Poll: Glock RTF2 vs Glock 3.5 Generation

Glock RTF2 vs Glock 3.5 Gen.... your thoughts?

  • I have handled both and prefer the RTF2

    Votes: 12 23.1%
  • I have handled both and prefer the plain 3.5 Gen

    Votes: 10 19.2%
  • I have handled both and could not decide which felt better

    Votes: 4 7.7%
  • I have not handled the RTF2 but I wouldn't buy one... they are hideous

    Votes: 13 25.0%
  • I haven't handled the RTF2, but I would consider buying one if it fits.... they look cool

    Votes: 13 25.0%

  • Total voters
    52
I don't know if anyone here has shot both side by side... I have and it hurts! Its like rubbing your hands with course sandpaper... no doubt you get a better grip but anyone who does alot of shooting will build crazy calis...
 
Those are all the questions that should be asked.
Excellent points 5y!!

And I've bolded the one that I think is very important(depending on your job/hobby sport) and can usually get overlooked.

Catching on a cover garment doesn't just mean when you're drawing the gun, it also means in day-to-day wear, getting up from a chair or out of a car. If your cover garment sticks to the gun printing or exposing it because of the texture, or grip material, then it's time to rethink things.


On topic, I haven't touched the new gun yet. I think much like the finger grooves, it's going to be personal preference. As far as how the slide serrations look, I'm a believer in function over form. If they work better, I don't care if they don't have the traditional straight or slanted design.



Handled them?

How about:

Tried them off handed?
Tried it with your hands covered in blood? Mud?
Wet hands?
Tried them with wet patrol or nomex gloves on?
Carried it IWB for a couple weeks?

Are the new serrations snagging on anything when you draw from concealment? Better, worse than before?

Did the old serration edges wear down a bit and lose their edge from rubbing on things in the sandbox? Will the new ones remain sharper and grippier?

Is the new grip material irritating to the skin where carried, or does it catch on a cover garment?

These are the questions I would be asking in a test, and I think some of those might factor into the reasoning for the serration and grip material change.

Not saying these were problems before, just some of the logic.

However, I think the grip and serrations are an improvement, I think the new crescent slide serrations are extremely grabby.

And before anyone says: I shoot IPSC my hands aren't going to be covered in blood, or we cant carry concealed so what do those questions matter..

Remember, it was designed as a combat pistol.
 
I handled the new Glock as well and didn't like it at all! I didn't know it was possible but it's even uglier then the 3.5 gen. :D Thers is no way I'd find the grip 'stuble' comfortable after few mags down the pipe...And does anyone else find the grip seration 'bows' backwards? I'm sure they would offer more slip resistance if they were facing the other way.
 
So, you don't like how it looks, and "There's is no way I'd find the grip 'stuble' comfortable after few mags down the pipe..."

I totally agree man, and 2 to 3 mags is a lot of shooting.

That can mess up your hands.


We don't pay for manicure and spa treatments just to have shooting a couple mags make us uncomfortable after, do we men....???

What where they thinking building a combat pistol like that.

:bangHead:

Maybe the Austrian designers simply made it too tough for soft handed shooters all because of all the publicity "Bruno" was getting for the country.


;)
 
The testosterone in this thread is rising to dangerously high levels..... :rolleyes:

This thread was started in order to discuss what people's 'opinions' were on the new RTF2 Glock (for range/competition use... since that is all we here in Canada can use it for), not it's validity as a duty weapon.

Having better grip on the pistol when it is covered in blood, or using gloves really does nothing for me. It was damn hot when I checked out the RTF2 and my hands were very sweaty, and again, I found it hard to decide which gave me a better grip. With skateboard tape, your hand is locked in place fairly well, and doesn't move much. If your hand stays put, the tape doesn't have much of a chance of scraping the skin of your hand. But since the RTF2 texture is not as aggressive as skateboard tape, your hand STILL slips.... and while it is slipping the stippling is scraping your hand.

I agree that the slide serrations are damn ugly, whether they work better or not :D
 
yyyyy, you're right Austrian designers and Guston can't come up with something that isn't totally awesome, scratch that, sacred! and no one is allowed to dispute the greatness of their creation because nothing else come close and no matter how bad it is real man can get used to it... :rolleyes:
 
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