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  2. Glock - Wikipedia

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    Glock 32: The Glock 32 is a .357 SIG variant of the compact Glock 23. The standard magazine capacity of the Glock 32 is 13 rounds. It can accept magazines intended for the Glock 31, Glock 22, or Glock 23 as well. Glock 33: The Glock 33 is a .357 SIG variant of the subcompact Glock 27. The standard magazine capacity of the Glock 33 is 9 rounds.

  3. Glock switch website bust: Feds seize 350+ sites selling gun ...

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    September 13, 2024 at 1:13 PM. (Photo: DOJ) BOSTON (FOX 2) - Federal authorities recently took over more than 350 websites that they say were being used to import illegal Glock switches and ...

  4. Glock switch - Wikipedia

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    Glock switch. A Glock switch (sometimes called a button or a giggle switch) [1][2][3] is a small device that can be attached to the rear of the slide of a Glock handgun, converting the semi-automatic pistol into a selective fire machine pistol capable of fully automatic fire. As a type of auto sear, it functions by applying force to the trigger ...

  5. Glock Ges.m.b.H. - Wikipedia

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    Glock Ges.m.b.H. (doing business as GLOCK) is a light weapons manufacturer headquartered in Deutsch-Wagram, Austria, named after its founder, Gaston Glock. The company makes popular polymer-framed pistols, but also produces field knives, entrenching tools, various horse related products, and apparel. Glock handguns are used by armed forces and ...

  6. Polygonal rifling - Wikipedia

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    Conventional eight groove rifling on the left, and octagonal polygonal rifling on the right. Polygonal rifling (/ p ə ˈ l ɪ ɡ ə n əl / pə-LIG-ə-nəl) is a type of gun barrel rifling where the traditional sharp-edged "lands and grooves" are replaced by less pronounced "hills and valleys", so the barrel bore has a polygonal (usually hexagonal or octagonal) cross-sectional profile.

  7. Federal Bureau of Investigation - Wikipedia

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    A Glock 22 pistol in .40 S&W caliber. Upon qualification, an FBI special agent is issued a full-size Glock 22 or compact Glock 23 semi-automatic pistol, both of which are chambered in the .40 S&W cartridge. In May 1997, the FBI officially adopted the Glock, in .40 S&W, for general agent use, and first issued it to New Agent Class 98-1 in ...

  8. Browning Hi-Power - Wikipedia

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    20 or 30 rounds made by Rhodesia (9mm) [1] 10 rounds (.40 S&W) The Browning Hi-Power is a single-action, semi-automatic pistol available in the 9×19mm Parabellum and .40 S&W calibers. It was based on a design by American firearms inventor John Browning, and completed by Dieudonné Saive at FN Herstal. Browning died in 1926, several years ...

  9. Limp wristing - Wikipedia

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    Limp wristing is a phenomenon commonly encountered by semi-automatic pistol shooters, where the shooter's grip is not firm enough and the wrist is not held firm/straight enough to keep the frame of the firearm from traveling rearward while the bolt or slide of the firearm cycles. This condition often results in a failure to complete the ...