Glock 20 ( Glock-20 ) is a self-loading pistol of the company Glock chambered for 10 mm Auto . Due to the more powerful cartridge used, it is about 165 grams heavier than the Glock 17 pistol , it is also 5 mm longer (209 mm vs 204 mm) (barrel 3 mm (117 mm vs 114 mm) ), 1 mm higher ( 139 mm versus 138 mm ) and wider by 2.5 mm (32.5 mm versus 30 mm) [4] [1] . Other Glock models for this cartridge are the subcompact Glock 29 and the target Glock 40 with an elongated barrel [5] .
| Glock 20 | |
|---|---|
 Glock 20 third generation | |
| Type of | self-loading pistol |
| A country |  Austria |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Glock GmbH |
| Years of production | since 1991 |
| Options | see options |
| Characteristics | |
| Weight kg | 0.875 [1] - 0.870 [2] [3] 1125 [1] - 1120 [3] |
| Length mm | 209 [1] - 204 [2] [3] |
| Barrel length mm | 117 [1] |
| Width mm | 32.5 [1] |
| Height mm | 139 [1] |
| Cartridge | 10 mm Auto |
| Type of ammunition | box store on 15 [1] [3] or 10 [1] [2] rounds |
Content
- 1 Design
- 2 options
- 3 In service
- 4 notes
- 5 Literature
Design
Glock 20 has a design identical with other Glock pistols (with the exception of Glock 25 and Glock 28 pistols using a different principle of automation - the principle of free shutter). Automation of the gun works on the principle of using recoil with a short course of the barrel, the bolt is unlocked when the barrel is skewed in the vertical plane due to the interaction of the figured groove in the tide of the breech of the barrel with the gun body. Locking is done by entering the rectangular breech of the barrel into the window for ejecting cartridges. The trigger mechanism is shock, with partial cocking, and dobling with each shot. There are three automatic fuses: the trigger fuse blocks the movement of the hook backward, releasing it only when you press the trigger directly; one fuse of the firing pin makes it impossible to shoot when the firing pin is broken, the second blocks the firing pin until the trigger is released, the gun has no manual fuses. The frame of the gun is made of polymer material [6] .
Options
- Glock 20C - is equipped with a compensator at the muzzle end and holes in the shutter-casing under them, which reduces the weapon’s jump during firing [7] .
- Glock 20 SF - characterized by a reduced width handle. SF variants also exist for Glock 21 , 29 and 30 [8] .
- Glock 20 Gen 4 - model 21 of the fourth production generation, contains the following differences:
- The handle has a standard RTF design, but compared to the third-generation RTF2 pistols, there are larger gaps between the points - 25 points per cm², instead of 64 for the RTF, and the points themselves are larger [8] .
- The back of the handle is made in the form of a separate replaceable part called the “back plate” ( back strap ). A standard minimum SF part ( short frame ) is installed. Complete with a gun are two additional parts M ( medium ) and L ( large ), which can be installed instead of the standard. Part M increases the distance to the trigger by 2 mm, L - by 4 mm. Thus, they can improve the ergonomics of the handle arrows with longer fingers. To change a part, it is required to remove the fixing pin, for which purpose a special tool is provided in the kit [8] .
- The magazine latch button has become larger and more convenient. Also, it became possible to rearrange it on the right side (more convenient for left-handed shooters). In this regard, a second window under the latch tooth appeared on the right side of the fourth-generation pistol shops. Pistol magazines of previous generations can be used in fourth-generation pistols, but only if the button is installed on the left [8] .
- Instead of one return spring, the fourth generation pistols began to install two springs of different diameters (on one guide rod). In this case, the load arising from the recoil is distributed more evenly, the survivability of each individual spring increases, and the recoil perceived by the shooter decreases [8] .
- Unlike previous generations, the fourth one has the corresponding marking on the shutter - Glock 20 Gen4. Currently, Glock 20 is available only in variants of Gen4 and SF [5] .
Armed
- Australia is Victoria's Special Police SOG (SOG) [9] .
- Denmark - Sirius patrol and Nord station personnel in Greenland - to protect against polar bears [10] .
In the US police on current moment :
- Alabama :
- Stevenson Police Department [11]
- Virginia :
- Prince William County Police Department [12]
- Prince William County Police Department SWAT [13]
- Prince William County Police Department [12]
- Indiana :
- St. John's Police Department [14]
- Colorado :
- Loveland Police Department [15]
- Montana :
- Billings County Sheriff's Office [16]
- Billings Police Department [17]
- Glasgow Police Department - since 2009 [18]
- Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office [19]
- Minnesota :
- Buffalo Police Department [20]
- Michigan :
- Alpen County Sheriff's Department [21]
- New Jersey :
- Brick Department of Police [22]
- New York :
- Newcastle Police Department [23]
- Oklahoma :
- Poney County Sheriff's Office [24]
- Texas :
- Baytown Police Department [25]
- Weimar Police Department [26]
- Florida
- Coconut Creek Police Department [27]
Previously in service with the police:
- Wyoming :
- Lander Police Department - until 2012 [28]
- California :
- Sonoma County Sheriff's Department [29]
- New Mexico :
- Moon County Sheriff's Department [30]
- Texas :
- Plano Police Department [31]
- Florida
- Clay County Sheriff's Office [32]
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Glock 20 (English) . Date of treatment May 30, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Glock 20SF (English) . Date of treatment May 30, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Glock 20 Gen4 . Date of treatment May 30, 2015.
- ↑ Glock 17 . Date of appeal May 30, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 Full line of pistols . Date of appeal May 30, 2015.
- ↑ Glock Glock pistol (Austria) . Modern Small Arms and Ammunition . Date of treatment May 13, 2015.
- ↑ Sergey Monetchikov. Arsenal: Glock pistol: get it and shoot // Bratishka magazine, March 2006
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Hennig Hoffmann. Four generations of the Glock pistol // DWJ Russian edition: magazine. - 2012. - No. 1 .
- ↑ World Infantry Weapons: Australia . - “Use: Police forces: special service. In use with Victoria SOG. ”. Date of treatment May 7, 2015.
- ↑ World Infantry Weapons: Denmark . - “Use: Armed forces: special service (199? -). In use with Siriuspatruljen and Station Nord in Greenland as self-defense weapon against polar bears. ". Date of treatment May 7, 2015.
- ↑ Police Weapons in the USA: Alabama . - "Stevenson Police Department Issues the 10 × 25mm Glock 20 pistol from 199 ?.". Date of treatment May 7, 2015.
- ↑ Police Weapons in the USA: Virginia . - "Prince William County Police Department Issued the 9 × 29mmR (.38 Special) ??? revolver in 19 ?? - 199 ?. Issues the 10 × 25mm Glock 20 pistol from 199 ?. ". Date of treatment May 7, 2015.
- ↑ Police Weapons in the USA: Virginia . - "Prince William County Police Department Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) Issues the 10 × 25mm Glock 20 pistol." Date of treatment May 7, 2015.
- ↑ Police Weapons in the USA: Indiana . - "St John Police Department Issues the 10 × 25mm Glock 20 pistol and 10 × 25mm Glock 29 backup pistol.". Date of treatment May 7, 2015.
- ↑ Police Weapons in the USA: Colorado . - "Loveland Police Department Issues the 10 × 25mm Glock 20 pistol from 199 ?.". Date of treatment May 7, 2015.
- ↑ Police Weapons in the USA: Montana . - "Billings County Sheriff's Office Issues the 10 × 25mm Glock 20 pistol from 199 ?.". Date of treatment May 7, 2015.
- ↑ Police Weapons in the USA: Montana . - "Billings Police Department Issues the 10 × 25mm Glock 20 pistol from 199 ?.". Date of treatment May 7, 2015.
- ↑ Police Weapons in the USA: Montana . - "Glasgow Police Department Issues the 10 × 25mm Glock 20 pistol from 2009.". Date of treatment May 7, 2015.
- ↑ Police Weapons in the USA: Montana . - "Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office Issues the 10 × 25mm Glock 20 pistol from 199 ?.". Date of treatment May 7, 2015.
- ↑ Police Weapons in the USA: Minnesota . - "Buffalo Police Department Issues the 10 × 25mm Glock 20 pistol.". Date of treatment May 7, 2015.
- ↑ Police Weapons in the USA: Michigan . - "Alpena County Sheriff's Department Issues the 10 × 25mm Glock 20 pistol from 199 ?.". Date of treatment May 7, 2015.
- ↑ Police Weapons in the USA: New Jersey . - "Brick Police Department Issues the 10 × 25mm Glock 20 pistol from 199 ?.". Date of treatment May 7, 2015.
- ↑ Police Weapons in the USA: New York . - "New Castle Police Department Issues the 10 × 25mm Glock 20 pistol from 199 ?.". Date of treatment May 7, 2015.
- ↑ Police Weapons in the USA: Oklahoma . “Pawnee County Sheriffs Office Issues the 10 × 25mm Glock 20 pistol from 199 ?.” Date of treatment May 7, 2015.
- ↑ Police Weapons in the USA: Texas . - “Baytown Police Department Issues the 10 × 25mm Glock 20 pistol and 10 × 25mm Glock 29 backup pistol from 199 ?.". Date of treatment May 7, 2015.
- ↑ Police Weapons in the USA: Texas . - "Weimar Police Department Issues the 10 × 25mm Glock 20 pistol to uniformed officers and 10 × 25mm Glock 29 pistol to detectives and for backup from 199 ?.". Date of treatment May 7, 2015.
- ↑ Police Weapons in the USA: Florida . - “Coconut Creek Police Department Issued the 10 × 22mm (.40 S&W) SIG-Sauer P226 pistol in 2005-2010. Issues the 10 × 25mm Glock 20 pistol from 2010. ". Date of treatment May 7, 2015.
- ↑ Police Weapons in the USA: Wyoming . - "Lander Police Department Issued the 10 × 25mm Glock 20 pistol in 199? -2012.". Date of treatment May 7, 2015.
- ↑ Police Weapons in the USA: California . - "Sonoma County Sheriff's Department Issued the 9 × 33mmR (.357 Magnum) ??? revolver in 19 ?? - 199 ?. Issued the 10 × 25mm Glock 20 pistol in 199? -200 ?. ” Date of treatment May 7, 2015.
- ↑ Police Weapons in the USA: New Mexico . - "Luna County Sheriff's Department Issues the 10 × 25mm Glock 20 pistol in 199? -200 ?.". Date of treatment May 7, 2015.
- ↑ Police Weapons in the USA: Texas . - “Plano Police Department Issued the 9 × 33mmR (.357 Magnum) S&W Model 66-1 Combat Magnum (4”) revolver in 19 ?? - 199 ?. Issued the 10 × 25mm Glock 20 pistol in 199? -199 ?. ". Date of treatment May 7, 2015.
- ↑ Police Weapons in the USA: Florida . - "Clay County Sheriff's Office Issued the 10 × 25mm Glock 20 pistol in 199? -200 ?.". Date of treatment May 7, 2015.
Literature
- A. B. Zhuk. Encyclopedia of small arms: revolvers, pistols, rifles, submachine guns, machine guns. M., LLC "Publishing house AST", "Military Publishing", 2002.