The FBI Glock 17M & 19M

[mildot]

So I've read the SWAT article and here are just some "excerpts" the pistols ran 20,000 rds per gun for a total of 120,000rds with not stoppages or failures, even for Glock haters, that's hard to ignore. The internal springs, well at least some of them have a Nitrogen Doped Diamond-Like (NDLC) coating which means they are replaceable at 10,000rds.
A " Polygonal Hybrid" barrel means that agents can use lead bullets if they are out of CONUS. Trigger is set @ 4.75 to 5.0 lbs.

The article is called "FBI Issues New Pistol! - Glock 19M" by Bob Pilgrim. There are several excellent pictures of the FBI Glock 19M, which is the model being issued to agents, along with the new Glock magazines with the orange followers and extended base plates. There is much up to date information, including mention of the problems of a "mid-western police department" as we have all seen. The FBI has apparently had no similar issues with its pistols. There is also a picture of the new FBI holster, by Safariland, which Safariland agreed to modify to fit the ambi slide stop levers. I encourage any interested persons to go out and find the April 2017 issue of SWAT Magazine. The article is on page 52 and it is 6 pages long with a number of high quality photographs. The article indicates that the Glock2 ran 120,000 rounds without a single stoppage or malfunction, and beat the SIG P320. The article also says that demand for the G19 is now so great that Glock is building 70,000 pistols per week, and it is considering building another plant to keep up with its orders. It is obvious the article is written by someone with access, and someone with a history within the FBI Firearms Training Unit (FTU). Bob Pilgrim, as many of you may know is a pen name for this former FBI agent.

 

[NHunter]

Ok..

"Glock is building 70,000 pistols per week,.."

SEVENTY THOUSAND PISTOLS A WEEK......ya....smoke some more,.,,,,

Sure....3,640,000 MILLION A YEAR..........

That is 168 hours a week (24/7) ahhh okaaaaaaay,,,,,,

416 Glocks per hour......

7 Glocks a minute......

A Glock every 11 seconds,,,

on coc r u ..?

b4 the heroin on the assembly line....?

glad my Glock was built like a ROLEX right.....??????

 

[wayupnorth]

i recall seeing a list of number of guns made per manufacturer out of the states and glock was no where near those numbers.
ill see if i can find it again.

*EDIT

here is the article.
back in 2013 Glock was only Producing in the neighborhood of 204,481 units per year.

ht tps://www.shootingindustry.com/u-s-firearms-industry-today-2015/

*2nd EDIT

here is the 2016 numbers

ht tps://www.shootingindustry.com/u-s-firearms-industry-today-2016/

Glock : 232,324 for 2014

 

[mildot]

I think "realistically" it's more like 20,000 per week?

 

[maxman1]

I think "realistically" it's more like 20,000 per week?

More like 4,467 a week.

 

[Lungorthin]

b4 the heroin on the assembly line....?

Heroin is a depressant, not a stimulant. Just fyi

 

[hunterhenderson]

Heroin is a depressant, not a stimulant. Just fyi

it doesn't make me depressed

 

[wayupnorth]

it doesn't make me depressed

mentally or physically?

 

[freezer filler]

Glocks are great

 

[Kidd X]

Ok..

"Glock is building 70,000 pistols per week,.."

SEVENTY THOUSAND PISTOLS A WEEK......ya....smoke some more,.,,,,

Sure....3,640,000 MILLION A YEAR..........

That is 168 hours a week (24/7) ahhh okaaaaaaay,,,,,,

416 Glocks per hour......

7 Glocks a minute......

A Glock every 11 seconds,,,

on coc r u ..?

b4 the heroin on the assembly line....?

glad my Glock was built like a ROLEX right.....??????

The numbers seem strangely high, but they could be referring to molded frames only. Several "in the know" people on other US forums have indicated that Glock has a backorder of nearly 1,000,000 pistols. A rolex isn't that great of a watch either, but I see your point. Being mass produced doesn't necessarily mean junk, it simply means mass produced.

 

[Rjl001]

Does anyone have any idea when the commercial market would see these pistols?

 

[rkm456]

Does anyone have any idea when the commercial market would see these pistols?

Apparently the announcement will be made at the upcoming NRA show.

 

[wayupnorth]

i just find it strange that the article states 3.6 million guns a year are being produced by Glock yet we can see the AFT data does not support that number.
not even close.

when you think about it the massive US military contract that Glock just lost out on was for years and the number of pistols in that order was 200k +200+k from side agencies with a total of around 485k.
that is a massive order and even that would not be 1/7th of what the article states Glock is putting out each year.

meh, i think ill stick with the ATF numbers.

 

[Ganderite]

Whatever their production numbers, they could fill the CF order in a few days. No need for a new factory in Canada.

 

[mudgunner49]

Whatever their production numbers, they could fill the CF order in a few days. No need for a new factory in Canada.

True dat - even if we bought twice what we actually need...

 

[jacotsmith]

 

[rkm456]

Really? You have no idea what a Glock could possibly look like? lol

 

[wayupnorth]

Really? You have no idea what a Glock could possibly look like? lol

afternoon giggle achieved.
i thank you.

 

[jacotsmith]

Really? You have no idea what a Glock could possibly look like? lol

Well, I know they're creepy!