Welcome to another Mark’s Top Picks at Just Air Guns, this time let’s look at Glock Pistols.
When someone speaks about real-world handguns, the name GLOCK will no doubt spring up fairly quickly. Built from the ground up by Gaston Glock, an Austrian engineer, the first GLOCK pistol was created in response to the needs of the Austrian military – with its polymer frame and SAFE ACTION System revolutionizing the market. Originally released in the early 1980s, the pistol became known as the GLOCK 17 – beginning a legacy within the handgun market that is still very much felt today.
Fast forward thirty years and GLOCK have gone from strength to strength, self-proclaiming ’30 years of Perfection’ within the United States. Since the launch of the GLOCK 17 in the 1980s, the pistol has gone on to become the pistol of choice for a number of different militaries around the world, and is now available in a number of different sizes and chambered for a number of different types of ammunition.
As with any product in the real-world market, it did not take long for working replicas to come on the market, eventually leading to a range of air gun variants produced. Manufactured under license by Umarex, the GLOCK model is available in a number of different variants, including the ever-popular GLOCK 17 (in a number of different generation variants) and the newer GLOCK 19. Each product stays true to the heritage of the GLOCK, manufactured with a polymer/metal construction and mimicking the design and feel of the pistol brilliantly.
PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS
GLOCK 17 GEN5 AIR PISTOL
Only £169.99 (at time of publication)
The Glock 17 Gen 5 introduces a new revolutionary design that changes to the world’s most popular pistol. The Modular Back Strap design lets you instantly customize its grip to adapt to an individual shooter’s hand size. The surface of the frame employs the new scientifically designed, real-world-tested, Gen 5 rough textured technology. Internally, the new Glock dual recoil spring assembly substantially increases the life of the system. A reversible enlarged magazine catch, changeable in seconds, accommodates left or right-handed operators. The G17 Gen 5 pistol also retains the Glock accessory rail for your attachments.
GLOCK 19X AIR PISTOL WITH BLOWBACK
Only £169.99 (at time of publication)
Described by Glock as their first “crossover pistol”, the 19X combines the full sized frame of the Glock 17 with the compact slide of the Glock 19 for a more manageable and lighter full sized pistol. This is a fully licensed replica made by Umarex with the exact dimensions and markings of the live firing original. This makes the pistol incredibly realistic and great to hold and shoot. This pistol is powered by 12g CO2 capsules and fires with a semi-automatic, blowback action. This is an outstanding air pistol that will not disappoint.
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