#Glock17

What hides behind the designation L131A1? In case the pictures didn’t help you it’s the British Army’s name for the Glock 17.

You just bought a Glock, and let’s face it, those plastic factory Glock sights are flat out embarrassing. Plastic sights on a metal slide just don’t make a whole lot of sense, and they are definitely nothing to write home about. When it comes time to upgrade those sights there are two things you may want to consider: Suppressors and Red Dot Sights (RDS).

Not all product or press releases get the attention they deserve, not initially anyway. Try launching a product at, for instance SHOT Show, and it will easily drown in the constant flow of wonderful – and not so – products.

About a year ago, we reported the release of Brownells slides for the Gen 3 Glock pistols. Recently the company has announced that now similar slides are available for the Gen 4 Glock 17 and Glock 19 pistols. Let’s watch the video showcasing these new products, then go through their specs.

The 10:th Special Forces Workshop 2018 in Güstrow (Germany) was organized by the Baltic Shooters, and contained three action-packed days.

If you have been carrying a sidearm for any reasonable amount of time you likely have a shoebox or desk drawer with a dozen plus holsters inside. There is no magically perfect holster for carrying Outside-the-Waistband (OWB) or Inside-the-Waistband (IWB). To muddy the waters even further, if you ask ten friends what holster you should buy you will likely get ten conflicting opinions as well. In this TFB Review, we will examine a Bravo Concealment Torsion IWB Kydex Holster specifically for a Glock Gen4 17 9mm.

Earlier this month at 2018 NRA Annual Meeting, Wilson Combat has introduced their new Vickers Elite Gen5 Glock 19 and Glock 17 pistols. The customization package was designed in cooperation with Larry Vickers and represents Larry’s vision of the improved Glock carry and service pistol.

Shooters love to modify, alter and make their firearms their own personal masterpieces. The number one platform that firearm enthusiasts modify is the AR-15, but a likely close 2nd place would be a Glock. There is an overflowing abundance of aftermarket parts for Glock firearms. Everything from barrels to slides to sights to frames and even custom shops that will change every component of the pistol to your liking (for a nominal fee, of course). One company that is relatively new on the scene is L2D Combat. Even still, the components they are producing have stellar curb appeal. We review the L2D Combat Catalyst Slide Glock 17 Gen 4 to see if their quality and craftsmanship matches their aesthetic appeal.

DPM Systems Technologies is known for manufacturing recoil springs with built in recoil reduction mechanisms. They make such springs for ARs, AKs and a huge variety of handguns. Among their recently released new products, there is an adjustable buffered recoil spring for the Gen 5 Glock 17 pistols. This recoil spring assembly is called BOSS which stands for Black Oxide Stainless Steel.

Brownells has released new Glock slides which have the length of Glock 17 slide but are designed to fit Glock 19 frames. By installing these slides on your G19 pistol you will get a full-size pistol length slide with the compact grip.

Lantac had a bunch new parts at the 2018 SHOT Show, including their Bolt Action AR-15 BCG. Customized Glocks are all the rage right now and Lantac had a new line of custom Glock 19 and 17 parts on display.

Polymer80 has released several new products at SHOT Show 2018. They brought to the show their new Glock 26 80% frame. Polymer80 also started making serialized Glock 17 and Glock 19 frames as well as new slides.

We all know that Glocks are the glorified tinkerer-toy of the handgun world. With decades of reliability, law enforcement backing and an abundance of aftermarket parts, many manufacturers want to get in on the game.

To meet the new challenges on the battlefield, which we know can be anywhere these days, the Swedish Police and Swedish Special Forces are working and training together.

During September 2017 there is a large Military exercise in Sweden called Aurora 17.