Glock 47

[ap3572001]

Trying to figure out what was the point of Glock 47 (?). I carry 17 and 19 for years. Don't get what was the idea behind G47.

[Barbarosa]

The point for Glock is $$$. If Glock makes it people will buy it.

[SarcoBlaster]

"Because people will buy whatever we make." -Glock, probably

[9Cal_OC]

"Because people will buy whatever we make." -Glock, probably

Thought that was HK

[FNGGlock]

17 length slide on a 19x frame (which is a 17 frame with the nose cut off...) One more for people to have...... Guess you can swap the 47 and 19 slides on it - in case you want a shorter slide/barrel.

[FNGGlock]

Thought that was HK

HK's are for the elite - Glocks are for the common folk

[SarcoBlaster]

Thought that was HK

"Because you suck. And we hate you." -HK

[bohoki]

options might as well give the people all possible combos i personally would like a 26 slide on a 19 frame

i guess it would be a 26x

[Loaded_Potato]

Not sure how true it is but there are rumors going around that Glock will discontinue the G17 and it will be replaced by the 47.

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[stormvet]

It will be the next Glock that I buy, been wanting a full size MOS Glock. Torn between a 17 and a 45, the 47 will allow me to have both as I already own a Gen 5 19.

[XDJYo]

Not sure how true it is but there are rumors going around that Glock will discontinue the G17 and it will be replaced by the 47.

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No. That is not happening at this moment. However, per Glock HQ scuttlebutts, they are ceasing production of all Gen 3 models as of June 30th, the end of their fiscal year. Tooling will be made available for next Gen Glocks on all assembly lines.






































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[Rover]

In Glock's defense, this wasn't supposed to be a civilian model at all. It was Glock nerds demanding it that caused them to release it.

As to why it exists, don't totally know, I suppose it lets you use a 17 and 19 upper on the same frame, where as you can't put a 17 slide on a G45. Don't know who's trying to do that, but they may have also just made a new slide to make use of their production capacity on the G45 molding line. If nothing else it looks good, but I don't think looks matter for the CBP contract.

[L-2]

Here's my understanding of the "why" the G47 exists.

CBP (Customs Border Protection) wanted a full size Glock which used the same RSA (recoil spring assembly) as the G19gen5, which would ease the need to stock one more different spare part.

Does a G19gen5 rsa look similar to a G17gen5 rsa?
Does CBP have ~45K+ officers?
Was a G47 completely necessary?
Can the US Government waste time & money?
Might some people want to be able mix & match G19 and G17 slides and frames?

Maybe it gives a person or an agency some options, whether that option gets used or not will likely be yes, to some extent.

For me, with a couple of G19gen5, a G17gen5, among several other Glocks, I don't foresee buying one. If I didn't already have the G17gen5, and needed a full or "duty" sized Glock, then I would consider the G47, or maybe the G45.

[26.2madness]

If you buy a Gen 5 19 and 47, you can mix and match to get 4 different configurations.

1. Glock 17 (47)
2. Glock 19
3. Glock 45
4. Reverse Glock 45 (17 slide with 19 frame)

I love my Glock's but this really is just Glock's lame attempt to join the modular handgun club without spending the time and effort to design an actual modular handgun.

[Quiet]

The Glock 47 slide/barrel can be swapped with a Glock 19Gen5, Glock 19X, and Glock 45 slide/barrel.

The Glock 17 Gen 1-5 slide/barrel cannot be swapped with a Glock 19 Gen 1-5 slide/barrel.