Glock Gen 5??
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Try before you buy. The finger grooves will ether fit, or be a constant irritant that ruins your shooting experience.
Worst case, wait for the Gen5 to hit stores in a month or two.
Not quite all, I would say. I'd have liked to see:
-Steel sights as standard with either a fibre-optic dot in front or Glock factory night sights all around. These options exist and virtually every law enforcement order specs these sights, so it's not an unreasonable request.
-under-cut trigger guard - something EVERY aftermarket frame has and would be easy to do, so the weak hand could choke up higher on the gun.
-the end to gimmicky rifling - just copy the Lone Wolf LWD-17N, nitride it, and call it done. We deserve rifling such that glock can recommend lead bullet use.
-Change the large rectangular serrations for standard sharp serrations like on a military 1911 slide. The glock ones are "ok", but sharp serrations would be more functional.
-Optional frame with no light rail. Light rails are just another snag point on a range-only gun IMHO, which is what most Canadian shooters use these for.
That's about it. Add these things to a Gen 5.5 and I think they'd be OK for a long time to come.
I don't need curvy aesthetics on a slide, fancy wavy S&W style serrations, lightening cuts, or any of that stuff. I don't need a threaded barrel or a super-light sub-5# trigger that won't make IPSC weight. I don't need fancy paddle mag releases, or de-cockers, stippling that looks like picasso did it, beautifully machined trigger bows, replaceable grip side panels, or fluted barrels. these are just useless gimmicks to catch the eye at the gun shop or that promise performance improvements that never realy manifest in anyone's groupings. Let other manufacturers worry about looking ###y for an extra $1000 dollars (i'm looking at you HK, Tanfoglio and Walther).
I hope so but I've not seen a clear picture yet. Also, Glock has been notorious for generous military chambers that are hard on brass, bulged brass, etc.
I'm not taking a gen5 to war, so a nice commercial match chamber with increased case support would be appreciated.
The civilian gun market in the US is huge. I would wager a fair sum there are more handguns in civilian hands in the US then there are in the rest of the worlds armies and civilian markets combined. Folks buy what they can afford and what they want the gun for from my experience along with a huge dose of marketing.
The Glock is a great design that certainly is getting updated with the Gen 5. For all intent and purpose the Gen 5 is virtually a new gun. New barrel, new trigger group, new slide, new frame, new sights what else is there on the gun. Aside from a small handful of interchangeable parts nothing else on the Gen 5 is compatible with previous iterations. It still says Glock on the slide so it must be the same gun. :>) and it does use the same mags. Give Glock credit they risk a lot when they redesign their flagship pistol. Remaining the same though is not an option either as the marketplace is crowded.
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Bob
It is not a new gun, it's a catered tweak of their existing design.
The barrel is more marketing crap as the polygonal rifled barrels are plenty accurate.
The trigger was modified not redesigned, more catering to idiots who simply can't work a two stage trigger.
The slide has been dehorned, a process you can have done to any pistol and one that has zero effect on performance or reliability.
The frame has the finger tabs removed which anyone can do and also has no effect on performance or reliability and the 0.10" flared mag well is not something that makes a difference either. The cutout in the front for manual removal of magazines was present in previous generations then removed. It too can be added by anyone with a dremel and some spare time.
Sights are interchangeable on any decent pistol, the fact Glock OFFERS different sights is nothing more than marketing.
The Gen 5 is simply a close replica of the FBI gun and plenty of people want the same gun as what is used by XYZ department or MIL unit.
Well, I'd take that bet regarding ownership, but that being said my point remains. The Shield being the best seller and the 19 being 4 or 5 on the list on Gun Broker doesn't necessarily indicate how either brand sells as a whole. Ie, My local gun shops best selling model isn't made by its best selling brand.
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I like that you can take a G4 and turn it into any thing you want. All additions sound good though in G5. I hope for a G5 G20 MOS with co-witnessed sights. Perhaps the biggest win for me is not having to buy another barrel for my hand gun to shoot lead bullets. Other then that
..its still a Glock.. .reliable, simple and safe.
..its still a Glock.. .reliable, simple and safe.
That's a bad idea....you can get an over pressure issue real quick. Lead bullets need rifling not polygonal rifling. I see your point but it's dangerous an extra cost to put a good rifles barrel on which makes to me a gen 5 more attractive then a gen 4.
