Glock G36

Name: Glock G36
Brand: Glock

Glock lists the G36 as a Subcompact .45 Auto Safe Action pistol whose single-stack magazine allows a slim frame and a reduced-width slide, with a 6-round standard magazine.

Record / glock-g36

G36

Glock

Source verified

Scope note: Glock publishes no generation label for this model — its page title, heading and header chip all read simply "G36" — so none is recorded, following the G47 precedent. The scoped record left the family open, since the G36 is a slim single-stack .45: resolved against the owner's manual (p. 57), which brackets the G36 under Subcompact and starts its Subcompact Slimline group at the G42. Glock does not treat the G36 as part of the Slimline line, so this record stays under Other chamberings. Glock labels the cartridge ".45 Auto"; the directory records it as .45 ACP (same cartridge), as on the G30 and G41 records. Glock publishes no launch release for the G36 — no live release names it at all — so year introduced is unrecorded. No controls are recorded: the overview describes the single-stack magazine, slim frame and grip geometry without naming a control, and the manual's reversible-magazine-catch statement (p. 38) covers only Gen4, Gen5, Crossover and Slimline models, which this is not. The manual confirms the product page's width, height, capacity and weight with magazine.

Reference fields

Manufacturer	Glock^[1]
Firearm category	Handgun^[1]
Chambering	.45 ACP^[1]
Manufacturer chambering	.45 Auto^[1]
Generation	Not yet verified
Manufacturer size class	Subcompact^[1]
Directory frame class	subcompact
Manufacturer listing	Listed on Glock US^[1]
Year introduced	Not yet verified
Manufacturer action label	Safe Action^[1]
Overall dimensions	177 × 30 × 120 mm / 6.97 × 1.18 × 4.72 in (height: including magazine)^[1]
Barrel length	96 mm / 3.78 in^[1]
Weight without magazine	565 g / 19.93 oz^[1]
Weight with empty magazine	635 g / 22.4 oz^[1]
Magazine capacity	Standard: 6; no optional capacities listed by the source^[1]
Trigger pull	28 N / ≈6.29 lb^[1]
Slide finish	Not yet verified
Controls	Not yet verified
Warranty	One year from original purchase by the initial consumer; regional terms apply^[3]
MSRP	Not recorded

Verification boundary: Published technical data are rounded, may not reflect manufacturing tolerances, and may change without notice. MSRP is not recorded: most cited product pages do publish a price, but it changes without notice and independently of the specification, so this directory has no field for it and the row stays blank rather than carrying a figure that would silently go stale. Values marked ≈ were converted by this directory from the unit system the source published; the unmarked figure in the same row is the published one.

Evidence tiers backing this record: Manufacturer. Unmarked values come from manufacturer documentation; any value drawn from a lower tier is labeled inline with that tier. Where two sources disagreed, the higher tier was recorded and the disagreement noted.

Sources

[1]
G36 — Technical DataManufacturer Manufacturer product page
Accessed 2026-08-12
[2]
GLOCK Instructions for Use — Models G17–G48 (p. 57, Subcompact class)Manufacturer Manufacturer owner's manual (PDF)
Accessed 2026-08-12
[3]
Glock Answers Frequently Asked QuestionsManufacturer Manufacturer support page
Accessed 2026-08-12