I have been thinking of buying a Glock 29 or 30. I noticed that almost all of them seem to be third gens, with finger groves. But some have the rail and some do not. Is this a custom feature or did Glock add these later in production on third gen 29s and 30s?
Glock 29/30 Question
- Thread starter CCantu357
- Start date
- Status
SharpsDressedMan
member
I think there were 2nd gen 29's and 30's, so yes, the rail was a 3rd gen addition. I'm not sure the 29 and 30 were around when the Glocks were all 1st generation.
Hometeached1
Member
The rail was added in 2004/2005 to them. Though they were already 3rd gen i.e. finger grooves, like the other sub compacts they just did not have the rail until then.
Quiet
Member
The first Glock 29 & 30 were Gen 2.5 (RTF1 + finger grooves + no rail)
Current production are Gen 3 (RTF1 + finger grooves + rail) and Gen 4 (RTF3 + finger grooves + rail + MBS).
Current production are Gen 3 (RTF1 + finger grooves + rail) and Gen 4 (RTF3 + finger grooves + rail + MBS).
Inebriated
Member
All 3rd and 4th gen 29's and 30's have the rail.
Inebriated
Member
2.5 gens did not have the rail, 3rd gens do, as do 4th gens. Feel free to call and ask Glock, they'll tell you the same thing.Authoritative-sounding, all right, but, I believe, patently fallacious.(But then, I'm sober; not inebriated.)
And good job on the inebriated jab, I'm sure you really racked your brain for that one.
HellTrain
Member
Inebriated is correct. Glock gen 2.5 added finger grooves and the rail didn't come till gen3
Inebriated
Member
Why the attitude? Seriously, are you just trying to be a troll, or what?
Last edited:
I like mine, but would sell it now and get the "S". Just for the printing. The fat grip happens to work for my large hands, when many don't care for it.
http://glocktalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1469517- This explains it best. I went through this when someone insisted that it was a gen 1, "not", it basically says a 2.5 and a 3 are the same gun, and referring to it as either is correct.
http://glocktalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1469517- This explains it best. I went through this when someone insisted that it was a gen 1, "not", it basically says a 2.5 and a 3 are the same gun, and referring to it as either is correct.
Last edited:
No attitude, just a vastly different sense of humor, apparently, I absolutely intended the "inebriated/sober" post to be a humorous takeoff on your user name.
And, I really don't have enough interest in the subject of what gen featured the rail to do any further investigating. I was wrong. I stand corrected.
- Status
