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Posted: 2/27/2006 12:13:31 AM EDT
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Well i believe that there IS one, however its not available to the US market, thats what i read in the latest issue of auto pistols that fetures every model of Glock
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Posted: 2/27/2006 12:16:04 AM EDT
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right botht he G25 and G28 are both .380's the compact version the 28 isnt even avail to LE's but the G25 which is the sub-compact model is avail to LE's only what is this all about ?
o ya where can i find a G18 full auto anyway guys ? Glockster19 |
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Posted: 2/27/2006 12:25:23 AM EDT
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They do not meet the import point criteria to come to the US. They also were primarily released to cater to the civilians in countries that can't own a military caliber.
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Posted: 2/27/2006 2:12:56 AM EDT
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why would you want one? They are the same size as the 26/27 and 19/23.
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Posted: 2/27/2006 3:32:00 AM EDT
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+1 One other little point to note, all the mid-sized and compact models have the grooved trigger, while the larger models have the smooth trigger. This was also a change to get around import rules. The grooved trigger is a target trigger. Hence more points. |
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Posted: 2/27/2006 3:35:54 AM EDT
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I don't know about now, but I know that at least the sub-compact model was imported for LEO only in the past. I was shopping for guns in 1998 and I saw one at the gun shop just outside of Chicago. It was in the display case and it had a little placard that said LEO only on it.
If I am not mistaken, the ATF point system is only for sales to civilians, and a department can still order the 380's officially. I am not saying any will, but I think they can legally. There are a few floating around in the states, just not very many. |
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Posted: 2/27/2006 9:31:52 AM EDT
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Isn't the 17, 19, and 26 all .380's.................
OH, never mind, they are .380 long rifles 
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Posted: 2/27/2006 9:34:43 AM EDT
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Posted: 2/27/2006 9:58:35 AM EDT
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guys i am not saying i want one of these firearms i just dont have a place for a .380 as you say the others like the "
Isn't the 17, 19, and 26 all .380's................. OH, never mind, they are .380 long rifles" are pretty much the same thing but they arent quite exackly and i wouldnt want a .380 but i was just in curiosity on bwhy we cant purchase then in the US i know they were designed for LEO in Another country but why wouldnt glock sell them here my guess like you say is there isnt a market for one with the othe rmodels they have out ? thanks Glockster19 |
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Posted: 2/27/2006 12:47:27 PM EDT
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Because of the smaller caliber, they do not meet the import points, so they can't be imported for the general public. The G26, G27, G33's barely meet the import points so they are barely squeaking by. Take a look here for an explanation.
www.glockfaq.com/models.htm
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Posted: 2/27/2006 2:02:17 PM EDT
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+1 |
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Posted: 2/27/2006 5:15:03 PM EDT
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you guys never stop and read you just rear half way through
i said i wouldnt want one i was just wondering why they cannot be placed on the us market and that question has already been answered this isnt a post saying i want to buy a .380 glock IT WAS JUST CURIOSITY ON MY PART AS TO WHY THEY CANNOT BE SOLD AND WE HAVE FIGURED THAT OUT ALREADY |
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Posted: 2/27/2006 5:36:56 PM EDT
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Onward to your passing question about G18's. All were imported after 1986. You ain't getting one. No way. No how. Not a chance in hell. |
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Posted: 2/27/2006 5:42:47 PM EDT
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Because we aren't arthritic chicks or Europeans.
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Posted: 2/27/2006 7:37:29 PM EDT
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O but what if i said there might be a way for me to get my hands on one of coarse i wouldnt beable to "own it" but i could shoot it
haha stur the brain allittle anyway im sorry for the little flame there its just everyone kept saying the same thing and all the real question was is why cant we buy the 3880 which was answered after awhile thanks guys Glockster19 |
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Posted: 2/28/2006 9:39:51 AM EDT
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In order for the Glock 25 and 28 to function with the low powered .380, the basic Glock design had to be re-designed as a blow-back operated pistol. Thus having an un-locked breech, they fall below the importation points requirements for the United States. This is also thought to be the reason Glock does not produce a .22LR pistol. |
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Posted: 2/28/2006 10:29:31 AM EDT
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10/4 thats the kind of answer i was looking for,
Glockster19 |
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Posted: 2/28/2006 10:40:23 AM EDT
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because they are blow back, you should feel more impulse than a 9mm with a locking Bbl |
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Posted: 2/28/2006 1:10:48 PM EDT
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But doesn't glock produce the receivers domestically anymore? Wouldn't this bypass the importation requirements?
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Posted: 2/28/2006 8:48:37 PM EDT
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You have to wonder: why did they ban a handgun simply because it is LESS powerful than it's identical counterparts?
 I know that almost no gun control measures are logical, but this just doesn't make sense at all. |
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Posted: 3/1/2006 5:11:50 AM EDT
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Although they did make an announcement that they have the capability, I don't think they are beginning to make the receivers here until later this fall. I don't know what the hold up was. Probably some red tape paperwork. |
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Posted: 3/1/2006 5:15:00 AM EDT
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I believe it originally had to do with the smaller physical size that you can make in the smaller calibers. They did not want the market flooded with small caliber handguns from outside the country. They figured we had a big enough "problem" with the domestically produced saturday night specials and or pocket guns. |
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Posted: 3/1/2006 5:26:54 AM EDT
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I just talked with the District Mananger yesterday, he said the G22 & G23 receivers are now being produced in the US. If someone did have the .380s they might look like this  
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Posted: 3/1/2006 6:01:12 AM EDT
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 Are those yours? 
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Posted: 3/1/2006 6:36:18 PM EDT
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They belong to a friend of mine.
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Posted: 3/1/2006 11:15:30 PM EDT
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HotRod, you never cease to amaze me. |
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Posted: 3/2/2006 4:09:59 AM EDT
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You must have some cool friends 
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Posted: 3/6/2006 1:22:06 PM EDT
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Does anyone know if you can legally convert a G19 to .380? I tried a search but didn't find anything.
Thanks. |
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Posted: 3/6/2006 3:53:33 PM EDT
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You'll shoot your eye out!!
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Posted: 3/6/2006 4:06:22 PM EDT
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Why would you want to? |
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Posted: 3/6/2006 7:13:56 PM EDT
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ya why would you want to besides the fact that you would just beable to say you have one to me .380's arent cool i just started this thread cause i was just wondering and as a few of the exsperts enlightened me on why they werent in the U.S
i have shot a few .380's and it didnt take me to long to figre out that they werent my kind of caliber maybe it was the gun but it was hard to hit a stump with one let alone a paper target at 20 yards does anybody know how the Glock .380's shoot? and accuracy at all? take it easy guys |
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Posted: 3/6/2006 10:04:26 PM EDT
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Sure, but it will be a single shot. The 380 does not have enough pressure to cycle a locked breach.
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Posted: 3/6/2006 10:16:57 PM EDT
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Those are the ones made from ceramic that can defeat metal detectors.
Americans are just too corrupt to properly own them. |
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Posted: 3/7/2006 1:37:25 AM EDT
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Posted: 3/7/2006 9:15:32 AM EDT
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Guys, thanks for the responses on the .380 conversion.
Why do it? I want something that my wife can handle (defensively) but she's not built quite as beefy as you guys! hanks Anyway, I already have a handful of .45ACP Glocks for myself and I got the M19 as a 'play toy'. While my wife can certainly handle plain target shooting with this piece, but observing her technique leads me to want her to try something just a little lighter for defensive applications. She has a very whispy frame and shooting that M19 looks like a .50AE in her hands. |
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Posted: 3/8/2006 9:12:53 AM EDT
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Under 1968 GCA, it is considered a "Saturday Night Special". FWIW, the |
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Posted: 3/8/2006 9:43:32 AM EDT
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I'd by a Glock 25 if I had the extra money and the oppertunity. Why? Neat little collections item I suppose. Also, it wouldn't be totally wasted, I imagine it would be a decent plinker at the range.
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Posted: 3/8/2006 9:07:36 PM EDT
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And it costs more than you make in a month. |
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