Lipsey's Glock P80

My FFL buddy just got one of these in as a transfer today. It even comes in the old Tupperware box.

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My FFL buddy just got one of these in as a transfer today. It even comes in the old Tupperware box.

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We received a few from the first run with low serial numbers. Of course I'm keeping them all. I do wish that it would have been the original bullet box design but hey.... at least it's in the Tupperware family.
 
I had an early gen 1 in the late 1980 and sold it after shooting it about 200 rounds .I Wish I still had it .This is as close as I can find so far. Gen 2,17c made in 1997...I might get a P80just to have it to shootIMG_20200916_230024119_MP.jpg
 
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What's the street price for these?
I've never had a Glock, this one interests me.
 
They tried to make the P80 as close to the gen 2 as possible.Gen one and two had one pin

I understand they were going for the "retro" look (which i like), but why did they change from a one pin design in the first place? Is the one pin version weaker in areas? Did it need the second pin to be more durable? My head is filled with useless questions. If anybody knows, id love to hear why they changed in the first place.
 
I understand they were going for the "retro" look (which i like), but why did they change from a one pin design in the first place? Is the one pin version weaker in areas? Did it need the second pin to be more durable? My head is filled with useless questions. If anybody knows, id love to hear why they changed in the first place.
They added the third pin when the 40 S&W was added to the Glock line. It was supposedly added for strength in the locking block. It was added to the 40 S&W only for a while and then the third pin was added to all models. I have a very early Gen 3 G17 with only two pins.
 
I do wish that it would have been the original bullet box design

I can see modern lawyers vetoing that one right at the start. "keep guns and ammo stored separate" they say, and then put a spot in the box to put ammo. Of course the states that would let someone sue over something dumb like that are also the ones that won't let you buy modern guns, but still. I blame the lawyers.
 
We've been trying to figure out exactly how many parts they have to change to make it a gen 1 vs. a gen 3. So far, the list is:

frame
trigger face
mag release
locking block (maybe, see below)
slide markings

Everything else is the same as a gen 3 which they still produce today so the tooling isn't new. They didn't do a pencil barrel, nor a non-captured recoil spring so those parts didn't have to be recreated. The captured gen 2/3 style recoil spring means it can use a gen 2/3 slide vs. having to special make a gen 1 compatible slide with the smaller guide rod hole. That would mean the only unique thing on the slide is the markings so no seriously new tooling required to make that.

The 2 vs. 3 hole thing.... if anyone has one have the pulled it apart yet? Does the locking block only have 1 hole or 2? In theory (maybe) they could use the same old gen 3 locking block and just not make the pin hole in the frame itself. You would never know it's a 'modern' part unless you pull the block out and see the extra hole. OR, did they use a gen 5 block that only has the 1 pin hole? Are gen 1 and gen 5 blocks the same? That's one I hadn't thought of.

Also, now based at looking at that photo above, that the box is a gen 3 (with the space for the finger grooves in it). Do the current Gen 3s they sell new in retarded states still come in the tupperware box? That would be one more part to leverage from the gen 3 that wouldn't require any retooling.
 
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They used mostly Gen 3 parts I am sure. The Tennifer finish can’t be used because of the environmental hazards.
 
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