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Encyclopedia > GLOCK 28

The GLOCK 28 is a pistol manufactured by GLOCK. It is a GLOCK 26 modified to fire the .380 ACP ammunition. It uses a modified slide, frame, .380 ACP barrel and magazine but is otherwise near identical in looks to the GLOCK 26. It has a 12 rounds magazine capacity. The GLOCK 28 is a blowback pistol, there is no barrel lockup mechanism, as the .380 ACP ammunition does not require this. A Browning 9 millimetre semi-automatic pistol Ordnance pistol of the French Navy, 19th century. ... GLOCK is an Austrian defense contractor (named after the founder Gaston Glock) founded in 1963 in Deutsch-Wagram, near Vienna, Austria. ... GLOCK 26 The GLOCK 26 is a pistol manufactured by GLOCK. It is a sub-compact frame GLOCK based on the GLOCK 19 and chambered for the 9mm Luger round. ... The . ... Boxes of ammunition clog a warehouse in Baghdad Ammunition is a generic military term meaning (the assembly of) a projectile and its propellant. ... In firearms the slide is the upper half of a semi-automatic pistol. ... In firearms terminology, the receiver is the part of the firearm that houses the operating parts of the gun. ... The barrel of a firearm is the tube, usually metal, through which a controlled explosion is released in order to propel a projectile out of the end at great speed. ... A collection of magazines A magazine is a periodical publication containing a variety of articles on various subjects. ... Rimmed, centerfire . ... A collection of magazines A magazine is a periodical publication containing a variety of articles on various subjects. ... The . ... Boxes of ammunition clog a warehouse in Baghdad Ammunition is a generic military term meaning (the assembly of) a projectile and its propellant. ...


Like most GLOCK guns, the name is often referred to as a "Glock" and not as "GLOCK". According to GLOCK—the company that manufactures the gun—this is incorrect. GLOCK refers to all its guns with all uppercase letters.


See also: GLOCK 26. GLOCK 26 The GLOCK 26 is a pistol manufactured by GLOCK. It is a sub-compact frame GLOCK based on the GLOCK 19 and chambered for the 9mm Luger round. ...


External links

  • GLOCK's page on the GLOCK 28
  • AtlantisArms.com - descrption, photos, and history

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