Glock pistols were developed in Austria in the early 1980s and became one of the most widely carried handguns by police and military units worldwide, which made their distinctive firing sound familiar from news footage, films and games. Recordings of live fire like this one circulate on soundboards and in editing libraries because a real burst sounds very different from a cartoonish pew pew imitation. Creators keep reusing it for shootout scenes, tactical gameplay and parody skits where recognisable, real-world gunfire is the point.