Glock 17, Gen 2, (like new)

[Okiegunner]

Sarco...Yeah, I know (take with a grain of salt)

I have been looking to buy (for the right price) a G-17 for a while.

Sarco is advertising "like new" Glock 2nd Gen, G-17, with hardshell plastic case, 2 17 rd. mags, and cleaning kit, for $350.00. Really..."Like New??"

Really??? Even if it is Sarco's (typically downgrade one level) VG condition. This would appear to be a very good price for what is offered. Hell, for $350.00, send it back to Glock, have them go over it, check the barrel and replace the springs, if need be.

I have never been a Glock enthusiast, but, they are reliable and appear to be robust, after years in service. For $350.00, case, 2 hi-cap mags and cleaning kit...seems a small price to pay. (Only speaking for myself)

Just wanted to clue you guys in/For those who were not aware

Gunner

 

[ugaarguy]

It's not bad if the condition is accurate or close to it. BTW, 17 rounds isn't high capacity - it's standard for a Glock 17.

 

[Teachu2]

It's not bad if the condition is accurate or close to it. BTW, 17 rounds isn't high capacity - it's standard for a Glock 17.

So if they cam with 100-rd drums, that wouldn't be hi-cap? How about 1000?

Hi-cap is generally considered >10 rounds, regardless of the original design. That's why many manufacturers supply both ways - so residents of no-hi-cap states can still purchase their products.

Here in CA a new G17/19/26/34 will come with 10-rd mags, with exceptions for LEOs.

 

[ugaarguy]

Hi-cap is generally considered >10 rounds, regardless of the original design. That's why many manufacturers supply both ways - so residents of no-hi-cap states can still purchase their products.

No, the pistol was designed to hold 17 rounds. That's standard capacity for a Glock 17. Magazines holding fewer rounds than a firearm is designed for, in order to meet a state or local capacity restriction, are, by definition, restricted capacity.

California is not a no-hi-cap State, it's a restricted capacity state. As a gun owner who believes that magazines over 10 rounds are high capacity you're falling right into the anti-gun agenda of restricting law abiding citizens from owning regular firearms and magazines. High capacity magazine is a term invented by the Brady Campaign, and you've bought right into it.

 

[plouffedaddy]

Okie---is there a link where you saw this? I did a search on their site and couldn't find it.

 

[Cactus Jack Arizona]

I've gotta give UG a +1 on that.

 

[MachIVshooter]

No, the pistol was designed to hold 17 rounds. That's standard capacity for a Glock 17. Magazines holding fewer rounds than a firearm is designed for, in order to meet a state or local capacity restriction, are, by definition, restricted capacity.

Agreed. High capacity would be a magazine that holds more than the original design, like Glock 33 rounders, Beretta 30 round, 90/100 round drums for rifles. But a 17 round G17 mag, a 15/17 round Beretta mag or 30 round AR magazine is not high capacity.

 

[CZ57]

Never been much of a Glock fan but if I bought one it would be a gen2 and it would be in 9mm.

 

[hentown]

So if they cam with 100-rd drums, that wouldn't be hi-cap? How about 1000?

Hi-cap is generally considered >10 rounds, regardless of the original design. That's why many manufacturers supply both ways - so residents of no-hi-cap states can still purchase their products.

Here in CA a new G17/19/26/34 will come with 10-rd mags, with exceptions for LEOs.

He was talking about Glocks made for those of us fortunate enough to live in America, not Glocks made for foreign consumption For us Americans, a 10-rd G17 is known as an emasculated G17 or Klintonista magazine.

The standard magazine capacity for a made-for-Americans G17 is 17. Of course, a 100-rd. drum would be considered a high-cap magazine. Do you think that any Glock comes standard with a drum magazine? Sometimes I feel like Einstein probably would have felt, had he endeavored to explain astrophysics to Gump!

 

[Okiegunner]

Plouffedaddy...

Check Sarco's "Shotgun News, Oct. 20th". Scroll down close to the bottom of the page. Located on right hand side.

 

[plouffedaddy]

Thank you.

 

[W.E.G.]

http://www.sarcoinc.com/10-20-12 pages 1-8.pdf

Good luck actually getting one.

"Only a handful available"



Even if you can actually get one, it will be hard to be into it for less than $400 by the time you pay shipping and transfer fees. Not a horrible deal, but not anything to dance about - especially since you will be getting a product sight-unseen.

 

[7mmsavage]

Check out the next local gun show, you may find something similar and actually be able to inspect it in person. There's usually a dealer selling Glock factory rebuilds at the shows here in central Va. I bought a Gen 2 G22 for $369 not long ago. It's an ex LEO gun and the frame had some wear on the back of the grip, but everything else looked like new. Came in a case with 3 mags and all the goodies and paperwork that come with a new gun.

 

[W.E.G.]

Used G22's are abundant, and reasonably priced.

Not so much for G17's.

Lot of police agencies "swapping out" their second and third generation G22's for new Glocks for very little money. Good way to keep the competition from getting a toehold in the market for agency sales.

Good for the average guy, provided he is willing to go with a .40 instead of a 9mm.

 

[hogshead]

At least he didn't say hi cap clip.