Gaston Glock
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Search complete. 17 mentions across 7 episodes found for "Gaston Glock".
Oct 9, 2026
Bill FradyGUEST
My uncle was instrumental in getting Glock into South Carolina.
Bill FradyGUEST
And when SLED adopted Glock and they started coming to South Carolina, Gaston Glock came down and gave Glock.
Bill FradyGUEST
He had five special Glock 17s, and my uncle got serial number five.
Bill FradyGUEST
There you go.
Paul G. MarkelSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Although Ed's gone now, but people like that would absolutely pick up serial number one just to put in their, their own private gun museums.
Bill FradySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
My uncle was instrumental in getting Glock into South Carolina, and when SLED adopted Glock and they, they, they started coming to South Carolina, Gaston Glock came down and gave...
Bill FradySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
He had five special Glock 17s, and my uncle got serial number five.
Paul G. MarkelSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
There you go.
Claude WernerGUEST
Um, I, you know, I was talking with a, a friend of mine at a gun distributor, uh, just a few days ago, and that was his comment.
Claude WernerGUEST
He said, "You know, if you take a polymer pistol now, it's getting pretty hard to make a bad one." I mean, the technology, you know, thanks to Glock, uh, and Gaston Glock's original Glock 17, you know, that technology is pretty mature.
Claude WernerGUEST
Um, assuming you have a decent manufacturing facility, it's, it's just hard to make a bad one.
Claude WernerGUEST
So I think about, you know, and with sub guns, su- sub caliber, if we will, small ones, um, I really think about it more in terms of what's the appropriate caliber that a person can shoot as opposed to...
Bill FradyHOST
My uncle was instrumental in getting Glock into South Carolina.
Bill FradyHOST
And when SLED adopted Glock and they, they, they started coming to South Carolina, Gaston Glock came down and gave...
Bill FradyHOST
He had five special Glock 17s, and my uncle got serial number five.
Paul MarkelGUEST
There you go.
Weerd BeardHOST
He did not get precious about his gun designs anymore.
Weerd BeardHOST
you know, versus say Gaston Glock is a great example of a man who would constantly argue with, with, with, with his customers.
Ryan MichadHOST
This is, this is mine.
Ryan MichadHOST
A curtain rod.
Weerd BeardHOST
Yes.
Weerd BeardHOST
Yeah.
Weerd BeardHOST
Gaston Glock and Bill Ruger were very, very famous for giving the people the guns that they wanted, not the guns that the people were asking for.
Ryan MichadHOST
You're like, what would you do if you went back in time? I would go back in time with a recorder and interview John Browning and it would be a very, very short probably.
Weerd BeardPANELIST
He did not get precious about his gun designs anymore.
Weerd BeardPANELIST
you know, versus say Gaston Glock is a great example of a man who would constantly argue with, with, with, with his customers.
Ryan MichadHOST
This is, this is mine.
Ryan MichadHOST
A curtain rod.
Weerd BeardPANELIST
Yes.
Weerd BeardPANELIST
Yeah.
Weerd BeardPANELIST
Gaston Glock and Bill Ruger were very, very famous for giving the people the guns that they wanted, not the guns that the people were asking for.
Ryan MichadHOST
You're like, what would you do if you went back in time? I would go back in time with a recorder and interview John Browning and it would be a very, very short probably.
Sam AlexanderHOST
So it's a Smith and Wesson cartridge and Glock beat Smith and Wesson to the punch in terms of developing and putting out a handgun.
Sam AlexanderHOST
even though it was Smith and Wesson's cartridge, because apparently Gaston Glock stole, like went up to the booth at SHOT Show and nobody knew who he was.
Sam AlexanderHOST
And he just pocketed some of the Smith and some of the new 40 rounds out of Smith and Wesson's booth, took them back to Austria and said, Hey, make a gun in this.
Sam AlexanderHOST
So they, yeah, they, so Glock, that's why like Glock was at the 22 is the 40 Smith and Wesson.