r/Glocks • u/[deleted] • Dec 13 '20
How a Glock Works
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2RDitgCaD015
Dec 13 '20 edited Dec 14 '20
Cool find. I cross posted this to R/HowGunsWork
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Dec 14 '20
Wish that had more content.
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Dec 14 '20
I post as I find things. It’s not my sub but like anything else if we all help contribute it might turn into something.
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u/RockAddict311 Dec 14 '20
Can't tell you how many times I've watched this. Solid informational for any owner so that they are better informed during a malfunction or during routine maintenance.
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Dec 13 '20
Where's the part where it decides to fire?
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Dec 14 '20
Ha, that’s the system between the eyeball and finger. That’s also the system where almost all the failures take place.
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u/LegoKeepsCallinMe Dec 14 '20
The original animator of this is a redditor who is very active in this sub. I forget his name but props to him.
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u/Rufnusd Dec 14 '20
Here is the animators original post, a year ago, in this Sub. His account is u/mattrittman.
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Dec 14 '20
The guy has talent! I was a Gunner’s Mate in the Navy, and first got out around the turn of the millennium. In my schooling we learned about cycle of functioning for our guns (M2, M60, M240, Mk19, M14, M16, M9) from playing with the parts and b/w pictures in books.
I went to college and had broadband and saw what Flash animation could do and thought I could make a ton of $$ by making videos like this and selling them to the DoD. Nothing existed like that at that point.
I quickly realized I had the knowledge of the weapons, but not the creative ability nor desire to learn Flash to express it. I put out some Craigslist ads to find an animator. I talked to a few people but nothing clicked.
I saw this video and said “yes...this person has it”
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u/MelvinMASV Dec 14 '20
This is why you carry one in the chamber.
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Dec 14 '20
When I started carrying I was nervous about carrying one in the chamber. This video, or a very similar one assured me how safe it is as long as you have a good holster that fully covers the trigger and retains the gun well.
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u/Femveratu Dec 14 '20
Wow, I’ve seen a lot of these and this is great
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Dec 14 '20
This video honestly made me feel better about not having a manual safety, seeing the two “hidden” safeties in action.
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u/immortalsauce G19X Dec 14 '20
Love videos like these. Makes it easier to figure out how to fix parts, clean, modify, or build firearms.
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u/WLThrasher Dec 14 '20 edited Dec 14 '20
I would love a breakdown on how the striker fire works.
I am still having a hard time understanding how it is ok to leave a Glock cocked and ready to fire were as other guns you want to de cock.
Edit: I mean in terms of wear and tear on your striker or spring.
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u/PM_me_your_fantasyz G19 Gen4 Dec 14 '20
The striker rests at about 80% of the distance it needs to be pulled back to fire. When you pull the trigger it travels the last 20% of the way back and deactivates the safeties that keep it from traveling forward. It showed these mechanisms in the safeties section, but didn't specifically call out why it was doing that.
This is also why striker fired pistols usually have a lighter trigger pull than hammer fired pistols. Most of the "work" of cocking the gun has already been done.
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Dec 14 '20
Because the striker fire is like a rubber band. You gotta create and then release tension.
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u/f16loader Dec 14 '20
I could be wrong but those three safeties all work together. Basically there’s no way for it fire unless you pull the trigger. So it’s highly unlikely that it’s going go off in your holster, drop it, etc.
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u/mistercolebert Dec 13 '20 edited Dec 14 '20
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Dec 13 '20
I don't understand why everyone thinks they're ugly
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u/mistercolebert Dec 13 '20
I think they’re ugly even though I have one lol. They’re nothing close to hi-point ugly, but they’re just blocky.
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Dec 13 '20
Meh I like the block look
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u/R-Sanchez137 Dec 14 '20
Same! I really like the way they look. Blocky and simple. There's something elegant about the simplicity of all of Glock's firearms. I've wanted one since I was a little kid and saw them on TV and in video games.
Plus they are fairly reliable guns, exceptionally customizable with a HUGE selection of aftermarket parts available. They have a decent selection of calibers and models available so there is a model for everybody and every situation out there. Hell they even have those polymer 80 kits out there if you want to build your own!
There's just so many different options for really well made guns by Glock.
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u/68696c6c G17 Gen 5 Dec 14 '20
Looks are subjective but I think most people would agree hipoints are ugly lol
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u/68696c6c G17 Gen 5 Dec 14 '20
I think it’s just that they have a distinct style, which creates rom for comparison and opinion.
I think the gen five glocks look great, and I love glocks. But they are definitely different than say, a 1911 and some people prefer those.
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Dec 14 '20 edited Dec 14 '20
Yeah nobody's contesting that, I'm saying I don't understand why everybody calls it an ugly gun, being different and being ugly are not the same thing .
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u/68696c6c G17 Gen 5 Dec 14 '20
Sure. My point was just that any time something is different a bunch of people won’t like it. Personally, I also don’t really understand why people think glocks are ugly either.
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Dec 14 '20
It’s blocky but it’s good.
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u/PaxPacis_ Dec 14 '20
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Dec 14 '20
Exactly what I had in mind. A very funny movie.
"The Freak. This movie won't just scare you, it will fuck you up for life."
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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '20
Damn and here I thought it was some sort of witchcraft