I'm always in awe of such engineering. I'm a software developer and in software it often feels like you have a lot of room to make things behave the way you want to. Especially with today's system's abundance of memory and processing power. But when designing a weapon like this you must consider the trade-offs in weight, usability, safety and accuracy. To have the pull of a trigger engage three separate safety measures in such an accurate way feels like you really need to be clever in your design. It's just easier to "tack on" stuff in software, to the point where you can make something perfectly functional in a suboptimal way. For mechanical engineering like this you can't just force your way through it, it requires a creative mind with a flair for elegance. There's no one set of rules to simply follow that guarantees a good outcome. Trying to be "clever" in software is often an anti-pattern because it makes it harder to understand and maintain, while in mechanical engineering it's often the difference between something clumsy and a beautify, timeless design.
This is pretty simple compared to an internal combustion engine or a car automatic transmission, but we can also extrapolate the comparison to a microchip engineering, they all are fascinating
These weapons are far more complex than meets the eye. A lot of engineering challenges were addressed and yet of course, the guns are still evolving. Thanks for posting.
Glock pretty much perfected the Browning tilting barrel design and everyone under the sun besides Beretta and Colt followed suit. Their cruciform sear and disconnector system is brilliant and simple. Walther improved on it by incorporating a fully cocked sear and single action trigger but since then (1997) the only major improvement was the increased capacity of micro 9mm guns like the P365 and the use of red dot optics.
Some of the best animation on how a Glock works. This is a great learning video for any Glock or gun enthusiasts. It really shows how simple but effective the engineering is on these pistols. Thanks for putting this video up. You do great work.
I love how this animation properly shows the trigger reset. Most animations have the trigger return under spring pressure as if you took your finger off right after firing. This isn't how it works in reality. Thank you! Beautiful job.
I'm a Glock Armorer and I really like this video. One thing though that was left hanging is the description of the Extractor & Ejector. All the video showed was the Extractor doing what it does then the words "Enough said" appear--no explanation of what the Ejector does. Someone watching this video with no clue how Glock's work could be left scratching their head. Again, REALLY good animation in this video!! Thanks.
Yeah I supposed those completely unfamiliar with firearms could benefit from a little more explanation.. I was waiting for more info about the firing pin block, which I'm aware of how It works, but was waiting for an explanation that never came
They didn't touch on trigger pull pushing (with tab on trigger bar) firing pin block, allowing firing pin it's free forward travel, right? Or did I miss it?
Best video of this yet, especially the part with the connector and trigger reset. I finally get it: the slide needs to disengage the connector because the firing pin needs to re-captured before the user has let go of the trigger: it happens too fast. Without that, you'd have to let go of the trigger past the reset before the slide finished cycling, otherwise the firing pin would fail to be captured by the trigger and reset.
Beautifully explained. I wanted to see this also even though I basically understood how the disconnect tab on the slide worked to push the the connector off of the trigger bar. Such a brilliant but simple design. Also makes it clear how the G18 switch works as well, acting like a secondary sear disconnector as long as the trigger is depressed.
Great timing, just as I'm swapping out my trigger connector bar in my G43. Little by little i'm learning to appreciate the workings of this little gun. Thank you!
I'm the type that watches something operate for a few minutes while simultaneously imagining in my head how it functions internally. More times than not when I disassemble the object it is on point with what I imagined having no experience beforehand.
Got one for my wife. Replaced the pins, guide bar, magazine release, slide stop, and take down levers to make it a bit easier for her to operate, plus put tru glo sights and a TLR-6 light/laser combo on it. Nice little gun for her, but my hands are all over it so I got myself something a little bigger.
This is a great product youre making... and super for new learners to visualize whats happening inside... the only distracting thing for me was the looking glass constantly moving around in little circles when we are looking inside... less is more... :) thanks for taking the time to make and share these.
Very good presentation. While I’m a Certified Glock Armorer, the only Glocks I work on are my own. It’s a serious endeavor, but just a hobby for me. Your video helps a great deal to understand the functionality of the parts.
@@richardlahan7068 No, not really. There are quite a few semiautomatic weapons that work quite different. Hammer fired ones for example. Or rotating barrel instead of tilting barrel mechanisms.
Most would say, "Guns are Guns", but others know that's untrue. People knock the Glock pistol, and yet there are those who enjoy the simplicity/reliability of this genius engineering. Sure it doesn't have all the bells and whistles of a 1911, or the many many internals of the HK or WALTHER, but you have to respect a gun like the Gen 5 Wich I believe has only 32-35 parts?? And is one of the most reliable handguns in the world. Love them or hate them, they are truly impressive for their simple yet reliable workhorse design.
wow these animations are gorgeous ... even though I am not a fan of that kind of pistols, so much moving parts in it. Thats why I am more into revolvers but still nice to watch.
Best animation of how the glock 43 specifically and how every semi auto pistol works. Really fantastic job. Please keep it up and show how others work especially the s&w 9mm shield.
Awesome animation! A great illustration showing why Glocks are some of the most reliable pistols on the market... only a couple moving parts. The same reason AK variants are so reliable. Going to watch more from this channel!
that was awesome. some people might be wondering why the barrel has to lock to the slide.. might be some good information to add if you can figure out how to say it without being boring :)
Excellent video! But, it’s best practice not to use the slide stop lever to bring the slide forward when reloading. Tends to wear down the parts, and more importantly can be fumbled under stress. Not wrong, just not recommended.
