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Glock to hold big press conference at 2011 Shot Show

Jose said:
I said rifle. I have no use for a pistol-caliber carbine. If I'm going to lug something larger than a pistol, I want the power to climb exponentially.
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Definitely will be in some NATO rifle caliber. Most likely 5.56

They may also announce that their .380 pistols will now be available to the US.
 
MACGYVR said:
They may also announce that their .380 pistols will now be available to the US.
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That will never happen, as the Glock .380s really don't have a point. They're designed to fill the euro/socialist market where there are a few backwards countries which restrict either police or civilians from owning/carrying handguns chambered in 9mm Luger. At present the guns don't meet BATFE import criteria, I think, mainly due to the caliber. They'd have to make them domestically in order to offer them in the US... and I can't see that happening for a .380.

-Mike
 
PaulD said:
Imagine how big the kaboom would be with one of those.
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A polymer 1911 would certainly be interesting. However I agree, a 5.56 would be the most logical step. Glock is pretty late in jumping on that bandwagon. Heck, even Benelli has a 5.56 rifle.
 
This is part of what they have up their sleeves:

http://www.manufacturing.net/News/F...-council-approves-glock-expansion/?menuid=260

Glock To Expand Georgia Plant
The Associated Press
Manufacturing.Net - August 03, 2010



SMYRNA, Ga. (AP) --The Smyrna City Council says gun manufacturer Glock can go ahead with plans to expand its Smyrna assembly facility.

Some area residents objected to the expansion plan for the assembly plant, but the council voted 7-0 in favor of it Monday night.

Glock wants to construct four new buildings on 18 acres.

Some residents say they're concerned the expansion would significantly increase the chances of flooding of their homes from surface runoff.

Cobb Chamber of Commerce Chairman Rob Garcia spoke in favor of the proposal, saying it could bring up to 100 jobs to the area.

Opponents say they plan to appeal.
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Gonna be making something it looks like....
 
Hmmm. I haven't seen any mention of a .22 to compete with either the Ruger 10/22 or the Ruger MkIII and Browning Buckmark pistols. Heck even a .22 "AR" rifle like the one S&W has.
 
SheepDog_B said:
This.

Def interesting if they come out with a cheap 5.56 that polymer. Even smarter if it has a $700-900 tag, but that seems a bit unlikely.
They could sell them for 3K and people with still buy them up.
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Anything above $1500 or so and the pool of buyers starts to rapidly diminish. If they produced an ACR/SCAR style rifle with a 1/8 or 1/7 twist barrel for under $1500 street, they'll probably find a lot of takers.

-Mike
 
Coyote33 said:
Hmmm. I haven't seen any mention of a .22 to compete with either the Ruger 10/22 or the Ruger MkIII and Browning Buckmark pistols. Heck even a .22 "AR" rifle like the one S&W has.
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It probably hasn't been mentioned because it's something that would be very unlikely for Glock. They've never shown any inclination to produce anything other than a practical firearm primarily designed for police or military use. They sell to private citizens and seem to treat that market well, but don't seem inclined to design anything that could be considered primarily recreational.
 
+1M on that! I would love a glock version of my PM9, or .40 for that matter.
drgrant said:
Kahr arms would probably disagree with that statement. If they don't sell, then why did Walther bother making a gun to try to get it into that market? There must be some demand, otherwise Kahr would be out of business (half of what they sell is single stack 9mm's) and Walther wouldn't have made the PPS.

If Glock made a single stack subcompact 9mm (eg, to compete with the PM9) it would sell like mad.

-Mike
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PaulD said:
You might want to try a PM40 before you say that.

Also, I'm not sure what the Glock would have over the Kahr (except price).
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-A price point of <$600
-cheaper mags
-Short trigger reset / trigger feel similarity with other Glock triggers.
-Armorers/parts/springs up the wazoo if something breaks.

The reliability could be pretty decent if they do it right.

All this said, I'm not holding my breath though. This is a right up there with "HK's becoming MA compliant" [laugh]

-Mike
 
At a Glock Armorers course back in July, the instructor said that Glock is working on a carbine. He told us that it will accept AR mags and be released at the 2011 Shot Show.
 
Well, what ever it is, I'm pretty sure I "need" at least one of them, maybe more...

-Cuz.
 
calsdad said:
My bet is on some sort of carbine or rifle. Because it makes market sense.

Every other manufacturer has worked to flesh out their product line so they could sell to law enforcement. Many agencies want one stop shopping. If they buy pistols from you - they want to buy rifles from the same source. It's why Smith and Wesson came out with the M&P AR15's. It's why Sig is building AR's now. Beretta makes carbines - so they can complement their pistols, etc.

I don't know what Glock could do in the carbine world that would be as revolutionary as their pistols were when they came - guess we'll have to wait and see.
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This is the most likely answer. If I worked for Glock I wouldn't be worrying about lost sales to slightly thinner 9mm handguns, .22 pistols, or the 1911 market. I would worry that S&W in particular has finally stumbled onto a good polymer pistol design with the M&P. And, that by offering a total package with the M&P rifle S&W is able to provide a solid one-stop shopping solution to law enforcement. Thinking of it that way, I don't know how the shotgun and BUG fit into the picture for law enforcement, but S&W has plenty to offer in these areas too (less so for a shotgun, I guess). The Gen 4 glocks seem like an attempt to push back a little on the flexibility that S&W offers with the M&P. The next step for Glock is to offer some sort of carbine/rifle (in a rifle caliber) and just maybe any other products that law enforcement might want.
 
They are going to announce that they have finally figured out why Glocks explode. Then they are going to pass around mirrors to everyone in the audience and tell people to take a look at the mirror for their answer.
 
Jose said:
A modern, modular, plastic bodied rifle (think SCAR) for less than $1000 retail (not MSRP) would have Glock owning the carbine market lock, stock, and barrel.
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truth.

If glock did that, I'd be selling half a dozen guns all lacking intercombatibility, and I'd be buying about 5 glocks, to include a couple of the proposed carbines...

Specifically, pistol caliber carbines. I've got no interest in any rifle caliber rifle outside the AR platform.
 
I just got the inside scoop on the big press conference. The word out is that Glock is putting the "Siderlock" safety on all it's new guns.[smile]
 
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