The GLOCK G21 is a large frame, full-size, locked-breech, recoil-operated, double-action-only, semiautomatic pistol fed by a detachable box magazine that is chambered in .45 Automatic.
| Action: | Safe Action (constant double action mode) |
| Caliber: | .45 Automatic |
| Overall Length, Slide: | 7.59 inches |
| Height w/ Magazine: | 5.47 inches |
| Width: | 1.27 inches |
| Sight Radius: | 6.77 inches |
| Barrel Length: | 4.60 inches |
| Rifling: | Hexagonal Profile, right-hand twist, 1:15.74 inches |
| Magazine: | Stagger-Column |
| Magazine Capacity: | 13 cartridges |
| Weight, Empty w/o Magazine: | 26.28 ounces |
| Weight, Empty Magazine: | 3.1 ounces |
| Trigger Pull, Standard: | ~5.5 pounds |
| Trigger Travel for Discharge: | 0.5 inch |
| Number of Safeties: | 3 |
Glock began production on the G21 in 1991. The GLOCK G21 Gen3 was discontinued in 2014.
related:
- GLOCK, Inc.
- GLOCK, Inc. website: http://us.glock.com/ ⇒
- GLOCK website: http://www.glock.com/ ⇒
Footnotes / Sources:
GLOCK is used as a general term referring to a collection of companies that manufacture and distribute GLOCK pistols throughout the world. They include but are not limited to, GLOCK Ges.m.b.H (Austria, headquarters), GLOCK, Inc. (United States), GLOCK America S. A. (South America), GLOCK Asia Pacific Limited (Asia Pacific), and GLOCK Middle East FZE (Middle East).