Surplus Glock 17 Gen 3 review

Norma said:
Thanks for the review.
I purchased one also, hope to get it before the summer. lol
Shouldn't say that, Canpar might be faster than C-Post!
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Just received mine earlier in the week.
Very good condition as advertised.
Might go to the outdoor range and try it out.
Awesome job with Epps and Canpar.
 
Nice find. Can't go wrong with a Gen 3 Glock. As a sidenote: they most likely were never in swiss service, as to my knowledge all swiss issue police pistols are marked by the agency that buys them.

A shipload of dutch and norwegian (I think) MP5's ended up in Switzerland. At least one good point of the new law: we can now get converted FA's again. But unfortunately we didn't get any of the Glock's.
 
Kampfhamster said:
Nice find. Can't go wrong with a Gen 3 Glock. As a sidenote: they most likely were never in swiss service, as to my knowledge all swiss issue police pistols are marked by the agency that buys them.

A shipload of dutch and norwegian (I think) MP5's ended up in Switzerland. At least one good point of the new law: we can now get converted FA's again. But unfortunately we didn't get any of the Glock's.
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It may be possible that the dime sized mark on top of the pistol may have held the agency identifier , but was removed when taken out of service .
 
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checked Epps' web site, they sold a lot of these guns.

but as others said already, that's not such a great deal:
  • $499.00
  • $20.00 shipping
  • = $519.00
  • + 13% tax
  • = $586.47 Total
for a well used Gen 2 or 3

When I checked the EE you can get from $550 - $750 (for Gen 2 to Brand new Gen 5)

Not a Glock 17, but another "plastic gun", a S&W MP40 range kit I received from a member here in new condition with all the accessories, box, holster, 3 mags, mag pouch, grip inserts and papers
For $425 shipped.

I owned a Glock 17, then a HK p 8, then a Walther PPQ 5 Match, but so far the S&W feels best.
Didn't shoot it yet, will see how it does.
 
I have to agree... the EE has great deals on Glocks. The market is so saturated with them that they dont draw a premium.

Surprised you like a S&W to a Q5 Match though!?... to each their own.
 
ChromeArty said:
I have to agree... the EE has great deals on Glocks. The market is so saturated with them that they dont draw a premium.

Surprised you like a S&W to a Q5 Match though!?... to each their own.
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the Q5 match was one of the biggest disappointments. It is well made, so is the S&W, every review says the Q5 has the absolute best trigger in its class, if this is true, all the other guns must have horrible triggers.

the reviews say that the S&W MP stock triggers are horrible, I experienced better triggers, sure, but not om a plastic gun.
 
polaris said:
checked Epps' web site, they sold a lot of these guns.

but as others said already, that's not such a great deal:
  • $499.00
  • $20.00 shipping
  • = $519.00
  • + 13% tax
  • = $586.47 Total
for a well used Gen 2 or 3

When I checked the EE you can get from $550 - $750 (for Gen 2 to Brand new Gen 5)

Not a Glock 17, but another "plastic gun", a S&W MP40 range kit I received from a member here in new condition with all the accessories, box, holster, 3 mags, mag pouch, grip inserts and papers
For $425 shipped.

I owned a Glock 17, then a HK p 8, then a Walther PPQ 5 Match, but so far the S&W feels best.
Didn't shoot it yet, will see how it does.
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Yep , $600 bucks is getting up there for a used Glock with an unknown round count as there are lots of used Glocks on the market . It reminds me of the ARs that came on the market a few years ago that were supposedly used by Ugandan private security that were guarding U.S. assets over in Iraq . I guess provenance comes with a price .
 
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