Originally Posted by
fwrun
The last couple days I have been strongly considering going back to a gen 4 gun, or at least buying a gen 4 completed lower and using the gen 5 upper on it.
The ambi slide stop lever on the Gen 5 is too wide in my opinion, and causes premature lock-backs for me with my Vogel-esque grip. It doesn't happen often, only whenever my grip isn't 100% perfect. If I cheat my grip (slightly loosen) for slow-fire shots where accuracy is my one and only concern, it will pop back 10-20% of the time. Keeps me honest. Had never occurred during "practical shooting" before this past Thursday, doing the IDPA 5x5 Classifier. After my first shot post-reload, it locked back. The culprit: compromised grip after a bad reload.
The Gen 5 would be true Glock Perfection if the slide release was as thin as the previous generations.