New Glock 17 with safety

September 17, 2009
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I snagged this from my buddy Steve at the Firearm Blog, it’s the new Glock 17 with a thumb safety.  This is one of those times where a good business decision leads to a poor engineering decision: the thumb safety is located right above the mag release and functions exactly like the mag release, i.e. you push in on it with your strong hand thumb.

Apparently it was designed this way at the request of the British military, because their SA-80 rifles have a similar safety.  So, awesome business decision if Glock gets the contract, and now you’ll be able to shoot yourself in the leg with your Glock after accidentally ejecting the magazine!

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5 Responses to New Glock 17 with safety

  1. Robb Allen on September 17, 2009 at 09:30

    Man… that last line looks awfully familiar…

  2. Caleb on September 17, 2009 at 09:59

    That’s because I straight ripped you off.

  3. Less on September 17, 2009 at 14:10

    You know – I’ve got a used baby glock that I bought that actually has a safety on it… It is the Cominolli safety, which works basically like a 1911 safety. I paid $100 less for it because of the thing.

    I left it on the gun because it actually works and because it is a “car gun” – maybe I don’t have a holster, or need to put it in a pocket, etc…

  4. Shootin' Buddy on September 17, 2009 at 18:58

    New?

    DId not the Finnish police have this for some time now?

  5. Caleb on September 18, 2009 at 08:52

    The Finnish PD have one with a 1911 style safety, which is slightly less retarded than this safety.