Glock
Model 23 DAO Pistol
Caliber .40
S&W
10 + 1 capacity
1992 to date
The Glock series of pistols began they're prestigious carreer in
1983 with it's revolutionary Model 17 9mm Double Action Only
pistol. Derided by columnist Jack Anderson as an undetectable
terrorist weapon, the Glock Model 17 was immediately proclaimed
as "evil" by the usual anti-gun politicians and demands
that it be banned from importation commenced. Despite the fact
that the synthetic frame of the Glock pistols have imbedded steel
inserts in them so as to make them easily visible to airport
security scanners and that the FBI and BATF both testified that
the pistols were no more difficult to detect than any other
handgun, the likes of Senators Ted Kennedy and Howard Metzanbaum
pushed forward legislation to ban them anyway. Their legislation,
if it had passed, would have actually banned virtually any
handgun unless it was large and made of steel. The entire
"undetectable terrorist" nonsense was just another lie
to confuse the American public and advance the anti-gun agenda.
What they actually accomplished was a massive free publicity
campaign for Glock Inc. The Glock pistol has now become one of
the most recognized police and civilian defensive sidearms ever
made. Light weight at only 22 ounces and reliable in the extreme,
they are capable of holding upwards of 17 rounds of 9mm
ammunition and are virtually impervious to weather and abuse.
Currently availble in calibers that include the 10mm and the
.45ACP the Glock pistols are still the benchmark that others are
measured against.
