Glock 18 is a fully automatic pistol, which is a fully automatic version of Glock 17. This pistol was developed by an Austrian Glock company and led by gaston Glock. It is reported that this pistol was developed to meet the requirements of the Austrian anti-terrorist force EKO Cobra. According to other sources, the pistol is designed to increase the attractiveness of guns to the military and police markets. It is worth noting that in the1980s, Glock's weapons were little known and very unusual.
The production of Glock 18 started at 1982. According to another source, production started at 1986. At that time, the original Glock 17 was adopted by the Austrian army and police. In the following years, this new and unusual pistol became one of the most popular pistols because of its advantages and active marketing.
Glock 18 is one of the few automatic pistols produced at present. Used by the US Army, but only suitable for specially trained soldiers. It has also been used by the U.S. law enforcement special police team and served in some other countries.
Glock 18 is very light for automatic pistols. It is much lighter than other automatic pistols when it is launched. By manufacturing 80% of the components (including the frame made of polymer), the weight is low. The only metal parts are the barrel and the trigger. Although this pistol is made of polymer, it works well in the temperature range of -40℃ to +200℃. Besides,
At the time of introduction, this automatic pistol was called a revolutionary design. Although it combines previously known solutions, the pistol is simple in design and operation, reliable, light in weight and low in price.
Glock 18 bore is 9x 19mm Parabellum. This pistol has high muzzle energy and can provide good penetration even with 9x 19mm ammunition. Circulating firing rate per minute 1200 rounds.
This pistol has a simple design and the least parts. Although similar to Glock 17, the parts are slightly different in size and cannot be interchanged. Glock 18 automatic pistol can be disassembled in one minute with only one pin or nail.
The original Glock 18 has a barrel extending from the end of the slide cover. But increasing the length is a big disadvantage, so in the later version, the barrel is shortened and the shooting mode selector is installed on the left side of the slide. This pistol has two firing modes: semi-automatic and automatic.
Glock 18 is filled with a double magazine, which can hold 17 rounds. This magazine is interchangeable with Glock 17. In addition, this pistol can be loaded with 3 1 or 33 rounds. At such a high firing rate, you can empty 33 rounds in less than two seconds.
This pistol has no manual safety device. Instead, it uses a patented "safe operation" trigger system. The automatic safety device is built into the trigger to prevent the trigger from being buckled by mistake. It eliminates selfies or accidental shooting. After each shot, the safety lock is reset and "opened" until the trigger is pressed again. Another automatic safety device is not allowed to fire when the barrel is not completely locked.
Glock 18 liter has a fixed sight. The effective range is about 50 meters. This automatic pistol can be equipped with detachable shoulder pads.