Two things. This is Glock's design answer to two Government requests. 1, it eliminates the difficulty female officers\agents have being unable to disassemble their Glock service weapon because of long nails. 2, it eliminates the ability for the Glock Switch to be implemented as they currently are. The US Government announced they are suing Glock over the ease in which their handguns can be made full auto. Yet, many striker fired pistols are same design. Yet, US Government is suing Glock.
The answers to both of these questions are easy. 1. There shouldn't be female officers. 2. Full auto is a protected right and the US government needs to FO and stay in it's lane.
That isn't the case at all. The Glock 46 was designed for German police trials, not for the American market. The rotating barrel and redone striker mechanism were meant to fit with German police requirements. None of it was to prevent the use of a switch nor was it for female officers.
It’s a contract build based on a bunch of dumb features that a European agency thinks is “safe”. So increase the accuracy with a rotating barrel, decrease the accuracy with a crappy trigger. And add another training aspect of a manual safety. I’ll take that molded beaver tail on all models though. Only useful feature.
@@Dark_Ages_Crusader the Glock has multiple internal safeties, you mome. Manual external safeties don't equate to brakes on a car. Congrats! You only have a stem where your brain should be.
I have the newest generation Glock 21 .45 ACP and it shoots so accurate! I got rid of the stock sights and put truglo night sights. Added a light and i love it!
For German police to use normal Glocks, they'd have to re-write the entire federal guideline/policy for police firearms. I guess that would be a total nightmare and probably wouldn't even go through in the end. Those guidelines, the so-called TR contains stuff like the trigger weight must be > 3 kg (6.6 pounds) on striker fired pistols and the pistol must be so that it can be disassembled without having to pull the trigger. The last of which forced Glock to use a rotating barrel system. You'll notice that the H&K VP9 can be disassembled without pulling the trigger, now you know why. They do however still need to build a special "TR" version for German police with a 6.6 pound trigger, because nobody else would want that trigger.
@@highks496 That‘s Right: The Technical Guideline Police Pistol have some features, a glock does‘nt have. Some sarcastic people said, these Features were writen in to exclude Glock from any German police new buy….
@@fjordweit6170 I don't think so. I think the TR for German police have just been written by the same bureaucrats who wrote German gun law. It's a mess, it doesn't make sense, it's outdated and it contradicts everything you know if you actually shoot guns...
Your average German police officer isn't as familiar with firearms as we are in the United States. Firearms freedom is severely restricted in their country.
Germany is crazy with it: Walther, HK, Sig, CZ, Glock, FN, HS Produkt, Steyr. Before anyone trip, I’m referring to the old medieval territories not present day Germany (CZ is old Bohemia for example).
Absolutely!!! I was surprised by all the idiotic comments about the trivial changes - those people obviously have no clue as to how big an item that rotating barrel is!
With the Death of Gaston Glock back in December of 2023 they should Modernize More into their firearms, and Why won’t this Pistol be available to Civilians in the US?!
Why ? All those modernizations are just a fad till the next fad comes along, I've had my Glock gen3 19c since... 1998. Finger groove and Tennifer ... All that matters is reliability... Everything else is bells and whistles
Glock should make this pistol available in the US just because it is another interesting choice to collect. I doubt that Glock would intentionally release something unreliable.
Okay, it’s interesting, but good training and awareness has prevented the occasional “oops” from becoming an epidemic. I’ve been a Glock shooter since 1987 and have seen only one such “oops” during disassembly. This particular model will require a fair amount of Academy and in-service training because of the manual safety alone. It’s been quite a few years since the majority of police carried pistols with manual safeties or decocking levers. Police will have to be conditioned to make it a habit to take off the safety to fire,and to put on safe when going back to the holster.
the actual reason they made glock 46 was because they knew a state would try to ban them due to the switch crisis but so they wouldn’t be sued or banned they came up with this work of art and made it able to not accept a switch device… if the new new york bill passes some pistols will be removed from the roster of guns to legally own and these pistols that functions like this will start to hit the market which is no issue with me 😅
The only additional safety I'd find worthwhile on a Glock would be a grip safety. That's something that might help prevent an accidental discharge but wouldn't interfere with rapid deployment of the weapon. If it was really important to me though I'd have purchased an XD instead.
So…something that works, is durable, reliable, accurate, and does the job it was designed to do is no longer good enough because some other company is constantly changing their stuff to chase the puck? Guess you had a gleegasm when Springfield added “Grip Zone” to the XD.
“Newer more modernized designs “. The fuck does that even mean?? Every polymer pistol is basically a Glock design with different looks. That’s it. Unless you want a 320 that shoots itself a plastic gun is a plastic gun…..
3:59. He said beaver….ha ha. If Glock offered a thumb safety many more people would feel co for table with them. Anyone see the video of the guy shooting his pecker off with a Glock? Not something to appendix carry.
I've shared my turning point back to loving Glock with the Model 46, but what about you? Have you ever had a piece of gear (not just firearms) that completely changed your perspective on a brand? Share your stories below!
Complexity may contribute to unreliability. Glock should try to create Glock with HK p7 or Steyr GB mechanism, however they need to resolve heat problem owing that Glock is made of polymer.
@@kevinrtres I am not entirely sure why Beretta is not that popular. I think the twist of the barrel should be in direction to compensate one hand recoin and and side move.
@@luckymanham302 just leave them stock, some people just can’t except a job well done and move on to other things. Glock pistols the only pistol you ever need just move on to other of life’s endeavors get the box’s checked while your still around to do it.
@@stanlysteemer4872 I own a PSA Micro Dagger and a Compact Dagger. Both were $200 less than a Glock, and I used the savings for triggers and Riton Red Dots. They already came with actual iron sights, so that’s a welcome upgrade from overpriced Glocks. I’ve shot plenty of Glocks and they are just meh 🫤, even the most upgraded ones. I’d take any of my Caniks over any Glock anyday…
@@luckymanham302Glock has had the same guy working their maintenance department for 20 years.. fewest complaints of any gun manufacturer... Most aftermarket parts made and cheapest... Magazines $9 a piece and I just picked up another barrel for my 19c for 30 bucks... Bells and whistles are optional
That’s not true, I just finished reviewing the Classic Firearms website and Glocks are not $350.00 and neither are the 40 caliber Glocks! Let’s keep iour comments accurate and true and not waste someone’s time!
