Glock 34

[ape1nope]

My dept would allow them, granted it not modified in any way...so no to the trigger. My departments pretty lax about what's approved...given it's black, a 9mm, a .40, or a .45, is a sig, glock, or h&k, and is unmodified. They also allow certain revolvers in .38/.357, but I think that was left in policy for the old salty deputies.

That being said, I've yet to see anyone carrying a 34. Mostly 17s and and 22s being carried around (aside from our dept issued P226). A detective I know carries a 26 as his duty pistol.

[TrailerparkTrash]

Check out the Gen 5 G34; no cutout on top of the slide.

Ooh that’s good to know. I’m usually on top of Glock products but I have not come around to look at the Gen 5 34 yet. Hmmmmm. interesting.

Naaaaaaa. I already have a couple of 17’s, a 34 and. 17L. Not buying another 34. I never shoot the one I have already.

[SoCalDep]

At least right now the Gen5 34 is an MOS variant, so it’s not authorized for our dept anyway... lest we be tempted.

[chsk9]

I was surprised to see that. I thought the slide cut outs were to keep the cycling times (especially with light loads) about the same as the G17. I'm wondering if they had to have a specific recoil spring or?

[Swampcrip]

I found a old post 2010 where Notorious stated he carried a G 34, and I have read LAPD authorizes them.

Dea OC can carry them.

[TrailerparkTrash]

Dea OC can carry them.

Why???? The 34 is even bigger than a 17. It’s one thing to carry daily in an open exposed duty holster. But to carry it concealed like DEA presumably does, opting for a smaller platform like a 19 would make better sense.

On a practical standpoint, accessing and retrieving a long slided gun (i.e. 34) takes a split second(s) longer to quickly bring on target and send rounds downrange. Especially retrieving the weapon from a seated position and when carrying it concealed. Anybody that says otherwise has never carried concealed long enough in their limited experience.

Just my opinion.

[1G75]

For Post#1

My experience with Blue Label Gen 4-34s (from Proforce) is that they come stock with a dot connector (Telltale fixed r/ sights?) so the trigger pull is essentially the same as a Gen 4-17. I'm pretty sure that they did the swap form the factory so that you don't have to change it out for duty.

[deadcoyote]

Ran into two guys at training in my career who carried "tactical size" glocks. An officer from an agency near Tahoe carried a 35 and a Lake County cop carried a 34.

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[Poohgyrr]

I was surprised to see that. I thought the slide cut outs were to keep the cycling times (especially with light loads) about the same as the G17. I'm wondering if they had to have a specific recoil spring or?

It’s been a while since the 34/35 came out and made the news. Longer for the G17L/24. Short story as I remember, and if someone remembers differently, fine jump in.

The 34/35 were designed to meet size and weight requirements for the competition crowd. eg. Size: fits inside the IDPA box. Weight: the cutout allows them to make weight for USPSA/IPSC/IDPA).

And, “improved” marketing for the new 34/35 models targeted cops as well, mentioning improved velocity & accuracy.

(The 17L/24 had ended up being too long for some competition, and didn’t catch on with police as people had hoped. Sooooo, Gaston came out with the 34/35.)


The Blue Label Police versions do or did come with the +connector for a consistent 5 or 8ish pound trigger pull throughout the entire trigger pull.


I drove to L C Action in San Jose for my 3rd Gen G35 and carried it several years until mandated to change to Sig. When policy changed again, I went to a G31 and haven’t looked back.

[chsk9]

I carry a G19 unless I'm asleep in bed if I'm not carrying the dept issue G21. I never think that much about it. A G34 would be a bit much, but that's just me.

[TrailerparkTrash]

[chsk9]

^^^Exactly.

.... So for them to carry a 34 as their daily carry, just seems ridiculously odd and impractical.

Ridiculously odd and impractical... sounds like a .gov standard to me!

[Fiiyablade]

We are issued glock 35 gen 4 we are only allowed to attach lights and lasers to the accessory rail.

[Poohgyrr]

FWIW, the G34/35 are basically the same size as 5” 1911’s, a bit thicker than the single stacks, which folks have CCW’d for over one hundred years. The double stack 1911’s are a bit newer, and guys carry those as well.

Back when cap and ball revolvers were hi tech, guys carried several about town and field - or into combat. 7 1/2” all steel single action cap and balls.

I hear today’s soldiers going into combat can carry packs weighing up to 120/160 pounds.

I’m old and out of shape, and can lose 5+ pounds from my gut, but two pounds of loaded G34/35 isn’t impossible (given consideration for legal, policy, financial, health/medical, or personal considerations)..

Shorter barrels clear the holster faster, and may give quicker sight alignment too, absolutely.

FWIW, YMMV, and all that.