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Glocken-Reduction
Since Glocks first became available in the 1980s, they’ve probably been the impetus in law enforcement’s transition from revolvers to semiautos. It’s a rare bird to see a patrol officer carrying a revolver as a primary weapon today. Revolvers still have a role as backup guns and some question the reliability of very small peewee auto pistols in this capacity. I can’t argue that.
Full size auto pistols now rule the Sam Browne belted legions of uniform officers. And they come from a wide variety of manufacturers; from SIGs of all makes, Smith & Wesson’s M&P and Springfield’s XDs. Even the archaic 1911s of all makers still get some of the market share of the police sidearm market.
Glock was one of the first to bring polymers and high capacity magazines to the masses. They’re made in three frame sizes; large for slinging 10mm and .45 calibers, medium frames shoot .40 S&W, 9mm and a few in .357 SIG. And then there are some other small frames and different slide lengths for fun and competition. Check out any Glock forum to learn more than you’d ever care to know about all the different Glock variations.
After almost three decades they’ve added the SF (short frame) and the new Generation 4 guns, which now include grip reduction panels. But some of us were shooting reduced grip Glocks long before S&W, Springfield or Glock thought of it. The call for a smaller grip was answered a long time ago — the call to make the fat man into the little boy. But why?
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