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From: st13y@menudo.uh.edu (Christopher Viles)
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Subject: Re: Dimensions on Glock 23 ?
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Date: 1 Jul 91 00:08:33 GMT
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In article <36083@mimsy.umd.edu> wa3wbu!john@uunet.UU.NET (John Gayman) writes:
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#  Is there anyone out there with a Glock 23 (.40 S&W) compact which could
#give me the dimensions of the gun ?  I'm looking for over all slide length,
#overall height and grip width. Thanks.
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  Well, I don't have a Glock 23, but the owner's manual for my 19 has all
the dimensions of the 17, 17L, 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23.  The specs for the 23
are:

Caliber		        .40 S & W
Length	                6.97 inches
Height w/sights	        4.92 inches
Width		        1.18 inches
Length between sights   5.98 inches
Barrel Length		4.02 inches
Barrel profile 		Hexagonal profile with right hand twist
Length of twist         15.75 inches
Magazine Capacity
   Standard             13 rounds
   Optional 		-- (no optional capacity, unlike 17, 17L, 19)
Mass (weight):
   w/o magazine		20.67 oz
   empty magazine    	1.76 oz
   magazine full	~9.35 oz
Muzzle velocity		~984 fps
Muzzle energy		~524 J
Trigger pull/
   slack travel		~10 N/ 0.2 inches
Trigger pull/
   travel to discharge	~20-30 N/ 0.1 inches

Muzzel velocity and energy will, of course, vary with the type of ammunition
used.  And, of course, all these specs may be changed whenever GLOCK, inc.
wants to.

BTW, these dimensions are almost identical to those of the 19, the exceptions
being twist of barrel and a minor difference in weight.

Christoper Viles (st13y@menudo.uh.edu)
  -- "How do you stop this crazy thing?!?!"