The front is held in place with a screw, the rear is in a dovetail, and both are on the Glock pattern. The relationship between rear and front creates a clear sight picture that’s fast to acquire. They’re steel, with a white dot up front and a plain, serrated rear. They’re located front and back, and they’re nice and sharp for great purchase. The angled, square-cut slide serrations are terrific. Up top there’s a steel alloy slide coated in Tenifer, a salt bath nitriding process that’s thicker than traditional black oxide and better resists wear and provides corrosion resistance. With the longer grip comes more capacity, and the G3X offers 15+1 rounds of 9mm. The frame has an accessory rail with a single slot for mounting small lights and lasers. The trigger guard is slightly undercut for a higher grip, and it’s squared off and smooth. But for fast reloads the G3X gets the nod because my pinky is on the frame and not on the magazine base pad like on the G3c-where it can trap the mag. Shooting-wise, I get three fingers on both guns easily. That’s 3/4 inch longer than its G3c brother, but because the G3c uses a small finger-hook extension on its 12-round magazine, the practical effect in terms of concealment isn’t that much-only about a quarter-inch. The grip on the G3X is 4.25 inches long from where it meets the slide to the heel. The frame features twin, ambidextrous index pads. The G3X is not offered with a manual safety but incorporates trigger and striker-block safeties. That improves shootability and is also a big help if your hands are wet from weather or sweat (or, worse, bloody). It’s aggressive and covers a lot of real estate. With my grip, the rear one doesn’t come into play as much because my thumb is above it. For me, the forward dished-out pad is handier because it gives me a tactile reference point for my support-hand thumb or trigger finger while not on target. It features indexing pads along both sides at the front of the frame and behind the trigger guard. The frame is one of the things I like about the entire G3 lineup. It does not come with a manual safety, and currently there is no Taurus Optics Ready Option for mounting a red dot. Like its stablemates, the G3X is a no-nonsense striker-fired, polymer-frame 9mm. With its 3.2-inch barrel and 15-round capacity, the G3X might be one, and it’s priced within reach of just about anyone. Everyone is always looking for a Goldilocks gun, one that’s not too big…not too small…one that’s just right.
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