The Pardini GT9 is a semi-automatic pistol chambered in 9ÃÂ21mm or 9ÃÂ19mm 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.
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 9ÃÂ19mm Parabellum cartridge, or alternately the 9ÃÂ21mm cartridge in markets where civilian use of the 9ÃÂ19mm is restricted, such as Italy. Magazine capacity is 17 rounds with flush-fitting magazines, and 19 rounds with extended magazines.
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).
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. 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 barrels, compared to the barrels of the GT9, GT40 and GT45. There is no long slide version of the GT40.