Glock 25
- Category
- Pistol
- Barrel
- 102 mm
- Weight, empty
- 645 g
- Introduced
- 1995
About
What it is, and why it matters
The Glock 25 is a compact, blowback-operated, striker-fired semi-automatic pistol chambered in .380 ACP. Introduced in 1995, it was developed primarily for Latin American markets where civilian ownership of handguns in military calibers such as 9x19mm is restricted. Built on the same compact frame as the Glock 19, it pairs Glock's polymer frame and Safe Action trigger system with a simple unlocked-breech blowback action suited to the lower-pressure .380 ACP cartridge, offering a 15-round magazine capacity and low felt recoil.
The Glock 25 exists almost entirely because of import and ownership laws in South America: several countries there bar civilians from owning firearms in military calibers like 9mm, so Glock built a .380 ACP twin of the Glock 19 to serve that market.
Because .380 ACP is a low-pressure cartridge, the Glock 25 uses a blowback action with a fixed barrel rather than the locked-breech short-recoil action of Glock's 9mm pistols. Long restricted from U.S. civilian import, it became available to the American market in the 2010s.
Specification
Everything measured
IdentityWhat it is, who built it and when.
- Manufacturer
- Glock Ges.m.b.H.
- Category
- Pistol
- Country
- Austria
- Status
- In production
- Produced
- 1995
DimensionsAs issued, without a magazine or an optic.
- Barrel
- 102 mm
- Overall length
- 187 mm
- Height
- 128 mm
- Width
- 32 mm
- Sight radius
- 165 mm
- Weight, empty
- 645 g
- Weight, loaded
- 850 g
ActionHow it cycles, what trips it, and what feeds it.
- Action
- Blowback
- Firing mechanism
- Striker fired
- Trigger
- Safe action
- Trigger pull
- 28.0 N
- Capacity
- 15
- Magazine
- Detachable box
MaterialsEach swatch is the material itself, not a colour chosen to stand for it.
- Frame
- Polymer
- Slide
- Steel
- Barrel
- Steel
- Finish
- Tenifer / nDLC
BallisticsFrom the service cartridge, not a handload.
- Muzzle velocity
- 296 m/s
- Muzzle energy
- 270 J
- Effective range
- 50 m
- Maximum range
- 1500 m
Trajectory
What the round does downrange
Solved from the muzzle figures and the bullet. The dashed rule is the effective range on the record, and the crosses are the steps the solver returned.
Features
What it has
What the record lists as fitted, drawn from the catalogue.
Accessory rail
Polygonal rifling
Reversible mag release
Fixed sights
Standing
How it compares
Each figure against the firearms of the same type and cartridge that record it, or of the same type where that cartridge has too few. Positions are read to the nearest tenth.
| Measurement | This firearm | Median | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empty weightAmong 70 .380 ACP pistols | 645 g | 539 g | Heavier than about 60% |
| Overall lengthAmong 70 .380 ACP pistols | 187 mm | 160 mm | Longer than about 90% |
| Barrel lengthAmong 70 .380 ACP pistols | 102 mm | 87 mm | Longer than about 90% |
| Magazine capacityAmong 71 .380 ACP pistols | 15 | 7 | Holds more rounds than about 90% |
Answers
Questions about the Glock 25
How much does the Glock 25 weigh?
The Glock 25 weighs 645 g (1.42 lb) empty and 850 g (1.87 lb) loaded.
What caliber is the Glock 25?
The Glock 25 is chambered in .380 ACP.
How many rounds does the Glock 25 hold?
The Glock 25 holds 15 rounds, fed from a detachable box magazine.
How long is the Glock 25?
The Glock 25 is 187 mm (7.36 in) long overall, with a 102 mm (4.02 in) barrel.
Who makes the Glock 25?
The Glock 25 is made by Glock Ges.m.b.H. (Austria). It was designed by Gaston Glock.
When was the Glock 25 introduced?
The Glock 25 was introduced in 1995.
How does the Glock 25 operate?
The Glock 25 uses a blowback action, and its firing mechanism is striker fired.
Compatibility
Which parts fit this firearm
Studio
Every part that mounts on this, resolved
Not a list the maker typed out: the answer comes from the mounts this firearm exposes and the interface each part needs, so it stays right when either one changes.
- Every part that mounts on any firearm in the catalogue
- Interface standards, platforms and fit overrides
- The same answers through the API and the MCP server
Requires a signed-in GunSpec account on the Studio plan. The answer is computed per part, so it is not part of the public record.
Provenance
What the record holds
Every figure above was taken from one of these pages. The confidence reflects how much of the record came from a page a claim can be checked against.
In service
- Brazilian law enforcement agencies
- Brazil
Provenance
Confidence in this record
82%
Stockists
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API
The call that returns this record
The same fields, in the same units, from the same endpoint the page reads.
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