What hides behind the designation L131A1? In case the pictures didn’t help you it’s the British Army’s name for the Glock 17. In 2013 the MOD (Ministry Of Defence United Kingdom) signed a £9 million contract to provide the Armed Forces with more than [Read More…]
You just bought a Glock, and let’s face it, those plastic factory Glock sights are flat out embarrassing. Plastic sights on a metal slide just don’t make a whole lot of sense, and they are definitely nothing to write home about. When it comes time to upgrade [Read More…]
Not all product or press releases get the attention they deserve, not initially anyway. Try launching a product at, for instance SHOT Show, and it will easily drown in the constant flow of wonderful – and not so – products. The B&T GLOCK Chassis is such [Read More…]
About a year ago, we reported the release of Brownells slides for the Gen 3 Glock pistols. Recently the company has announced that now similar slides are available for the Gen 4 Glock 17 and Glock 19 pistols. Let’s watch the video showcasing these new products, [Read More…]
The 10:th Special Forces Workshop 2018 in Güstrow (Germany) was organized by the Baltic Shooters, and contained three action-packed days. The event is by many considered as the best military and law enforcement events in Germany. As could be expected, there are not [Read More…]
If you have been carrying a sidearm for any reasonable amount of time you likely have a shoebox or desk drawer with a dozen plus holsters inside. There is no magically perfect holster for carrying Outside-the-Waistband (OWB) or Inside-the-Waistband (IWB). To muddy the [Read More…]
Earlier this month at 2018 NRA Annual Meeting, Wilson Combat has introduced their new Vickers Elite Gen5 Glock 19 and Glock 17 pistols. The customization package was designed in cooperation with Larry Vickers and represents Larry’s vision of the improved Glock [Read More…]
Shooters love to modify, alter and make their firearms their own personal masterpieces. The number one platform that firearm enthusiasts modify is the AR-15, but a likely close 2nd place would be a Glock. There is an overflowing abundance of aftermarket parts for Glock [Read More…]
DPM Systems Technologies is known for manufacturing recoil springs with built in recoil reduction mechanisms. They make such springs for ARs, AKs and a huge variety of handguns. Among their recently released new products, there is an adjustable buffered recoil spring [Read More…]
Brownells has released new Glock slides which have the length of Glock 17 slide but are designed to fit Glock 19 frames. By installing these slides on your G19 pistol you will get a full-size pistol length slide with the compact grip. These new slides have enlarged [Read More…]
Lantac had a bunch new parts at the 2018 SHOT Show, including their Bolt Action AR-15 BCG. Customized Glocks are all the rage right now and Lantac had a new line of custom Glock 19 and 17 parts on display. Razorback Slides Lantac debuted their new Razorback slides for [Read More…]
Polymer80 has released several new products at SHOT Show 2018. They brought to the show their new Glock 26 80% frame. Polymer80 also started making serialized Glock 17 and Glock 19 frames as well as new slides. The 80% Glock 26 frame has the same design lines as the [Read More…]
We all know that Glocks are the glorified tinkerer-toy of the handgun world. With decades of reliability, law enforcement backing and an abundance of aftermarket parts, many manufacturers want to get in on the game. Patriot Ordnance Factory, Inc (POF USA) has tooled up [Read More…]
To meet the new challenges on the battlefield, which we know can be anywhere these days, the Swedish Police and Swedish Special Forces are working and training together. Using the Armed Forces for Police work has always a sensitive matter in Sweden since the Ådalen [Read More…]
During September 2017 there is a large Military exercise in Sweden called Aurora 17. It’s the largest Swedish military exercise in over 20 years, and there are a lot of awesome photos and videos in the media stream. Almost 20 000 soldiers from the Swedish Armed [Read More…]
The Armed Forces of the Netherlands will be receiving an order of 10,000 9x19mm NATO Gen 4 Glock 17s with the latest contract announced by the Dutch Ministry of Defense as reported by the Polish magazine Mil Mag. This comes after an initial purchase of 6,300 Gen 4s in [Read More…]
I recently picked up my Osprey45 on Pi Day, 3/14/17. Strangely enough it is the same day I picked up my SpectreII suppressor from the same FFL back on 3/14/15. Well as soon as I got home with my Osprey 45, I began putting it on everything and making a variety of [Read More…]
Hexmag is expanding now into a polymer Glock magazine. No word just yet on price. But it will be competitive with what is out there now. So I suspect it will be close to the Magpul PMAG and ETS magazine. One feature the Hexmag has over the PMAG is the witness holes for [Read More…]
Glock has donated one of the thirty anniversary pistols to the Young Marines. The pistol is a 30:th Anniversary G17 Generation 4, with serial 30USA22. The G17 has very special engravings made by Bertram Edmonston, IV, who is a Firearms Engravers Guild of America (FEGA) [Read More…]
CAA has recently expanded their RONI line with a new non-NFA option for those that want a proper stock but refuse to file a stamp. Recently I reviewed the Lock, Stock, and Barrel carbine conversion and found it lacking in a few areas, based on a cursory look at the RONI [Read More…]
TheShredBox has a detailed video explaining the chronicling the 17 different variations of Glock 17 magazines that have been made and released so far. For Glock fans and fans of variants I think you will enjoy this. I did.
We all know Hollywood takes some liberties with firearms. Endless ammo, exaggerated performance, etc. The list goes on and on. I recently caught a blatant error in the Marvel movie ANT-MAN. When Hank Pym, played by Michael Douglas, confronts his old assistant Darren [Read More…]
The latest step in the ongoing re-armament of the New Zealand Defence Force has been announced: The SIG Sauer P226 pistols that have served New Zealand servicemen and women since 1992 are to be replaced with new Glock 17 Gen 4 handguns, distributed via an Australian [Read More…]
Today knowledge of Operation Red Wings is fairly widespread as a result of the movie Lone Survivor, which followed on the heels of the book by the same name. Of course, many movie-goers did not and still do not realize they were watching a tragic story play out that was [Read More…]
As promised, Magpul is making good on their customer service regarding the mistakes made with the launch of the Magpul GL9 magazine. For those who haven’t heard about this issue, go to our article here. If you bought your magazines direct from Magpul or a large [Read More…]
Richard Fitzpatrick, CEO/President of Magpul, came out and admitted the problem on Facebook. Apparently there was an oversight on feeding smaller Glocks in 9mm such as the Glock 19 and Glock 26. However Magpul will fix the problem. Richard even laid out the plans to do [Read More…]
SGM Tactical brought out their new happy stick mags at Big 3 East. They are heat treated stainless steel lined sleeves. They will be available soon and will retail for $19.99. They have performed flawlessly with a 10ft drop fully loaded. Just like the Glock version, the [Read More…]
At the risk of starting a religious war, today I want to write about custom handgun modifications. I am of the mindset that once I have bought something, it is mine. I also believe that most things bought “off the shelf” are a great starting point, but rarely the [Read More…]
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