British Army switching over to the Glock 17

[Jcordell]

Originally Posted by SPEMack618

Ah yes, the SAFE ACTION TRIGGER.

DA by any other name.

No argument from me.

[Excalibur]

As I said, it doesn't feel like a DA trigger because of the reset

[k9870]

good choice, hope they get night sights instead of the crappy stock ones though.

[SPEMack618]

I wonder if on all Ministry of Defense paperwork they have to type it out correctly as GLOCK?

Sorry my inner anti-GLOCK persona is coming out in despair over the passing of the Hi-Power from front line service with a western power. Sad, sad day.

[MT2008]

Originally Posted by SPEMack618

I wonder if on all Ministry of Defense paperwork they have to type it out correctly as GLOCK?

Sorry my inner anti-GLOCK persona is coming out in despair over the passing of the Hi-Power from front line service with a western power. Sad, sad day.

Don't worry; the Canadians will probably be holding onto their BHPs for a long time.

[SPEMack618]

it's funny you mention that, the few Canadians I saw in the big sandbox all had Sigs of some sort attached to thier chest rigs.

[k9870]

im real picky on glocks, i LOVE my glock 19 but hate the 17. They have a very different feel. The g21 sf feels real good to me too. the 26/27 are too small.

[Nyles]

Originally Posted by SPEMack618

it's funny you mention that, the few Canadians I saw in the big sandbox all had Sigs of some sort attached to thier chest rigs.

I carried a 1945 Inglis BHP (fresh out of war stores and never previously issued) on my tour. Aircrew and MPs get issued P225s and SOF types P226s, but the Hi Power is still general issue. There was briefly a tender out to replace them but it was quickly cancelled. Frankly there are better things to spend the money on.