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Standard fixed-sight elevation is 6.9 mm, unlike the 6.5 mm elevation used for the 9×19mm Parabellum models. Glock 42: The Glock 42 , introduced in 2014, is a locked-breech "slimline" (83 mm (3.3 in) barrel) design. The single-stack magazine has a capacity of six rounds.
Although the low power of the .380 ACP does not require a locking mechanism, there have been a number of locked-breech pistols chambered in .380 ACP, such as the Remington Model 51, Kel-Tec P3AT and Glock 42; all three being designed to be lighter than blowback-operated .380 ACP weapons.
Glock Ges.m.b.H. (doing business as GLOCK) is a light weapons manufacturer headquartered in Deutsch-Wagram, Austria, named after its founder, Gaston Glock. The company makes popular polymer-framed pistols , but also produces field knives , entrenching tools , various horse related products, and apparel.
Used by Special Service Group. [2] SIG Sauer P229: 9×19mm Parabellum Germany United States: Used by Special Service Group. [2] Glock 17: 9×19mm Parabellum Austria: Used by Special Service Group, will be replaced by P226. [2] Glock 19: 9×19mm Parabellum Austria: Used by Special Service Group, will be replaced by P229. [2] HK P7: 9×19mm ...
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G42, G-42 or G.42 may refer to: HMS Lincoln (G42), a United Kingdom Royal Navy destroyer; SMS G42, an Imperial German Navy torpedo boat; G42 Shanghai–Chengdu Expressway in China; Victorian Railways G class locomotive number; Glock 42 pistol; G42 (company), an Emirati artificial intelligence company
Many of the firearms on this list are military weapons which were used during both World Wars, so it is unsurprising that they were manufactured in such high numbers. Others are designed for civilian hunting and sport shooting , which generally sell very well in countries such as the U.S. and Canada.
The material used for the slide in the .380 ACP pistols is a zinc-aluminum alloy known as ZAMAK. [3] The guns chambered in 9x19 Parabellum, .357 SIG and .40 S&W used steel slides and were all locked breech firearms using the short recoil system developed by John Browning.