Glock 23 (40 S&W)

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Glock 23 (40 S&W) of the .45 ACP cartridge was turned upside down. For more than seventy years the domain of the Colt 1911, a new Austrian handgun, dared to use the venerable old bullet in a modern design that included, of all things, a polymer frame. Glock’s adoption of the .45 ACP in the new Glock 21 likely saved the cartridge—and all of its users—from obscurity, and made the big bore cartridge a mandatory offering for a new generation of handguns.

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Invented in 1911 by prolific firearms inventor John Moses Browning, the Colt 1911 pistol used the .45 ACP cartridge—also invented by Browning. Army first noticed during the Philippine Insurrection, when existing Army .38 Long Colt handguns proved unable to stop Moro insurgents in their tracks. The U.S. Army adopted as the M1911, and later the M1911A1, Browning’s pistol served until the early 1980s.

The .45 ACP cartridge proved considerably more effective than the .38 Long Colt used by the Army during the Insurrection, with more than twice the energy in foot pounds at the muzzle.

The rise of the nine millimeter handguns, precipitated in large part by the Glock 17, hung a question mark over the .45 ACP. With police agencies, gendarmes and armies all switching to the nine millimeter, the cartridge seemed to lack an anchor in government service. American gun users, whose previously had to choose between the .45 ACP, .357 Magnum and .38 Special, all flocked to the novel new pistol with the high-magazine capacity. The .45 ACP could have floated toward nichedom. Then in 1990 Glock introduced the Glock 21: the .45 ACP Glock.

Of the many pistols I have encountered this Gen 3 G22 rates as one of the more aggressive. Hits hard, fairly straight and overall I like it. My only issues are it is without a doubt higher demand versus 45acp or 9mm type for maintenance attention, limit oil application etc, all failures i have had are not related to the pistol but faulty mags and old ammo. 2k rds in all with a Tungsten guide rod, other customizations also never an issue, consider more of my mods conservative or performance oriented. Steel rear sight or other aftermarket sight is also a recommended buy with a steel or Tungsten guide rod per your preference.