The GLOCK that started it all

[K75RT]

I have a GLOCK Model 17 made in 1986, it is the one that the media said could go through a metal detector, was a terrorists weapon, bla, bla, bla... It is indeed one of the most carried firearms by Law Enforcement..

[neophyte]

K75RT: Sir; your so right. It could not be ?x-rayed? yeah right.

I remember shooting one early on. WoW then and now.

And the Austrian Army failed all the originals until the 17th revision. Hence the Glock 17; so the story goes

[ArkansasHunter]

There a mighty fine piece of plastic LOL...I like'um

[gripnCOLDSTEEL]

So it can go thru a metal detector? .. or shoot underwater??

[lefty o]

glocks can, and have been shot underwater.

[jashoffa]

Other guns have been shot underwater as well. A 1911 shot in a swimming pool for one of Guns and Ammo TV shows comes to mind they fired several shots in succession. The problem is that Mithbusters proved that even a .50 cal will only travel a couple of feet in water before fragmenting. The best bet for a hand gun round being shot in water would be a FMJ. Most of the distance G and A got was from the round rolling It didn't really travel very far.

Now back to the topic at hand and pic....Glock has proven itself as a very reliable combat firearm but this pic proves one thing...Glock has always been an ugly gun!

[GlockMeister]

Yes, they may shoot one, maybe 2 rounds, usually only one, but they generally don't cycle very well in doing so. lol Guns and Ammo did that with a 1911 as their "torcher test". The first round shot, then the water prevented it from ejecting and cycling properly.

GOT GLOCK?

[just_a_car]

Originally Posted by jashoffa

Now back to the topic at hand and pic....Glock has proven itself as a very reliable combat firearm but this pic proves one thing...Glock has always been an ugly gun!

I agree, those 1st Gen. GLOCKs were very ugly. But the 2nd and 3rd Gen. GLOCKs with the finger grooves look much better.

Let me demonstrate with my G27 (technically a 2.5 Generation, since it has the finger grooves, but no frame rail {3rd-Gen only} and is made during the 3rd generation):

[lefty o]

i dont think you can make a glock not look UGLY!!!

[two-70]

thats the beauty of it hehe

[jashoffa]

Originally Posted by lefty o

i dont think you can make a glock not look UGLY!!!

This was my point. I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder and love is blind; anyone with a clear head can see Glocks are Ugly. That doesn't make them bad just Ugly!