Glock 22 - How to tell what Gen??

[rboomsma]

I just got a lower Glock 22, with barrel. (no slide)
How do I know what GEN it is?

If this helps ser BUV***US

Thanks

Ron

 

[misanthropist]

Gen 1 guns were a pretty slippery, pebble texture, no finger grooves

Gen 2 had a texture like the Gen 3, but no finger grooves

Gen 3 added the grooves and rail (there were also some 2.5s which had the no rail, but grooves...worst of both worlds, nice on Glock)

Gen 3 RTF2s have a much more aggressive texture and some have oddball cocking serrations on the slide

Gen 4s have the interchangeable backstraps.

Incidentally there are also RTF1s and RTF3s...but you will never see one.

 

[rboomsma]

Thanks

It appears I have a Gen 2.

Will that accept one of those advatage arms 22 cal slides?

Thanks

Ron

Gen 1 guns were a pretty slippery, pebble texture, no finger grooves

Gen 2 had a texture like the Gen 3, but no finger grooves

Gen 3 added the grooves and rail (there were also some 2.5s which had the no rail, but grooves...worst of both worlds, nice on Glock)

Gen 3 RTF2s have a much more aggressive texture and some have oddball cocking serrations on the slide

Gen 4s have the interchangeable backstraps.

Incidentally there are also RTF1s and RTF3s...but you will never see one.

 

[IM_Lugger]

yes it should

 

[misanthropist]

Should do, yep

 

[Ar180shooter]

They do, I have a Gen 2 G22 and a friends AA .22 conversion slide worked on it no problem.

 

[Yogi05]

Gen 1 guns were a pretty slippery, pebble texture, no finger grooves

Gen 2 had a texture like the Gen 3, but no finger grooves

Gen 3 added the grooves and rail (there were also some 2.5s which had the no rail, but grooves...worst of both worlds, nice on Glock)

Gen 3 RTF2s have a much more aggressive texture and some have oddball cocking serrations on the slide

Gen 4s have the interchangeable backstraps.

Incidentally there are also RTF1s and RTF3s...but you will never see one.

Thanks... I was waiting for someone else to ask this. not a Glock guy but I always wondered.

 

[IM_Lugger]

 

[misanthropist]

Those pictures are better than any description.

Gen 1...perfection

Gen 2...okay, now it's perfection

Gen 2.5...we thought of some other stuff to make it more perfection, forget the previous ones

Gen 3...oh, wait. Okay, perfection!

Gen 3 RTF2...here you go, guys, perfection, just as we always promised

Gen 4...ahh, perfection at last. Let's just shoot this one and...oh, ####.

 

[IM_Lugger]

I live my gen4 G22, don't care for gen3's tho.