Although it was released nearly 30 years ago, the G25 is one of the toughest Glocks to find on gun shop shelves in the U.S.-- until now. 

Debuted in 1995 as a straight blowback action compact pistol akin in size to the 9mm G19 and .40-caliber G23, the .380-chambered Glock 25 wasn't able to score enough qualifying points to pass the ATF's "sporting purposes" test for commercial import. This left it as a tougher import option for the military and police market only, something the 15+1 capacity .380 wasn't ideally suited to when stacked up against 9mm and .40-cal pistols that were roughly the same size. 

As a result, while the G25 is listed on Glock's European website and is a popular choice, the only .380 on the U.S. site is the single-stack American-made G42. 

Now, with the gun in limited domestic production at Glock's facility in Smyrna, Georgia, the American-made Gen 3 G25 is being distributed by TALO. 
 

"Because of its small dimensions, equal to those of the Glock 19, the Glock 25 in the low-recoil .380 caliber can be comfortably carried concealed," noted TALO in a press release. "Because of the low recoil firing characteristics of the .380 Auto cartridge, it can be easily and accurately controlled."

The move is not the first time that Smyrna has stepped to the plate to make limited runs of hard-to-get Glock models. Earlier this year it was announced that a batch of Gen 3 G28s – the .380 cousin to the "Baby Glock" G26 and G27 – would be produced in Georgia.