
The glass-filled nylon frame has a stainless steel central block, and the slide is stainless with a black FNC finish. Height is 4.3 inches, and it’s an inch wide. The gun has a 3.37-inch barrel, and overall length is 6.2 inches. Long known best for its 1911 pistols, Kimber has entered the striker-fired micro-compact market in a big way with the R7 Mako, a 9mm offering a flush-fitting 11+1 magazine and an extended 13+1 magazine. Kimber R7 Mako The Kimber R7 Mako is available with or without an installed red dot, although the base model is also red-dot ready. Optics-ready slides are available in both standard and Performance Center models, and the latter also offers versions with barrel/slide porting. Sights are white three-dot, but Performance Center versions incorporate fiber-optic sights.
#Micro compact 9mm manual
The flat-face trigger incorporates a safety lever, but for those who also want a manual safety, versions with that are offered. Both the barrel and slide are stainless steel and treated to an Armornite finish for corrosion and wear resistance. The Shield is only 6.1 inches overall with a 3.1-inch barrel, just 4.6 inches high with a width of 1.1 inches.
#Micro compact 9mm plus
The S&W M&P line offers the new Shield Plus 9mm, a polymer-frame pistol with flush-fitting 10+1 and extended 13+1 capacity. Smith & Wesson M&P Shield Plus With 10- and 13-round magazines, the Smith & Wesson Shield Plus offers capacity and a wide range of versions to fit any need. All models come standard with a white-outline U-dot rear and tritium-powered front sight. There’s also an RDP version with Hex red dot and a removable compensator. Hellcats can be had with a plain-topped slide, optic ready, or with a Springfield Hex Wasp or Shield RMSc mini reflex sight factory installed. Width is just an inch, although the optional thumb safety adds just a little bit. Height is 4 inches with flush-fitting 11-shot magazine, and a 13-shot mag is also included. The striker-fired, polymer-framed micro compact is only 6 inches long, and half of that is the 3-inch barrel. Springfield Armory packs more punch into the least amount of space with the Hellcat and its 11+1 or 13+1 magazine-plus a 15-round magazine is an add-on option. Springfield Armory Hellcat The Springfield Hellcat is only six inches long and comes with 11- and 13-round magazines-with a 15-rounder as an add-on option. The G43X offers the company’s Modular Optic System for mounting a red dot. Sights consist of a white dot front and a white outline square notch rear. Glocks feature the Safe Action trigger, a design all the others have adopted using a lever in the center of the trigger. Height is 5.04 inches and width is 1.1 inches. Barrel length is 3.41 inches, and overall length is 6.5 inches. The 10+1 capacity Glock 43 9mm is more of a subcompact than a micro-compact, but how could we ignore them? Besides, many of the dimensions run true with the micro compacts above. Glock G43 Gen 5 The Glock 43 has 10+1 capacity and features the company’s Safe Action fire-control system. version that easily accommodates red dots. There is no manual thumb safety, just the trigger-blade safety. Sights are a drift-adjustable, serrated rear sight and fixed white-dot front. The polymer frame is nicely textured for a sure grip. The slide is steel alloy while the barrel is stainless steel.

Height is 4.4 inches, width is 1.08 inches and weight is 18.5 ounces. The GX4 is unique in that it offers two sizes of palm swell with the pistol, and the larger one will increase overall length just a hair. The GX4 provides 11+1 capacity in a pistol only 5.8 inches in length with its 3.06-inch barrel. To ensure structural rigidity and reliable cycling in such a scaled-down foundation, the polymer receiver bolsters an integral stainless-steel framework to eliminate flex or deformation when firing. The GX4 is built on a stainless frame covered with a polymer grip. Innovative Brazilian maker Taurus offers a new twist in polymer-frame pistols with the GX4 striker-fired micro-compact. Taurus GX4 The Taurus GX4 is unique in that it offers two sizes of palm swell with the pistol. Here are eight micro 9mms worth considering, presented from least expensive to most expensive.

#Micro compact 9mm full
Many are smaller, though, offering 7 or 8 shots in a full power 9mm the size of yesteryear’s. Now, the 9mm is found in those small, pocket-size pistols, with capacity right there with the big belt pistols. Small, concealable guns were relegated to less powerful calibers like the. John Browning came up with the idea of increasing capacity and his Hi Power held 13 shots. Back in the day-more than 100 years ago-the 9mm Luger was only found in large belt-size pistols like the 8-shot German Luger and 10-shot Mauser Broomhandle.
