
The Glock 19 Pistol
The Glock 19 semi-automatic pistol and the Glock 19 full-automatic pistol are based on the Glock 17 pistol, which was the first pistol introduced by Glock in 1982 by a Austrian named Gaston Glock. The Glock 19 handgun is one of the most reliable, durable, and least expensive handguns known to man.
The Glock 19 is calibered in 9X19 and was introduced in 1988 as a more "compact" version of the original Glock 17. The magazines of the Glock 19 and Glock 17 are interchangable. The Glock 19 semi-automatic pistol comes standard with a 15 round magazine, but can be extended with the purchase of a 33 round magazine (this is the best if you have your license and opt for the Glock 19 in the full-automatic version.
Gunsknowledge.com ranks the Glock 19 as the "best gun" for individuals thinking of buying a new gun. It is lightweight, very reliable, accurate and comes at a great price.
Gunsknowledge.com had a chance to shoot the Glock 19 in fully automatic recently and let us tell you, they go through the rounds in what is only a few seconds…awesome feeling! The best thing about the Glock 19 has to be its reliability. We have shot well over 3,000 through the Glock 19 I have and it has not had even one misfire. We have mainly been shooting the cheap 9mm ammo from WalMart. Now that is impressive! Final thougths on this pistol…if you have never owned one or had the experience of shooting a Glock 19…go shoot one and I assure you that you will get one. Another great thing about the Glock is the ease of disassembling it. See the expanded view for a more indepth look. It can be easily field stripped for cleaning in a matter of seconds.
History of the Glock 19 Handgun
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In 1982, an Austrian named Gaston Glock first introduced the Glock 17 pistol and in 1988 Glock introduced the Glock 19. He did not have much experience in firearms, but did have a lot of experience in synthetic polymers, which he designed the Glock's frame out of. When the Austian military announced it was looking to replace their current pistols, Glock stepped in. The concept took hold and the rest is history. Today, Glock is the number one supplier of the U.S. military as well as many military orgainzations across the world. As of the date of the writing of this, there are four generations of Glock pistols, each generation having minor improvements over the last.
The Fully Automatic Glock 19
The Glock 19 in the fully automatic version. This thing will go through a 33 round magazine in a matter of seconds! The full auto Glock 19 is used primarily by law enforcement agencies, but is also available to civilians with a license; however, because of high-costs of the license, most people opt for the semi-automatic version of the Glock 19.
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