CHANGES TO THE THE NEW GLOCK 5.0

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CHANGES TO THE THE NEW GLOCK 5.0

Post by Doc@The-Armory » Thu Aug 31, 2017 11:38 am

17M/19M & Gen 5 changes from the Gen 4 pistols include:
-no finger grooves
-flared mag well
-ambidextrous one-piece slide stop lever
-front of the slide is rounded to match the Gen 4 subcompacts and long slide models. But pics don't seem to show the frame being beveled to match.
-land and groove rifling instead of polygonal
-same style firing pin safety (angled instead of flat) as the Glock 43
-return to two-pin frame due to a redesign in the locking block that removes the need for the third pin.
-slide lock spring similar to Glock 43
-return of cutout on bottom of front strap to assist with stripping magazine (such as due to a double feed)
-tougher finish applied to the same Melonite metal treatment process. This finish is dubbed HDLC (diamond like coating)
-the upper cartouche, the flat area on the upper right grip area that show where the pistol was made, has been moved down and combined with the lower one, which contains the patent number
-Mags have an orange mag follower
-Mags have extended front lip
-Mags have a slightly rounded base plate (bottom front edge)
-There are no front serrations, as some people claim, or as some photoshopped pictures suggest. Glock added an LCI to the guns many years ago to negate the need for press checks.

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Re: CHANGES TO THE THE NEW GLOCK 5.0

Post by big al » Fri Sep 08, 2017 10:51 am

Finally got to hold one. love the feel. Great Ergonomics!

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