3 Nov 03

I got my hands on a G37 at the new Cabellas store in Kansas City today. It is slightly fatter than a G17/22/31, but not nearly as big as a G21. If it catches on, I'm sure we'll see G38, which will be similar in size to a G19/23/32. Magazine is staggered and holds ten rounds. I suspect the LEO version won't hold any more.

Caliber is listed as "45GAP" (Glock Automatic Pistol). Curiously, Cabellas didn't have any ammunition for it, nor were they sure when they would get any in! They didn't even know who (if anyone) was making it.

The 45GAP round is slightly shorter than the 45ACP, so a 45ACP round would not allow the slide of a G37 to close if one mistakenly finds its way into a G37 magazine. The 45GAP probably will chamber and fire in most pistols chambered for 45ACP, but I doubt that it would hurt anything. Much like firing a 38SPl in a 357Mg revolver, although, in the case of the 45ACP, the 45GAP may not cycle the slide.

So far, the G27 has not garnered much popularity. Like all Glocks, I'm confident it works just fine, but I'm not sure what it is for or what market nitch it is supposed to fill. In any event, this is the first one I've seen in a gunshop counter. The clerk indicated interest was scant. In fact, I was the first one in a week who had asked to see it. Not surprising when ammunition is unavailable!

/John