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GLOCK 17
Part of the GLOCK Family

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	Technical Data

	Manufacturer	GLOCK
	Country Of Origin	Austria
	Date Of Introduction	-
	Caliber	9 x 19 mm
	Feed System	Magazine
	Rate Of Fire	NA
	Weights	625 g
	Length	186 mm

More Information ^*

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. The designation 17 is derived from the gun's being Gaston Glock's 17th patent, rather than (as sometimes erroneously stated) its unusually large magazine capacity.

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 of an advanced polymer. 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. Recently, CCF RaceFrames, LLC announced that they will be offering alloy frames compatible with most GLOCK OEM parts. The slide and barrel are QPQ Tenifer treated, a process that makes their steel more durable to wear and tear as well as to corrosion.

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

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predator611 - Ohio, United States

glock 17

Got my first one in 1996 and it jammed twice the stock barrels do not like lrn ammo. Switched to fmj ammo in it and it never jammed again.

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