Gen 4 or Gen 3 Glock 22?

[bc360]

Thats just your opinion, IMHO.

[judoguy]

Gen 3 or gen 4 glock 22 , can't go wrong.

I'd say go with the gen 4 if you have issues with the glock grip because you have more options with the back straps.

I personally never liked the s&w mp . The trigger is very awkward for me although a buddy of mine has the mp with a 3.5 trigger job and that was nice. Just my opinion.

[kantstudien]

If you need to stick with the .40 platform, then go with Gen 4.

The Gen III G22 have some problems with malfunctions when you attach a light to it unless it is a Glock light, in which case limits the types of holsters you can use.

Gen 4 was designed from the ground up to be a .40 gun (dual heavier recoil spring), so if you need it to be a model 22 then go Gen 4.

[CinnamonBear723]

The malfunctions from the light come from the light being screwed down to tight on the frame...they went over this, very easy to fix, problem when i went thru the academy. Yes the Gen 4 is slightly better than the Gen 3, but in reality its not that big of a deal. They come with the dual recoil spring and adjustable grips. The basic difference is you wont have to replace the spring as soon as you normally would, and depending on the shooter, "it cuts down felt recoil.'' Personally, i could not tell the difference. I will say that the grips are much nicer though. Either one will out live us all and shoot thousands and thousands of rounds reliably. And remember not to wrench the tac light on as hard as you can...just tighten to the point where it will stay on the gun, dont squeeze the frame with it.

[Seaweed02]

WOW!!!!!!

There have been a lot of replies to this post since I last looked. Thank you everyone for your advice. Even the ones who recommended other guns. And just to let you know, I do have a 1911 but it is a Kimber Custom Eclipse II, not a Commander.

I went ahead and ordered a Gen 3 Glock 22 from my local gun store. The Gen 4's are not available right away and have to be back ordered, so I just got the Gen 3.

I also ordered a Gen 3 Glock 21SF today. Again I wanted the Gen 4 but they are not available so I settled for the Gen 3 with the Short Frame.

Thank you everyone for your responses and advice.

[fullrearview]

I went with the g4. better texture IMHO.

[jchappies]

I Love my gen4 22 red label, it's not for work so i have some trigger work done to it but over-all it is a great gun.

[Strikeldr]

As another post stated above, a new feature is the recoil spring is redesigned on the Gen 4. The Gen 3 recoil spring is rated for 1,000 rounds and the Gen 4 recoil spring is rated at 5,000. You can tell when the Gen 3 spring is worn because the slide gets a little slack in it. I have had to change out the recoil spring on my 2 year old Gen 3 23C several times, but we shoot at least 250 rounds a month.

[tangocharlie7]

There have been a lot of replies to this post since I last looked. Thank you everyone for your advice. Even the ones who recommended other guns. And just to let you know, I do have a 1911 but it is a Kimber Custom Eclipse II, not a Commander.

I went ahead and ordered a Gen 3 Glock 22 from my local gun store. The Gen 4's are not available right away and have to be back ordered, so I just got the Gen 3.

I also ordered a Gen 3 Glock 21SF today. Again I wanted the Gen 4 but they are not available so I settled for the Gen 3 with the Slim Frame.

Thank you everyone for your responses and advice.

you will love the G3 21SF, never misses!!

[Seaweed02]

Picked up one, started Dros on another

I picked up the Glock 22 Gen3 and have been playing with it so much that my hands hurt. And I am talking about from the comfort of my own living room, while watching football on TV. I have not fired a live round through it yet. I really like the trigger on it. I had bought a Vanek GSSF trigger kit for it while it was still in jail, but now I don't know if I want to put it in or not because the stock trigger is fantastic.

On the 10th I got a call from my local gun store telling me that my Glock 21SF had arrived, so I went down to start the DROS on that one. Now when I was playing with it I noticed the trigger was very different than on the G22. I don't like the trigger on that one, so I will change that one out since I already have the Vanek GSSF trigger kit for it also. Ordered both kits on the same day.

Yesterday when I picked up the G22, I ordered a Gen4 Glock 20. The gun store guy said he couldn't get a Blue Label G20 Gen4, but said he could get a Gen 3. So I told him to just order the Gen 4 and I would pay for it without the Blue Label discount as long as he could get it with high capacity magazines. So that is on order now, and then I am done with buying Glocks.

[ElDub1950]

I'd like a Gen 4 only because of the large backstrap that can be added. But I'd have to do the SSE crap and it's not worth it to me.

[URBAN COMMANDO]

all about preference
I carry a 23 Gen 3

[Ammodog]

Looking for a gen4 19 3 mag. Seems everyone is out due to panic buying.

[BigKevLA]

Looking for a gen4 19 3 mag. Seems everyone is out due to panic buying.

Proforce in Brea.

[Claybone]

If you need to stick with the .40 platform, then go with Gen 4.

The Gen III G22 have some problems with malfunctions when you attach a light to it unless it is a Glock light, in which case limits the types of holsters you can use.

Gen 4 was designed from the ground up to be a .40 gun (dual heavier recoil spring), so if you need it to be a model 22 then go Gen 4.

Sorry beg to diff, my gen 3 22 has 4-5k rounds through it with my x300 on it and I think I have had about a dozen malfunctions at the most. Any way how can a gun light have any effect on the gun ?