Interestingly, when the U.S. military launched its XM17 Modular Handgun System competition in 2015 to find a sidearm to replace the aging Beretta M9, Glock sent neither a Glock 17 nor a Glock 19 as ...

These are the best aftermarket slides available for Glock. Easy to install and Machined from Billet Stainless Steel then coated, these slides are a great addition to anyone's ...

The steel slide material is received in profiled bar form; we mill it to shape. ... The sample Glock 17 that we tested had a smooth, constant, medium-length pull of about 6 lbs., ...

This article, "The Glock 17 Pistol" ran originally in the May 1986 issue of American Rifleman.It has been re-published as part of American Rifleman's 100th anniversary celebration in 2023.

The Glock 17 (G17) set the stage for an entirely new generation of polymer-framed pistols, and through savvy marketing to police departments, ... long-slide version with a 6.02-inch barrel.

The Glock 17 is a standout in every one of those ways. My favorite home defense Glock that won’t let me down when it counts. Richard Douglas writes on firearms, defense, and security issues.

These Glock slides’ll have you feeling kinda like a BA. ... The latest iterations, built for the GGP-17 and GGP-19 (but certainly acceptable on other Glocks) the V3 and V4 slides.

The Glock 17’s trigger is made with their signature “safe action” trigger system. It’s a striker-fired, double-action trigger that consistently breaks around 5.5 lbs.

Essentially mating a Glock 19 barrel and slide with a Glock 17 frame, the new 19X is the company’s first “crossover” handgun that melds the best of both designs into a do-it-all platform.

I can remember back to the early 1990s when I got my Glock 19 (2 nd generation at the time) and my Glock 17 (used first generation variant). I WANTED to put the Glock 19 slide assembly on the ...