Metal slide glocks

[balaclava ben]

After a few hundred rounds through a real steel glock 18, I began to realise why on earth do airsoft glocks (very frequently) have metal slides when the real 'steel':D doesn't? Is it to give the user more felt recoil or just a load of marketing rubbish as in the more metal the better?
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[Andy8746]

Re: Metal slide glocks

emmm what since when has the real steel glock not had a metal slide?

[Longshot]

Re: Metal slide glocks

All real steel Glocks have real steel slides.

[jagillham]

Re: Metal slide glocks

The real G19 & G17 I fired in the USA both had metal slides

[Andy8746]

Re: Metal slide glocks

fired aglock 10mm in canada that was full steel on the slide
and they have a steel jacket inside the body "someone's been watching die hard again me thinks lol"

[jagillham]

Re: Metal slide glocks

Below an article about the Glock 17. Steel slide as said before!

The Glock pistol has a relatively low slide profile which holds the barrel axis close to the shooter's hand and makes the pistol more comfortable to shoot by reducing muzzle rise and allowing for faster aim recovery in rapid shooting sequence. The rectangular slide is milled from a single block of ordnance-grade steel using CNC machinery.

[balaclava ben]

Re: Metal slide glocks

LOL seems like the 1 I've use and other 2 I've seen have been blatent exceptions! :eek:

[jagillham]

Re: Metal slide glocks

Maybe they gave you the kids version

Was it the 9mm?!

[Andy8746]

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there's no way you could make a firearm slide from plastic "not just a glock" and have it take a recoil from a 9mm/10mm round you would end up with the slide impaled in your face

[balaclava ben]

Re: Metal slide glocks

there's no way you could make a firearm slide from plastic "not just a glock" and have it take a recoil from a 9mm/10mm round you would end up with the slide impaled in your face

I'm sorry, but 2 hours ago I just fired 50 rounds of 9mm through a handgun with a plastic slide, it wasn't any glock this time but a cheaper spanish make I was told.
In reply to Jagillham yes the glock was 9mm
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[Andy8746]

Re: Metal slide glocks

so you fired a pfc glock but not the real thing?

[jagillham]

Re: Metal slide glocks

After a few hundred rounds through a real steel glock 18

....2 hours ago I just fired 50 rounds of 9mm through a handgun with a plastic slide, it wasn't any glock

I'm confused!

[Andy8746]

Re: Metal slide glocks

me 3.. i mean 2..

[Longshot]

Re: Metal slide glocks

I've never heard of any production 9mm automatic that had a plastic slide. I just can't see how plastic (even the strong 'Polymer 2' type stuff that Glock use in their frames) could take the pressure for any length of time.

[balaclava ben]

Re: Metal slide glocks

Nope, I assure you it was a real steel glock 18 with a plastic slide that I fired, wether it was an after market slide I don't know but I remember asking the owner about it after expecting it to be metal
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