If you could have only one handgun for the end of days, which would you choose? The Glock 19 would surely be one of the top answers to this question.
It’s the prototypical “do-it-all” pistol — it’s big enough to shoot well but compact enough to conceal too. Its accuracy and trigger are solid. Maintenance is simple and parts are plentiful. And, most importantly, the platform is legendarily reliable.
The Glock platform is now ubiquitous, with innumerable companies offering their take on enhancing every part of the gun. Only more recently has Glock begun to offer more variety on their view of perfection. In the meantime, a huge ecosystem of Glock-pattern pistols and parts has developed over the decades.
Based in Plano, Texas, Shadow Systems got its start in 2016 making aftermarket parts to improve Glocks. With a fervent focus on in-house manufacturing, they eventually decided to build their own pistol — including making the frame themselves, not to mention slides, barrels, triggers, and internals, with their
