HOORAY FOR HANDGUNS!
Gaston Glock's Model 17 9mm Parabellum pistol was first introduced to the Ametican public by Soldier of Fortune magazine almost six years ago. Since that time more than 2,000 U.S. local and federal law enforcement agencies have adopted or authorized the Glock as duty weapons. In addition to Austria, the armed forces of both Norway and the Netherlands have adopted the Glock. Law enforcement agencies and military units in Belgium, Canada, Ecuador, Hong Kong, India, Jordan, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Venezuela and West Gennany issue the Glock as their standard sidearm. Tens of thousands have been sold to the American public, and hundreds of thousands have been sold worldwide.
Now, at long last, this highly acclaimed handgun has been chambered for America's justifiably famous .45 ACP cartridge - mating 21st-century technology with an octogenarian of combat-proven effectiveness.
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GLOCK 21 |
GLOCK 21C |
| Caliber |
.45 Auto |
.45 Auto |
| Action |
Safe Action System |
Safe Action System |
| Length (slide) |
7.59 in. 193 mm |
7.59 in. 193 mm |
| Height |
5.47 in. 139 mm |
5.47 in. 139 mm |
| Width |
1.27 in. 32.5 mm |
1.27 in. 32.5 mm |
| Length between sights |
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7.00 in. 178 mm |
| Barrel length |
4.60 in. 117 mm |
4.60 in. 117 mm |
| Barrel rifling |
right, octagonal |
right, octagonal |
| Length of twist |
15.75 in. 400 mm |
15.75 in. 400 mm |
| Magazine capacity |
10 / 13 |
10 / 13 |
| Mass (weight) |
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| Empty without magazine |
26.28 oz. 745 g |
25.93 oz. 735 g |
| Empty magazine |
3.1 oz. 88 g |
3.1 oz. 88 g |
| Full magazine |
~12.0 oz. ~340 g |
~12.0 oz. ~340 g |
| Trigger pull (standard) |
~5.5 lbs. ~2.5 kg |
~5.5 lbs. ~2.5 kg |
| Trigger travel for discharge |
0.5 in. 12.5 mm |
0.5 in. 12.5 mm |
| Number of safeties |
3 |
3 |
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