Glock

Author: Paul M. Barrett
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307719952
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 322

Book Description
The Glock pistol is America’s Gun. It has been rhapsodized by hip-hop artists and coveted by cops and crooks alike. Created in 1982 by Gaston Glock, the pistol arrived in America at a fortuitous time. Law enforcement agencies had concluded that their agents and officers, armed with standard six-round revolvers, were getting "outgunned" by drug dealers with semi-automatic pistols; they needed a new gun. With its lightweight plastic frame and large-capacity spring-action magazine, the Glock was the gun of the future. You could drop it underwater, toss it from a helicopter, or leave it out in the snow, and it would still fire. It was reliable, accurate, lightweight, and cheaper to produce than Smith and Wesson’s revolver. Filled with corporate intrigue, political maneuvering, Hollywood glitz, bloody shoot-outs—and an attempt on Gaston Glock’s life by a former lieutenant—Glock is not only the inside account of how Glock the company went about marketing its pistol to police agencies and later the public, but also a compelling chronicle of the evolution of gun culture in America.

Glock Handbook

Author: Mike Pannone
Publisher: Blackheart International Pub.
ISBN: 9780981514987
Category : Glock pistols
Languages : en
Pages : 69

Book Description

Passport

Author: Sophia Glock
Publisher: Little, Brown Ink
ISBN: 0316458996
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 323

Book Description
An unforgettable graphic memoir by debut talent Sophia Glock reveals her discovery as a teenager that her parents are agents working for the CIA. Young Sophia has lived in so many different countries, she can barely keep count. Stationed now with her family in Central America because of her parents' work, Sophia feels displaced as an American living abroad, when she has hardly spent any of her life in America. Everything changes when she reads a letter she was never meant to see and uncovers her parents' secret. They are not who they say they are. They are working for the CIA. As Sophia tries to make sense of this news, and the web of lies surrounding her, she begins to question everything. The impact that this has on Sophia's emerging sense of self and understanding of the world makes for a page-turning exploration of lies and double lives. In the hands of this extraordinary graphic storyteller, this astonishing true story bursts to life.

Glock Reference Guide, 2nd Edition

Author:
Publisher: Gun Digest
ISBN: 9781946267795
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 288

Book Description
EVERYTHING You Want to Know About EVERY Glock! Whether you're an experienced Glockophile or shopping for your first Glock pistol, this revised and expanded second edition of Robb Manning's Glock Reference Guide is essential reading. It covers every model and milestone in the development of Gaston Glock's iconic handgun since its introduction in 1983. Inside you'll find complete coverage and testing information for all Glock models, including Gen5 updates, law-enforcement/military-only variants, custom Glocks, and models never offered in the United States. It's all here! Every model, every caliber, every variant and every generation, from the first prototype through developments that took place in 2019. Inside: History and commentary on every Glock model How they're made and how they work How to disassemble, clean and troubleshoot Coverage of Glock and non-Glock accessories Glocks and suppressors Info on Glock pistol-caliber carbines Learn why Glock is the preferred autoloading pistol for countless law-enforcement and government agencies, military units, competitive and recreational shooters and private citizens.

Glock Deconstructed

Author: Patrick Sweeney
Publisher: Gun Digest Books
ISBN: 9781440232787
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
If you liked Gun Digest Book of the Glock Volumes 1 and 2, you are going to absolutely love Patrick Sweeney's Glock Deconstructed! In a complete departure from his previous works on the famed gun maker, Sweeney examines why Glock makes what it makes, how it does it, and where and why they still lead the pack among all copycats. Inside you'll find: The history behind Glock's innovations through four generations of pistols. Glock's competition--is imitation still flattery? Carbines, full-autos, suppressors, and more. Where is Glock in these developments? Custom conversions--Glock Deconstructed has the low-down on companies and individuals taking Glock pistols to new performance levels. A complete breakdown of the new Gen4 Glocks. An inside look at GSSF Glock matches. And much, much more! Perhaps the most influential firearms design in recent history, Glock pistols are the preferred auto-loading firearms for law enforcement use and personal protection. Glock Deconstructed is a first of its kind, in-depth, behind the scenes look at one of the most famous gun makers in modern firearms history and one sure to fascinate every handgun enthusiast, Glock owner or not. A must-have for any handgun owner's library.

Glock

Author: Chris McNab
Publisher: Amber Books Ltd
ISBN: 1782743022
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 309

Book Description
The Glock series of handguns represents one of the greatest steps forward in pistol design since the introduction of the Colt M1911. Illustrated with more than 200 artworks and photographs, Glock: The World’s Handgun is an expertly written account of one of the most influential handguns in the world today.

The Gun Digest Book of the Glock

Author: Patrick Sweeney
Publisher: Gun Digest Books
ISBN: 9780896896420
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 336

Book Description
Glock is a popular pick - an estimated 2.5 million people from 100 countries own one. The Gun Digest Book of the Glock, 2nd Edition, expands on the success of the first book with many new photos and hard-to-find data. The Glock's dynamic presence in the military and law enforcement circles around the world, including 65 percent of the U.S. law enforcement agencies, speaks to its innovative design and durability. This new edition also delivers the reliable and detailed model and production data you look for in a good gun guide, along with the extensive equipment guide with the newest models, plus step-by-step illustrations demonstrating ways to maintain and accessorize your Glock.

The Dead Pledge

Author: Judge Earl Glock
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231549857
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 217

Book Description
The American government today supports a financial system based on mortgage lending, and it often bails out the financial institutions making these mortgages. The Dead Pledge reveals the surprising origins of American mortgages and American bailouts in policies dating back to the early twentieth century. Judge Glock shows that the federal government began subsidizing mortgages in order to help lagging sectors of the economy, such as farming and construction. In order to encourage mortgage lending, the government also extended unprecedented assistance to banks. During the Great Depression, the federal government made new mortgage lending and bank bailouts the centerpiece of its recovery program. Both the Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt administrations created semipublic financial institutions, such as Fannie Mae, to provide cheap, tradable mortgages, and they extended guarantees to more banks and financiers. Ultimately, Glock argues, the desire to protect the financial system took precedence over the desire to help lagging parts of the economy, and the government became ever more tied into the financial world. The Dead Pledge recasts twentieth-century economic, financial, and political history and demonstrates why the greatest “safety net” created in this era was the one supporting finance.

Beauty Before Comfort: A Memoir (Text Only)

Author: Allison Glock
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007455461
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 195

Book Description
A beautiful and touching memoir of Allison Glock’s grandmother, this is both an extraordinary portrait of a truly remarkable woman and a engaging history of 20th century Appalachia.

The Glock Exotic Weapons System

Author: Anonymous
Publisher: Paladin Press
ISBN: 9781581602586
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Shooters prize the semiautomatic Glock for its reliability and ease of use. But what many may not know is that with a few scraps of metal and some simple hand tools, the amateur tinkerer can convert any Glock to full automatic. The conversion design detailed in this book allows properly licensed individuals to transform a regular semiauto pistol into one that delivers selective-fire operation without altering the major components of the gun such as the receiver (frame) or slide. Step-by-step instructions, professionally prepared technical illustrations of weapon functions in semi and full-auto combined with high-quality photos showing the modified factory components and their proper relationships with the full-auto conversion parts allow the reader to clearly see and understand how the whole system works. Warning: Actual construction of the weapon described in this book may be illegal under federal, state, and local laws. All BATF rules apply, and the BATF actively pursues and prosecutes anyone who violates federal gun statutes. Therefore, this book is for academic study only.