Pardini GT9
TypeSemi-automatic pistol
Place of origin Italy
Production history
DesignerGiampiero Pardini
ManufacturerPardini Arms
Unit cost$2400–$2600
VariantsGT45
Specifications
Mass1,070 grams (38 oz)
Length225 millimetres (8.9 in)
Barrel length127 or 152.5 mm (5.00 or 6.00 in)
Cartridge9×21mm or 9×19mm (GT9)
.40 S&W (GT40)
.45 ACP (GT45)
ActionShort recoil, modified Browning
Feed system17-round box magazine (GT9)
19-round box magazine (GT9)
17-round box magazine (GT40)
13-round box magazine (GT45)
SightsIron
References[1]

The Pardini GT9 is a semi-automatic pistol chambered in 9×21mm or 9×19mm Parabellum, depending on the market. It is manufactured by Pardini Arms in Italy, a company founded by former competition shooter Giampiero Pardini and that exclusively manufactures sporting arms.[2]

Design

The GT9 is a pure competition pistol with adjustable single-action push mechanism, relatively high weight and with a low bore axis. It is chambered for the 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge, or alternately the 9×21mm cartridge in markets where civilian use of the 9×19mm is restricted, such as Italy.[3] Magazine capacity is 17 rounds with flush-fitting magazines, and 19 rounds with extended magazines.[4]

The GT pistols all have a 115-degree grip angle and a high grip for straight-back recoiling (minimal muzzle rise). Each pistol comes with two magazines, extra recoil spring, tool bag, owners manual, and a hard protective case. Color is silver (chromium slide) or black (burnished slide).

Variants

The GT40 is chambered in .40 S&W and comes with a factory-installed magwell and extended magazines with a capacity of 17 rounds. The GT45 is chambered in .45 ACP with flush-fitting magazines with a capacity of 13 rounds.[4] Pardini also offers conversion kits for the GT45, enabling it to chamber 9mm or .40 S&W cartridges. These kits include a slide, barrel, recoil spring, recoil spring guide, and two magazines.

"Long slide" versions are also available. The GT9-1 and GT45 II have 152.5-millimetre (6.00 in) barrels,[5] compared to the 127-millimetre (5.0 in) barrels of the GT9, GT40 and GT45. There is no long slide version of the GT40.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "GT9 - GT45". pardini.it. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "A Forty-Year-Long History". pardini.it. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "GT9 - GT45". pardini.it (in Italian). Retrieved 24 June 2020. Il modello GT9 in 9x21 mm
  4. 1 2 "GT9 GT45 Information Sheet" (PDF). Pardini Arms. Retrieved 24 June 2020 – via pardini.it.
  5. ↑ "GT9-1 / GT45 II". pardini.it. Retrieved 24 June 2020.

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