{"id":1871,"date":"2025-10-22T08:33:57","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T08:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tactical-dailynews.com\/?p=1871"},"modified":"2025-10-22T08:33:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T08:33:58","slug":"first-look-zaffiri-precision-ported-z-glock-19-slides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tactical-dailynews.com\/?p=1871","title":{"rendered":"First Look: Zaffiri Precision Ported Z Glock 19 Slides"},"content":{"rendered":"<div> <!-- image --><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"> <\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-zaffiri-precision-has-just-announced-new-z-series-ported-complete-uppers-for-glock-19-gen-3-pistols\"><strong>Zaffiri Precision has just announced new Z Series ported complete uppers for Glock 19 Gen 3 pistols.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Compensators are becoming an increasingly popular feature on defensive pistols, but they have a downside\u2014increased length. If you\u2019re looking to make your handgun more shootable while keeping it compact, you\u2019re going to want to look at ported barrel and slide systems. The latest option for Gen 3 Glock 19-style guns is the Ported Z Complete Upper from Zaffiri Precision.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zaffiri-Precision-Ported-Z-Glock-19-Slide-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Zaffiri Precision Ported Z Glock 19 Slide\" class=\"wp-image-299919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zaffiri-Precision-Ported-Z-Glock-19-Slide-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zaffiri-Precision-Ported-Z-Glock-19-Slide-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zaffiri-Precision-Ported-Z-Glock-19-Slide-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zaffiri-Precision-Ported-Z-Glock-19-Slide-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zaffiri-Precision-Ported-Z-Glock-19-Slide-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zaffiri-Precision-Ported-Z-Glock-19-Slide-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zaffiri-Precision-Ported-Z-Glock-19-Slide-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zaffiri-Precision-Ported-Z-Glock-19-Slide-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zaffiri-Precision-Ported-Z-Glock-19-Slide-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zaffiri-Precision-Ported-Z-Glock-19-Slide.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Featuring two rows of three ports on each side of the top of the slide, Zaffiri says that the Ported Z Glock 19 upper can reduce recoil and muzzle rise by up to 25 percent. The slide is machined from a single billet of 17-4 stainless steel and is finished with Armor Black Cerakote. The slide also features forward\/rear slide serrations and an optics cut for Trijicon RMR-pattern red dots.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zaffiri-Precision-glock-barrel-finish-colors-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Zaffiri Precision glock barrel finish colors\" class=\"wp-image-299920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zaffiri-Precision-glock-barrel-finish-colors-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zaffiri-Precision-glock-barrel-finish-colors-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zaffiri-Precision-glock-barrel-finish-colors-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zaffiri-Precision-glock-barrel-finish-colors-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zaffiri-Precision-glock-barrel-finish-colors-696x928.jpg 696w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zaffiri-Precision-glock-barrel-finish-colors-315x420.jpg 315w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zaffiri-Precision-glock-barrel-finish-colors.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zaffiri-Precision-glock-barrel-finish-colors-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Zaffiri Precision glock barrel finish colors\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-299920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zaffiri-Precision-glock-barrel-finish-colors-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zaffiri-Precision-glock-barrel-finish-colors-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zaffiri-Precision-glock-barrel-finish-colors-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zaffiri-Precision-glock-barrel-finish-colors-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zaffiri-Precision-glock-barrel-finish-colors-696x928.jpg 696w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zaffiri-Precision-glock-barrel-finish-colors-315x420.jpg 315w, https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zaffiri-Precision-glock-barrel-finish-colors.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>When ordering, customers can also choose from some optional upgrades at no additional charge, including the barrel finish (Black Nitride, Gold, Stainless or Spectrum) and the sights (fiber optic, suppressor-height fiber optic, standard low-profile or standard suppressor-height), and sight installation is free as well. For an extra fee, you can also choose to have night sights, a Holosun red dot, an upgraded extractor or an upgraded back plate installed.<\/p>\n<p>The Ported Z Glock 19 upper is available now and pricing starts at $330, although Zaffiri Precision describes that as an introductory price so expect it to eventually go up.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/zaffiriprecision.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">zaffiriprecision.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong>More Glock Stuff:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-20\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"border: 2px solid #e5e5e5; padding: 20px; border-radius: 10px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-271572\" src=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/44-Targetposters-pack-GD-reduced-300-300x235.jpg\" alt=\"44-Targetposters-pack-GD-reduced-300\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignright size-medium wp-image-271572\" src=\"https:\/\/gundigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/44-Targetposters-pack-GD-reduced-300-300x235.jpg\" alt=\"44-Targetposters-pack-GD-reduced-300\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: #333; text-align: center;\">Next Step: Get your FREE Printable Target Pack<\/h2>\n<p>Enhance your shooting precision with our 62 MOA Targets, perfect for rifles and handguns. 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Compensators are becoming an increasingly popular feature on defensive pistols, but they have a downside\u2014increased length. If you\u2019re looking to make your handgun more shootable while keeping it compact, you\u2019re going to want to look at ported barrel [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1872,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tactical-gear"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tactical-dailynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1871","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tactical-dailynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tactical-dailynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tactical-dailynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tactical-dailynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1871"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tactical-dailynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1871\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1873,"href":"https:\/\/tactical-dailynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1871\/revisions\/1873"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tactical-dailynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tactical-dailynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tactical-dailynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tactical-dailynews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}