Glock G42 .380 Auto
Model: UI4250201
Glock G42 .380 Auto
Model: UI4250201
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
The Glock G42 is a single-stack striker-fired .380 built for pocket and ankle carry. It weighs 13.76 oz and measures 0.98 inch across the slide, and it runs the same Safe Action trigger as a full-size Glock, with three automatic safeties built into the fire control and no lever on the outside.
The sights are fixed and nothing on the pistol adjusts, the slide has no optic cut and the dust cover is too short for an accessory rail. The trigger is listed at 5.4 lbs and weighs the same from the first round to the last. At 5.94 inches overall it clears a front pocket without the muzzle reaching the seam.
If you're cross-shopping, the Ruger LCP MAX holds 10 rounds at 10.6 oz with an MSRP of $479, so it is lighter and carries four more rounds on a 2.8-inch barrel. The Smith & Wesson Bodyguard 2.0 goes further at 9.8 oz and 0.88 inch wide with an MSRP of $449, and it has no manual safety either.
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Strengths & Limitations
- All three safeties sit inside the fire control, so there is nothing on the outside of the gun to catch on a pocket seam.
- The frame is polymer over hardened steel guides and the slide is steel, so the rails are metal on metal.
- Glock holsters, sights and spare parts are stocked almost everywhere.
- Six rounds puts it behind the Ruger LCP MAX, which holds 10 in the same footprint.
- The grip is a fixed single-stack shape with no backstrap options, so hand fit is whatever the frame gives you.
- A 3.25-inch barrel leaves little distance between the sights, which sets a practical limit on precision past 15 yards.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is there an optic-ready G42?
Glock sells the optic-cut version as a separate MOS model. The standard slide has no cut and cannot be converted.
What is the barrel twist?
1:9.84, the same rate Glock uses across its slimline pistols.
How many magazines come with it?
Two. Glock ships Gen4, Gen5 and Crossover pistols with two spare magazines in the US and Canada.
