GLOCK 33
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, 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.
Like most GLOCK guns, the name is often referred to as a "Glock" and not as "GLOCK". According to GLOCK—the company that manufactures the gun—this is incorrect. GLOCK refers to all its guns with all uppercase letters.
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GLOCK 26, the same gun chambered in
9 mm Luger.
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GLOCK 27, the same gun chambered in
.40 S&W.
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GLOCK's page on the GLOCK 33
