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Glock 21 .45 ACP, by Pat Cascio

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…chance to see or test them. Applegate would often give me some of these new firearms to take home, test at my leisure, and to form my own opinions. After that, Applegate would quiz me on my findings, along with his own, and do an article on the gun. It was quite an honor to work so closely with a world-famous authority on firearms and police and military tactics, and I learned a lot. Applegate received both the Glock 20 in 10mm and the Glock 21 in .45 ACP for testing and review. I liked the idea of 15 rounds of potent 10mm ammo on hand. However, the 10mm Glock 20 didn’t balance as well in my hand as did the Glock 21 in 45 ACP. The 10mm Glock 21 was a bit muzzle heavy to my way of thinking, compared to the Glock 21. The Glock 21 I recently…


Glock Model 35, Gen 4, by Pat Cascio

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An outstanding “end of the world” handgun is under review today, the Glock 35. This one deserves a close look. Glock Handguns Truth be told, I’m not the biggest fan of Glock handguns for a number of reasons. First off, I haven’t run across anyone who says that the Glock line of handguns actually fit their hand perfectly. Secondly, I don’t know why Glock still insists on installing plastic sights, front and rear, on their handguns. What I do love about the Glocks is that they always go “bang” if you give them just the smallest amount of care. That’s important to me, and they are more than accurate, too. However, Glock is rapidly losing their grip on first place as the handgun of choice for law enforcement in the United States, giving way to more updated handgun designs that fit the hand better and do the job just as…


Glock 17 RTF 9mm Handgun, by Pat Cascio

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…– they were new to America. I picked up the new Glock 17, and was more than a little confounded at the “plastic” frame – but the darn gun felt good in my hand, and it held 17+1 rounds of 9mm and came with a second magazine. Back then, not many gun makers included a second magazine with their handguns. I was sold, and went home with the Glock that very day. The complete line of Glock handguns can be found on the Glock.com website They’ve come a long, long way from the first Glock 17. To be sure, many folks thought that it was called the Glock 17 because it held 17 rounds of ammo. Nope! It was actually the 17th patent that Gaston Glock, the inventor of this handgun came up with. Now, believe it or not, the very first model 17s are now selling for a lot…


Glock 19X, by Pat Cascio

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…plastic sights that come factory installed on most Glocks. We also have an ambidextrous slide release – one on either side of the frame – great addition. One thing that many Glock owners have hated are the finger grooves on the frame – I can take or leave them myself, they don’t bother me if a Glock has ‘em or it doesn’t. However, Glock listened, and on the 19X the front strap of the 19X has the checkering, but not finger grooves – it feels pretty good without them, I have to admit. The 19X frame is longer that a Model 19. It is the size of the full-sized Glock 17. Instead of holding 15 rounds, the 19X holds 17 rounds. It comes with one 17-rd magazine, and two 19-rd mags which have Glock +2 floor plates on them. The slide itself is that of the 19 – a shorter,…


Pat’s Product Review: Glock 27 .40 S&W Pistol

…round is more controllable than the .40 S&W round in the Model 27. Recoil is noticeably less in the 26, and follow-up shots are easier and faster. The Model 27 has some pretty violent recoil, and new shooters are a bit intimidated by the recoil of the .40 S&W round in the Model 27. If you start flinching, you start missing – and I’ve run this test a good number of times – having shooters fire a Glock 26 first, then fire the Glock 27 – and the shooters scored better with the 9mm Glock 26 and found it more enjoyable to shoot – even with +P loads.   I’m voicing my opinion, and from my experience, in shooting both the Glock 26 and Glock 27, and that of other shooters. With today’s modern JHP ammo, most shooters will pick the Glock 26 over the Glock 27 – because the…


Pat Cascio’s Product Review: Glock 30 Pistol

…ring my bells, or it isn’t a very hot seller for a gun company. However, that doesn’t automatically mean that a particular firearm isn’t as useful as its siblings, not in my book! The Glock 30 is something of a step-child in the Glock line-up, and I don’t understand why. Yeah, the Glock 30 is a little bit chunkier than some of its siblings, but do we reject our siblings, spouses, children, or any family member simply because they are a little chunkier than us? I think not! The Glock 30 is 1.28 inches thick, depending on who you believe, whereas the very popular Glock 19 is 1.18 inches thick. That’s not really all that much difference between the two, when it comes down to it. However, the Glock 19 is a 9mm, and the Glock 30 is a .45 ACP. Where we find some differences is when we grip…


Glock 43X Pistol, by Pat Cascio

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…Colonel Rex Applegate, and we were doing the very first video for Paladin Press and we had the one and only prototype Glock 26 on-hand for use in the video. Shortly after that, Glock released the Glock 26, and many gun writers were calling int the “pocket rocket” for some reason. To my way of thinking, it was too big to carry in my pants pocket – still think its too big. However, it took off – maybe like a “rocket” back then, and it is still one of the best-selling Glocks on the market. The Glock 26 is still a little bit “chunky” for some – and it is, to my mind, but I still love it. I do like how easily it conceals on my right hip, in an outside the waistband holster – on my belt. It is very concealable. Now enter the fairly new Glock 43X….


Pat Cascio’s Product Review: GLOCK 43 9mm Subcompact

…rounds in one shooting session? The GLOCKs held up! While working for the late Col. Rex Applegate from 1990-1993, I had the opportunity to work with Col. Applegate, the late Chuck Karwan, Tommy Campbell (who was at one time S&W’s top shooter), Wiley Clapp, and some others on the very first video that Paladin Press produced called “Manstoppers“, and we tested just about every double-action handgun available at the time, including the yet-to-be-introduced GLOCK 27. That prototype GLOCK had a lot of feeding problems because a proper magazine wasn’t yet in production, and we were using a modified GLOCK 26 magazine. So, my history with GLOCKs goes back quite a ways. I’m not sure how many different makes or models of GLOCKs are on the market these days; however, they range from subcompacts to long slide target models and everything in between. To be sure, GLOCK said they would NEVER…


Only One Gun?, by Pat Cascio

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…19, and carried one for years as my EDC piece. The Tried and True Glock 17 Next up would be a Glock 17, and this is a full-sized model with a longer barrel, and the same longer grip frame that takes 17, 19, 33, or even 40-round magazines – it’s a little bit harder to conceal than the 19 or 19X is. Many law enforcement departments still issue this gun and it was the very first Glock handgun design produced. If all I had were a Glock 22 I could live with it – it is chambered in .40 S&W caliber and is the same size as the Glock 17 is. Many PDs are still using this gun and there is nothing wrong with it at all. Next up would be my Glock 35, this is the long-slide version of the Model 22 and it would make for a dandy…


I’m Unarmed — What Gun Do I Buy?, by Frog

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…blow through walls. Ammunition is relatively inexpensive and available everywhere. Shotguns are legal in more jurisdictions than handguns and ARs. Shotguns are also more affordable. Look for one with a short barrel (often found with rifle-type sights as a deer gun) and screw-in chokes. The chunk-chunk sound of chambering a round is a potent deterrent when things go bump in the night! ThoDan Do weaponlights automatically give light? You might get two for one, like some innocent neighbour, guest, Family member might be one Tom in Oregon Yeah, it’s pretty neat to be able to change calibers either permantly or temporarily. For practice time, you can even use a .40 mag to work with 9mm. (I wouldn’t rely on them for daily carry as malfunctions can occur). Here’s a web page for some inexpensive swaps. For $150, I changed my Glock 27 to a Glock 26. https://www.glockstore.com/Double-Diamond-9mm-Conversion-Barrels-for-Glock?quantity=1&color=1&custcol7=186&custcol9=88 alfie Just another…


Glock Model 44 Pistol in .22 LR, by Pat Cascio

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…she purchased it for me – as a gift. Turns out the store clerk was wrong, it was NOT a Glock Model 22, it was a Glock 44, that shoots .22 LR ammo – of course, being a small box store, that only sells new firearms, they wouldn’t take the gun back. Not the end of the world, that’s for sure. You can’t go wrong owning a Glock – of any type. At first, I was a little disappointed because I was looking forward to owning another Glock 22, chambered in .40 S&W – but like I said, it wasn’t the end of the world – but my wife still feels bad she made such a mistake – it wasn’t entirely her fault, the clerk was wrong! Glock 44 Folks waited a long, long time for Glock to come out with a .22 LR pistol. Oh sure, lots of companies…


Glock Model 45, by Pat Cascio

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Krissy I thoroughly enjoyed learning from this article. (I wish you could have heard my audible when I read about the $200 tax. Unbelievable! It is robbery!) Anyway, I really appreciated that you shared your wife’s perspective. I loved it. 2gunpt Hi Pat, For clarification your Glock 45 has an extended threaded barrel. I own a Glock 45 that came with a standard length barrel and no threading. While both are a Glock model 45, they apparently have at least two versions. Also of note, the Glock 19X was submitted for the military sidearm solicitation that was ultimately won by the Sig P320. The Glock 19X is almost the same pistol as a Glock 45 without the extended threaded barrel and comes in a desert tan color. Thanks for your articles. Live free or die the $200 tax is not even the worse part of a suppressor. you will need…


Glock 19 – Gen 5, by Pat Cascio

Glock has been running ads in firearms publications for many years stating “Glock Perfection” and of course, that is their hype. When it comes to firearms – and I don’t care who makes them, there are no “perfect” firearms, they all have their various quirks. Still, Glocks are largely about as perfect as they come. I remember purchasing my first Glock. It was called the “Glock 17” and many folks believed it was called that because it held 17 rounds of ammo. Not true! That came from the 17th patent that Gaston Glock applied for, so he assigned “17” to this then-new pistol. One thing I didn’t care for on the first Glock model, was that the polymer magazines swelled, when fully loaded, and you had to pull on them, once you pressed the magazine release to get the mags out. The more recent Glock magazines don’t have that problem….


MCK Micro Conversion Kit for Glocks, by Pat Cascio

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…dot sight to put on the Picatinny rail, so that the sights can co-witness through the red dot sight. Another really nice feature is that the arm brace folds to the side, to the right side of the Glock. However, be advised you can not fire the MCK with the arm brace folded to the side. I suspect that this was a BATFE requirement. My sample MCK came set-up to take a Glock 19. However it can be adjusted in a minute of two, to take a full-sized Glock 17 – or a Glock 22 or 23 – and several other versions. They are also now producing the MCK that will take .45 ACP and 10mm sized handguns. Make sure you check at www.glockstore.com to be sure your Glock model will fit. I purchased my MCK from the Glock Store and couldn’t be happier. They are great people to do…


Letter Re: Long Slide Glocks, and Pistol Caliber Selection

…column magazine. Unfortunately they are limited to 6 round magazines, which is a distinct disadvantage. Buying this model also loses the great advantage of magazine interchangeability between Glock 21s and Glock 30s. You can of course use a Glock 21 magazine in a Glock 30, but not vice versa. (Just buy Glock 21 magazines for nearly all of your spares.) Therefore, I would only consider the G36 model if you are A.) absolutely sold on the Glock design, and B.) you feel the need for the stopping power of .45 ACP, and C.) a Glock 21 or Glock 30 with a grip reduction job completed is still too big for your hands. I’m not fond of the Glock 10mm models (Model 20 and 29) which have an uncomfortably loud muzzle blast.) Sourcing 10mm ammo is also a potential source of worry. (By comparison, 9mm, 40 S&W and .45ACP ammo is…