New Glock “Gen5” Handgun Comments ~ VIDEO

By John Farnam

By John Farnam

Ft Collins, CO –-(Ammoland.com)- Gen5 Glocks are currently being produced and are now in the pipeline!

Gen5 Glock pistols are available in G17/19 only, at least for now. Other models may follow.

Calibers other than 9mm may never follow!

Most magazines and holsters are backward-compatible with previous G17/19 versions.

There are a number of internal changes with the Gen5, many of them previously introduced with the G42/43.

Internal improvements are designed to reduce wear and parts breakage, and thus increase reliability and extend overall service-life of the pistol.

Externally, the front of the slide has been rounded-off, in order to reduce the “blocky” appearance of previous models.

Commercial version of the Gen5 G17/19 (that you and I will buy) is essentially the same pistol with which Glock is currently supplying the FBI, and other federal agencies.

Glock deserves much credit, once more, for continuing to improve their product! However, previous versions and “generations” of Glocks continue to run just fine. I have several “Gen1″ G17s that I use regularly, and that I’ ve never come close to “wearing out,” nor is it likely …Read the Rest

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