I still like and trust my Gen 4 17 enough that it will stay my nightstand home defense gun as it has for 3 years, but my main work/carry guns are Gen 5s now except for my M2.0 Shield. I do find I see the accuracy improvement.
I still like and trust my Gen 4 17 enough that it will stay my nightstand home defense gun as it has for 3 years, but my main work/carry guns are Gen 5s now except for my M2.0 Shield. I do find I see the accuracy improvement.
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My Gen4 G17 shoots like a champ. I'd not replace it without actual cause to do so.Originally Posted by LockedBreech
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Agreed, plus mine was built on my birthday, I can't ignore fate like that.
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I was under the impression Gen5 went w/ lands/grooves:
https://www.recoilweb.com/inside-the...s%20generation.
Nope the GMB is still a Polygonalish style barrel.
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Evidently my targets are too close because I don't see any difference in accuracy. At what distance are you seeing accuracy difference and how are you judging the difference? Shooting from a machine rest? I'm shooting 3/4" target pasters at 7-10 yards and hit more than I miss and I'm confident when I miss I'm the weak link, not the gun or the ammo.
My sense is based on 25 yards. The reason I say sense, is that I am not a bullseye shooter, but I regularly or semi-regularly shoot groups on the head of a USPSA target to evaluate me, my aiming system and zero, my ammo and my pistol. This has gone on for the last ten years and involved many Gen 3, 4 and 5 Glock pistols, in various barrel lengths.
Some observations, all anecdotal, so take them as such. Definitely in Gen 3, and somewhat in Gen 4, I found the 26/19/17 to shoot smaller groups than a 34. Across Gen 3, the pistols seemed more ammo sensitive, with a load or two in the 2.5-3 inch at 25 yards, and many loads printing larger groups. Gen 4 pistols seemed to have more loads in the 3 inch range than Gen 3, but many loads more than 3 inches.
The Gen 5 pistols have shot almost all loads good, and the 34 pistols seem as accurate as the shorter barrels. The first load I tested in multiple G5/34 pistols was 115 American Eagle and it was 1-5-2 inches, off hand at 25. Shooting Gen 5 19/17/34 pistols, I see no difference in accuracy between them and the VP9 and CZ Shadow 2 pistols, I have lots of experience with. Simply put, with the Gen 5 pistols, there is no reason to pick another brand based on accuracy, assuming you know how to work a Glock trigger. A s a side note, the same can be said about the Gen 5 in how it ejects/extracts, and how easy it is to reload.
From my source at Glock, I understand there are multiple differences in the Gen 5 barrels:
1) there is a target crown
2) there is a different finish internally
3) ahead of the chamber it is tighter
Google turned up this comparing Gen 3 to 5, which is consistent with my anecdotal observations.
Likes pretty much everything in every caliber.
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