Glock 20

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Glock 20^[1]

Type	Semi-automatic pistol
Place of origin	Austria
Production history
Designer	Gaston Glock
Designed	1990's
Manufacturer	Glock
Produced	1990-
Variants	20C
Specifications
Weight	785 g / 27.68 oz (unloaded)
Length	193 mm / 7.59 in
Barrel length	117 mm / 4.60 in
Width	32.5 mm / 1.27 in
Height	139 mm / 5.47 in

Caliber	10mm Auto
Action	Safe action
Feed system	15 round magazine
Sights	Fixed front and rear

The Glock 20 is a pistol manufactured by Glock. It is a standard frame Glock, roughly 7 mm longer and 2.5 mm wider than the Glock 17. It is chambered to fire 10 mm Auto ammunition. 10 mm auto is one of the most powerful handgun rounds commonly used in autopistols. The Glock 20 is sometimes used as a self defense pistol to fend off large dangerous animals, like bears, mountain lions, or similar dangerous animals. It is also carried by some police departments, and is popular with some steel plate shooters.

Like all Glock pistols, it has much the same internals as the Glock 17, but all parts have been adapted to the 10 mm Auto ammunition.

The Glock 20 is also suited for hunting deer sized animals, due to the power, flat trajectory and range of the 10 mm Auto ammunition. Ted Nugent is known for hunting wild boar with one.

The Glock 20 has undergone two major revisions since its introduction and current models are called 3rd generation Glock 20s.

The difference between the Glock 20 and the Glock 20C is that the barrel and slide are ported on the C model to reduce muzzle climb while shooting the pistol.