[SHOT 2025] Catching Up on IWI’s Masada Slim Commander Elite

By Matthew Moss

Sometimes at SHOT Show you see the latest and greatest and sometimes you come across something pretty cool that you missed when it was first released. Today, at the IWI booth I came across the Masada Slim Commander Elite, which I believe was first announced back in late 2022. My mantra at SHOT Show has always been ‘seek out the new and interesting’ and in this case while the Commander Elite may not be brand new, it is definitely interesting.

The standard Masada is a compact 9mm pistol with a polymer frame. The Commander Elite, however, combines old and new; pairing the Masada’s slide and strike-fired action with the grip profile of a classic 1911.

The 9x19mm Commander Slim uses a Mischief Machine Grip frame made from 7075 aluminum and features G10 grips. It has a

Source: The Firearm Blog