Digital download of Volume 3, Issue 1 first published in Fall, 1997.
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- New Products:
- GLOCK G29 and GLOCK G30
- Compensated GLOCK Pistol Models
- GLOCK G20 Gen3 and GLOCK G21 Gen3 (New Receiver Style)
- GLOCK G17T
- GLOCK G18 Full Auto Model
- GLOCK G31, GLOCK G32, and GLOCK G33
- GLOCK G28
The G18 is a selective-fire variant of the G17. The GLOCK G18 was first produced in 1986, and features a lever-type fire-control selector switch, installed on the serrated portion of the rear left side of the slide.
What is a Glock 18?
While common in many areas of the world, the GLOCK 18 is rare in the U.S. Where, due to federal law, their sale is artificially restricted to law enforcement and military units. The BATF classifies the GLOCK G18 as a post-1986 foreign-made machine gun.
Is the GLOCK G18 Fully Automatic?
Yes the GLOCK G18 is a select fire pistol. While it resembles the standard G17 in many ways, subtle design changes have been made so that it is impossible to fit the slide from a G18 onto the receiver (frame) of a standard G17. Still, externally the G18 looks like a G17 and it will fit into all standard G17 holsters.
The main difference, of course, is the selector lever that appears on the left side at the rear of the slide. The G18 is a true burst-fire machine pistol, as controlled by the operator depressing the trigger.
When the selector is flipped into the semi-auto position (downward), the G18 operates just like any other semi-auto Glock pistol. When it is flipped into the full-auto (upward) position, a spur projects through a hole in the slide. The spur hits the connector as the slide closes allowing the firing pin to released thus firing the weapon. This is a simple and seemingly foolproof, safe system for allowing burst fire in the design.