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Advance Your Shooting Ability, by Steve Mc

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…to Colt seamlessly because everything is in the same place. I do like the 14-round capability of the 9mm, and modern defensive ammo minimizes the difference between 9mm HP and .45 hardball. When I attended Gunsite years ago everyone else had .45s. No Glocks, but Col. Cooper was still alive, and he was Mr. 1911. I wonder what I would see today. Muddykid What happened to D.D.’s reply? The one that I quoted? I am not sure that he was attacking anyone with his comment. I found it funny. Newell Franks Well said Duane! My family members all train with and carry one of three Glock models in .45ACP. The Glock 41, Glock 21, and Glock 30. Some of the girls carry the 21SF because of hand size. Front Sight has taught them well how to draw from concealment and have two rounds center of mass in less than 1.5…


Doomsday Glocker, by G.B.A.

…nose pliers and small flathead screwdriver for all of your repair needs.  Remember, the Glock has a high level of parts interchangeability with other Glocks, so if you don’t have the spare part, there is a fair chance that you can cannibalize it from another Glock, even if it is not the same caliber or model as yours.  The Glock only has 34 parts.  That is fewer than any other autopistol that I know of. The Glock 23 weighs only 21.16 ounces (unloaded) and has a height of 5 inches, so it is relatively easy to conceal and light enough to carry all day, but packs a wallop when you need it.  The pistol’s low bore axis makes recoil relatively easy to control despite its light weight. The Glock does not require a break-in period.  It will come out shooting right from the box.  However, I would definitely change out…


Glock 21 .45 ACP Pistol, by Pat Cascio

…in South Korea for the Glock 21, that hold 27-rounds. I’ve tested them – they are not reliable – so save your money. Before closing out this article, I wanted to point out that our esteemed Editor, James Rawles, carries a Glock .45 on a daily basis on the Rawles Ranch – where he could easily encounter black bears and grizzly bears, that could pose a threat. He tells me that is usually that is a Glock Model 30, but he also owns and carries several Glock 21 pistols. But in either case, he always carries them with a 13-round Glock 21 magazine in the mag well. I won’t even report how little I once paid for my Glock 21, but I checked some of the online gun-selling websites, and I’m seeing them from $799 up to a lot more than that. Sadly, I don’t expect firearm prices to drop…


Building an 80% Firearm- Part 4, by Tupreco

…help you build confidence. When finished, you can use any suitable 1911 mag and ammo. Also, make sure you match the lower with the proper slide and barrel length. The 80% “Not-a-Glock” Glock Polymer 80 was one of the early arrivals to the 80% AR-15 industry. They have been offering AR-15 kits for several years and now have an 80% polymer AR-10 lower system as well. They also recently introduced a newcomer to the 80% pistol build community that shares all of the working parts and most of the DNA of a Gen 3 three-pin Glock handgun. Their P940 Spectre frame family has opened the world of the Glock-type clone to 80% builders. The full-sized P940 follows the Glock 17/22 pattern and the P940C tracks with the Gen 3 Glock 19/23 compacts. One person jokingly referred to it as the “Not-a-Glock” pistol line. They are available in about five colors….


Polymer 80 9mm Pistols, by Pat Cascio

…frame extends slightly beyond the rear of the slide, and once again, another improvement of the Gen 3 Glocks. Before we forget, the compact version of the P80 takes Glock 19 magazines, and the full-sized version takes Glock 17 mags, and both guns come with two magazines, too. I also tried genuine Glock factory-made magazines in both guns and they fit and function perfectly. Now, those folks buying the 80% frames, were making them into fully-functional “Glocks” the P80 line-up, takes every part that fits a Glock Gen 3 pistol, without any fitting at all – or next to none. Now, that doesn’t mean you have to purchase these parts from Glock, because there are many aftermarket parts makers, that you can purchase all the parts from, that you’ll need to make the P80 functional. It doesn’t take rocket science to work on a P80. Glocks are some of the…


Glock 30S – SF, by Pat Cascio

…Buffalo Bore Ammunition or Double Tap Ammo – and both companies produce the original hotter 10mm loads. When the Glock 30 first came out, I was hot to have one – a compact .45 ACP with a 9-round magazine and one in the chamber – hard to beat. However, in short order, I traded it for something else, because the gun was just too chunky in my hand. It didn’t feel right or balance right. My review of the standard Glock 30 was posted in SurvivalBlog back in 2016. Today, we’re looking at the Glock 30S, SF (Short Frame) and this is a whole different animal than the original Model 30 was. The Glock 30S, SF has a slide that is taken from the Glock 36, and it is thinner and trimmer. The nickname used by Jim Rawles for the Glock 30S is the “Glock 30-Skinny”, and it is his…


Top Concealed-Carry Handguns, by Deputy Dave

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…without any failures. 7.) It must be easy to conceal by the average shooter. My Top Choices The top three handguns that meet these requirements are the Glock slimline series (43X and the 48), SIG P365XL, and the Springfield Hellcat. I realize that I may be leaving out your favorite handgun, but this is a list of what I have found that works personally for me as well as the input from many hundreds of students. For those of you who have difficulty racking the slide on some of these smaller guns, you may want to try the Smith & Wesson Shield EZ. I hope all the other gun manufacturers are scrambling to design handguns that are much easier to operate for those with limited hand strength, arthritis, or other disabilities. My number one choice is the Glock 43X/Glock 48 series. When they first came out, I was not really…


ETS Magazines, by Pat Cascio

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…magazines that come with a gun in the box. Now, some aftermarket magazines work just as well as those that come with a gun from the factory. One in particular are the Glock magazines made in South Korea – they are produced to the same exact specs as the Glock mags, at about half the price. Long story short, the South Korean military and police purchased hundreds of thousands of Glock 19 and 17 9mm handguns at a give-a-away price. Glock figured out they would make up for the sale of the guns, that were sold to South Korea, by selling them spare parts and spare magazines. Well, the South Koreans are pretty smart…they produced their own magazines that they work just like the original ones do. South Korea saved a lot of money, and Glock lost out on selling spare magazines. So, I’ve used many of the South Korean-made…


Glock FM81 Field Knife, by Thomas Christianson

Before Gaston Glock ever designed his first handgun, his company made knives and other equipment for the Austrian Army. One day in 1980, Glock was at the Austrian Ministry of Defense to talk about the sale of some of his products. While he was there, Glock overheard a conversation about the need for a new handgun design to replace the aging, World-War-II-era P38s that the Austrian Army was still using. He decided to design a handgun to meet that need. He bought samples of all the semi-auto handguns that he could find. He disassembled them, and studied how they functioned. Then he came up with an innovative design that won the Austrian Army Handgun Trials of 1982. The polymer that Glock used for making sheaths for his knives ended up becoming a major component of his handgun designs. The rest, as they say, is history. The FM78 and FM81 field…


Glock 48, by Pat Cascio

No doubt about it, I’m a huge fan of Glock handguns, all of them — even the larger Model 20 and Model 21. I still recall the first Glock I saw, it was a First Generation Glock 17. At that time, it was the only model in production. Today we’re looking at the fairly new Glock 48, and this is one of the slime-line 9mm pistols, that doesn’t take a double-stack magazine and holds just 10 rounds. I know, I know, I’ve read about an after-market magazine that will hold 15-rounds, without sticking out of the bottom of the grip. I haven’t ordered one – yet! The thing that scares me away is the price – some are selling for close to $60 online, for one magazine – ouch! However, I’ll get around to testing one – one of these days. The slim-line Glocks appeal mostly to shooters with small…


Steyr M9 Series Pistols, by Pat Cascio

We don’t see a lot of firearms coming out of Austria, and needed to say, the Glock line-up of handguns is the most recognized Austrian firearm, all around the entire world. Just about every shoot-‘em-up movie shows heavy use of a Glock pistol of some type – both bad guys and the good guys use them. Gaston Glock came out with the Glock 17 about 1985 – at least that’s when they first started appearing in the US marketplace. I spied a Glock 17, 9mm at a drug store when we lived in Colorado Springs, Colorado and it felt so good in my hand, I bought it right then and there. Now to be sure, I’ve mentioned numerous times that the Glock line-up really don’t fit anyone’s hands perfectly. However, my hand has grown to love the Glocks. I originally went into that drug store to purchase a Model 1911…


Transformative Tech: The AR, The Glock, and The Smartphone

…impossible to either invade or subjugate. The Glock Just as the AR transformed rifle technology, the Glock has transformed handgun technology. The Glock 17 9mm was just the first of a plethora of polymer-framed striker-fired semi-auto centerfire handguns. Collectively, they are mass-produced, with tens of millions sold each year. These typically have 14-round to 17-round magazines. The original Glock Model 17 was accepted by the Austrian Army as their service pistol in 1983. The Glock 17 began to be marketed in the United States in 1986. This Glock 17 comes from the factory with a 17-round magazine. So “17” is the answer when someone asks what is a standard capacity handgun magazine. That is NOT high capacity. And, in fact, anything less than 17 rounds should properly be termed a reduced-capacity magazine. The Glock brand is the best-selling handgun in America. They essentially own the law enforcement market. The Glock…


Essential Spares For Your Guns, by Pickled Prepper Pete

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…most serious survivalists, I “standardized” on several platforms: Glocks, ARs, and 10-22s. All of these guns tend to be reliable. And they also have a wealth of aftermarket and replacement parts available. Note that one set of replacement parts can likely keep several guns up and running. I stock spare parts for all the aforementioned, plus the 1911, in individual ammo cans. One of my close friends has Remington 870 parts and M&P parts. Together, we cover about 80 percent of my armory. If a Winchester shotgun, a Remington 700, or other weapon fails in some unexpected way, then we’ll just make do with our standard weapons. Glocks I am a Glock aficionado and frequently carry a Model 23. But I will be the first one to admit Glocks are neither perfect nor failure-proof. In addition to the trigger spring mentioned above, Glocks use some small polymer parts, like the…


Letter Re: Glock Grip Reductions and Replacement Frames

Dear Jim: A very attractive option to make your Glock pistol point like a M1911 (and reduce the grip size) on your Glock is the CCF Race Frame. This is an aluminum, titanium and stainless steel replacement for your Glock polymer frame that can keep the traditional Glock grip angle, or change it to 1911 angles and reduce the grip size. Plus they have tweaked the frame for many other ergonomic upgrades, plus an alloy frame gives a crisper trigger pull. (See the website.) Alas, they aren’t out for the .45 caliber Glock, but they are “studying the G21 market.” We can only hope. 🙂 A major caveat is consistency. Don’t switch one Glock to 1911 angles, and leave your “other” carry gun unchanged, i.e., keep all the grip angles on all of your carry pistols the same A consistent grip angle for consistent muscle memory to point the pistol…


Two Letters Re: Recommendations on Glock Spares and Upgrades

…Glock calls for the front sight to be held in by a mere plastic peg/wedge. If you have Trijicon or Meprolight [tritium] sights it is good to use the same technique. Those sights are retained by a nut. We have also had those also fly off. A trigger bar would be another worthwhile investment. Glock parts are stunningly inexpensive. A kit of most internals and extractor assemblies would cost merely 30 dollars or so. You cannot say that about the other weapons available. I own SIG, Beretta, Springfield Armory, Colt and Walther auto pistols. I seem to shoot Glock. – Mr. Oscar   James, Wow. I disagree so thoroughly with what Teddy Jacobson says about spare Glock parts I hardly know where to start. He obviously really, really likes the Wolff hardened guide rods, and the silicon recoil springs are sounding excellent. But I’m pretty sure Glock has never nickel…