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Austrian gunmaker Glock is discontinuing many of its widely-owned models amid lawsuits seeking millions of dollars and legislation limiting availability of the popular firearms. The gunmaker confirmed it would unveil a new model that doesn’t accept “switches,” an after-market component that allows for fully automatic fire.
A spokesperson for the gunmaker confirmed earlier reports to firearms website Pew Pew Tactical on Tuesday. While the company told the outlet that the changes were to “establish a baseline of products while simplifying our processes,” the new “V” models replacing the discontinued guns will notably remove a source of controversy.
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An auto sear, commonly referred to as a switch, can be purchased or 3D-printed and quickly installed to the rear of a Glock handgun as well as other lesser-known guns that have a cruciform trigger bar. The switch allows a shooter to toggle the gun between semiautomatic and fully automatic fire, meaning continuous discharge of a magazine’s rounds with one trigger pull.
Glock’s website listed the nearly two-dozen models and their variants that it would discontinue.
“In order to focus on the products that will drive future innovation and growth, we are making a strategic decision to reduce our current commercial portfolio,” reads a Q&A on the discontinuations. “This streamlined approach allows us to concentrate on continuing to deliver the highest-quality and most relevant solutions for the market.”
By Cole Lauterbach
