By: Friedrich Seiltgen
Copyright © 2024
ABOUT GLOCK
Gaston Glock (1929-2023) is known for designing one of the most well-known firearms in the world. But what many people don’t know is that he didn’t start as a gun designer. He started his company in 1963 with his wife Helga, producing curtain rods, knives, hand grenades, machine gun belts, and entrenching tools for the Austrian army.
His firearms career started in 1981 when Glock overheard Austrian military commanders complaining they lacked a pistol that met their specifications. Glock told them he would build them one, and the commanders laughed in his face. People who knew Herr Glock will tell you not to laugh at him; he takes it personally. Glock took a year to design the polymer-framed, recoil-operated, semi-automatic Model 17 pistol, stating that his lack of firearms knowledge was an advantage.
In 1982, he applied for the Austrian patent for his Model 17 pistol, and in 1983, he was awarded a contract for 25,000 guns for the Austrian army. In 1985, Glock opened a U.S. subsidiary in Smyrna, GA, and now Glock has the largest chunk of the law enforcement market.
Herr Glock is also a very tough man. In 1999, Glock’s longtime business associate Charles Ewert hired former French mercenary Jacques Pecheur to murder Glock to cover up his embezzlement of millions from the Glock Corporation! Ewert took him to a Luxembourg parking garage to look at a sports car when a man came out of the shadows and attacked Glock. Glock, who was always physically fit, swimming miles daily, managed to fend off the hitman even after being struck in the head with a hammer seven times! The hitman received 17 years and Ewert 20. Glock would later say that the attack was the best thing that ever happened to him. “Otherwise, I would have gone on trusting Ewert.”
THE GLOCK 25
The Glock 25 was introduced in 1995, but due to the “sporting purposes” clause in the 1968 Gun Control Act, it was banned from import to the United States. The ban was lifted in 2004, but Glock was not interested in the .380 market then, as there was little interest in the caliber. Until now, the single-stack G42 was the only .380 Glock available in the States.
TALO Distributors has now struck a deal with Glock to produce the G25 in Smyrna, GA.
TALO Distributors, Inc. and its member distributors are proud to announce the introduction of the Glock 25 to the United States commercial market. The G25 is similar in size and makeup to the G19 and G23. The major difference being the G25 is chambered in 380 Auto. Available previously in other markets in the world, this version of the G25 is made in Smyrna, GA, and available to consumers for the first time in the United States.
Because of its small dimensions, equal to those of the Glock 19, the Glock 25 in the low-recoil .380 caliber can be comfortably carried concealed. Because of the low-recoil firing characteristics of the 380 Auto cartridge, it can be easily and accurately controlled.
The G25 frame is approximately the size of the G19 and looks like every other Glock pistol. A few differences include using a blowback operating system instead of a locked breech, and if you look closely, the slide is stamped with USA instead of Austria.
SPECIFICATIONS
Type: Compact, Striker Fired, Blowback, Semi-Automatic Pistol
Caliber: .380 Auto
Magazine Capacity: 15/17 Rounds
Sights: Standard Glock Polymer, U-Shaped Rear, White Dot Front
Barrel Length: 4.02 Inches
Overall Length: 7.36 Inches
Height: 5.04 Inches
Width: 1.26 Inches
Weight: 22.75 Ounces with unloaded magazine.
MSRP: $499
URL: www.glock.com
THE VERDICT
Due to its small dimensions, the Glock 25 .380 caliber can be comfortably carried concealed, and because of the low recoil of the 380 Auto cartridge, it can be easily and accurately controlled.
Check one out at your Glock dealer today and see if it’s right for you.
That’s all for now, folks! Please keep sending in your questions, tips, and article ideas. And as always – “Let’s Be Careful Out There.”
Friedrich Seiltgen is a retired Master Police Officer with 20 years of service with the Orlando Police Department. He conducts training in Lone Wolf Terrorism Counterstrategies, Firearms, and Active Shooter Response. His writing has appeared in RECOIL, Soldier of Fortune, The Counter Terrorist Magazine, Off Grid, American Thinker, Homeland Security Today, and The Journal of Counterterrorism & Homeland Security International.
Contact him at [email protected].