GLOCK 17

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The GLOCK 17 was the first pistol designed and manufactured by the Austrian company GLOCK. It is a locked breech, short recoil 9 mm Luger semi-automatic pistol with a standard magazine capacity of 17 rounds of ammunition. It uses a modified Peter/Browning barrel locking system. The G17 showed up in the early 1980s for the Austrian Army weapons trials. It entered service under the designation P80. In 1988, it entered service in the Swedish Army under the designation Pistol 88.

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Unlike other pistols, the GLOCK 17 and all others that GLOCK has since produced use a "safe action" semi-double action trigger system along with a striker instead of a hammer and firing pin. Its frame is made out an advanced plastic. GLOCK pistols operate similarly to a conventional revolver in that there is no manual safety. The double-action-only firing mode results in consistent trigger pull which some claim makes training easier.

Early reports about the GLOCK incorrectly suggested that it was a wholly plastic gun, and so would not show up on metal detectors. In fact, the slide and the barrel and many other internal parts, comprising about 80 percent of the gun's mass, are made out of metal.

The GLOCK 17 has undergone two major revisions since its introduction, so the current model is called the 3rd generation GLOCK 17.

GLOCK has produced several variants on the 17:

• The GLOCK 17C (for "compensated") has a ported barrel and slide to reduce muzzle climb while shooting the pistol.
• The GLOCK 17L is a competition version with a longer barrel and slide.
• The GLOCK 18 and 18C are capable of fully-automatic fire.

Caliber: 9x19mm Parabellum.
Barrel length: 114mm.
Mass, empty: 625g
Ammo capacity: standard is 17+1 rounds, but can be anywhere from 10+1 to 33+1 rounds (the "+1" refers to an additional round in the pistol's chamber).

Two other GLOCK models are very similar to the 17. Both use the same frame, but have different barrels and slides because they are chambered for different cartridges:

• The GLOCK 22, chambered for .40 S&W.
• The GLOCK 31, chambered for .357 SIG.

Contents 1 The GLOCK and the XM9 trials 2 In fiction 2.1 Films 2.2 TV 2.3 Games 2.4 Comics 3 External links

The GLOCK and the XM9 trials

The GLOCK 17 was not accepted to take part in the trials because of its lack of visible hammer and manual safety. The GLOCK 17's high strategic materials content was also viewed as problematic in times of war. Also, its creator (Gaston Glock) was unwilling to make his patents for the pistol available for open bidding per DOD regulations.

In fiction

The GLOCK 17, and GLOCK pistols in general, are a very common sight in: films (Hong Kong films especially), TV series, video games and comics, due to their popularity in the real world. Examples include:

Films

• Infernal Affairs (2002, Hong Kong)
• So Close (2002, Hong Kong)
• Bad Boys 2
• Man On Fire

TV

• 24
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

Games

• Half-Life (and the mod Hostile Intent)
• True Combat: Elite
• Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
• Operation Flashpoint
• The Getaway
• Perfect Dark and Perfect Dark Zero as the Falcon 2, where it was colored differently
• SWAT 4
• CounterStrike
• Nordicmafia
• BLACK, where it was known simply as the "GLOCK" (and not GLOCK)
• Hitman: Contracts
• Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
• Project I.G.I.: I'm Going In
• Shadow the Hedgehog

Comics

• Jiraishin
• Spriggan

External links

• Glock 17 Reviews and Reference Guide
• GLOCK's page on the GLOCK 17
• GLOCK's page on the GLOCK 17L
• The Pistol 88 at SoldF.com (Swedish)
• A GLOCK 19 with a ported barrel converted to full auto. In Quick Time format.

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