I can easily say that my favorite gun platform is the Glock 19 and a lot of that is because of aftermarket support which allows me to put together different builds. Which is why I’m extremely excited about and decided to pick up the RXM, which of course is not a Glock, but a Glock clone from Ruger working off the gen 3 Glock platform. The particular one I own is a compact size so based off of a Glock 19.
To me, the interesting thing about the RXM is the fact that it has a removable serialized fire control insert, as Ruger calls it. I love it when guns have this feature because it allows you to take the insert out and put it into different frames or chassis without having to actually buy a new registered firearm, like you would with a traditional Glock, which has the serial number on the frame. With this, the FCI is itself serialized, and because it’s removable, I can take it out of my compact-size grip and put it into a full size or Glock 17 size grip and have something like a Glock 19X or 45. Or I can take the FCI out and put it into something like the Flux Raider, a PDW chassis, and get a completely different type of gun. That’s what makes me really excited about the RXM. I like the FCI idea and I’ve been waiting for it to come to the Glock platform, even if Glock isn’t directly giving it to us.
It should be noted that Zev has the OZ9 line of firearms, which is another Glock clone platform with a removable fire control unit. I actually owned the OZ9 Hypercomp a few years ago, but got rid of it because the Zev fire control unit wasn’t going anywhere. No one was really doing anything with it, but things are seemingly going to be different for the RXM. Reputable companies have already announced things in the works and that’s why I decided to get into this platform now.
To be perfectly honest, other than the FCI, I think the RXM is a fine gun but to me it is just another Glock clone. Again, taking the FCI out of the equation, everything else is kind of bland and ok. I don’t think it offers anything too wild or mind-blowing. It’s actually pretty average. The trigger is ok, the grip is ok, the slide is ok. The slide milling is pretty tame. It’s sort of like a slightly remixed stock Glock slide with some front and rear serrations, a little ledge that runs along the side, and that’s about it. It’s not heavily milled as you’d get from say Shadow Systems, but that can be about 3X the price. The lower, again, is ok. If you’ve purchased a Magpul AR grip, then you have a pretty good idea of what this RXM grip feels like. I personally don’t like this compact grip that much because I feel that of the Glock 19 lowers that I’ve tried, this is probably the shortest one. My hand just barely fits 3 fingers on it. I also don’t like the extra large cutout in the lower bottom. I realize there was a reason for that, I just don’t personally appreciate it.
To me, nothing really stands out about this gun. Even being MSRP at a starting price around $400 is also kind of average. There are certainly cheaper options like the PSA Dagger. So personally, nothing would really make me want to buy the RXM except for the FCI. That completely changes the game and is where the excitement really comes into play for me.
I hope you subscribe to my YouTube and stick around because I have some crazy parts coming in for this build. Basically, everything about this gun is going to be modified except for the two take down pins and bracket that holds the FCI in place. Again, stick around because things are going to be changing quickly.
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