YES!! Any and all pistols are mechanical devices. Because they are mechanical in nature that means that they can fail and have an accidental discharge.
The trigger safety is designed to prevent the pistol from firing if it's dropped or if the trigger is subjected to any pressure that isn't a direct firing pull.
A cartridge in the chamber will discharge when the trigger is pulled, whether or not a magazine is in your GLOCK pistol. Therefore, never leave your GLOCK pistol unattended, even when the magazine is removed.
The select-fire GLOCK pistol models were introduced for the military and police market. Switch from semi-automatic to full-automatic firing mode with the fire selector. Three safeties disengage sequentially as the trigger is pulled and automatically reengage when the trigger is released.
Glock has prided itself on producing a reliable rugged pistol, so when the misfire incidents occurred, Glock responded immediately to determine the problem and a solution. While there was speculation that the firing pin metal was not of the quality it should be, the problem turned out to be with the ammunition.
A Glock will very rarely jam if you follow the proper maintenance procedures and use the correct ammunition. Make sure to clean your Glock after every use, and only use factory-made Glock ammunition. If you take these precautions, your Glock should never jam.
Slide Lock Spring
The all-important spring sits recessed into the frame and occasionally it will just break in half. The one on my Glock 19 Gen 4 broke after 31,000 rounds (I should have replaced it earlier!). I recommend you replace the slide lock spring every 10,000 rounds or so. These springs cost around $3.
It comes with an extended 19 round magazine and can provide greater firepower with the optional 33-round magazine. The rate of fire in full-automatic-mode is approximately 20 rounds per second.
approximately 1,200 rounds per minute. This.
Every GLOCK pistol comes with 3 independent safeties: Trigger safety. Firing pin safety. Drop safety.
Other instances have been the result of an owner either holstering or unholstering the pistol and negligently having their finger on the trigger before they are ready to fire. Those two circumstances accounted for though, a Glock is perfectly safe to carry with a round loaded in the chamber.
In terms of recoil, both the Glock 17 and Glock 19 have relatively low recoil due to their design and chambering in 9mm Luger. However, the Glock 17 may have slightly less felt recoil due to its larger size and weight.
Any and all pistols are mechanical devices. Because they are mechanical in nature that means that they can fail and have an accidental discharge. I once saw a Glock 19 do automatic fire double and triple taps on its own. The owner of the pistol shipped it back to Glock Inc.
The Glock safe trigger is awful; it is mushy, a good trigger pull is crisp and unencumbered and resets firmly. the best trigger for a semi auto is a single action. It's why 1911s still have better triggers. It's mushy, and doesn't seem quite consistent.
Most organizations that use Glock handguns consider them reasonably safe to carry with a round in the chamber. Yes provided that you keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot and secured in a proper holster. If you don't pull the trigger, it won't fire. It is as safe as you are.
The Glock 20 handgun is the most powerful semi-automatic pistol in Glock's inventory. Designed around the 10mm Auto cartridge, the Glock 20 is a formidable combination of powerful handgun cartridge and high capacity autoloader.
Compared to the legendary 1911 handgun, the Glock 20 has twice the ammunition capacity and can hit significantly harder. Furthermore, the Glock 20 even handles recoil well. For all of these reasons, the Glock 20 remains the most powerful Glock pistol, even though it has been around for more than three decades.
SGM Tactical "Glock 9mm" drum magazine that holds 50 rounds of ammo.
A full size handgun can be good for beginners because it has a larger area of grip and a wider sight radius from front to rear sight. By far, my favorite full size handgun is the Glock 19 9mm. It's the most widely used law enforcement pistol the world over and is designed meticulously using scientific technology.
But the most important aspect of its size is this—it is just big enough for almost everybody to get their entire hand on the grip. That, more than anything else, makes the gun easier to aim and shoot and control. Small guns are easy to carry, but hard to shoot. Big guns are easy to shoot, but hard to conceal.
If you want a Glock with a little more punch, try out the Glock 32. In the 1990s, Sig Sauer designed a new bullet—the . 357 Sig. The round was designed to avoid jamming issues, while being more powerful than a standard 9mm bullet.