Glock 33

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Glock 33^[1]
Type	Semi-automatic pistol
Place of origin	Austria
Production history
Designer	Gaston Glock
Manufacturer	Glock
Variants	None
Specifications
Weight	560 g / 19.75 oz
Length	160 mm / 6.29 in
Barrel length	88 mm / 3.46 in
Width	30 mm / 1.18 in
Height	106 mm / 4.17 in

Caliber	.357 SIG
Action	Safe action
Feed system	9 / 11 / 13 / 15 / 17 round magazine
Sights	Fixed front and rear

The Glock 33 sub-compact is a pistol manufactured by Glock. It is a Glock 27 Sub-compact modified to fire the .357 SIG ammunition. It uses a modified slide, frame, .357 SIG barrel and magazine but is otherwise nearly identical in appearance to the Glock 27 Sub-compact. It has a 9 rounds magazine capacity, with a legal limit of 10 rounds (in certain jurisdictions), which can be acquired through a magazine extension kit.

Because the .357 SIG is based on a necked-down .40 S&W, magazines designed for a Glock 33 can be filled with .40 S&W rounds and used in a Glock 27; similarly, Glock 27 magazines can be filled with .357 SIG cartridges and used in the Glock 33.