Glock cutaway model ... cool!

[Lead Waster]

Hey Glock owners, have you ever seen this cutaway gun? I saw one at the local cop gun store and they let me check it out. Wow, it's pretty cool, even if you get to look at one for only 5 minutes, you should do it. You can see the relationship of the trigger bar and connector and the firing pin block, etc. It makes more sense to me now, having seen it with the cutaway!

If you live near San Jose, LC Action Police Supply has one in the display case.

Pretty cool!

I'm sure there must be a youtube video showing it off, maybe just as good.


edit - ah here we go

[ke6guj]

I might have seen something like that in the back of my safe once,




they are a cool, but basically useless toy. costs more than a functional version.

[d4v0s]

Very cool, I was always told that glocks were kinda Dual action and cocked the firing pin spring as you pulled the trigger. Looks like that was completely wrong.

OR are the Gen 3s just different?

[2W2X1]

Looks interesting. But what is the point of owning one? Do you actually shoot it in this configuration?

[ke6guj]

Looks interesting. But what is the point of owning one? Do you actually shoot it in this configuration?

no, you don't shoot it in that configuration, it doesn't even ahve a functioning firing pin. if it did ignite a primer, you'd be a world of hurt with that chamber cutaway like it is.

its designed to show how all the internal components work. why would someone own one? because its a cool novelty item that you won't see very often.

[2W2X1]

Thanks For that Jack.

[ke6guj]

Very cool, I was always told that glocks were kinda Dual action and cocked the firing pin spring as you pulled the trigger. Looks like that was completely wrong.

OR are the Gen 3s just different?

did you watch the video from about 3:20 onwards? you'll see that as you pull the trigger the firing pin (striker) is retracted and then fires. after you pull the trigger on a glock the firing pin spring is completely relaxed. as the slide cycles, it partially cocks the striker but you must pull the trigger to finish cocking the striker. it is a type of double action but not traditional. that is why glock calls it "glock action"

[mdib870]

is it for sale at lc action?

[viet4lifeOC]

Great tread OP and thanks for the link.

As a noob....it was very interesting and informative.

[uhlan1]

A member here a few months ago posted about getting one.

[MrExel17]

Want!

[SonofWWIIDI]

That's very cool.

Larry at midway USA occasionally uses them in his demo videos. Usually on older models that were on the verge of being useless anyway I'm sure.

And I recall a video of some of the large scale ones used during WWII to imstruct soldiers on the inner workings of their guns. I'll look for it.

[jeffrice6]

Seems like a waste

[axhoaxho]

Yes, they use those in the Glock Armorer class.

Very cool, and really helps students to visualize how Glock internals work.

[Lead Waster]

YOu now, looking at the video now, and seeing how the frame itself doesn't have many holes in it ... wouldn't a real slide and barrel basically make the gun a real firing pistol? As such you probably have to buy it as a real firearms.

Oh I like to tell people that striker guns operate like pinball machines. After racking the slide, the handles is pulled half way out, pulling the trigger is like pulling it the rest of the way and then the sear is like letting the handle slip out of your fingers.

You'll also notice in striker fired guns that you can basically take the slide, and fire the round with just the slide, like a little cannon or zip gun. This is why almost all plastic guns are striker fired ... no stress on the frame like it would have if it had a hammer ... which would be frame mounted. By using the striker all the spring tension is in the slide, all the frame has to do is hold the slide and then catch the striker tab (whatever) as the slide returns to battery (yes and hold the ammo, but you get what I'm saying).

If you get a chance to see it go play with it for 5 minutes and everything will make sense to you, including how a "-" connector or a "+" or "." connector makes a different to trigger pull, and also why the 25 sent trigger job only has you polishing certain surfaces.

I don't think it was on sale at LC Action, but maybe it is for sale to LEO armorers? I just considered it a display and the employee was gracious enough to let me see it. Definitely a good 5 minute education!