Glock Gen5.

[tercel89]

11 hours ago, pops572 said:

I know what I said, but when I saw it in person. Well.....

 

IF you don't mind and you get a chance could you please show us some up-close pictures of the underside of the slide and the guts of the frame ? Supposedly the frame's locking block is made different to be as strong as the 3 pin models.

[txbrown]

I doubt that anyone who buys one will be disappointed. My girlfriend really needs the smaller grip and I am on the fence for that reason only. Will probably rent/borrow one and put a few hundred down range and then jump. There are many things to like about it.

[Jamie Jackson]

The video akdude posted is probably the best detailed explanation of the changes I've seen. Thanks for posting it.

I was also surprised at the magazine changes...minimal, just follower and base plate, but something I never thought Glock would do.

[pops572]

1 hour ago, tercel89 said:

 

IF you don't mind and you get a chance could you please show us some up-close pictures of the underside of the slide and the guts of the frame ? Supposedly the frame's locking block is made different to be as strong as the 3 pin models.

I dont know that I can do any better than the article that Recoil posted. 
http://www.recoilweb.com/inside-the-glock-gen-5-129141.html 

But let me know if there is something in particular that they dont show that maybe I can and I would be happy to.

[tercel89]

18 minutes ago, pops572 said:

I dont know that I can do any better than the article that Recoil posted. 
http://www.recoilweb.com/inside-the-glock-gen-5-129141.html 

But let me know if there is something in particular that they dont show that maybe I can and I would be happy to.

That's excellent reading there. Thanks pops572

[Garufa]

16 hours ago, txbrown said:

My girlfriend and I shot the 19 today. They made some very nice changes to the gun. My only disappointment is that the grip felt larger. We both independently came to that conclusion. Nice handgun, but I think Glock missed an opportunity at reaching the smaller hand group like Sig did with the P320. I would have thought that smaller grip sizing might have come out of the military bidding. Other than that, it is nice upgrade but not enough to drive me to an upgrade in the initial pass from a gen 4. I do like the new barrel and trigger mechanism. Could do without the dual slide release but it was not a distraction.

The studying I've done on it today indicates the grip is actually larger and the pistol is wider. 

Two negatives.

[Wingshooter]

7 minutes ago, Garufa said:

The studying I've done on it today indicates the grip is actually larger and the pistol is wider. 

Two negatives.

I was hoping the grip was more like a gen2. Bummer if it's larger

[txbrown]

1 hour ago, Wingshooter said:

I was hoping the grip was more like a gen2. Bummer if it's larger

Wingshooter, I agree. I was wanting it to be just slightly smaller. I was ready to buy after getting a chance to look at it up close. I wasn't even that put off by the fact that the trigger mechanism is mostly, non-compatible parts. 

Garufa, after considering last night, I think it might be related to the dual slide release and changes in the locking block making it slightly wider. Not sure, just a guess.

Edited August 27, 2017 by txbrown
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[Murgatroy]

I fondled a Gen 5 G19 today, and I didn't care for the trigger as much as my Gen 3 G19. It felt good though.

[Ronald_55]

4 minutes ago, Murgatroy said:

I fondled a Gen 5 G19 today, and I didn't care for the trigger as much as my Gen 3 G19. It felt good though.

I'm sure the Glock enjoyed it too. Better not let your G3 find out. You know how they can get about it.

[Murgatroy]

I have a pair of Gen 3 G19s.

 

I keep them in separate rooms so they don't find out about one another. I lie to them and tell them they are the only mag wells the magazines have ever been in. They don't even know they share holsters.

[Steelharp]

19 hours ago, Wingshooter said:

I was hoping the grip was more like a gen2. Bummer if it's larger

Perhaps this pic tells the story best.

[mikegideon]

22 minutes ago, Steelharp said:

Perhaps this pic tells the story best.

The gen 5 is flared at the bottom because of the mag well.

[Steelharp]

14 minutes ago, mikegideon said:

The gen 5 is flared at the bottom because of the mag well.

Hence making the overall radius larger, as has been stated?

[mikegideon]

5 minutes ago, Steelharp said:

Hence making the overall radius larger, as has been stated?

No. Making it look larger from the bottom. Somebody needs to drag out some calipers. Doesn't take much to make a grip feel bigger

[Garufa]

Steelharp, is that at your shop?  Put some calipers around the "grip zone" where the hand goes and measure the width.

[hipower]

1 hour ago, Steelharp said:

Perhaps this pic tells the story best.

So what's up with the one on the left? Is it damaged in some way? That looks pretty awful to me.

[Steelharp]

A well used Gen 4, I'm guessing.

[Steelharp]

20 minutes ago, Garufa said:

Steelharp, is that at your shop?  Put some calipers around the "grip zone" where the hand goes and measure the width.

We don't have them yet. I understand we're getting one 17 and one 19 sometime this week. I work tonight, then again Friday night. I can't imagine them still being there by the time I go in Friday.

[TGO David]

7 minutes ago, hipower said:

So what's up with the one on the left? Is it damaged in some way? That looks pretty awful to me.

No, they come chewed up from the factory like that. 

[Omega]

12 minutes ago, TGO David said:

No, they come chewed up from the factory like that. 

Like the "distressed" or pre-dirty jeans???

http://www.fox5dc.com/news/trending/250584583-story

[Steelharp]

I got that pic from my GunsAmerica Digest email. They did a review.

[mikegideon]

42 minutes ago, hipower said:

So what's up with the one on the left? Is it damaged in some way? That looks pretty awful to me.

It's all Hickoked up with grip tape.

[csaxj3]

I ended up with two 19.5's

if the wife likes it l will keep both, if not I'll sell it and find a cz p-01 for her. 

Edited August 28, 2017 by csaxj3

[Steelharp]

We should have them Wednesday!