Glock 17
Glock 17: Design and Specs
If there’s one pistol that has influenced the modern-day pistol market more than any other, it’s the Glock 17.
Today, the striker fired, polymer framed pistol is the mainstay sidearm of military forces, special forces units, law enforcement, and civilians all over the world. What makes the Glock 17 so influential is the fact that it was the pistol that proved there was indeed a marketplace for such a gun.
Numerous IWB holsters and OWB holsters are also available for the Glock 17, and the Glock platform as a whole is the most customizable family of pistols in existence, rivaled only by the 1911 series of pistols.
In this article, we’ll dive into the evolution and history of the Glock 17, and then we’ll discuss the design and features of the pistol that have made it so successful.