I will post information about the Glock 22 Pistol from Wikipedia.
Glock 22 | |||
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Production history | |||
Designer | |||
Designed | Late 1980s | ||
Manufacturer | Glock | ||
Produced | 1990-present | ||
Variants | 22C | ||
Specifications | |||
Weight | 650 g / 22.92 oz (unloaded) | ||
Length | 186 mm / 7.32 in | ||
length | 114 mm / 4.49 in | ||
Width | 30.0 mm / 1.18 in | ||
Height | 138 mm / 5.43 in (with magazine) | ||
The Glock 22 is a pistol manufactured by Glock. It is essentially a Glock 17 modified to fire .40 S&Wammunition (instead of the 9×19mm Parabellumfired by the 17). It uses a modified slide, frame, .40 S&Wbarrel and magazinebut otherwise appears nearly identical to the Glock 17. The gun comes standard with 2 (3 if Gen 4) 15-round magazines; 22-round magazines (that will function in other .40-caliber Glock handguns) are also available. Also available for certain states and countries that ban magazines of over 10 rounds are 10-round magazines.
The Glock 22 has undergone three major revisions since its introduction in 1990. Currently, the model produced is the Gen 4.
The Glock 22C is a version of the Glock 22 that has a ported barrel and slide to reduce muzzle climb while shooting the pistol.
Service usage
The Glock 22 is used by a number of law enforcement agencies worldwide:
- Alaska State Troopers
- Alberta Sheriffs
- Atlanta Police Department
- Baltimore Police Department— Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office— Albuquerque New Mexico
- Buffalo Police Department— Buffalo, New York, United States
- Calgary Police Service— Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Capitola Police Department— Capitola, California, United States
- Chesapeake Police Department— Chesapeake, Virginia, United States
- Connecticut State Environmental Conservation Police
- Cumberland County Sheriff's Department— Bridgeton. New Jersey, United States.
- Detroit Police Department— Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Edmonton Police Service— Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Federal Bureau of Investigation— United States
- Henrico County Police Department
- Henrico County Sheriff's Office— Henrico County, Virginia
- Inglewood Police Department— United States
- Jacksonville Sheriff's Office— Jacksonville, Florida
- Jamestown Police Department— Jamestown, New York, United States
- Toronto Police Service— Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Ottawa Police ServiceOttawa, Ontario, Canada
- Los Angeles Police Department— United States
- Maryland Transportation Authority Police— Maryland, United States
- New South Wales Police Force— New South Wales, Australia
- Santa Cruz Police Department— Santa Cruz, California, United States
- Santa Cruz Sheriff's Department— Santa Cruz County, California, United States
- United States Drug Enforcement Administration— United States
- United States Tennessee Valley Authority Police— United States
- Western Australia Police— Western Australia
- Yavapai County Sheriff's Office— Prescott, Arizona, United States
- York Regional Police— York Region, Ontario, Canada
- Rio Rancho Police Department— New Mexico
- Regina Police Service— Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Redfield Police Department— Redfield, Arkansas, United States
- Shannon Hills Police Department— Shannon Hills, Arkansas, United States
- Fort Worth Police Department— Fort Worth, Texas, United States
- Queensland Police Service— Queensland, Australia
- US Army Delta Force and 1st Special Forces Group Special Operations
- San Diego Harbor Police San Diego, California
Caliber modification
One notable feature of the Glock 22, and indeed many modern .40 S&Wpistols, is the ability to change the caliber to .357 SIGwith a simple barrel swap. This is possible due to the similar operating pressures of both rounds, and the fact that the .357 SIG is based on a .40 S&W case, necked down to accept .355 inch bullets. The Glock 22 can also be fitted with a converted .40 S&W - 9mm barrel and can operate as such using a Glock 9mm magazine. A .40 S&W - .22 LR conversion kit is also available for the Glock 22.