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Glock British Army
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2014 8:37 am
by froggy
Salut ,
Does anybody know which were the contenders that the Glock had to beat in the procurement contest to equip the British army for its new pistol ?
thanks
Re: Glock British Army
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2014 10:14 am
by judders
Bid Rivals:
Britain selected the Glock 17 ahead of the P30 and P226 from German manufacturer Heckler & Koch GmbH and Sig Sauer, even after the latter model was used on an emergency basis in Afghanistan. The Austrian gun also beat out the M&P9 from Springfield, Massachusetts-based Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. (SWHC) and the PX4 Storm made by Brescia, Italy-based Berretta Holding.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-1 ... years.html
Re: Glock British Army
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2014 12:01 pm
by froggy
Splendid !! Many thanks, exactly what I wanted to know
Re: Glock British Army
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2014 6:47 pm
by User702
Hmmmm. Not sure I agree with the text of that for the "emergency" use of the P226... Yes, they were bought as part of a UOR, but that was probably just to get round the procurement process so that troops in theatre had access to them quicker.
Re: Glock British Army
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2014 7:04 pm
by DL.
User702 wrote:Hmmmm. Not sure I agree with the text of that for the "emergency" use of the P226... Yes, they were bought as part of a UOR, but that was probably just to get round the procurement process so that troops in theatre had access to them quicker.
What's the difference between "urgent" and "emergency" apart from the British Army's style of keeping calm and carrying on.
Re: Glock British Army
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2014 7:56 pm
by ordnance
Accuracy was gauged over a distance of 25 meters, though the gun’s range is determined by a decision to stick with 9mm, copper-jacketed and lead-filled bullets.
I wonder how they figure that out. I don't see what it being 9mm has to do with range. And what else would they fill the bullets with.
Re: Glock British Army
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 6:21 pm
by Chuck
Hollow point?
Re: Glock British Army
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 7:05 pm
by ordnance
Hollow point?
I am not sure what you mean, perhaps you can elaborate.
Re: Glock British Army
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 7:31 pm
by Daryll
Chuck wrote:Hollow point?
Not under the rules of the Geneva Convention they can't....its ok for criminals to be shot by Police with expanding ammo, but Soldiers can only be shot with FMJ..
Re: Glock British Army
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 7:35 pm
by Charlie Muggins
Daryll wrote:Chuck wrote:Hollow point?
Not under the rules of the Geneva Convention they can't....its ok for criminals to be shot by Police with expanding ammo, but Soldiers can only be shot with FMJ..
British soldiers haven't shot at soldiers for years. I understand that expanding is legit for current ops but would be a PR disaster.