WOW GLOCK GEN 4

[walter]

i was just looking at my g19 and thinking how it would be the perfect gun if the grip was a little smaller. i went to research the m&p9 and look what I found!

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=134778&id=147550831588

[gdict]

Good stuff. I bet there are thousands of folks finger F#$%ing them as we speak at the SHOT show....

Cheers!

[xibunkrlilkidsx]

Good stuff. I bet there are thousands of folks finger F#$%ing them as we speak at the SHOT show....

Cheers!

bastards....well hopefully this emans the price on Gen3's will drop or be able to find some good used ones.

[Evolution247]

Yeah, I already have mine on order. Hopefully the G19's come out soon. For now I'll take a G17.

[Baconator]

I wonder if they could put "Gen 4" anywhere else on the gun. That is something new, and I don't like it.

[tuna quesadilla]

There have already been lots of threads on this. Don't get your hopes up unless you're an LEO -- the Gen 4 Glock most likely isn't gonna make the roster.

I wonder if they could put "Gen 4" anywhere else on the gun. That is something new, and I don't like it.

They put Gen4 on the slide to avoid confusion because it is not interchangeable with the Gen3 slides.

[bwiese]

There have already been lots of threads on this. Don't get your hopes up unless you're an LEO -- the Gen 4 Glock most likely isn't gonna make the roster.

They put Gen4 on the slide to avoid confusion because it is not interchangeable with the Gen3 slides.

Who knows?
Glock's gotten away with three generations of handwaving for the prior versions being considered Rostered.

[hybridatsun350]

Who knows?
Glock's gotten away with three generations of handwaving for the prior versions being considered Rostered.

Yea. We can all hope and pray!

[HCz]

Problem is mechanically they did not change that much since they went on the Roster. Gen4s seem to have different dimensions and ercoil spring, so who knows.

[nrakid88]

I wish they would have incorporated the fish gils into the slide serations, my g17 RTF2 is great with them.

[Quiet]

They put Gen4 on the slide to avoid confusion because it is not interchangeable with the Gen3 slides.

The Gen4 Glock frame is also marked "MBS" on the right side of the frame.
MBS = Multiple Back Straps

Problem is mechanically they did not change that much since they went on the Roster. Gen4s seem to have different dimensions and ercoil spring, so who knows.

The Gen4 Glocks also have a different magazine release system.

The reason why the ambi-mag release SF Glocks did not get on the approved list was because the ambi-mag release system changed too many internal parts to be listed via the exemption [PC 12131.5] that Glock uses to get their pistols listed.

IMO...
The Gen4 Glocks have too many internal changes to get listed via PC 12131.5


Penal Code 12131.5
(a) A firearm shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 12131 if another firearm made by the same manufacturer is already listed and the unlisted firearm differs from the listed firearm only in one or more of the following features:
(1) Finish, including, but not limited to, bluing, chrome-plating, oiling, or engraving.
(2) The material from which the grips are made.
(3) The shape or texture of the grips, so long as the difference in grip shape or texture does not in any way alter the dimensions, material, linkage, or functioning of the magazine well, the barrel, the chamber, or any of the components of the firing mechanism of the firearm.
(4) Any other purely cosmetic feature that does not in any way alter the dimensions, material, linkage, or functioning of the magazine well, the barrel, the chamber, or any of the components of the firing mechanism of the firearm.
(b) Any manufacturer seeking to have a firearm listed under this section shall provide to the Department of Justice all of the following:
(1) The model designation of the listed firearm.
(2) The model designation of each firearm that the manufacturer seeks to have listed under this section.
(3) A statement, under oath, that each unlisted firearm for which listing is sought differs from the listed firearm only in one or more of the ways identified in subdivision (a) and is in all other respects identical to the listed firearm.
(c) The department may, in its discretion and at any time, require a manufacturer to provide to the department any model for which listing is sought under this section, to determine whether the model complies with the requirements of this section.

[slik556]

Was just wondering why the 9mm will be any different then the 40's. I have seen these at Turners months ago, the 17 and 22 in 40. Why would these make the list and not the 19?

[Rob Roy]

Can't believe Glock is bailing out of PRK...

[tuna quesadilla]

Was just wondering why the 9mm will be any different then the 40's. I have seen these at Turners months ago, the 17 and 22 in 40. Why would these make the list and not the 19?

You're confusing the RTF2 Glocks with the Gen4 Glocks. RTF2 is what came out early last year with the fancy texturing and slide serrations. Gen4 JUST came out a few weeks ago, and not only does it have different texturing on the frame, it also has add-on backstraps and a revised recoil spring assembly.

[ChrisO]

I wonder if they will be as reliable? I'm going to be picking up a glock 23 or 19 but if there is any chance of these coming out I might just wait...