shooter521
Certified Glock Nut
Hey, INGOers!
Just got back from completing my Glock Armorer re-cert. Learned new stuff as always, this time it was primarily related to the internal part changes on the Gen4 pistols. The new PowerPoint animations showing how the internal parts interact are also very good. I did pick up a few tidbits that y'all might be interested in hearing:
1) Glock will be unveiling two new guns at SHOT 2014 in January. The instructor, Lynn Freshly, did not specifically say they were *pistols*. Read into that what you will. He said he had handled both and they were "good guns". He also said "stay tuned" regarding Glock pistols in .380. No indication whether Glock plans to produce the 25 and 28 in the USA for the commercial market, or whether one of the new guns will be an entirely different model in that caliber.
2) Glock factory threaded barrels will be available as a regular production item after the first of the year.
3) A change to the trigger spring design will take place in the near future.
4) There is no physical difference between USA-made and Austrian-made Glock pistols, other than the markings. The ones made here are made on the *exact* same machinery and with the same quality as those made in Austria. For awhile, almost the entirety of USA-produced Glock pistols were being exported, and we were getting Austrian guns. Go figure.
5) As much as GlockTalk members might like to take credit for it, the official request for the Model 30S originated with the LAPD SIS (Special Investigative Service) division - the same guys who had a Kimber 1911 made for them several years ago.
6) Glock has not used the Tenifer process on their slides since 2011. Since then, they have used "nitration," which involves the use of gases rather than chemicals to regulate the treating process, giving a more consistent end result.
7) I find it interesting that every time I have taken the Armorers Course (5 times now; roughly every 3 years since 1999), there has been a different instructor and a different Regional Manager. Seems like Glock chews up employees and spits them out at a pretty fast rate.
FWIW.
Just got back from completing my Glock Armorer re-cert. Learned new stuff as always, this time it was primarily related to the internal part changes on the Gen4 pistols. The new PowerPoint animations showing how the internal parts interact are also very good. I did pick up a few tidbits that y'all might be interested in hearing:
1) Glock will be unveiling two new guns at SHOT 2014 in January. The instructor, Lynn Freshly, did not specifically say they were *pistols*. Read into that what you will. He said he had handled both and they were "good guns". He also said "stay tuned" regarding Glock pistols in .380. No indication whether Glock plans to produce the 25 and 28 in the USA for the commercial market, or whether one of the new guns will be an entirely different model in that caliber.
2) Glock factory threaded barrels will be available as a regular production item after the first of the year.
3) A change to the trigger spring design will take place in the near future.
4) There is no physical difference between USA-made and Austrian-made Glock pistols, other than the markings. The ones made here are made on the *exact* same machinery and with the same quality as those made in Austria. For awhile, almost the entirety of USA-produced Glock pistols were being exported, and we were getting Austrian guns. Go figure.
5) As much as GlockTalk members might like to take credit for it, the official request for the Model 30S originated with the LAPD SIS (Special Investigative Service) division - the same guys who had a Kimber 1911 made for them several years ago.
6) Glock has not used the Tenifer process on their slides since 2011. Since then, they have used "nitration," which involves the use of gases rather than chemicals to regulate the treating process, giving a more consistent end result.
7) I find it interesting that every time I have taken the Armorers Course (5 times now; roughly every 3 years since 1999), there has been a different instructor and a different Regional Manager. Seems like Glock chews up employees and spits them out at a pretty fast rate.
FWIW.