How to Trick out a GLOCK

By AmmoLand Editor Duncan Johnson

U.S.A. –-(Ammoland.com)- The year is 1982. E.T. is in theaters, Jane Fonda’s Workout Book is a national bestseller, and “Eye of the Tiger” is playing on every boombox. Spirits were high, and American ingenuity was at its peak. Economically, the US is still recovering from troubles of the late 70s, but culturally, the US is in a golden age. Americans were bombarded with a slew of great music, movies, and technology that would come to shape the nation by the end of the Cold War.

Even with the sun setting on the USSR, NATO countries were in a fervor, developing firearms that would become iconic for the decade. For example, Barrett Firearms Manufacturing released their M82 Semi-Automatic .50BMG Anti-Material Rifle, though it wouldn’t see widespread use until the end of the decade. At the same time, Accuracy International released their esteemed Arctic Warfare precision rifle, which was quickly adopted by sniper teams worldwide.

But many would say that the most important work came from a small, unassuming workshop in Deutsch Wagram, Austria, where Glock KG completed development of the Glock 17 handgun.

The Glock 17 wasn’t just influential—it set the pace for the …Read the Rest

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