Glock 17 - United Kingdom New Sidearm

British Forces to switch to the Glock 17


This should be the final decider on how great the Glock line is when it comes to military guns.  It would take a lot for the Brits to move away from their long term sidearm, the Hi-Power.

The only sad thing is that the U.S. military never went with it when they should have which was back in the 1980's instead of going with the Beretta.  That is just my opinion of course but it was base on having tried both weapons and seeing early on what a gem of design a Glock 9mm was despite the so called ugliness many saw in it.  I somehow saw it as pretty in a toothy farm girl kind of way.  It had a raw simplicity that has held it as the best for the past two plus decades.  This choice by the UK only confirms it in my eyes.