Glock 37 Review & 45 GAP Ballistics Test

[Mrgunsngear]

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Quick and dirty of the G37 is that it's roughly the size of a Glock 17/22 but fires the 45 Glock Automatic Pistol (GAP) round. The round was designed to give similar terminal ballistics to the 45ACP but in a smaller frame and, clearly, never really caught on.

That doesn't make the pistol per se a bad gun though as it's still a Glock. I actually picked mine up for $249 shipped a couple years ago from GT Distributors and it's been every bit as reliable as any other Glock out there.

Full review and a ballistics test of the 200gr Speer Gold Dot round:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gziky-BGpnE

[Tackleberry40sw]

I carry a Gen 4 G37 off duty. I'm issued a G22 Gen 4. Mine has been flawless. I have medium hands. The G21 is too large for me. As far as Glocks go, it's one of my favorites.

[Captiva]

I picked up a Springfield Armory XD Tactical in 45 GAP from the SA Vault at the Camp Perry National Matches a few years back. I mean everything was worked over on this hunk of Croatian plastic and metal. It had $450 work of Springfield Custom Shop work done to it. It was $400. Strange, strange failure of a calibre.

[Mrgunsngear]

I picked up a Springfield Armory XD Tactical in 45 GAP from the SA Vault at the Camp Perry National Matches a few years back. I mean everything was worked over on this hunk of Croatian plastic and metal. It had $450 work of Springfield Custom Shop work done to it. It was $400. Strange, strange failure of a calibre.

Nice. Those are interesting guns for sure along with the double stack 45 GAP 1911s out there.

[Firefly]

Nothing against op or the hard work he put into making his video but...

Whomever came up with the .45 GAP seriously needs their ass whipped. It's such a pointless cartridge.

ETA just get a 9mm if you can't/don't like to use .45 or .40

Something common

[titsonritz]

Nothing against op or the hard work he put into making his video but...

Whomever came up with the .45 GAP seriously needs their ass whipped. It's such a pointless cartridge.

ETA just get a 9mm if you can't/don't like to use .45 or .40

Something common

I agree, some cartridges should just die.

[Mrgunsngear]

Nothing against op or the hard work he put into making his video but...

Whomever came up with the .45 GAP seriously needs their ass whipped. It's such a pointless cartridge.

ETA just get a 9mm if you can't/don't like to use .45 or .40

Something common

I just present the guns as I see them. I don't see the point myself; especially with my gigantic hands.

[GNXII]

Aren't there still some countries that don't allow civilian gun owners to use/own "Mil." or "LE" calibers (.38 /.357, 9MM,.40,45ACP)? One would think this set up would sell like hotcakes there but not so much in the US. Domestically, NYSP and a few other LE agencies utilize the gun/cartridge at last count. I think more LE agencies use the .357 SIG than the .45GAP...!

[Big A]

Aren't there still some countries that don't allow civilian gun owners to use/own "Mil." or "LE" calibers (.38 /.357, 9MM,.40,45ACP)? One would think this set up would sell like hotcakes there but not so much in the US. Domestically, NYSP and a few other LE agencies utilize the gun/cartridge at last count. I think more LE agencies use the .357 SIG than the .45GAP...!
Italy and Brazil come to mind, specifically 9x19mm.

[Sox]

Nothing against op or the hard work he put into making his video but...

Whomever came up with the .45 GAP seriously needs their ass whipped. It's such a pointless cartridge.

ETA just get a 9mm if you can't/don't like to use .45 or .40

Something common

The only dumb idea, is other companies not jumping on board out of fear. They could have a single frame for all three calipers. Imagine a Sig P225 or P239 in .45 GAP, or an HK P2000 .45 GAP. Then it starts to make sense.

Just like the older S&W .356 TSW makes more sense than the .357 Sig wth it's ability to allow more rounds stuffed in the mag.

I think it would have been waaaay more popular if they had used a standard 17 width slide as they originally designed.