mcmurry
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What is the difference between a Glock 17 and a Glock 17L? And did they ever get the 6 inch barrel?
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JR24
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Longer barrel, lighter trigger and I think adjustable sights on the 17L. Yes, 6inch barrel.
https://us.glock.com/en/pistols/g17l
https://us.glock.com/en/pistols/g17l
Starter52
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Useful for target shooting, I suppose.
I didn't think there was a way to make the Glock 17 even uglier.
I guess I was wrong.
I didn't think there was a way to make the Glock 17 even uglier.
I guess I was wrong.
1KPerDay
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I think they’re awesome. Go full weirdo.
You also have the G34 which is between the two in length.
dogtown tom
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17L is my favorite range toy.
Many think it was designed for competition, but it was originally designed for police use. The first were marked "Brigada Antiterorista"
Many think it was designed for competition, but it was originally designed for police use. The first were marked "Brigada Antiterorista"
crestoncowboy
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I have an early rtf 2 Glock 17 I use as a range gun if I want to shoot a 9mm Lightened trigger, comp magwell and such. That 17 looks odd having not seen many. I have a 6 inch G 20 that looks similar though.
Other than the caliber is a G34/35 about the same as the 17L
Yours has a dead trigger. Do you always dry fire before storage to spare the striker spring or something or just a coincidence.
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Buzznrose
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I know this question was for someone else, but every striker fire gun I own is stored on a “dead trigger” (gun fired empty). Started out as a “visual safety” for me but it’s now habit. Of my guns, this only works with my Glocks and XDm (slide striker indicator recessed).
Yes, I totally go by the “4 Rules”, so nothing I rely on, but it is a bonus to me that when the trigger on a Glock is to the rear, it is pretty safe to assume the gun has an empty chamber.
dogtown tom
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17L has a longer barrel/slide than the 34.
In .40, the G24 has a longer barrel/slide than the 35.
Huh?
Springs aren't "spared" by dry firing.
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mcmurry
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Ok. Thank y'all. I was reading a thread on another forum about using the Glock 17 with the Micro Roni device with a silencer. It was an older thread and most of the conversation was on modifying the Roni device for the silencer to fit properly. Someone commented that if the Glock 17 ever got a 6" barrel, there would be less modification. Just a future concept for me right now.
crestoncowboy
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The striker spring isnt partially loaded after being dry fired. So some do this to spare the spring. I have stored two of mine that way that I wouldnt be using for years but I dont usually do it nor make a point to do so. I was just curious if that was your reasoning. Another poster confirmed that they do it for this reason after I asked.
Dead trigger. The trigger isnt under pressure or active. It is at rest all the way back. Incorrect terminology I know but I've heard the term about a hundred times when people bring me a gun that for whatever reason the trigger doesnt function. It's also used a lot when people change the grip module on a sig 320 and dont reset the trigger correctly.
dogtown tom
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"your reasoning"? I have no idea what you are talking about. No one in this thread mentioned anything about springs until you did.
Springs don't wear out from being compressed, its the cycle of compression/uncompressed. But why you would bring that up and attribute it to me is puzzling to say the least.
The only time I've ever heard heard the term "dead trigger" is in this thread. Certainly not used in any Glock Armorers class I've been to.
rskent
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I think they are awesome too. If they only made a Gen4 I would get one in a second. Ya hear me Glock?
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