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Revision as of 23:17, December 16, 2014
Glock 17 is a the 9mm Luger model of Glock polymer receiver (firearms) receiver safe action semi-automatic pistol invented by Austrian Gaston Glock. The Glock 17 is the most popular law enforcement handgun in the world.
Glock 17 Design
Glock's G17 fires a 9mm Parabellum round, uses the Glock Safe Action system. The Glock 17's fire power is a 17 round standard capacity magazine (which liberal politically correct gun grabbers and liberal media elite like to mistakenly call a "high capacity magazine")
Glock's G17 model of pistol was first developed in the early 1980s to replace the Walther P38 service pistol in the Austrian army. Since then, the Glock 17 and its other caliber variants have become quite popular as military and law enforcement firearms, being exported in more than 50 countries.
The Glock 17 has a metal slide and a polymer receiver. The Glock 17 has a unique safe action mechanism and, unlike most handguns, do not have any external safety on/off lever. No external safety lever means that there is no risk of the shooter either forgetting or not realizing that the safety is on during a threat or emergency situation. The Glock handguns are prevented from being fired accidentally by the user by a triple safety system, dubbed the safe action trigger by Glock. The safe action mechanism includes a drop safety which prevents the handgun from firing if dropped. [1]
Glock 17 Variants
Glock 17 Alternative Models
- .380 ACP for Glock 42, Glock 25, and Glock 28
- .357 SIG for Glock 31, Glock 32, and Glock 33
- .40 S&W for Glock 22, Glock 23, and Glock 27
- .45 ACP for M1911, Glock 21 and Glock 30
- .45 GAP for Glock 37, Glock 38, and Glock 39
- 10mm Auto for Glock 20 and Glock 29[2]
Accessories
Appeal to Survivalists
Glocks in general are all very popular handguns for many reason. They are lighter weight due to their polymer frames, they have a unique Safe Action system, there are many accessories available for them, and they are generally considered to be extremely reliable.
See Also
- Glock Gen 4
- Glock
- Pistol
- Semi-automatic
- Springfield Armory
- Smith & Wesson
- Ruger
- Firearms investments
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External Links
References
- ↑ http://www.glock.com/english/pistols_adv04.htm
- ↑ http://glockpics.com/blog/glock-model-comparison-table Accessed March 29, 2014