Gen 4 Glock question

[TripleDigitRide]

Have Gen 4 Glocks always come with 3 magazines and additional back straps, or were the early Gen 4's shipped without them?

[xRUSTYx]

Additional backstraps were only instituted on Gen 4's within the last year.  I have a couple Gen 4's that I purchased brand new over a year ago that didn't come with additional back straps :)

 

Not 100% sure on the mag question TDR :)

[Links2k]

I Received Three Mags. Edited April 6, 2014 by LINKS2K

[Erik88]

Additional backstraps were only instituted on Gen 4's within the last year.  I have a couple Gen 4's that I purchased brand new over a year ago that didn't come with additional back straps :)

 

Not 100% sure on the mag question TDR :)

 

Negative. My gen 4 Glock 23 came with backstraps. I bought it in during early 2010. 

 

And yes, they have always come with 3 magazines. Some guns stores have been accused of swiping the 3rd magazine and telling the owners that they only come with 2. This was actually quite common for a while.

[The Legion]

On my first Gen 4's I received 3 magazines and two back straps.  The newer Gen 4's that I have purchased still come with 3 magazines and now have two more additional back straps with the extended beavertail.

[TripleDigitRide]

The Gen 4 (second hand) in question has MBS on the side. Did the early Gen 4's have this, or was it added later?

[xRUSTYx]

Negative. My gen 4 Glock 23 came with backstraps. I bought it in during early 2010. 

 

And yes, they have always come with 3 magazines. Some guns stores have been accused of swiping the 3rd magazine and telling the owners that they only come with 2. This was actually quite common for a while.

 

I was assuming the beavertail backstraps!   :hiding:

[Erik88]

The Gen 4 (second hand) in question has MBS on the side. Did the early Gen 4's have this, or was it added later?

 

Yes. All gen 4's have that. I believe it stands for multiple backstrap system. Hence why them came with multiple backstraps.  :up:

[TripleDigitRide]

[quote name="washabra" post="1134778" timestamp="1396822247"]On my first Gen 4's I received 3 magazines and two back straps.[/quote] Two back straps, or two additional back straps?

[Erik88]

I was assuming the beavertail backstraps!   :hiding:

 

Ah yes. Only recently did Glock start offering the beavertails. Good call.

[Garufa]

Have Gen 4 Glocks always come with 3 magazines and additional back straps......

 

Let's keep it simple....YES.

[mikegideon]

Additional backstraps were only instituted on Gen 4's within the last year.  I have a couple Gen 4's that I purchased brand new over a year ago that didn't come with additional back straps :)

 

Not 100% sure on the mag question TDR :)

 

I've have a Gen 4 23 that came with 2 backstraps and 3 mags. I've had it for several years. That one is one of the early Gen 4's

Edited April 6, 2014 by mikegideon

[mikegideon]

Negative. My gen 4 Glock 23 came with backstraps. I bought it in during early 2010. 

 

And yes, they have always come with 3 magazines. Some guns stores have been accused of swiping the 3rd magazine and telling the owners that they only come with 2. This was actually quite common for a while.

 

I think mine is real close to yours in age

[Erik88]

I think mine is real close to yours in age

 

They could be brothers!!

[orientalexpress]

There are some skus that only come with 2 mags. They should be priced accordingly.

[Dustbuster]

Blue label 27 gen4 came w 3 mags Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 of course it ate my spelling.

[tnhawk]

They could be brothers!!

Only a DNA test will tell

[Radlink54]

I have an early FDE GEN 4 19 that did not include the beaver tail blackstrap option. The early Gen 4 glocks did not come with the beaver tail back straps, nor with the little peg at the back where the interchangeable grip snaps in, that stabilizes the beaver tail blackstrap. So the early gen 4 will accept the beaver tail strap included with later models but it will not be adequately stable in my opinion. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

[Radlink54]

Blackstrap=back strap ( tablet typing!) Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

[nightrunner]

My gen4 19 had 3 regular shape different sized backstraps, didnt know they even came with beavertails now.