GLOCK

The GLOCK 33 is a pistol manufactured by GLOCK. It is a GLOCK 27 modified to fire the .357 SIG ammunition. It uses a modified slide, frame, .357 SIG barrel and magazine but is otherwise nearly identical in appearance to the GLOCK 27. It has a 11 rounds magazine capacity.

Because the .357 SIG is based on a necked-down .40 S&W, magazines designed for a GLOCK 33 can be filled with .40 S&W rounds and used in a GLOCK 27; similarly, GLOCK 27 magazines can be filled with .357 SIG cartridges and used in the GLOCK 33.

Like most GLOCK guns, the name is often referred to as a "Glock" and not as "GLOCK." According to GLOCK—the company that manufactures the gun—this is incorrect. GLOCK refers to all its guns with all uppercase letters.

See also:

• GLOCK 26, the same gun chambered in 9 mm Luger.
• GLOCK 27, the same gun chambered in .40 S&W.

External link

• GLOCK's page on the GLOCK 33 (http://www.glock.com/g33.htm)
• Photo and specs for the GLOCK 33 pistol (http://www.gunshopfinder.com/Glock/g33.asp)

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