Glock 17 First Gen or Third Gen?

[mongpreston]

If i can get my hands on either one which one?

[tiger222]

1st

[OneSevenDeuce]

Which ever you like best.

[Blackhawk556]

Which ever has 200 rounds or less

(other thread)

[Red Devil]

I have a Gen 2 w/ a hogue grip sleeve and really like it, ...and have no need for an accessory rail (or a trigger guard finger spur).

Gen 2's will be less expensive.

That said, ...If grip sleeves aren't, and accessories are your thing...

...Gen 3, by all means.

[Shenaniguns]

Third IMO, I do not like the first.

[NapaCountyShooter]

1st if you want collectability. Third if you want to shoot the hell out of it.

[Gryff]

I personally prefer the 1st Gen's grip without the finger ridges. The gun feels much less blocky than the later models.

[tonelar]

2nd Gen

...and you want to swap out a Bbl for a 357 SIG one...

I didn't know you could do it with any generation 9mm.
You sure about that as an option, Red Devil?

[railroader]

.and you want to swap out a Bbl for a 357 SIG one...

You must be thinking about a glock 22 not a 17. Mark

[tonelar]

You must be thinking about a glock 22 not a 17. Mark

tanx railroader / that got me confused

[Red Devil]

tanx railroader / that got me confused

My Bad...

It originally read, "...and you want to swap out a .40 S&W Bbl for a 357 SIG one..." (mine's a G23)

...and then on the preview, I noticed he was talkin' 9mm, ...so I changed it w/o thinkin' past the correction.

I am remiss...

[ZombieTactics]

My opinion (having owned gen1 and gen2 also) is that the 3rd gen Glocks are about as good as it gets.

[Johnny.B.Good]

I "borrowed" my father's 1st generation Glock 17 (for about the last 10 years) and it was flawless. If you want to accessorize it, then go with a new model. Otherwise I would get whichever model feels better in your hand, assuming they are both in good condition. Can't really go "wrong" either way.

[G-forceJunkie]

If you just want to shoot the hell out of it, I would go for the gen 3. Some (all???) have the extra pin through the locking block keeps it from tilting and wacking the bottom of the slide. Not an issue really, the older ones just hit the slide and dimples it to a point then stop. I would only go with the gen 1 if you want the look/collectability. A first gen gun will have several "upgrades" (Glock won't call them a recall) available for free. If its never been done, you will basicaly get all new internal parts (firing pin, extractor, firing pin saftey plunger, trigger assembly, etc.) Send it to glock, or find a glock armorer who can get the free upgrade kit and install it.