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The glock 26 is a powerful, concealable 9mm pistol with a capacity for 10 rounds. It came out in 1995 in the aftermath of both pro-gun and anti-gun laws. The pro-gun laws were new state laws that eased restrictions on carrying concealed weapons, while the anti-gun law was a federal law restricting firearm magazines to a capacity of 10 rounds or fewer. The government may some day realize that all firearms are safe for owners who take care of their pistols and keep them locked in gun safes. Anyway…
The glock 26 pistol, like other Glock pistols, has a design that is clean and simple. The trigger is a little stiff and short. There is no safety, so you must know what you are doing. It is light and small, can fire repeated shots rapidly and the recoil is reasonable. Most police officers, who are the primary users of this weapon, report that glock 26 shooting is surprisingly accurate for a subcompact. This pistol is very reliable and will give you many years of service if you care for it properly.
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The best way to get a good deal on a Glock is to buy one used, while taking the proper precautions. A used glock 26 can be purchased from websites such as gunbroker.com or gunsamerica.com for around $400, or you might find a better price at a local pawnshop. Your precautions involve learning as much as you can about the seller. With the pistol websites there is not as much information available on sellers as with the less specific websites such as Amazon.com, so you should contact the seller directly and ask a lot of questions.
For glock 26 accessories such as holsters, the best way to get a good deal is to make your purchase on Amazon. There are more sellers there than on the firearm websites, so more bargains are available. The key to a good Amazon experience is to know how to search, and as with the gun websites, to research sellers and their ads carefully.
Good Amazon searching involves using neither too few nor too many words, and using the filters available. For example, “holster glock 26″ is the right choice of words when looking for a holster, while using just the word holster would be too broad of a search and adding words like quality or black makes your search unnecessarily narrow. Good filters to apply would be to specify new or used, or auction vs. fixed price.
When researching sellers and their ads, check the feedback score. It should be at least 99.5% positive and you should look for ratings from at least 100 buyers. Don’t just look at the percentage; read the actual reviews from at least a few buyers. When looking at the ads, make sure the picture is of the actual item being sold, read about what condition the item is in, verify that the seller will accept returns, and make sure the shipping cost is reasonable.