floritucky
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acquiring a gen4 Glock 37, 4 mags, and 1100 rounds of Ammo at a steal. I couldnt say no.
i have been a fan of the .45 ACP most of my gun life. but never got into the GAP rounds.
first question is mag capacity. its 10 rounds vs 13 in the 21. im trying to understand why that happened? i get the round is shorter but the diameter is the same, and the height of the glocks are only 1mm difference. anyone more knowledgeable then i that understands the reason?
second question. i know i considered GAP once before and there was plenty online. this was only about 3 years ago. right now under ammo seek i see 2 listings for the same ammo at $40 a box. i understand the current ammo situation in general, so my question for those GAP guys out there. is the lack of .45 GAP option temporary due to the current Ammo situation or has the GAP options died that much in 3 years? i am trying to figure out if its something i can expect to buy ammo for online down the road once we get back to somewhat normal or is it just simply dead as a round and i need to get back into reloading once i turn some of my rounds into brass. places like minuteman munitions no longer have it listed as an option. but I wasnt sure if thats because they stopped making it, or just temporarily focusing efforts on whats needed most right now.
third. i dont even see any 37,38, or 39 for sale online. did they simply stop making them? i understand that they were mostly kept alive by agencies that are now moving away from GAP. i know we may see some surplus 37 and 39's pop up soon, but the 38 just seem to be "wait for a collector that never sells to sell his". which is a shame because if i have to go as far as get back into reloading just to keep ammo, it would be a good excuse to have the 38 and 39 as well.
and lastly, from GAP guys, any additional thoughts? anything you wanna tell a new GAP owner? before my nasty devorce that left me selling most of my guns and such, i had a good collection going but never did get anything in GAP despite coming close a few times. sadly, i think the rounds i am getting is 200 grain. while i would want to look for 230 in the future or for reloading just because thats what i know with .45 ACP. nothing wrong with 200 and it will due just fine, but reloading down the road i will probably stick with 230 if i can.
one last thing i almost forgot. conversions, i see conversions to .40 S&W but couldnt find any to any other caliber like 9mm. only care for maybe some range fun with ammo that can be found locally (once the current situation dies down in a few months... or years).
i have been a fan of the .45 ACP most of my gun life. but never got into the GAP rounds.
first question is mag capacity. its 10 rounds vs 13 in the 21. im trying to understand why that happened? i get the round is shorter but the diameter is the same, and the height of the glocks are only 1mm difference. anyone more knowledgeable then i that understands the reason?
second question. i know i considered GAP once before and there was plenty online. this was only about 3 years ago. right now under ammo seek i see 2 listings for the same ammo at $40 a box. i understand the current ammo situation in general, so my question for those GAP guys out there. is the lack of .45 GAP option temporary due to the current Ammo situation or has the GAP options died that much in 3 years? i am trying to figure out if its something i can expect to buy ammo for online down the road once we get back to somewhat normal or is it just simply dead as a round and i need to get back into reloading once i turn some of my rounds into brass. places like minuteman munitions no longer have it listed as an option. but I wasnt sure if thats because they stopped making it, or just temporarily focusing efforts on whats needed most right now.
third. i dont even see any 37,38, or 39 for sale online. did they simply stop making them? i understand that they were mostly kept alive by agencies that are now moving away from GAP. i know we may see some surplus 37 and 39's pop up soon, but the 38 just seem to be "wait for a collector that never sells to sell his". which is a shame because if i have to go as far as get back into reloading just to keep ammo, it would be a good excuse to have the 38 and 39 as well.
and lastly, from GAP guys, any additional thoughts? anything you wanna tell a new GAP owner? before my nasty devorce that left me selling most of my guns and such, i had a good collection going but never did get anything in GAP despite coming close a few times. sadly, i think the rounds i am getting is 200 grain. while i would want to look for 230 in the future or for reloading just because thats what i know with .45 ACP. nothing wrong with 200 and it will due just fine, but reloading down the road i will probably stick with 230 if i can.
one last thing i almost forgot. conversions, i see conversions to .40 S&W but couldnt find any to any other caliber like 9mm. only care for maybe some range fun with ammo that can be found locally (once the current situation dies down in a few months... or years).
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