This handgun is “optic ready”. This means you can install a red dot optic on to the slide without any special milling or gunsmithing. Simply remove the included optic cover plate and replace it with your optic.

NOTE: Not all optics fit on all guns. Please ensure the optic mount on your firearm is compatible with the red dot optic that you purchase. An additional optic plate may be necessary to allow your optic to be mounted to your handgun. If you can’t figure out if they are compatible, drop us a note and we’ll do our best to help you figure it out.

This handgun comes with sights that are better than many stock sights.

In this case, the RXM comes with a front tritium (glow-in-the-dark) sight and blacked-out rear sights. Both are made of metal. They are “co-witness” height, which means you can see them, even if you add a red dot optic (this is true of most optics, but not all).

Because this handgun is a clone of a Glock 19 Gen3, most (but not all) of the accessories available for the Glock 19 Gen3 can be used with the Ruger RXM. This includes triggers, magazines, barrels, magazine releases, holsters, and more. The Glock 19 Gen3 is one of the most popular handguns of all time, so there are an incredible amount of accessories and upgrades that are available on the market.

A rail (often times referred to as a “picatinny rail”) is located under the front of the slide and is designed to mount a light or laser. While there are some options available for mounting a light or laser to a handgun that does NOT have a rail, these are discouraged.

We are huge advocates of weapon-mounted lights when a gun is used for home defense, so a rail should be at the top of everyone’s “must have” list.

This handgun features a “trigger safety” which is the small blade located in the center of the trigger that must be depressed before the actual trigger can be pressed.

Any time a handgun has a manual safety, you need to keep in mind that that safety will need to be “defeated” (turned off or released) before the gun can be fired. This discourages some people from buying a gun with a manual safety because, in a high-stress, dangerous situation, they may forget to “defeat” the safety, making the gun inoperable when split seconds count. However, with the design of a trigger safety, you “release” the safety in the process of actually pulling the trigger with your finger, so you don’t have to worry about “defeating the safety” because it happens naturally. 

Trigger safeties aren’t quite as safe as a thumb safety, but because of the ease of “defeating” the safety, we highly recommend them.

When a handgun is “modular”, it means that it can be altered to change it’s form with a minimum of effort. For example, you could buy a different grip module (the bottom part of the handgun) to change a compact gun into a full sized-gun. Or you could replace the slide to one with a built-in compensator. In other words, it gives you the ability to create a variety of different handguns with only one background check.

Many pistols come with an “adjustable backstrap”. The “backstrap” is the very back part of the grip, typically extending from the bottom of the beavertail to the bottom of the grip. When the backstrap is “adjustable” it means that it can be removed and replaced with a larger or smaller version of the backstrap, allowing people with differently-sized hands to get a comfortable grip on the handgun.

This handgun does NOT have an adjustable backstrap, so the grip you get is the one you have to live with. Your only real option is to add an after-market grip sleeve or grip tape to make the grip a bit bigger. But there is no option for making the grip smaller.

NOTE: Due to the design of the RXM, we wouldn’t be surprised if a grip module with adjustable backstraps was made available in the future.

This handgun is not available for sale in California or Massachusetts.

Each state can have their own limits on firearms. As of August of 2025, the Ruger RXM is not available in these states:

• California: The state of California maintains a roster of approved firearms. Generally speaking, only guns listed on that roster are available for purchase. As of August 2025, this handgun is not listed on the roster. Additionally, California requires additional, more rigorous testing than other states and they require features that not all firearms have (such as a loaded chamber indicator and a magazine disconnect mechanism). At this time, it is not none if this handgun has, or intends to, meet these requirements. 
• Massachusetts: The state of Massachusetts maintains a roster of approved firearms. Generally speaking, only guns listed on that roster are available for purchase. As of August 2025, this handgun is not listed on the roster (but we expect it will be added at some point so make sure to check for yourself).

Laws change regularly, so we encourage you to research this issue and determine if this handgun is available in your state before purchasing it.

Many handguns today offer ambidextrous controls (magazine release and slide lock/release) in their stock configuration. This means that the handgun works exactly the same regardless of whether you are right-handed or left-handed without the need to make any changes.

For this handgun, we believe that the magazine release can technically be swapped to the other side while the slide release cannot be swapped. Regardless, for new shooters we recommend that left-handed shooters either choose a gun that comes ambidextrous in its stock configuration, or make the decision to learn to use right-handed controls. A stock ambidextrous configuration is recommended.