Fan glock i need you plz
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wayupnorth
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USA stamped ones are made in the US.
Austria stamped one are of course made in Austria.
from my limited knowledge of Glock's from what i understand the biggest difference is the finish on the guns.
Austrian made ones have a Tenifer finish on them and the USA made ones use Melonite i think (or Nitration ???).
the difference being that you cant use Tenifer in the states that is why the US made ones had to switch to a difference chemical.
i believe that is the only difference.
that said from reading stuff around the internet its said that Glock Austria switched over to the new chemical as well back in 2011/12 so there should be no difference other than some people say the Austria ones have a little more grey color to the finish than the US ones.
Austria stamped one are of course made in Austria.
from my limited knowledge of Glock's from what i understand the biggest difference is the finish on the guns.
Austrian made ones have a Tenifer finish on them and the USA made ones use Melonite i think (or Nitration ???).
the difference being that you cant use Tenifer in the states that is why the US made ones had to switch to a difference chemical.
i believe that is the only difference.
that said from reading stuff around the internet its said that Glock Austria switched over to the new chemical as well back in 2011/12 so there should be no difference other than some people say the Austria ones have a little more grey color to the finish than the US ones.
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I remember I came across this: (http://www.glockforum.com/forum/f8/glock-austria-us-whats-diff-1856/ ) when I was shopping for my G17. The two new I bought from 2 diff online stores (G17 regular and G17 mos) both are from US and they never listed where it is from (I think)
Lungorthin
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I'm no expert, but the information I was told by several site sponsors is that Glocks are now being produced in the USA.
Some people note a difference in slide finish but I can't tell much difference.
Apparently Gaston Glock, being the perfectionist that he is, had specific conditions that had to be met in the USA facility to match the Austrian production facility.
That was information given to me by a Glock armorer when asking the same question you did.
Some people note a difference in slide finish but I can't tell much difference.
Apparently Gaston Glock, being the perfectionist that he is, had specific conditions that had to be met in the USA facility to match the Austrian production facility.
That was information given to me by a Glock armorer when asking the same question you did.
wayupnorth
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if that was the case would they not all say USA on them?
by making them in the US and stamping them Austria i would think would get them in trouble, kinda faulty advertising and such.
and why would be the my first question?
why stamp the same gun with 2 different countries of manufacture if you produce them all in one.
im gonna call bull on that.
As mentioned, the finish is slightly different, I have a Glock 21 made in Austria, and I have a Glock 17, made in the USA. No big difference really, some really like the Austrian finish but doesn't matter to me either way, I love my 17.
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I wouldn't have a problem with either..
Lungorthin
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Ones stamped Austria are made in Austria and oned stamped USA are made in the USA...
I'm just saying that from now on all Glocks that anyone wants to purchase will now be made in the US
You might be able to find Austrian made ones still floating around that haven't been sold yet, but from now on no Austrian Glocks will be available anymore.
I wanted an Austrian Glock back in November, so I called/emailed every CGN sponsor (Yes.. all of them) that had a Glock 17 in stock if they had any Austrian made. They all gave me the same answer and some sponsors elaborated that they won't be getting any more Austrian stamped Glocks from now on.
I even contacted IRG who had some Austrian Glock 17 and 19 MOS models in FDE (didn't want MOS slide cuts or FDE) and asked if they had plain black Austrian stamped G17's in stock in their Canadian facility and they said no, and if I were to import from their American site, it too would be stamped USA.
Call BS if you like but ask any site sponsor about getting an Austrian made Glock from now on and they'll likely gave you the same answer they gave me.
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^^^ Exactly right it has to be stamped with the proper info
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I would not take the time to get a Austrian one unless you just like a new one to add to a collector base .. I see no functional advantage
Lungorthin
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That's pretty much why I wanted it. Not like its better, I'd just rather have Austrian stamp, plain and simple.
Damn you're lucky, I should've waited haha
Like I said, they're still floating around, especially in the States because there's such a huge amount of them there. At the time, the only Austrian ones in stock from IRG were in FDE or had MOS cuts. I emailed them and they told me to call them up, and I was told over the phone they had no black Austrian ones in stock and if imported off their US site, they'd be USA stamped.
Lungorthin
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- Calgary, AB
Ah gotcha, I'm mainly speaking about gen4.
