![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (For example, I had no idea that the Beretta 92F almost became Austria’s P80 military pistol during the early 1980s). After reading it cover to cover, I was pleasantly surprised to see that the author’s tone was overall neutral.īeing somewhat familiar with the genesis of the Glock pistol’s saga, this book did a great job to help fill in some knowledge gaps with additional details. Frankly, when I started reading this title, I had no expectations as to whether the author would have any bias in favor or against guns or the Second Amendment. Given my personal history and context with Glock products, reaching to grab a copy of this book off the shelf was not a difficult decision. I have been carrying and training extensively with 9mm Glock pistols including the 17, 19, 34, 45 and 48 ever since I became more “serious” about firearms training. Glock’s primary focus, after all, is on the rise of the company and its key stakeholders with an emphasis on the first fifteen years of business. Barrett, its story is most definitely not out of date. Though Glock was published in 2013, ten years ago by Author Paul M. Unexpectedly, of the elements about the company’s history and its players do read like part of a thriller novel. This well-researched book about the Austrian firm’s prolific product line is a fascinating and easy weekend read for anyone interested in the general history of Glock or American gun culture. I picked up a copy of Glock: The Rise Of America’s Gun while perusing through a used bookstore recently. ![]()
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