GLOCK 38

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Image:G38.jpg The GLOCK 38 is a pistol designed by GLOCK and released originally in the United States. It is the first weapon to use GLOCK's newly designed .45 GAP ammunition. The .45 GAP ammunition was designed by GLOCK to have the same performance as .45 ACP ammunition but with a shorter case length to fit into smaller framed pistols. In law enforcement and self-defense, its large caliber is intended to offer superior single shot stopping power, while it retains a smaller frame for easier concealed carry. It was the intention of GLOCK to create a "big bore" pistol in a frame that was the same size as the popular 9mm GLOCK 19. The .45 GAP bullet is shorter than the 9mm, so fitting bullets into a magazine made for a 9mm was possible. The biggest appeal of this weapon is getting the famous .45 caliber power in a package usualy reserved for the 9mm.

[edit] Technical Data

Manufacturer: GLOCK ®
Model: 38
Caliber fit: .45 GAP
Description Brief: GLOCK 38 45GAP FS
Magazine Capacity: 8
Weapon Length: 6.85 in (174 mm)
Height: 5.00 in (127 mm)
Rifling: right, octagonal
Width: 1.18 in (30 mm)
Length of twist: 15.75 in (400 mm)
Length between sights: 6.02 in (153 mm)
Barrel Length: 4.02 in (102 mm)
Weight without magazine: 24.16 oz (685 g)
Weight with magazine: 31.9 oz (905 g)
Trigger pull: ≈ 5.5 lbf (24 N) Trigger travel: 0.5 in (12.5 mm)
Number of Safeties: 3 (trigger, firing pin, drop)
Frame Material: Synthetic Polymer
Slide Material: Tenifer treated metal