finish, resulting in a distinct two-toned appearance.
Thus:
Our review Mark IV 22/45. It has a very 1911-ish overall length of 8.5 inches with an unloaded weight of 33.3 ounces. (All photos: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
As teased earlier, it is both suppressor and optics-ready right out of the box. It is equipped with a Holosun 507C sight on a Picatinny base, and a SilencerCo Switchback modular suppressor in its long format. The as-shown weight is 41 ounces.
The Mark IV 22/45 in this format is close to being perfect when it comes to an all-around rimfire semi-auto pistol. It feels and looks good, is dependable and accurate, and just about every component has a dozen aftermarket upgrades available.
We ran it with a few different cans and several different ammo loads and found it to run almost 100 percent of the time. The worst thing we can say is that it gets seriously dirty, something no 22 is immune to, and you must stay on top of that every few hundred rounds to keep it running.
Compared to the rest of the market, this Mark IV 22/45, as reviewed, is priced right, especially for the big Pic rail on top, the threaded bull barrel, and American manufacture. Sure, guns like the SIG P322 have a significantly larger magazine capacity for about the same price, but its optics interface isn’t as luxurious, you get a pencil barrel, and the aftermarket support doesn’t come close to what is available for the Ruger. The closest Buckmark in features would be the Micro Bull SR, which runs significantly more than the Mark IV.
The only problem we foresee in having one of these neat little Rugers is how often you need to buy ammo.
Taurus has been well-known worldwide for its double-action revolvers since 1941, but only got into the more retro single-action wheel gun market more recently.
The company’s first single-action offering, the Taurus Gaucho, popped up briefly in 2005, then faded back into gun lore.
Since then, Taurus acquired Heritage Manufacturing in 2012, which makes a tremendous amount of single-action rimfire caliber revolvers every year, like 187,000 guns a year kind of production.
With the company owning such a huge slice of the rimfire single gun market, as well as the double-action centerfire market, it’s only natural that Taurus would make a traditional “four click” revolver.
In late 2024, it debuted the Deputy. A SAA-based revolver offered in two barrel lengths, a 4.75-inch “gunfighter” style, and a longer 5.5-inch, as well as in the iconic .45 Colt or .357 Magnum calibers, the Deputy is ready to ride.
We’ve been testing and evaluating the Taurus Deputy 5.5-inch format in .45 Colt for the past four months. (All photos: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
The 5.5-inch barrel gives the Deputy an overall length of 11 inches. Weight is 38 ounces.
Quick summary: We reviewed the 5.5-inch barreled .45 Colt variant of this classic six-shooter with modern safety features and found it to be a good, if beefy, “smoke wagon” at an affordable price.
Marlin dates to 1870 and is one of America’s iconic and best-known firearms makers. Before its acquisition by the Freedom Group (Remington Arms) in 2007, Marlin had several subsidiary brands under its umbrella.
These included legacy firearms makers that it had purchased over the years, such as Harrington & Richardson, Hunter Arms, L.C. Smith, and New England Firearms. Other brands, on the other hand, Marlin invented from whole cloth, such as the Glenfield Products Division, an idea of then-company CEO Roger Kenna, who led Marlin from 1948 through 1959.
Hitting the scenes at a time when big box catalog sales were the Amazon of its day, Glenfield became a staple for outfits like Sears and J.C. Penney, back when they sold guns and every house on the block had one or more of their catalogs on the living room table.
I give you a circa 1972 JCPenney’s Christmas ad:
The Glenfield brand is back… (Photos unless noted: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
The original Glenfield models were based on Marlin’s standard catalog but offered in a more affordable package with fewer options. For instance, the Marlin Model 60, a popular semi-auto .22, was sold as the Glenfield Model 60, with a plainer stock that featured an engraved squirrel logo. Likewise, the Marlin 336 was also marketed as the Glenfield Model 30 with non-specified hardwood furniture rather than the walnut seen on the Marlin, and with minor style differences.
The concept proved popular with consumers, who got a good firearm at a great price.
Glenfield cruised along into the mid-1980s and was then quietly put to bed, but the rifles and shotguns made under the banner continue to circulate and have a soft spot with nostalgia-minded collectors. As an aside, my first sporting rifle that I purchased over the counter, looking back some four decades ago, was a Model 30A in .30-30.
With Ruger acquiring Marlin in 2020, resurrection was in the cards.
Nice to see the roll mark again.
“We’re excited to bring back the iconic Glenfield Firearms brand with a new product that reflects Ruger’s dedication to manufacturing affordable, American-made firearms for any and every hunter,” said Ruger President and CEO, Todd Seyfert, at the brand’s relaunch.
The Model A Rifle: Familiar Newcomer
Glenfield’s inaugural 21st-century platform is the no-frills Model A bolt-action centerfire sporting rifle, which is “highly inspired by” the Gen I Ruger American Rifle. Ruger introduced that platform almost 15 years ago, and it has been well-vetted by America’s hunters, with over 2 million sold since then.
The company tells us that the Glenfield Model A carries forward the most valued elements of the Gen I Ruger American Rifle but has an MSRP about $100 below comparable Ruger-branded rifles – all without skimping on features.
The current Glenfield Model A, in .308 Winchester, seen equipped. The series uses a splatter-finished Moss Green synthetic stock with sling swivel studs and a recoil pad.
Beretta is marking a half-century of the legendary Model 92, the company has released a retro SB variant of the type that went on to make history.
The original Model 92 hit the market in 1975, one of the first double-stack double-action/single-action pistols available, and soon went on to become a global icon. The company has been honoring the lineage of the “Italian Stallion” this year with limited-edition offerings, and the repro 92SB comes as part of Beretta’s “Celebrating 50 Years of the 90 Series” program.
The repro 92SB is full of classic features such as a polished anodized frame, polished blued slide and barrel, a rounded trigger guard, and a flat dust cover. On the inside, it features all-metal components and upgraded internals, including a short reset trigger bar and D hammer spring. It runs a slide-mounted Type F safety lever.
The new 92SB is engraved “Celebrating 50 Years of the 90 Series” on the left side of the slide and has a 1 of 1,526 serial number range, the latter an ode to Beretta’s first firearm contract. (Photos unless noted: Beretta)
Note the ambi Type F safety and all metal components, other than the G10 grip panels.
You have to love the polished externals.
The repro 92SB is a Beretta through and through and ships with a pair of classic-style 15-round magazines with flat base pads.
Finished with G10 grips, each pistol comes in special collector’s packaging, including a challenge coin and a history booklet chronicling the 90 Series legacy.
The history behind the 92SB
The 92SB was the third production model of the 92 series, building on 1977’s Model 92S, which added the slide-mounted safety/decocker to the pistol. Debuting in 1980, the SB added an automatic firing pin block and an ambidextrous safety lever, and was marketed in both the standard and a compact model, the first for the 90 series.
The Beretta 92SB hit the market in 1980, with the 92SB Compact arriving the next year.
The gun found fast success with consumers as well as LE/military customers.
It was soon adopted by the Connecticut State Police in 1983, among many departments.
Perhaps the 92SB’s greatest claim to fame was that it was submitted to the Army Pistol Trials in 1984 and 1986, which it won, and, with modifications including a squared trigger guard, a matte finish, and a chrome-lined barrel, became the 92SB-F, later just shortened to 92F.
The rest is history.
The Beretta 92SB beat out a crowded field in 1984-86 to win the Army’s Pistol Trials, with the modified 92SB-F being adopted as the M9. (Image: 1986 GAO Report)
The MSRP on the new Beretta 92SB repro is an appropriate $1,526.
European American Armory, in collaboration with Turkey’s Girsan, has been importing a new series of double-stack 1911s, dubbed the Witness 2311 line, for the past couple of years. Originally just offered in polymer-framed variants, which we’ve reviewed, EAA for 2025 shifted gears and began to market a pair of guns with alloy frames.
I give you, the EAA Girsan Witness 2311 Match Standard and Match X, both 9mm double-stack 1911s with metal frames and polymer grip modules that run from 2011-pattern magazines. Both run a Tungsten Cerakote on the frame. (All photos: Chris Eger)
Both are full-length single-action guns with skeletonized tuned triggers, extended beavertail, and commander-style hammers.
Further, they have oversized ambidextrous manual safety levers– needed on a single-action semi-auto– as well as a double-stack composite grip frame with a full-length accessory rail and dust cover under a Government-length slide.
It’s in the slide/barrels format that these two guns are the most different, with the Match X showing off a big compensator “donut” while the Match S runs that big bull barrel.
We had both of these interesting pistols on hand, so the obvious thing to do in a review was to bundle them together.
Quick Summary: The optics-ready Girsan-made EAA Witness 2311 Match series 9mm pistols are feature-rich and proved reliable and accurate in testing, offering a low-cost solution to anyone looking to get into the double-stack 1911/2011 game and wants a gun that will work as advertised.
Taurus took its flagship micro 9mm pistol and added a chassis engineered with Strike Industries for seamless brace integration to create something truly interesting.
The Taurus GX4 debuted in 2021 and has been a favorite with consumers. An easy on the wallet micro compact double-stack 9mm that reviewed well and came in at about $300– a good bit less than its competition– Taurus followed up on the hit by introducing optics-ready TORO models, which are direct milled for the Holosun K, as well as larger format Carry series guns with flush-fit 15 round mags.
The original GX4
Now, with the new GX4 Strike Bravo, Taurus takes the GX4 Carry TORO and puts it inside a new chassis and modular grip system co-developed with Strike Industries, specifically engineered to accept the latter’s side-folding FSA Single Stabilizer. Added to the package is a reversible charging handle, a suppressor-ready 3.7-inch extended barrel, and a long MIL-STD-1913 accessory rail for lights and lasers.
Thus:
The GX4 Strike Bravo falls into PDW territory but is NFA-compliant. (Photos: Taurus)
The overall length of the pistol with its Strike Industries FSA extended and locked into place is 18.38 inches.
The weight, unloaded and sans optics or accessories, is 34.9 ounces.
The reversible charging handle comes in handy when it comes to racking the slide due to the rear of the chassis.
It compacts down to about 10 inches, which makes it a tough but not impossible concealed carry piece, and more likely a bag gun.
Shipping with two GX4 Carry-sized magazines (15 rounds or 10 rounds, depending on state restrictions) the Taurus GX4 Strike Bravo has an MSRP of $795.99.
If you already have a brace with a rear Picatinny interface, the GX4 Strike Bravo is sold without one, with an ask of $606.99.
The Taurus GX4 Strike Bravo, in its less spendy but brace-less format.
Compare that cost to the SIG P365 Legion Flux, which has a $1,199 MAP in its cheapest format, and the $2,500 B&T USW-A1, and you see the value.
In short, Taurus is now offering what could be termed “the USW/Flux we have at home” for a fraction of the price.
Ruger has gone full walnut on an anniversary model of the company’s famed Mini-14carbine to celebrate more than half a century of the rifle’s production.
Designed in the late 1960s and early 1970s by Bill Ruger and L. James Sullivan, the latter one of the engineers behind the AR-15, the Mini-14 took visual and naming cues from the Army’s 7.62 NATO M14 battle rifle (albeit with mechanical cues from the M1 Garand), but was scaled down to fire a .223 Remington/5.56 NATO round.
Since its introduction in 1974, the gun has captured the public’s imagination and chalked up over 200 film and TV credits, making it an icon.
I mean, who can forget Colonel John ‘Hannibal’ Smith and his khaki tuxedo?
The new 50th anniversary model remains a modern variant of the Mini when it comes to its 580-series Ranch Rifle gas system and internals, while sporting a laser-engraved anniversary logo on the bolt, polished stainless steel accents, and full walnut furniture, including a wood handguard rather than the plastic one that was introduced in 1978. In an ode to the old and highly collectible “GB” models, it sports a bayonet lug and a birdcage style flash suppressor.
Note that the full-size walnut stock includes a wood top cover and has a slot cut to utilize an M1 carbine sling/oiler. Meanwhile, the gas block features a left-side sling swivel. (Photos: Ruger)
The 18-inch cold hammer-forged has a 6-groove 1:9-inch RH twist (rather than the old 1:7 twist) and ends in a 1/2″-28TPI threaded muzzle under the flash hider.
Sights include a ghost ring rear aperture and a non-glare protected blade front sight on the GI-pattern bayonet lug. Meanwhile, the receiver is drilled and tapped for mounting an included Picatinny rail.
The 50th anniversary Ruger Mini-14 ships with a hard case, two 20-round magazines, and scope rings with an MSRP of $1,399. For comparison, the standard sans bayonet lugged blued model with a simpler walnut stock and plastic top cover has an ask of $1,339 and ships with a 5-round mag.
Alabama-based Kimber looks to mine more gold from its popular new 2K11 double-stack series pistols by debuting five new, and more carry-oriented, Pro models.
The company debuted the 2K11 line in three models and two calibers (9mm and .45 ACP) last November with an aluminum alloy grip module over an SST steel sub-frame. The slide is made of stainless steel, featuring an external extractor, front and rear slide serrations, and a factory optics cut in the RMR footprint.
Running TAG Precision FiberLok 2 front sights with a suppressor-height serrated rear sight, under the hood is a beast of a deep-crowned, fluted bull barrel. Buyers also got a great GT aluminum trigger, ambi safety levers, an innovative tool-less guide rod/spring assembly, and common (2011 pattern) magazine compatibility.
The standard 2K11 is an elegant, if full-sized, tack driver that is slicker than an oyster with a head cold. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
Since then, Kimber has added a Stainless model featuring the Carbon Fiber/Kevlar-infused grip module from MJD Solutions, the 2K11 Independence, and the Eclipse.
Now, the company has answered demand for a more compact entry to the 2K11 line in a big way with five new 9mm models, all sporting a 4.25-inch fluted and crowned barrel while offering 19+1 round Checkmate UHD magazines. Two of the new models will also be available in .45 ACP format, shipping with one flush 11+1 round mag and one extended 13+1.
All share many of the more top-shelf 2K11 features, such as its toolless guide rod, external extractor, disconnector ramp, and zero-creep GT Trigger that has a 3 to 4-pound break. All are optics-ready and ship with an RMR plate with RMSc, DPP, ACRO, and 509T available. As with the rest of the line, these guns are constructed, not assembled, by a single technician, from the ground up.
Let’s talk models.
These five finishes available are Coyote, Eclipse, Minotaur, Royal, and Stainless. Of these, the Coyote and Minotaur feature aluminum grip modules, while the other three use MJD carbon fiber and Kevlar molded grips, with the latter shaving off about 6 ounces in weight.
The Coyote. Note its Stan Chen magwell and Kevlar carbon fiber grips on an aluminum grip module. Hitting the scales at 40.9 ounces empty, it is available in 9mm ($2,699) and .45ACP ($2,799). Note the Coyote PVD slide and black DLC barrel
The Eclipse with its stainless slide and black DLC barrel. Offered only in 9mm, it is lighter at 35 ounces due to its MJD carbon fiber grip module. Price is $2,345.
The Minotaur features a distressed Sandstone Cerakote finish over its stainless slide and frame with a black DLC finished barrel. Available in 9mm, it has an ask of $2,575.
The aristocratic Royal has a bronze PVD finish and an MJD composite grip module and magwell. It is available in 9mm for $2,499 or .45ACP for $2,599.
Finally, the aptly named Stainless has a Kimpro Granite finish and Kevlar carbon fiber grips. In effect, it is the most attainable 2K11 Pro, priced at $2,245. It is only offered in 9mm.
We have one of these inbound for a review, so expect to see more on these beautiful – and functional – new pistols in the coming weeks.
