Glock 21- Glock 21 guns are one of the most popular Glock 45 caliber guns. The Glock 21 is the standard size Glock 45. The Glock 21 is carried by many law enforcement officers and always rated highly in Glock 21 reviews. Check out this Glock 21 review!

When it comes to handguns, the 45 caliber handgun is the daddy of them all, especially the Glock 45!! Glock makes three .45 caliber guns with the Glock 21 being the full size one. As mentioned above, many law enforcement officers use the Glock 21 on a daily basis and love it. Police Equipment Reviews has shot the Glock 21 on several occasions and likes it.

Here are the technical specs of the Glock 21:

• Caliber: .45 caliber
• Length: 7.59 inches
• Height: 5.47 inches
• Width: 1.27 inches
• Barrel Height: 1.26 inches
• Line of Sight: 6.77 inches
• Barrel Length: 4.60 inches
• Loaded Weight: 38.28 ounces
• Magazine Capacity: 13 Trigger
• Pull: 5.5 lbs

One of the reasons why the Glock 21 is popular is because anybody that carries it has full confidence in the gun. That means they have full confidence that the Glock 21 can stop almost any threat. With it being a .45 caliber handgun, there are very few things that won't be stopped in its tracks when shot with a Glock 21.

When Gaston Glock created the Glock 17 it was he had no prior experience designing or manufacturing firearms. Glock did have a lot of experience with advanced, man-made polymers and as such decided to create the first pistol with a polymer frame. At first the idea was scoffed at, most people thought of polymers as plastic, and indeed the light weight of the Glock pistols sometimes made people wonder if it was plastic. There were even discussions about how a polymer gun wouldn’t be detected by metal detectors. But over the past 30 years Glock has proven their polymer frames to be some of the strongest, most durable firearms on the market. And have no fear; there is plenty of metal inside the gun that the Glock will not go undetected by metal detectors. In fact, there have been reports on the internet of different "Glock torture tests" where individuals have literally done every kind of imaginable thing that would be considered abuse (not just neglecting to clean it but actually soaking it in salt water, mud, baby powder; tying it behind a truck and dragging it, shooting the frame with another gun and the list goes on and on) simply to see just how durable the Glock is. Just for fun you may want to look up one or two of these Glock 21 reviews.

As the Glock company moved on past the 9 mm Glock 17 and moved into the design of the Glock 21 .45 caliber pistol there were some design changes that would better suit the bigger rounds. This includes an octagon shaped rifling rather than the hexagon. The octagon is more round and thus creates a better seal than the hexagon riflings. The Glock 21 is essentially the same as the Glock 20 but was made for the .45 ACP cartridges and was made primarily for the American market. The standard Glock 21 magazine holds 13 rounds in a single position feed. These magazines will also work with the Glock 30.

Some of the police equipment reviews we have read in regards to the Glock 21 talk about the moderate recoil and great accuracy. In addition it is very low maintenance, very adaptable and has zero malfunctions. In a job like law enforcement reliability and zero malfunctions are essential. Combine these things with the most durable frame and you have got a very powerful addition to your police equipment. Whether you are taking the gun to the range, carrying it on duty or off duty, the Glock 21 gets rave reviews. As with any firearm purchase we recommend running by your local gun shop and checking it out. See how if fits your hands and how the weight feels. If it feels right to you, you can’t go wrong with the quality.

As mentioned above Police Equipment Reviews has had the opportunity to shoot the Glock 21 at the range. Overall we liked the gun. The gun was accurate and very powerful. Police Equipment Reviews is used to shooting a Glock 22 so there was a little more kick back than what we are used to. With that being said, the kick back is very manageable if you are using good shooting techniques.

What is the price of the Glock 21? Typically the Glock 21 will cost between $500 and $600 depending on what type of night sights you put on your Glock 21.

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