Glock 17 Overview

The Austrian made Glock 17 pistol, chambered in 9mm, and now part of Gen4 configuration, is a durable, accurate, formidable weapon, of renowned reputation. Slightly modified from the Gen3, it has a little rougher textured appearance, frame finger grip checkering, an interchangeable blackstrap, an enlarged magazine release, and a “Gen4” roll mark on the slide. Glock 17 is simple to operate and breakdown with just over 30 parts to get familiar with. It is considered as one of their bestselling gun listed by Glock.

This pistol is a semi-automatic, short recoil operated pistol, that fires 9mm ammunition. It is widely used by law enforcement in the world. Countries that currently use a Glock as their primary issue weapons are Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Guatemala, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemberg, Monaco, Montenegro, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States and Venezuela.

Glock17 comes with the length of 186 mm / 7.32 in. and height of 138 mm / 5.43 in. and using a cartridge of 9x19mm NATO specification. The barrel width measures 30mm / 1.18 in. and a height of 32mm / 1.26 in. With a line of sight of 165mm and barrel length of 114mm / 4.49 inches. Weighing 625 g / 22 oz. when not loaded or 904g / 30 oz. when it’s loaded. Standard magazine capacity is 17 rounds. Other aftermarket magazines are available, with up to 33 round capacity.

Glock17 is one of the most reliable, high capacity, durable, semi-automatic pistols that you can own. Since this gun readily available, easy to maintain, and a joy to shoot, it is popular among gun enthusiast. This pistol is will never let you down in terms of quality and performance. Many accessories are available for this firearm, such as tactical light, laser sight, or custom made polymer holsters to meet your needs.

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