The Glock G26 Gen5 is a subcompact striker-fired 9mm built for backup and off-body carry. Its magazine well accepts the double-stack magazines from the compact and full-size frames, so the same spare feeds this pistol and a duty gun.

A 3.43-inch barrel sits in a 6.42-inch pistol at 21.69 oz, and the grip stands 4.17 inches tall, too short for a full three-finger hold on a flush magazine. Three magazines come in the box in the United States. The Gen5 frame has the finger grooves removed and an ambidextrous slide, with front serrations for a grip on it. The Glock Marksman Barrel's polygonal rifling and reworked crown are listed for increased accuracy, the trigger breaks at 5.8 lbs, and there is no optic cut on this version.

If you're cross-shopping, a Glock G19 Gen5 holds 15 rounds at 23.63 oz and gives a full grip while taking the same magazines as a Glock G17 Gen5, and it is the larger pistol to conceal. A Glock G43X is 1.1 inches across at 18.7 oz with a grip tall enough for three fingers, so it conceals better and gives up the double-stack magazine well to do it.