Which Generation of Glock?
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Zerodefect
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Gen4 for sure. I love the larger beavertail. Mag release is much nicer.
I liked the Gen3, because they pointed more naturally for me that Gen2. The first Glocks I bought were Gen3. My hands being built differently, Gen3 is better for my left hand than my right hand.
Then, along comes the Gen4, which fits my right hand better than Gen3, making Gen4 the better choice for both of my hands. I waited until the bugs/issues had been resolved to my satisfaction.
I have one Gen3 G17, and Gen4 G17, G19, G34, and G26 pistols.
Then, along comes the Gen4, which fits my right hand better than Gen3, making Gen4 the better choice for both of my hands. I waited until the bugs/issues had been resolved to my satisfaction.
I have one Gen3 G17, and Gen4 G17, G19, G34, and G26 pistols.
Tcruse
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yes, g17M will probably be the Gen 5 shortly
Very interested in how they fair and the differences from the Gen 4
Otherwise, I have both Gen 3 and Gen 4, the Gen 4 is my pick
Capybara
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I live in California and just bought my first Glock, a Gen 3 G17. Because of our stupid handgun roster, only the "Made in Austria" Gen 3s can be sold here so that's what I bought. From what I have researched, the "Made in Austria" Gen 3s have the Tenifer treated slides. I wish the Gen 2s were still available new. I don't have very big hands and have fairly slender fingers and the finger grooves on the G19 made it super uncomfortable for me to hold and the G17 was only marginally better, but it was better so I bought it. I originally wanted a G19 but it was so uncomfortable in my hand. Gen 2 with no finger grooves would be sweet.
MIL-DOT
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Then keep researching, because Austria stopped the Tenifer treatment around 2010, even on gen3's. If you see an Austrian gen3 made after early 2010, it'll have that thin grey finish, not the thicker,glossy black finish of the tenifer-treated slides.
Do a you-tube search on the subject, lot's of videos there will clearly illustrate the difference for you.
The overcoating has varied over the history of Glock manufacturing even when the tenifer didn't and even before 2010. You can't tell anything about the underlying metal treatment by examining the characteristics of the overcoating.
MIL-DOT
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Yes, and no. I was largely referring to post-2010 gen3-4 pistols. When Glock stopped the tenifer treatment, they seemed to also switch to another outer finish, which IS visible at a glance. I'm primarilly only interested in gen3's, and within a certain range of years, you can generally tell by looking at it if it's a tenifer-treated slide, or not, based on that shiny black finish. As I understand, that newer,thin grey finish on gen 3's and 4's is indicative of a post-tenifer pistol, while the thicker,glossier blacker finish (along with a pre 2010 manufacture date) are indicative of it having been tenifer treated.
I was replying to Capybara's incorrect statement that all Austrian gen3's were tenifer treated, pointing out that the post 2010 pistols were not, and you CAN tell at a glance which is which, based on the surface applied over the tenifer-treated slide. The earlier gen2-3 outer finishes applied over tenifer don't factor in here.
MIL-DOT
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Winkman822
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I'm not a Glock guy at all. I just picked up a Glock 19 a couple weeks back and had the choice of a Gen 3 or Gen 4. I went Gen 4 just because the grip is ever so shorter from back strap to front of the grip. Shooting it at the range, I don't notice any significant difference between it and the Gen 3 Glocks with the non dual captive recoil spring assembly.
Got it. Your statement was:
I took this statement to mean that the presence of a thick glossy black finish is evidence of tenifer treatment which is clearly not true. The overcoating is applied independent of the tenifer treatment and its presence doesn't imply anything about the underlying metal treatment.
I suppose that if one were to know that Glock happened to change both the underlying metal treatment and overcoating in one particular era then it would be possible to point out the correlation between the two, however in different eras the correlation doesn't exist.
I actually had a chance to stop by the LGS after work yesterday and they had a new Gen 3 and Gen 4 in stock. Spent about 10 minutes comparing, holding and pointing. I actually preferred the texture of the grip on the 3 compared to the 4, but preferred the 4 overall.
Almost walked out with one..........but didn't..........maybe another day.....
Almost walked out with one..........but didn't..........maybe another day.....
onthehunt
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Gen 3
Jack19
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Gen 3.
Do not like the grips texture on the 4s.
Do not like the grips texture on the 4s.
Taurus 617 CCW
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I used to own a Gen 3 Glock 19 but sold it for a Gen 4 Glock 19 because the grip dimensions are slightly smaller. It fits my hands much better. I do not have large hands.
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