Any Word on New Glocks

[ol' scratch]

I was in the gun shop today and someone was looking at a Gen 4. It fell apart in his hands . The last thing I heard on my way out the door was one of the guys behind the counter call to someone else because he didn't want to file paper work on the broken pistol.

 

[wally]

With the largest backstrap installed, the grip is equal to the G21 in size

Good Gawd Man! is that supposed to be a feature?

--wally.

 

[Sapper771]

If it comes down to an actual problem with the recoil spring assembly in the gen 4 glock 17's, that's an easy fix.

I have yet to have any problems with my Gen4 G17.

 

[greenlion]

When a company becomes as successful as GLOCK everyone expects them to cater to their personal whims. I think GLOCK is doing a pretty good job trying to make a pistol that fits everyone, has less recoil, is more reliable, has an easier to access mag release, and a more positive grip surface. I handled one of the new Gen 4's this week and talked to two people who had shot it at the local indoor range. They reported that the .40 had less recoil than the 3rd gens, that the texturing was not too abrasive like the RTF2, but was more positive than the older grenade checkering on their old G22, and that the new mag release was easier to get to. I don't see why these new improvements are getting everyones panties in a wad.

Glock has been losing much of the market to Springfield XD and S&W M&Ps. Mainly due to new features like smaller grips and adjustable backstraps. You guys seem to think GLOCK should not try to offer what the market is asking for and win back some of those lost sales. They are in this to MAKE SOME MONEY you know....

 

[RP88]

...still thinking on a Gen4.

Any recoil spring problem is an easy fix. I'd imagine that would mainly affect handloaders more than anything.

 

[harmon rabb]

i bought a gen 3 g27, knowing the gen 4's are being rolled out, because of the proven design. for a carry gun, i can't say i want something newfangled. i want something proven.

i'd consider a full size gen 4 though.

 

[Sapper771]

I think I might try something when I get some 9mm bullets in.
If the problem is with the recoil spring assembly being too strong, then it should show up pretty obviously with under powered ammo. I may attempt to under charge some 9mm reloads in an attempt to get the gun to replicate the famous "jammed Gen4 glock" picture that keeps appearing.
The only ammo that I have fired through mine so far is WWB 115gr 9mm value stuff . It is not the stoutest stuff out there, but it chronos at 1150-1180fps out of my Gen4 G17.