Hands-on with Glock 18: The elusive machine pistol (VIDEO)

By Daniel Terrill

Since its introduction in the United States, Glock has largely set the standard for duty weapons carried by law enforcement officers, and over three decades the brand has become synonymous with the word “gun.” But within that ubiquity there is a rarity: the Glock 18, a machine pistol.
While there are plenty of discussions about full-auto Glocks, many of which were converted with third-party components, the Glock 18 is the gun maker’s full-auto model.
Obtaining information on the Glock 18 requires some deep Googling — we’re talking page 13 scrolling — in which you’ll wade through a hodgepodge of results like random videos of shooting demos, forum discussions, iterations of wiki articles, airsoft pistol reviews, and critiques on weapons in the “Call of Duty” video game. Making things more confusing, it isn’t listed on Glock’s website either.
But Guns.com attended a brief demonstration at Glock’s instructor range in Smyrna, Georgia, last week in which we were shown proper techniques for firing the Glock 18 and enough insight to pique our interests.
“It’s a special weapon for special tasks,” said Chris Edwards, a Glock instructor who has taught Glock classes for the company starting with the Gen 1 model. “The history is originally Mr. Glock

Source: Guns.com