*THE* Gen 5 Glock thread: First Impressions, Reviews and Thoughts

[Larry Sellers]

the old witches' hat slide stop?

[JBP55]

Can anyone owning a Gen 5 with Ameriglo night sights post the width of the rear notch as well as the width of the front sight.

[JHC]

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The Gen5 Glock starts at about 3 pounds and increases as the trigger moves rearward. It's a much different, and longer, feeling trigger pull compared to the VP9.

Threat management trigger!

[holmes168]

Another range trip this morning and 300 more rounds thru Gen 5 G19.
So far 0 malfunctions, 0 brass to face.
Round count:
Blazer Brass 115gr 150 rounds
Federal HST 147gr 50 rounds
Holmes Reloads 115gr 310 rounds
Total loads with zero issues- 510

I thought if anything my reloads could pose a problem- there were none. Slide locked back on every empty magazine. The ejection pattern went to the right and not backwards.
I think someone earlier asked about using older magazines- I brought 5 mags that I have had for a few years and there were no issues.

[Thy.Will.Be.Done]

Some may recognize his name.

He writes for Small Arms Review magazine.

https://youtu.be/-9erZOL7RCw

Just noticed you beat me to this, Chris Bartocci has an awesome youtube channel... discovered it a few months back. He is a wealth of information...

[Super77]

I have high hopes that these new Glocks will be everything we hope but I'm paying close attention to the ejection pattern/consistency. In Chris Bartocci's video here at 20:12 you can watch him fire a few mags through a Gen 5 G17. The ejection looks pretty consistent overall. However on the 8th shot fired in that first string I think I can see the ejection phenomenon described by vuurwapenblog here and TwangnBang here where the case bounces off the slide near the breach face before clearing the ejection port and sort of bobbles out. I don't know if I'm seeing things or if it will have any affect on real-world performance if it's there. Supposedly these things are pretty reliable so maybe it doesn't matter but I'm not sure if Glock or the MHS testing committee factored BTF into their definition of reliability.

[GJM]

I have high hopes that these new Glocks will be everything we hope but I'm paying close attention to the ejection pattern/consistency. In Chris Bartocci's video here at 20:12 you can watch him fire a few mags through a Gen 5 G17. The ejection looks pretty consistent overall. However on the 8th shot fired in that first string I think I can see the ejection phenomenon described by vuurwapenblog here and TwangnBang here where the case bounces off the slide near the breach face before clearing the ejection port and sort of bobbles out. I don't know if I'm seeing things or if it will have any affect on real-world performance if it's there. Supposedly these things are pretty reliable so maybe it doesn't matter but I'm not sure if Glock or the MHS testing committee factored BTF into their definition of reliability.

I think many are interested in how the Gen 5 pistols eject, and because the internet and the number of Glock pistols, folks will have them under a microscope. It would be interesting to put our other brands on slo mo film and watch them. Ammo obviously plays a part, and I wonder what he was shooting. Light ammo and a new RSA, especially one oriented to accuracy, could take a while to settle in. I have seen that with a number of new pistols of different brands.

[RJ]

Just noticed you beat me to this, Chris Bartocci has an awesome youtube channel... discovered it a few months back. He is a wealth of information...

I watched this last night. Very informative.

[LittleLebowski]

I would like to register my petty jealousy for those that have these already, thanks.

[RJ]

I think many are interested in how the Gen 5 pistols eject, and because the internet and the number of Glock pistols, folks will have them under a microscope. It would be interesting to put our other brands on slo mo film and watch them. Ammo obviously plays a part, and I wonder what he was shooting. Light ammo and a new RSA, especially one oriented to accuracy, could take a while to settle in. I have seen that with a number of new pistols of different brands.

Yes.

I may not be saying the right words, but has anyone performed the '1911 Ejection Test'? (As I understand this is shooting a single chambered round, on an empty magazine).