Glock 22
| Glock 22 [1] | |
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 G22 with olive drab tan frame. |
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| Type | Semi-automatic pistol |
| Place of origin | Austria |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Gaston Glock |
| Designed | Late 1980s |
| Manufacturer | Glock |
| Produced | 1990 |
| Variants | 22C |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 650 g / 22.92 oz (unloaded) |
| Length | 186 mm / 7.32 in |
| Barrel length | 114 mm / 4.49 in |
| Width | 30.0 mm / 1.18 in |
| Height | 138 mm / 5.43 in (with magazine) |
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| Caliber | .40 S&W |
| Action | Safe action |
| Feed system | 10 / 15 / 17 round magazine |
| Sights | Fixed front and rear |
The Glock 22 is a pistol manufactured by Glock. It is a Glock 17 modified to fire .40 S&W ammunition. It uses a modified slide, frame, .40 S&W barrel and magazine but otherwise appears nearly identical to the Glock 17. It has a 10, 15, or 17 round magazine capacity.
The Glock 22 has undergone three major revisions since its introduction in 1990 and current models are called 3rd generation Glock 22s. The Glock 22C is a version of the Glock 22 that has a ported barrel and slide to reduce muzzle climb while shooting the pistol.
The Glock 22 is one of the most popular law enforcement pistols in the United States, and compares favorably to other .40 S&W pistols.[2]
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Service Usage [edit]
The Glock 22 is used by a number of law enforcement agencies worldwide:
- Baltimore Police Department [3] — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Calgary Police Service[4] — Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Capitola Police Department[5] — Capitola, California, United States
- Detroit Police Department[6] — Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Toronto Police Service [7] — Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Federal Bureau of Investigation[8] — United States
- Inglewood Police Department [9] — United States
- Maryland Transportation Authority Police [10] — Maryland, United States
- New South Wales Police Force[11] — New South Wales, Australia
- Santa Cruz Police Department[5] — Santa Cruz, California, United States
- Santa Cruz Sheriff's Department[5] — Santa Cruz County, California, United States
- United States Drug Enforcement Administration[12] — United States
- United States Tennessee Valley Authority Police[13] — United States
- Western Australia Police [14] — Australia
- York Regional Police [15] — York Region, Ontario, Canada
- Regina Police Service [16] — Regina, Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada
Caliber modification [edit]
One notable feature of the Glock 22, and indeed many modern .40 S&W pistols, is the ability to change the caliber to .357 Sig with a simple barrel swap.[17] This is possible due to the similar operating pressures of both rounds, and the fact that the .357 Sig is based on a .40 S&W case, necked down to accept .355 inch bullets.
References [edit]
- ^ Technical data on the G22 from Glock.com
- ^ http://www.gun-tests.com/sample/40SW.html
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_Police_Department
- ^ http://www.calgarypolice.ca/about/interpretive_tour9.html#18
- ^ a b c http://forums.realpolice.net/showthread.php?t=22684
- ^ http://www.detroitnaacp.org/pdf/crpreport.pdf
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Police_Service
- ^ http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BQY/is_5_49/ai_99145179
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inglewood_Police_Department
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland_Transportation_Authority_Police
- ^ http://www.police.nsw.gov.au
- ^ http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BTT/is_172_28/ai_n6204145
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Valley_Authority
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Australia_Police
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/York_Regional_Police
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regina_Police_Service
- ^ http://glockfaq.com/gunsmithing.htm#conversions
External links [edit]
| Glock pistols | ||||||
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| Standard | Compact | Subcompact | Competition | Slimline | ||
| 9mm | 17* / 18* | 19* | 26 | 34 | ~ | |
| .40 | 22* | 23* | 27 | 24 / 35 | ~ | |
| .357 | 31* | 32* | 33 | ~ | ~ | |
| .380 | ~ | 25 | 28 | ~ | ~ | |
| 10mm | 20* | ~ | 29 | ~ | ~ | |
| .45 | 21* / 21SF | ~ | 30 | ~ | 36 | |
| .45 GAP | 37 | 38 | 39 | ~ | ~ | |
| * Also available as C (compensated) variant ~ Not made in this combination |
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