Maybe it’s because I own one (more of that later), or maybe it’s because Glock has become so universal - like Heinz tomato sauce, fish & chips and lockdown - that we seldom give much thought to the origins of the brand and the reasons why Glock pistols are so universal. It might also be Scott Alan’s fault, as he made a passing reference to the “invisible pistol” in a post on Facebook. Regardless, since it is a fascinating story, I thought I would run with it.
THE INVISIBLE GUN
My first awareness of Glock was as “the invisible gun”.
Many years ago, in Grangemouth where I lived at the time, I remember reading a story, probably in The Observer, about the new plastic gun that would be invisible to airport security. This was in the 1970s when plane hijacking was all the rage, so it is understandable that it might cause waves. The fact that the story had no basis in fact troubled the newspapers no more then than it does now. Other than chemists, no-one spoke of polymers, so it was plastic. Even then an 11-year-old could work out that plastic was unlikely to contain the forces generated by an exploding charge, but never mind, don’t let facts get in the way of a good story!
Fast forward many years and much life and the Glock, no longer a dangerous curiosity, was everywhere. Police forces used them, militaries used them, and they had proliferated in calibres and size. In airsoft, they were everywhere. Some things never change.
ORIGINS
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SETTING THE SCENE: SETS AND PROPS
WITH THE FIRST âOPERATIONAL DEPLOYMENTâ OF HIS MISSILE LAUNCH SYSTEM NOW WELL AND TRULY UNDER HIS BELT, JAMES TURNS TO THE MORE GENERALISED USE OF âSET AND PROPSâ. THIS IS WHERE IMAGINATION MEETS REALITY, AS HE EMBARKS ON A NEW SERIES OF ARTICLES INVESTIGATING HOW THE CORRECT USE OF âSCENE SETTINGâ CAN TURN A GOOD AIRSOFT GAME INTO AN AWESOME ONE!
PRACTICAL MAGIC
IN THE FIRST PART OF YET ANOTHER NEW SERIES, JON âPOSHâ MILLS HAS STARTED HIS JOURNEY INTO ALL THINGS âPRACTICALâ AS HE DOCUMENTS HIS FIRST STEPS INTO A WHOLE NEW WORLD OF AIRSOFT AND, ALONG WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF THE AA CREW, TAKES A STEP BACK TO âPROJECT PRECISIONâ AND SEES HOW TRUE âAIRSOFT MULTIGUNâ IS BEING LOOKED AT WITH FRESH EYES!
THE CAGE: GLOVES
AS WITH EVERY INSTALMENT OF THE CAGE, WEâRE CONSTANTLY LOOKING FOR GOOD KIT; NOT SIMPLY GEAR THATâS 100% FIT FOR PURPOSE BUT EQUIPMENT THATâS GOING TO GIVE YOU GOOD SERVICE AND GREAT VALUE FOR MONEY! THIS TIME THE AA LEGION TAKE A LOOK AT GLOVES, WHAT THEYâVE WORN IN THE PAST AND WHAT THEYâRE WEARING NOW, SO YOU CAN REALLY GET âHANDS ONâ IN ANY SITUATION! AS USUAL, BILL LEADS OFFâŠ
DIRECT ACTION: 2021 UPDATES!
ACTION IN POLAND. AS ALWAYS THOUGH, BILL HAS BEEN KEEPING A VERY CLOSE EYE ON THEIR LATEST DEVELOPMENTS AND INNOVATIONS FOR THE TRUE TACTICAL USER! WITH SOME GREAT NEW MODELS AVAILABLE HE BRINGS IN AN UPDATE OF KIT THAT HEâS ALREADY TRIED AND TESTED EXTENSIVELY!
VORSK: DIARY UPDATE
SINCE THE âVORSK PROJECTâ STARTED, BILL HAS BEEN KEEPING DETAILED NOTES AND A RUNNING TALLY ON THE EXISTING MODELS TO SEE HOW THEY PERFORM OVER TIME AND ALTHOUGH SOME STILL HAVENâT YET SEEN A GAME DUE TO THE RESTRICTIONS WE HAVE ALL FACED, HE CONTINUES TO GIVE ALL THE MODELS, INCLUDING THE LATEST RELEASES, A VERY HARD TIME ON THE RANGE IN HIS WEEKLY SESSIONS!
OPFOR OPERATOR
DURING HIS TIME PLAYING AIRSOFT, BILL HAS FOUND HIMSELF ON ALL MANNER OF TEAMS AND EVERY SINGLE ONE HAS HAD ITS OWN PARTICULAR PLUS AND MINUS POINTS, BUT HE DOES SAY THAT IT HASBEEN THE TIME THAT HEâS SPENT PLAYING OPPOSING FORCE, OR OPFOR, WHERE HEâS ENJOYED HIMSELF THE MOST. FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS, HE FINALLY STARTS TO LOOK AT OPFOR âMAIN FORCEâ!
THE NEED FOR SPEED: PART I
ALTHOUGH IT MIGHT SEEM THAT WE ARE ALL CONSTANTLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE âLATEST AND BESTESTâ INNOVATIONS THAT WILL MAKE OUR AEGS AND GBBS UTTER DEVASTATORS AND BRINGERS OF DOOM, IN PART 1 OF A TWO-PART FEATURE, BOYCIE TAKES A LOOK BACK AT WHERE WEâVE COME FROM AND HOW WE CAN USE THE SIMPLEST OF âFIXESâ TO OUR BEST ADVANTAGE!
RELOADED CZECH MATE
AAâS âMAN IN TAIWANâ, STEWBACCA, TAKES A LOOK BACK AT HOW AND WHY HE ENDED UP USING A KJ WORKS CZ75 SHADOW 2 FOR HIS ACTION AIR EXPLOITS.
SOMETIMES SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL
FRENCHIE HAS WRITTEN ABOUT MULTITOOLS ON MORE THAN A FEW OCCASIONS IN AIRSOFT ACTION AND THIS MONTH HEâS GOING TO ADD TO THAT GROWING PILE, BY TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT ONE OF HIS FAVOURITES.
âA SHOOTER NEEDS ONLY ONE RIFLE!â ...SAID NO AIRSOFTER âŠEVER!
NO MATTER WHAT TYPE OF PLATFORM IT IS, ALL OF US AT AIRSOFT ACTION ARE GENUINELY DELIGHTED TO SEE SOMETHING THATâS JUST A BIT DIFFERENT AND IN A DEPARTURE FROM HIS USUAL PREFERENCE OF AIRSOFT RIFS, BOYCIE TAKES A LONG, HARD LOOK AT THE STEYR SCOUT BOLT ACTION RIFLE THATâS COME TO MARKET COURTESY OF ACTIONSPORTGAMES (ASG).