Glock 17

Question 1

Firearm justification

Answer 1

You are only justified in discharging your firearm when there is an immediate risk to your life, or the life of someone else, or there is an immediate risk of serious injury to you or someone else and there is no other way of preventing the risk.

Question 2

Definiton of the Glock 17 pistol

Answer 2

The Glock pistol is a mechanically locked, recoil operated self loading pistol, with inbuilt trigger, firing pin and drop safety mechanisms.

Question 3

Trigger characteristics and Glock safetys

Answer 3

Trigger has 12.5mm trigger travel before the sears break and the pistol can fire with a 4mm trigger rest
Safety mechanisms
1; Trigger Safety. 2; Firing pin safety. 3; Drop safety.

Question 4

FIVE major parts of the glock

Answer 4

Slide, barrel, recoil spring assembly, receiver, magazine

Question 5

Functioning sequence of the glock

Answer 5

1 - Firing
2 - Unlocking
3 - Extracting
4 - Ejecting
5 - Feeding
6 - Locking into battery
7 - Locking open

Question 6

Three function checks after re-asembly

Answer 6

Trigger, Trigger rest and slide lock

Question 7

General Safety Principles

Answer 7

1. Treat all firearms as if they are loaded
2. Be conscious of where the muzzle of your firearm is pointed at all times (Never allow the muzzle of your firearm to cover another human being unless it is required by your duties as a police officer)
3. Keep your finger off the trigger and on the receiver until your sights are on the target and you have decided to fire; and
4. Be sure of your target. (know what it is, what is in line with it and what is behind it. Never fire at anything you have not positively identified)

Question 8

Unintentional discharges

Answer 8

3 steps must occur for gun to fire
- the firearm must be a functional working model
- there must be a round in the chamber; and
- someone must pull the trigger

Question 9

Safe direction

Answer 9

A safe direction is a direction in which any unintentionally fired shot, would be safely stopped, and contained with no human injury, and at most, only minimal property damage.

Question 10

Definition of a stoppage

Answer 10

A stoppage is anything that prevents the pistol from firing, when the user intends that it should fire.

Question 11

Degrees of weapon readiness

Answer 11

Operationally firearm will be in one of only two conditions.

LOADED
or
UNLOADED

Question 12

Standard Operational Ammunition

Answer 12

Speer Le Gold DOT 9mm Luger + P 124 Grain

Question 13

Glock 17 weight in grams loaded and unloaded

Answer 13

Loaded - 1045 grams
Unloaded - 759 grams