Posted: 8/4/2008 12:24:06 PM EDT
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i'm ASSuming there are some here in the states. anyone have one? how do they shoot? i've always been curious about them (mostly because i've never been able to shoot one). |
| To my knowledge (and correct me if I'm wrong) the Glock 25 .380ACP was made for countries that ban the civilian populace from owning any firearm in a "military" caliber. In this country Glock doesn't believe there is a market for another .380 and marked them for law enforcement use only. I don't know if this helps and I don't know if it is still true. And please correct me in a kind fashion if I am wrong. lol |
True, this is the purpose of the Glock in .380. We all know, they don't make the "points" for importation, so no, I've never personally seen one here in the US. |
that wouldn't surprise me. most .380 guns are direct blow-back and tend to be pretty "snappy". they call it the "soft shooting" pistol right on the website though, which is why i was curious. |
Aren't most pistols and all Glocks direct blow back. I've only owned pistols made by a few companies so I have 1st hand experience with many but Browning is the only one I can recall ever hearing about that has a mechanical delay system of some sort. I could be way wrong here. |
No, most are 'locked breech'...that is, with a mechanical delay. In calibers such as .380 and under, the breech is heavy enough to keep the slide closed until the bullet is out of the barrel...not so with 9mm and up. There are a few exceptions such as the H&K gas-locked breech P7 but not many. |