Israeli G17s > Glock

Posted: 1/30/2007 1:51:12 AM EDT

I could have sworn that I read that the armed forces of Israel had dropped the Jericho in favor of the Glock 17. However, I was poking around the net tonight and I read that the G17 was not standard and that the Jericho was still standard issue. So which is it? Or is it both?

Posted: 1/30/2007 5:30:19 AM EDT

[#1]

I have read that the use the 17 and the 19. I read it on an israeli military site but now you have to pay to view it, so I haven't looked at it in a while.

Edit to include the site, it's 9.99 a month now.
isayeret

Posted: 1/30/2007 8:59:47 AM EDT

[#2]

Special outfits use Glocks.

Posted: 1/30/2007 12:00:34 PM EDT

[#3]

So do average troopers still use the Jericho?

Posted: 1/30/2007 1:05:57 PM EDT

[#4]

There are no "average troopers". Army units use whatever they deem necessary. Standard police (traffic, etc) use Jericho or FN BHP. Some special police units use Glocks.

Posted: 1/31/2007 8:49:00 AM EDT

[#5]

Standard IDF are issued M16A1,, some with M203 attachment's. Soldiers are not issued handgun's. Some elite police units use the glock 19 as well as the GSS (shabak - shin bet)

Posted: 1/31/2007 11:21:52 AM EDT

[#6]

most M16A1s were phased out of infantry usage.

Posted: 1/31/2007 2:17:49 PM EDT

[#7]

So what do they use now?

Posted: 1/31/2007 8:14:54 PM EDT

[#8]

mostly M4s.

Posted: 2/1/2007 4:15:32 PM EDT

[#9]

That Jericho has a good rep as far as performance goes in the sand over there, which is almost like a talcum powder in some areas.

Posted: 2/1/2007 10:34:14 PM EDT

[#10]

Yeah, we call it "Pudra" - makeup powder. It gets into everything - even into cellphones and wrist watches.

Posted: 2/1/2007 10:48:09 PM EDT

[#11]

The Jerico looks alot like a CZ-75. Is it a copy?

Posted: 2/1/2007 11:07:50 PM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:
The Jerico looks alot like a CZ-75. Is it a copy?

I believe it is.

Posted: 2/2/2007 7:24:16 AM EDT

[#13]

Actually it's a copy of Tanfoglio, some of the original guns were made with Italian parts.
Tanfoglio make CZ-75 clones.

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