Description
The Arex Zero 1 Standard FDE is the full-size Zero 1 with a flat dark earth aluminum frame under a black nitride slide. It is a hammer-fired single and double action 9mm on a metal frame, which is a combination almost nobody else still offers at this price, and it ships with two 17-round magazines.
Aluminum Frame, Hammer Fired
Hardcoat anodized aluminum frame finished in flat dark earth, paired with a black nitride slide and black polymer grip panels.
That aluminum frame is where most of the 29.3-ounce weight comes from, and the weight is the point: the Arex Zero 1 Standard FDE settles under recoil in a way a light polymer pistol cannot.
Single and double action trigger, so the first shot can be fired double action from a decocked hammer.
Accessory rail on the dust cover for a weapon light or laser.
Dimensions and Capacity
4.25-inch barrel, overall length 7.6 inches.
Height 5.6 inches, width 1.49 inches.
Weight 29.3 ounces.
Two 17-round magazines supplied, giving 17+1.
Made in Slovenia by Arex and imported by Global Ordnance.
Arex Zero 1 Standard FDE Specifications
- Caliber: 9mm Luger
- Capacity: 17+1, two magazines supplied
- Action: single and double action, hammer fired
- Barrel: 4.25 inches
- Overall length: 7.6 inches
- Height: 5.6 inches
- Width: 1.49 inches
- Weight: 29.3 ounces
- Frame: hardcoat anodized aluminum, flat dark earth
- Slide: black nitride
- Grips: black polymer
- UPC: 815537022803
Hammer-fired metal-framed service pistols were the standard for decades before striker-fired polymer took over, and they keep two real advantages. The first is weight, which reduces felt recoil and muzzle rise directly rather than through geometry. The second is the trigger: the single action press on every shot after the first is lighter and shorter than any striker system gives, which is why these designs still have a following among shooters who value trigger feel.
Why it is worth considering
- Aluminum frame rather than polymer, at a price where polymer is the norm.
- Single and double action trigger with a genuine single action press.
- Two 17-round magazines included.
- Black nitride slide against a flat dark earth frame.
- Accessory rail for a weapon light.
Who it suits
Shooters who prefer a hammer-fired pistol with a metal frame, and anyone who finds modern polymer guns too light to shoot comfortably, are the natural buyers. At 29.3 ounces this suits range and home defense use more than all-day concealed carry. If weight is the sticking point, the Compact version of the same design is smaller and lighter.
Zero 1 Variants and Feeding It
Arex builds the Zero 1 in Standard and Compact sizes, each offered in black or flat dark earth. The all-black Standard is this same pistol without the two-tone frame, and the Compact shortens both slide and grip for easier carry. Browse the wider handgun catalog. Arex pistols are imported by Global Ordnance.
For practice, 115-grain full metal jacket is the standard load, with a 124-grain jacketed hollow point for defensive use. A heavy pistol like this one is particularly pleasant with standard-pressure ammunition and handles +P without complaint when that is wanted.
One point worth understanding about single and double action pistols: the first shot from a decocked hammer is a long, heavy double action press, and every shot after that is a short single action press. That transition takes practice to shoot consistently, which is the main reason the design fell out of favor for issue pistols. Shooters who put the practice in generally prefer it. All firearm orders ship to a licensed FFL dealer for transfer, and MAG5 Firearms will coordinate the paperwork with the dealer of your choice.
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