Glock’s New Model 37 .45 G.A.P.

GunBlast ^ | 12 November 2003 | Jeff Quinn

[SandRat]

Some gun porn for a Friday!

pssst! keep it down. we don't want to give the liberals any ideas.

[Servant of the 9]

I would have my fingers surgically lengthened before I would admit that I couldn't grip a .45.
Women five feet tall have no trouble grasping a 1911 or even a Para-Ordnance.

So9

[Servant of the 9]

I bet the ammo is a lot more expensive than .45 ACP.

I bet no one is making it in 5 years, and the Glock is a really expensive paperweight.

So9

[NMC EXP]

Get a Colt Model 1911 in .45 ACP and quit fooling around.

Regards

J.R.

[wirepaladin]

You can CCW a Glock 21 if you know where to place it on the body. I have carried a 21 on numerous details in both a belt slide and shoulder rig in cold and hot weather. Placement and clothing choice is the key and I am nowhere built like the Michellin man. Besides 26 rounds of 45 ACP from 2 pre-ban mags and 10 rounder just in case sure makes some sweet music when needed and says you are ready to go!

As for the 45 GAP round: cost too high, not readily available in a pinch, and I think you will give up something in the amount of powder you load into the case. Although a 45 round you want move slow instead of fast so it will give up its terminal velocity upon impact.

[glock rocks]

Whatz yer thot?

[Servant of the 9]

My current holding weapon is a "Baby Eagle" in .45. Same folks that make the Desert Eagle. It is so sweet, but it's a little large to carry all the time.

Try a small Para-Ordnance. They are made of metal and are really 1911s at heart. They can be trusted.

So9

[meyer]

Anyone here used the Glock 27? Any recommendations/criticisms/praise?

I have both the G-27 and the G-30. They are both quite accurate, particularly considering their size. The 27 is a bit smaller and I find a Pierce +1 grip extension to be a valuable addition, as the .40 is a little snappy (the .45, but comparison, gives more of a nudging recoil).

I prefer shooting the 30, but the 27 is more easily concealed. Plus, I have meprolites on the 27 as well as a couple of different means of carry. The 27 is a good carry weapon.

As for this new .45, I'm not sure why Glock did this. I don't see the value in a shortened .45. If the .45 presents difficulty for the shooter, the 9 mm is a very good alternative.

[absalom01]

Beat me to the punch.

Regardless, I'm betting that the new cartridge won't set the market on fire, since the .45 ACP is so widely used, readily available, and has been proven to work for almost a century, while the new cartridge has the only merit of allowing Glock to standardize their frames from a production standpoint.  And the rest of the world still seems to think that the 9mm parabellum is just dandy.

I'm thinking that this bad boy is a better buy than the new Glock (and yes, I've got a safe full of Glocks and 1911's both -- I don't engage in the Glock vs. 1911 debate thing, they're both great guns with different applications.)


Does need an external extractor and a trigger job, though.

[ozzymandus]

Oh, swell. Another proprietary cartridge that nobody wants. Better buy a box of that stuff and put it away till it becomes a collector's item. If you want a hot but compact round, check out the .357 SIG.

[4CJ]

Get a Colt Model 1911 in .45 ACP and quit fooling around.

Bump.

[meyer]

Get a Colt Model 1911 in .45 ACP and quit fooling around.

One should have both! And a couple of nicely blued revolvers.

[ThePythonicCow]

Model 21 in .45 ACP (top), Model 37 in .45 G.A.P. (bottom)

 

 

 

Model 21 in .45 ACP (left), Model 37 in .45 G.A.P. (right)

[papertyger]

They would have done better by enlarging the 36, and keeping the single column magazine. As it stands, the 36 is NOT fun to shoot.

[Republican Extremist]

I was at the SHOT Show when Glock introduced the gun and caliber, and it went over like a fart in church.

What everyone wanted was a .45 acp Glock in a single column frame, like the G-36, only Commander sized, holding 8 rounds.

[COEXERJ145]

I'll take an H&K USP .45 over a Glock any day.

[meyer]

They would have done better by enlarging the 36, and keeping the single column magazine. As it stands, the 36 is NOT fun to shoot.

Actually, I rather enjoyed shooting my friend's 36. I like my 30 better, but it does present a reasonably slim package and certainly isn't irritating to shoot. Come to think of it, wouldn't the 30 be something of an enlarged 36, but with the benefit of a double-stack?

[Gorzaloon]

Get a Colt Model 1911 in .45 ACP and quit fooling around.

Besides, one is not supposed to NEED 13 rounds of .45ACP.

I have tried a few double-row versions at my range (In exchange for letting their owners try my American Eagle P-08..an oddball treat), and for me at least, they are just too fat for me to grip comfortably. Plus, it's like concealing a piano...

I'll stick to my Colt 80 MKIV. I guess I just have simple tastes.