GLOCK 18
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| Caliber | 9 mm |
| Length | 186 mm |
| Height | 155.5 mm |
| Width | 30 mm |
| Mass | 624 g (empty)
709 g (with 19 round magazine) |
| Effective range | 50 m |
| Cyclic rate | 1100 to 1300
depending upon ammunition |
The GLOCK 18 is a handgun manufactured by GLOCK. It is a GLOCK 17 with a mode of fire selection switch on its slide that enables it to fire in semi-automatic or fully-automatic modes. Rotating the fire selection switch to the bottom of the frame allows for fully automatic fire, while rotating the switch to the top activates semi auto. Placing the fire selection switch in between the top and bottom positions renders the gun "safe".
The GLOCK 18 appears identical to the GLOCK 17, with the addition of the selector lever. However, the internal dimensions of the main parts of the GLOCK 18 are slightly different from the GLOCK 17, and are not interchangeable. This was done by GLOCK so that the GLOCK 17 could not be considered a semi-automatic version of the GLOCK 18, but rather they are two separate guns. Some countries and jurisdictions have laws that place special restrictions on semi-automatic versions of full-automatic weapons, and if the GLOCK 18 were identical to a GLOCK 17, the GLOCK 17 would fall under those laws and be unavailable in those jurisdictions.
The GLOCK 18 is (in the U.S.) a law enforcement-only pistol that uses standard GLOCK 17 magazines, holding 17 or 19 rounds. It is sometimes used with special 31 or 33-round extended magazines as well, but this configuration is less commonly used.
Variants
The difference between the GLOCK 18 and the GLOCK 18C (compensated) is that the barrel and slide are ported on the C model to reduce muzzle climb while shooting the pistol.
GLOCK 18 in fiction
- Used by Morpheus in the film The Matrix Reloaded, and by Niobe in the video game Enter the Matrix.
- Also available in the games Global Operations, "Dino Crisis 1", the Half-Life mod The Specialists, and in Counter-Strike/Counter-Strike: Source, it fires 3-round bursts only instead of being full-auto. [for balance purposes]
- Used by John Connor in the film Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.
- Used by Fatman in the video game Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty.
- Also used on Delta Force: Land Warrior game.
- An apparent GLOCK 18 is available to the player in the video game Far Cry Instincts as the "9mm Auto Pistol".
- Designated as the Kowloon Type-40 in the videogame 007 Nightfire; it only fires in 3-round bursts. However, a hidden alternate version named the Kowloon Type-80 is capable of Full-Auto fire.
