The Glock G48 is a slim striker-fired 9mm built for everyday carry and range work. Glock lists the current build as the G48 Rail, with a black nDLC slide and a slim mounting rail. Its 4.17-inch barrel is the longest of the Slimline pistols, which stretches the gun to 7.28 inches overall while the frame stays 1.1 inches across.

Two magazines come in the box with a speed loader, a cleaning set, a cable lock and a case, and the magazine follower is orange. The barrel is Gen5's Marksman barrel, the frame has a built-in beaver tail and the extended magazine catch reverses for left-handed use. The slide is not cut for an optic, and nothing on the grip adjusts, since the Slimline frame takes none of the beavertail backstraps a Gen5 frame does. The rail in front of the trigger guard is the slim pattern, so a full-size weapon light will not clamp to it.

If you're cross-shopping, the Glock G43X shares the frame, the 5.04-inch grip height and the width, with a barrel 0.76 inches shorter and 2.04 oz less weight. Glock offers the Glock G19 Gen5 as the size comparison, and the G19 matches the G48 on overall length and grip height but runs 1.34 inches wide, holds 15 rounds and weighs 23.63 oz. The G48 keeps the G19's length and is 0.24 inches narrower.