...not without jumping through a lot of hoops, anyway. It's a Glock Gen 3, model 27, one of the so-called "baby Glocks", chambered in .40 S&W.
This one came from a small lot of Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) trade-ins purchased by Atlantic Firearms from the Queensland Police. It came with a 10-round magazine, and is fitted with a grip extension. I ordered a couple of extra 9-round magazines from another source (also used); the base plates fit flush with the magazine well. I field-stripped the pistol and found that it had almost no schmutz at all, either in the barrel or in the slide. The policeman who had this gun must have either rarely fired it, or was very conscientious about maintenance (or both).
I took it to the range today. The gun works flawlessly: no jams, no failures to feed or eject. Shoots a little low, but I anticipate that practice will bring me up to speed on it. All in all, I am very satisfied. Buying military and police surplus is kind of like buying a pig in a poke, but I've generally been pretty lucky. I consider this purchase a great deal.
I was also shooting a Charter Arms Undercoverette today: a snub-nosed revolver chambered in .32 H&R Magnum. I loaded it with .32 S&W long lead wadcutters, and the thing turns out to be the most accurate snub-nose I've got. Recoil is inconsequential. Might be something nice for Mrs. Paco to carry.
You also can't buy one of those in CA, thanks to Newsom. But fear not, plenty of law enforcement jurisdictions there can carry them. Just not citizens.
ReplyDeleteIs it the capacity, or that thing I was reading about a while back which can supposedly be used to make the pistol full auto?
DeleteAll Glocks. Apparently because of the illegal switch, which is already illegal and illegally used to illegally convert your pistol into an illegal machine gun. Which is illegal.
DeleteThose are about useless, unless you want to put bullets everywhere except where you're trying to aim.
DeleteI can't imagine you could keep it on target.
I'd like one if I had my own range where spraying rounds all over wouldn't be a problem. It'd probably be fun.
Stephen, I guess the governor just doesn't trust his voters enough.
DeleteVeeshir: No, not useless. My shots were low, but still hitting the aluminum pie pan I was aiming at (10 yards). I tend to shoot with better accuracy with revolvers than with semi-autos, for some reason. And Hickok45 was hitting the gong at 75 yards away with a G27. But then...he's Hickok45, and I ain't.
DeleteVeeshir - sorry, you were talking about full-auto Glocks, weren't you, not Glocks in general. My mistake.
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