New Glock Offering

[WhyteCheddar]

New gun news starting to roll out.
The new 30S might not be the best kept secret but at least now it's official.

GLOCK, Inc Unveils the New 30S Pistol Model | Press Releases | GLOCK USA

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[PDX]

I'll be at the SHOT show checking it out for sure!

 

[MountainBear]

I'm on my way to the show tomorrow and will have to stop by to check it out as well. Apparently there is a new XDs 9mm as well...

 

[JC9995]

Speaking of the XDs 9.... Would you mind smacking the glock reps upside the head for me and asking about a single stack series in 9 or 40? Please.

 

[G1GRANDEUR]

Glock had/has 36, but I wonder why it was never popular. Single stack 45acp.

 

[mkwerx]

Glock had/has 36, but I wonder why it was never popular. Single stack 45acp.

Because it fails at being small in the grip. It's also not a true single stack. The G30 is only slightly fatter - and crams in 4 more rounds. If you want a true slim, polymer 6 round gun - the Kahr P45 or CW45 is smaller in every dimension than the G36.

Also, owners of the G30 and 36 have been swapping slides for years. There was a huge thread started years ago on Glock Talk about this. The G30s is simply Glock recognizing that this works, and doing it from the factory now. The big advantage, that folks on GT found, was that this gun will fit most holsters made for a Glock 19. You get a double stack .45 with a slimmer slide than the normal G30 or 30SF offers.

 

[chemist]

I carry a Glock 36 daily, but couldn't possibly manage a G30.
The G36 is 28 mm thick.
Glock 36 | G36 | .45 Caliber Pistol | GLOCK USA
The G30 is 32.5 mm thick.
Glock 30 | G30 | .45 Caliber Pistol | GLOCK USA
The G21 is also 32.5 mm thick!
Glock 21 | G21 | .45 Caliber Pistol | GLOCK USA

So IMO it's the G30 that's the orphan, not the G36, and it has no real place in my lineup. YMMV.

 

[chemist]

Even Wiki doesn't like the G30S!
Glock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Glock 30S is a version of the Glock 30 that is slimeline, like the Glock 36, but with a double stack magazine.

 

[mkwerx]

Eeeeh - it's a Glock 30 frame with a Glock 36 slide. I wouldn't call it "slimline". You can't call Glock's double stack 45/10mm frame "slim" unless you think Rosie O'Donnell is "slim" too. The Glocks are still way more attractive.

 

[rockwell]

I am pretty excited about this. I cant want to see one in person.

 

[oli700]

You can't call Glock's double stack 45/10mm frame "slim" unless you think Rosie O'Donnell is "slim" too. The Glocks are still way more attractive.

yeah, my 29 is the thickest pistol I have , or had.....still I carry it everyday