
When we go to SHOT or NRA in recent years, a few booths are noticeably more crowded than others. Lately, Staccato has been among the busiest. The popularity of 2011 (double stack 1911) pistols has driven a lot of people to their door. And their latest pistol seems only likely to increase that level of interest. Today they’ve announced the new Staccato HD, a 2011 that takes 18-round GLOCK pattern magazines.
They’re offing it in models with both 4-inch (available now) and 4.5-inch barrels (coming later this spring).

Staccato, the creators of the Staccato 2011 pistol, Staccato Ammo, and Staccato Ranch, is excited to announce the introduction of an all-new family of 2011 pistol: Staccato HD.
Born out of direct feedback from Staccato’s elite law enforcement and government end users, the Staccato HD incorporates a wide array of new features and technology resulting in the most technologically advanced 2011 pistol design ever brought to market.
The HD’s grip module is built around the Glock pattern magazine, already widely used by the law enforcement community and commonly available to all shooters in the retail market.
The HD’s controls are fully ambidextrous, with dual-sided safety and slide release levers as well as a swappable magazine release. There are also forward thumb index points machined into both sides of the frame.
Our signature forward slide serrations have been re-designed to wrap over the top of the slide with a more aggressive profile, assisting manipulations from the front of the pistol while wearing gloves or under adverse conditions.
Internal upgrades include a buffered, flat-wire recoil system and active firing pin block. Our updated HOST optic mounting system allows direct-to-slide mounting for the most popular miniature red dot optics. The rear iron sight is mounted directly to the slide, forward of the optic to negate the need for BUIS-equipped plates or adapters.
The first pistol to launch in this family is the Staccato P4. The P4 is built around a footprint that’s become increasingly popular among both armed professionals and citizens alike: a 4-inch barrel and slide mated to a full-size grip. The P4 grip will accept any full-size Glock-pattern magazine, but will ship with 18-round, heat-treated carbon steel magazines finished in a low-friction coating.
Coming in spring of 2025, the Staccato P4.5, built on the same full-size frame, features a 4.5-inch DLC barrel with a “sight block” design that increases non-reciprocating weight at the muzzle to help reduce felt recoil while preserving the faster cycle speed of the 4-inch slide.
The Staccato HD line has been extensively tested for reliability, endurance, and harsh environment conditions both at the factory and by the highest tiers of Federal Law Enforcement.
The Staccato HD P4 will be available for purchase on January 28th, with an MSRP of $2499, and the HD P4.5 to be released at $2699. The HD line offers a new, ruggedized option for 2011 users looking for reliability under the toughest conditions while still experiencing the world’s best shooting handgun. Only from Staccato. Please visit www.staccato2011.com/HD for more information.
I guess they noticed the order backlog for the Stealth Platypus.
Anyone figure out if the GLOCK brand magazine requires a GLOCK style grip angle?
I heard the Ruger RXM (Glock Gen 3 clone) does NOT have the Glock grip angle. I’m not sure how accurate the HandgunHero site is, but a visual comparison confirms this.
Polymer80 frames have a slightly different grip angle than OEM Glock, and work like champs with the Glock mags. Same with the legacy Wolf frames (company in Idaho that no longer offers their 80% due to pressure from the Biden DOJ lawsuits). My buddy has both and has let me try them at the range.
So apparently it is possible. However, my eyeballs tell me that this new Staccato has the same grip angle as a Glock.
They’re cheap and they’re reliable. Between the fact that they fully doublestack .40, and the thick plastic walls, they’re still almost exactly as morbidly obese (requiring the same in a grip) as a steel doublestack .45 mag.