Great video. The Glock could get by metal detectors! 1987 I was working as a LEO in LA. Crack was on the rise and our liberal media was smoking it on a daily basis.
Hollywood. Riddled with communists, drug addicts and America haters. Hollywood promotes gun violence. The liberal media pushes gun control. Fake news even back then. Hitler used the media to confiscate guns too.
One of the most complete comprehensive videos on the Glock generational evolution I have watched. Factual and very concise. This fellow knows how to get to the point!
I've stumbled onto your channel recently and thanks for great info on the firearms you cover. My dept's been running Glock 22, 23, 27 since the mid 90's. On the corrections side of the house we have a number of dedicated range firearms for annual requal's for the officers that aren't issued a firearm on a regular basis. We also use these same firearms for our corrections academy. The firearms and magazines in this training box get a lot of use as well as full armoring every 6 months in order to be in compliance with DCJS. I've seen the following breakages with our department firearms. 2 cracked slides through the ejection port, 2 broken frame rails, 1 slide rail that started to peel away from the slide, 1 broken barrel lug, 1 bent guide ring, several broken trigger springs, 1 broken firing pin nose, a few broken trigger pins. All the firearms with those broken parts were very high mileage training firearms that did not lead an easy life. The 2 with the ejection port cracks were gen 2 firearms. The broken barrel lug we figured had a bit over 100k through it. My point is that the 40 S&W isn't easy on many firearms yet the firearms we're using are surprising in just how much unkind treatment they can take year after year with very few actual problems. All the broken firearms with the exception of the 22 with the bent guide ring were replaced under warranty due to needing matching serial numbers. The bent guide ring was not a warranty replacement due to Glock determining that the slide had been dropped on a hard surface. Thanks again for your channel.
Fantastic and comprehensive review of the Generations! I'm a proud owner of a G 17 Gen 5, G 19 Gen 5, G 26 Gen 5, G 34 Gen 5 MOS FS, and a G 45. Didn't realize I had a chamber indicator, until I watched this video! 😁
To be honest. I'm just glad there wasn't a Quiz after this presentation !! Ha! Best Glock break down I have ever seen! I have a 19 Gen 2 tucked in my pants every time I leave my cave!! Occasionally I change it up with my 27, when concealment is a must. Keep calm & carry on my G. Brothers & sisters.
Awesome informational. I to am a Glock fan boy. Even with the gen4 and 5 guns that have come out I’m still a gen3 man. The legendary Glock durability and reliability reputation was established with the gen1, 2 and 3 guns
I love the mechanical changes of the Gen5 that is a improved trigger return spring system, improved striker, improved firing pin saftey & a recessed barrel crown.
Thanks for sharing, as a new Glock owner I feel much more informed about the products history. I also feel more confident about the decision to purchase my Glocks.
Great video! Just got me the improved Gen5 or (5.5) versions in 19 and 23 MOS with Ameriglo night sights. Front serrations and NO cutout on front of mag well. This so called 5.5 version finally sold me on Glock.
Love my VP70Z, but back in 1978 we didn't know "better triggers", and that was a form of a 'safety trigger". Now I'm 72 , and after purchasing CZ and Walthers, I'm adding long Glocks, G17L 9mm and G40 10mm because of simplicity and reliability. The ergonomics still stink, even 5 Generations on. Excellent presentation 👍☮️💥🇺🇲
When a family member of mine contacted Glock about various ammunition that could be used in their 9mm guns said NOT to use +P+ 9mm in their Glocks. I have seen the total opposite with folks using +P+ 9mm in Glocks with no problems.
Thanks for a very interesting video. My first gun was a Glock 19 Gen 3. I love the pistol. I now have the Gen 2 and 4 versions as well. But for appendix carry I prefer my CZ-P07. I carry with a round in the chamber and I feel much safer carrying that way with the CZ-P07's double-action trigger.
Excellent video. Very educational. My first Glock was the G19 Gen 5 that I bought this past April. I love this new Glock. I then bought a G17 Gen 5. I was a Beretta and Sig shooter until I rented a new G19 and shot it at my local range. The G19 is my EDC and G17 is my home defense. I’m planning to do all my training with this G19 over 12 months exclusively.
Only 30% cocked before trigger pull according to AGI video, Chris. Looking at cycling the slide and the cutaway in that video I would agree. It's important to know which is accurate when one has less than ideal lug/sear engagement.
Thanks for the brief history lesson buddy it was quite informative. My EDC is a Glock 19 Gen 4. Well I have 2 of them an Austrian OD Green one and a Black USA one. Love the history behind this powerhouse of a manufacturer and I think glock perfection is more something they are always striving for thats why they have so many generations tweaking the same concepts.
I'm excited for the Gen 6 to come out. Will it have finger grooves or won't it? Will it have the same garbage ergonomics ? (Answer :yes) Will it come with good quality sights? (Hahahahaha, not a chancs).
I must add one correction although I can tell that you definitely know your business and I really appreciate your content. The ejector in the Gen 5 and Gen 4 can be put in the Gen 3 trigger housing and although it's not recommended it does work and I have tried this and actually gives a better ejection pattern. So that is one part in the Gen 5 that is technically compatible although I could go down in a different rabbit hole on wear and tear issues and there is a little modification you can do to the Gen 4 and Gen 5 ejector if you are going to put it in the Gen 3 but I'm not going to get into that and I don't want to recommend it. Thanks again for the content!!
I kinda really like the sig pro though that came out of Switzerland in the late '90's as the third polymer-framed pistol to come out of German-speaking middle-Europe. To me it has the enjoyability of the 92 and the rugged utilitarianism of a 19 but was initially developed in .40 S&W/.357 SIG. I've also had a couple of 17's, to me Gen2 is the best, or at least my favorite type of Glock also from the late '90's.
I own a Glock 19 gen 3 that i can conceal carry. Very Happy with it. Purchased a Glock 31 gen 4. It had the recoil spring recall that was not mentioned in the video. This was corrected by Glock and I have since set this pistol up for three calibers out of one pistol (357sig, .40 caliber, 9mm caliber) I would be interested in a Glock 19 grip size with a Glock 17 slide.
I have at least 1 Glock from every Gen except 1 (do have the limited edition P80 from last year though for what its worth) and I can say without a doubt that Gen2 & Gen3 are my favorites. They are durable and reliable as anything else for the average person. Chris said himself he ran 72k rounds through a Gen2. Who needs more durability and reliability than that? Glock's reputation was really built on Gens 1-3 so to me, thats good enough.
Thanks for the rundown; it clarifies the lineage nicely! For 'most widely used', the M&P revolver might be a good comparison. Chuck Taylor started an endurance test on a Gen 1 G17 back in the '80s. The last I saw (several years ago) was that the pistol was over 750,000 rd with only minor parts replacement.
Chuck Taylor left that particular Gen 1 Glock 17 on the floor of the Pacific Ocean for 6 months . The only thing affected was a slight discoloration on some of the springs otherwise the pistol was perfectly serviceable , in other words it still worked as it was designed to . Great guns Glock are .
Great video that answered my questions about Glocks generation. I'd like to see you do some Colt Canada stuff. Much has changed since I had a tour in Kitchener in '84. The C&.C8 family has changed since I retired from the mil. in '96.
For those who hate glock pistols and 40 sw caliber, please forward yours to me and I will relieve you if your anger. I’ve used mine enough to become immune and highly tolerant. To the point where extras are welcome in this castle keep.
I still think the first 3 generations are the best. I always thought Glock hit perfection then. Never really got into the gen4 and the gen 5 has enough changes that it make me wary as to wether it’s as reliable or durable as the others.
I feel yeah, been a Gen 3/4 guy for almost 2 decades... just picked up my first Gen 5 last week and I must say this G17 is REALLY nice...so much so I have a Gen 5 35 inbound too. Though I will confirm reliability and after a 1000 rounds I'll carry it.
make America great again they come stock with stainless barrel and slides, while with glock you have to pay an extra 300$ at minimum to get it to a M&P durability.
I am a Glock Fan Boy as well...and proud of it! I own G21 Gen 3 & 4, G19 & 19x and recently acquired the venerable G29! While I appreciate (and have fired) other brands, nothing compares to Glock; simple, reliable,......"PERFECTION"!
I start salivating every time I take my Glocks out. I used to hate Glocks before I truly understood the simple, safe, rock Solid reliable design of the Glock. Thank you Mr Glock!
Bang up job on this review! Complete and 100% factual - no BS or otherwise silly banter to waste my time and cause me to wonder why I should continue watching some ass-wipe turd to the end. The mark of a pro is that he doesn't need to fill-in with dribble to portray himself as smart, funny, or otherwise. Just straight facts from this guy and plenty of them. To all the would-be "experts" out there watching this video, this is how its done folks.
It's not "perfection". Nothing in this world is. But it's at least good to very good in every category. This is what makes it excellent overall. Most important is reliability and with Glock, reliability is topnotch. What keeps us with Glock is the few number of parts housed in standalone sub groups easily removed/replaced by the common user. Lots of quality alternatives these days. Choose what tickles your fancy. We chose Glock. Then we learned it, lived it, and now love it.
He also said in Die Harder that it was made in Germany and costed more than Carmine could make in a month!?! Weird.., & what about when Patrick Bateman blew up those NYPD units in 1987 with one in American Psycho? He looked at it all like WTF?!? puzzled therafter (laughs).
Thanks for the informative lesson, sir. The wife and I are now a Glock family because of mostly reliability but also compatibility reasons. Yes they "can" malfunction - read: almost never! - but the chance of a malfunction is soooo much less than other manufacturers. They are the AK-47 of pistols...load any Glock with dirt, mud, sand, doesn't matter. They will very likely fire and put the bad guy down. Not to mention, after a Ruger SR9C - well maintained - started having Striker pin issues for no doggone good reason, we said enough of this mucking around. All we need is some striker pin sh-- in a defensive situation, aka, we die. So we went with the worldwide leader. That said, we can trust life with whatever we want, but our research shoes no one is BETTER than Glock reliability-wise. (BETTER, Glock-haters, as good for less money means buy the Glock & don't be a cheap-ass fool.) A G26 for her....a G19 for me - both Gen 5s - with a .45 ACP 30SF soon to join the family, to include G21 13 round mag(s). Oh, a G43 with +3 mags as our floater, outfits depending. May even snag a 19X or G45, too. 😲 Can never have enough Glocks.
Been waiting on this vid, Chris! Thanks. Still learned a couple small things, again thank you. You leave any of those magazines loaded all of the time? I’ve read the Springs wear when they compress and expand, not when they’re left one way or the other. Thoughts on this?
SmallArmsSolutions Right on. Thank you again sir. You are the only channel I watch for causal information, and easily the first one I look for new vids from.
Gaston Glock measured an ungodly number of hands to come up with the ideal grip angle for his pistol along with deciding on the low bore axis to assist with reliability and muzzle flip.
The first Glock 17s were actually pretty awful. The metal inserts for the slide rails broke on more than one mine, and I completely broke 3 frames by falling on my Glock pistols. The Europeans do not like magazines that drop free and my first REAL autoloading pistol was the Browning Hi Power, and I still LOVE the Hi Power, a lot. To me, the Hi Power is the 1911 perfected. That having been said, stripping a partial eject European magazine is a non-issue. Glock pistols are fabulous for people who have no prior experience or training with pistols. The DA SA have different trigger pulls, and I "HATED" all DAO pistols I ever got stuck with, including some of the revolvers with no hammers. The ribbed for her pleasure "target" trigger adds a few points for Gun Kontrol Akt of 1968 importation requirements. The extractor on the Glock is almost a straight ripoff of the Walther PP extractor, which is not a bad thing. Again we harken back to the Walther PP (1928) and the slide lock is only a slide lock. There is less of a chance of using the Walther PPs slide lock to unlock the slide than there is with the Glock. Unless you use pliers and or a screwdriver it's not happening! The barrel lockup is a ripoff of Sig Sauer. The rifling is more or less unique. I think the Steyr GB had the better Whittworth polygonal rifling over Glock. People who shot Gen 1 Gen 2 Glocks a lot, usually always had a rubber boot or sleeve grip on their grip. Glock's Gen 3 was "the Glock" finally, and truly perfected (more or less)! I can remove Glock finger grooves easier than I can put them back on, so...... Yeah!
I have a lasermax barrel in my glock and I would like to know more about lasermax my glock looks like a first gen it's a Glock 21 though so it's a bit of an odd duck
I love your videos. I have a story to tell you,wether you believe me or not I fill it is accurate. I have a Glock 19 Gen 2.5. The reason I call it that is it has two pins not the third one. It had the flat extractor and the original locking block that came with the Glock 19. But the real story is that I figure that I put about 200 Rds a week for 20 years. I hesitate to say this but I feel it is accurate. However I also had friends that would come over to my house because I had my own shooting range alot of weekends. And we would put 500 to 1200 Rds through it a whole lot of weekends. I would clean it almost every time I shot it. If you do the math it adds up to 208,000 Rds. And I feel that to be liberal. Now the next fascinating thing is that in October of 2019 the striker broke. So I replaced it along with the recoil and guide rod spring assembly. Also the safety plunger spring and the extractor with the loaded chamber indicator. I stoned the trigger action years ago but the grip frame is factory. I tried the ghost evo elite connector but I would rather have the factory one with the wall. I just wanted to tell this story to see what you thought about it. I now alot of people will say that I am full of shit but to the best of my figures I believe it to be accurate. Sound doable? Thanks.
Your statement about the high quality finish would not hold up today, The US made G42 and 43 have a poor quality finish, a lot of complaints. Perhaps you could update this edition to include the Shield Arms thin walled increased capacity magazines for the G43 ?
When I first heard about this when I was a kid I knew it was special, and I never needed to call it "polymer" to avoid the negative connotation assigned to "plastic". Nylon IS plastic.
I feel sorry for a lot of law enforcement city's ,county's etc ..are switching glock for mp I'll say it's a down grade from a glock to a s&w mp...because of price ... A family member of mine is a city cop and hates the m&p ...he say his scores are worse and the gun is always rusting ...always has to clean it ... what a shame I'll say
I came on a 5000+ California Department in 1985 ( qualified hung over with WWII 1911 while serving as a Marine grunt). Was issued a wheel gun and then purchased a Beretta 92F as it was allowed as carry. Gun was reliable as hell but was fat for my hands and did not point quickly. It was not a combat gun because of the barrel was wide open to accept dirt and debris. I was out of the USMC and not crawling in the dirt with a gun and rifle anymore. Beretta was a logical choice. However there were politics involved as USA wanted, and did secure the base in Siganela Italy. The war on terror was approaching and I would re-join USMC in 1989. My Department armorers wanted the Glock. Fuckin politics. Later the Department allowed carry of Smith 5900 series. Good ergo but a piece of shit. If there was a malfunction on the firing line it was a smith. I will never buy another smith again. No innovation it is just a reactionary company. Carried 2nd Gen G21 from 2000 to 2/2017 when I retired. 20,000+ rounds through it (not counting 2 Department a year classes 200 rounds a class. Lost exact count). I began reloading 2007 and have put all kinds of factory ammo and shitty made reloads from stores through this Glock. The Department replaced two recoil springs and one extractor. Not frickin bad. Retired the Glock when I retired but I had the armory go through it before I left. Picked up the CZ 75B which is a good running weapon out of the box. Upgraded it and it is smooth. Decided to get a CZ75 Compact which had a very rough trigger pull. No problem it was going into the shop to get cleaned up. turned out there were quality control issues and never should have left the factory. It works reliably after minor polishing but still the quality control issues remained on my mind. Began reading about the CZ P-10C. Every new gun has issues. Waited till 2019 and ended up with a 2018 that they said they had a fix for. Turns out CZ changed/cut the new frame to accommodate new magazine drop parts. Looks like I will get the bull shit fix for my gun. It looks like the Gen 5 has the same amount of parts as past Generations. Is the Gen 5 G19 worth buying or am stepping into more problems that need fixing?
Would love to hear comments from Glock enthusiasts how some owners of Glocks pimp out their Glocks with frame and slide modifications? Is it mutilation?
First ever pistol of mine. My pistol choice early 90s was a Glock 17... with a New York trigger. First and last pistol. I hated that thing with the burning heat of a 1000 suns. Garbage.
if you want real information, insightful, no fluff, this is the channel you come to.
Great video. The Glock could get by metal detectors! 1987 I was working as a LEO in LA. Crack was on the rise and our liberal media was smoking it on a daily basis.
Hollywood. Riddled with communists, drug addicts and America haters. Hollywood promotes gun violence. The liberal media pushes gun control. Fake news even back then. Hitler used the media to confiscate guns too.
Not to mention interesting!
@@AmberLie Who knew I would find you here on a 4 year old comment!!
One of the most complete comprehensive videos on the Glock generational evolution I have watched. Factual and very concise. This fellow knows how to get to the point!
This is possibly the best glock guide that I've ever come across
I've stumbled onto your channel recently and thanks for great info on the firearms you cover. My dept's been running Glock 22, 23, 27 since the mid 90's. On the corrections side of the house we have a number of dedicated range firearms for annual requal's for the officers that aren't issued a firearm on a regular basis. We also use these same firearms for our corrections academy. The firearms and magazines in this training box get a lot of use as well as full armoring every 6 months in order to be in compliance with DCJS. I've seen the following breakages with our department firearms. 2 cracked slides through the ejection port, 2 broken frame rails, 1 slide rail that started to peel away from the slide, 1 broken barrel lug, 1 bent guide ring, several broken trigger springs, 1 broken firing pin nose, a few broken trigger pins.
All the firearms with those broken parts were very high mileage training firearms that did not lead an easy life. The 2 with the ejection port cracks were gen 2 firearms. The broken barrel lug we figured had a bit over 100k through it.
My point is that the 40 S&W isn't easy on many firearms yet the firearms we're using are surprising in just how much unkind treatment they can take year after year with very few actual problems. All the broken firearms with the exception of the 22 with the bent guide ring were replaced under warranty due to needing matching serial numbers. The bent guide ring was not a warranty replacement due to Glock determining that the slide had been dropped on a hard surface.
Thanks again for your channel.
Best Glock review I’ve seen, I own a gen.4, Glock 22 (40 cal.) It just work and works 100% reliable
I had this video running thru three bluetooth on a roadtrip and didn't even realize it was 40 minutes. Great job!
Fantastic and comprehensive review of the Generations! I'm a proud owner of a G 17 Gen 5, G 19 Gen 5, G 26 Gen 5, G 34 Gen 5 MOS FS, and a G 45. Didn't realize I had a chamber indicator, until I watched this video! 😁
To be honest. I'm just glad there wasn't a Quiz after this presentation !! Ha! Best Glock break down I have ever seen! I have a 19 Gen 2 tucked in my pants every time I leave my cave!! Occasionally I change it up with my 27, when concealment is a must. Keep calm & carry on my G. Brothers & sisters.
The G27 is a great little carry gun & overlooked because it's a 40 cal but it's one of my favorite Glocks besides the G23.
Hell yeah, this dude is from Rochester. Just moved out of there and into pa for the gun laws.
Awesome informational. I to am a Glock fan boy. Even with the gen4 and 5 guns that have come out I’m still a gen3 man. The legendary Glock durability and reliability reputation was established with the gen1, 2 and 3 guns
Douglas Phillips Awesome. I have not tried the g48. But I do like the 43x.
I love the mechanical changes of the Gen5 that is a improved trigger return spring system, improved striker, improved firing pin saftey & a recessed barrel crown.
Glocks are great guns . To heck with those who don't appreciate a fine pistol .
Thanks for sharing, as a new Glock owner I feel much more informed about the products history. I also feel more confident about the decision to purchase my Glocks.
Great video! Just got me the improved Gen5 or (5.5) versions in 19 and 23 MOS with Ameriglo night sights. Front serrations and NO cutout on front of mag well. This so called 5.5 version finally sold me on Glock.
Good overview. I want a Glock 19 simply because knowing now to handle such a common pistol is a good idea.
If you've fired one striker fired pistol you've fired them all.
Stoked on the Gen 3 34 brother it’s going to TTI for the JW Combat Master package. Tungsten guide rod already ordered from them!
once again Chris you have delivered a great, informative, and well thought out video ! You will back to 30,000 subscribers in no time
Shared. You hit a home run with this. Great subject, great info, great presentation and great timing. MGGA Making guns great again!!!
Love my VP70Z, but back in 1978 we didn't know "better triggers", and that was a form of a 'safety trigger". Now I'm 72 , and after purchasing CZ and Walthers, I'm adding long Glocks, G17L 9mm and G40 10mm because of simplicity and reliability. The ergonomics still stink, even 5 Generations on. Excellent presentation 👍☮️💥🇺🇲
When a family member of mine contacted Glock about various ammunition that could be used in their 9mm guns said NOT to use +P+ 9mm in their Glocks. I have seen the total opposite with folks using +P+ 9mm in Glocks with no problems.
My Glock 17 Gen 5 ejects very burnt dirty cases compared to my older Glocks. No problems otherwise. Very accurate with 147g especially.
You shooting suppressed?
This was a long video but well worth my time. Very informative. Great vid. New subscriber👍
The Glock is perfection it's just that you can always improve on perfection.
Thanks for a very interesting video. My first gun was a Glock 19 Gen 3. I love the pistol. I now have the Gen 2 and 4 versions as well. But for appendix carry I prefer my CZ-P07. I carry with a round in the chamber and I feel much safer carrying that way with the CZ-P07's double-action trigger.
I have a gen 3 30S 45acp and a gen 5 23 40S&W and I've owned the 18,30,and 21 before. 👍🇺🇸🇺🇸
Glocks are the best pistols in terms of simplicity and reliability.
Excellent video. Very educational. My first Glock was the G19 Gen 5 that I bought this past April. I love this new Glock. I then bought a G17 Gen 5. I was a Beretta and Sig shooter until I rented a new G19 and shot it at my local range. The G19 is my EDC and G17 is my home defense. I’m planning to do all my training with this G19 over 12 months exclusively.
Great choices
A Glock 19 full of Cor Bon hyper velocity hollow points is a comforting feeling. Steve
Only 30% cocked before trigger pull according to AGI video, Chris. Looking at cycling the slide and the cutaway in that video I would agree. It's important to know which is accurate when one has less than ideal lug/sear engagement.
Thanks for the brief history lesson buddy it was quite informative. My EDC is a Glock 19 Gen 4. Well I have 2 of them an Austrian OD Green one and a Black USA one. Love the history behind this powerhouse of a manufacturer and I think glock perfection is more something they are always striving for thats why they have so many generations tweaking the same concepts.
My glock 29 is always by my side
God bless Texas
Perfect videos
Amazingly comprehensive and informative. I have become a big fan of your work.
Great pistol in the 80's. Very good in the 90's. Iconic today. Still works well but there's other stuff that's better.
the best and most informative video about Glocks and their generations 🔝 very well done 👍🏻 ✅
Excellent run-down of the different models, thank you.
THANK YOU FOR THE INFO
Great video. Thank you. I had a gen 2 back in the day. I regret selling it.
Gen 3 all day every day.
Do you live in Commiefornia too?
I’m sorry to hear that. You must live in California.
@@armedpenguin3825 No, I haven't had problems with g3's. Gen 4's are garbage and G5's are good, but vastly overpriced.
Excellent vid, Chris. Thanks!
your knowledge is impressive love your videos. Please keep it up
I'm excited for the Gen 6 to come out. Will it have finger grooves or won't it? Will it have the same garbage ergonomics ? (Answer :yes) Will it come with good quality sights? (Hahahahaha, not a chancs).
I must add one correction although I can tell that you definitely know your business and I really appreciate your content. The ejector in the Gen 5 and Gen 4 can be put in the Gen 3 trigger housing and although it's not recommended it does work and I have tried this and actually gives a better ejection pattern. So that is one part in the Gen 5 that is technically compatible although I could go down in a different rabbit hole on wear and tear issues and there is a little modification you can do to the Gen 4 and Gen 5 ejector if you are going to put it in the Gen 3 but I'm not going to get into that and I don't want to recommend it. Thanks again for the content!!
If I could only have one firearm it would be a Glock 19. Best pistol ever made.
Funny, I always heard you preferred the P38
I'd go 19X
I would stick with my AR-15
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Love your videos. Highly informative.
I kinda really like the sig pro though that came out of Switzerland in the late '90's as the third polymer-framed pistol to come out of German-speaking middle-Europe. To me it has the enjoyability of the 92 and the rugged utilitarianism of a 19 but was initially developed in .40 S&W/.357 SIG. I've also had a couple of 17's, to me Gen2 is the best, or at least my favorite type of Glock also from the late '90's.
Excellent presentation, nice job, well done.
You all should see his documentary on Beretta 92 series pistols. Amazing!
How in the hell one guy could know so much about a firearm is amazing
Great video and information. Always enjoy your content!
Great video as always Chris
I own a Glock 19 gen 3 that i can conceal carry. Very Happy with it. Purchased a Glock 31 gen 4. It had the recoil spring recall that was not mentioned in the video. This was corrected by Glock and I have since set this pistol up for three calibers out of one pistol (357sig, .40 caliber, 9mm caliber)
I would be interested in a Glock 19 grip size with a Glock 17 slide.
I wish the rtf 2 texture was available on the gen 5's. I loved that texture.
AWESOME thanks for sharing love the GLOCK.
GLOCK 26 24/ 7
I have at least 1 Glock from every Gen except 1 (do have the limited edition P80 from last year though for what its worth) and I can say without a doubt that Gen2 & Gen3 are my favorites. They are durable and reliable as anything else for the average person. Chris said himself he ran 72k rounds through a Gen2. Who needs more durability and reliability than that? Glock's reputation was really built on Gens 1-3 so to me, thats good enough.
Thanks for the rundown; it clarifies the lineage nicely! For 'most widely used', the M&P revolver might be a good comparison.
Chuck Taylor started an endurance test on a Gen 1 G17 back in the '80s. The last I saw (several years ago) was that the pistol was over 750,000 rd with only minor parts replacement.
Chuck Taylor left that particular Gen 1 Glock 17 on the floor of the Pacific Ocean for 6 months . The only thing affected was a slight discoloration on some of the springs otherwise the pistol was perfectly serviceable , in other words it still worked as it was designed to . Great guns Glock are .
500,000
Very informative video! Wish I still had my gen 3, 20C in 10mm!
Very informative
Hey awesome video! Learned alot of things I never knew! Thanks!!
Great video that answered my questions about Glocks generation. I'd like to see you do some Colt Canada stuff. Much has changed since I had a tour in Kitchener in '84. The C&.C8 family has changed since I retired from the mil. in '96.
For those who hate glock pistols and 40 sw caliber, please forward yours to me and I will relieve you if your anger. I’ve used mine enough to become immune and highly tolerant. To the point where extras are welcome in this castle keep.
You mention Tupperware , mine came in a Tupperware like container in 92
I still think the first 3 generations are the best. I always thought Glock hit perfection then. Never really got into the gen4 and the gen 5 has enough changes that it make me wary as to wether it’s as reliable or durable as the others.
I feel yeah, been a Gen 3/4 guy for almost 2 decades... just picked up my first Gen 5 last week and I must say this G17 is REALLY nice...so much so I have a Gen 5 35 inbound too. Though I will confirm reliability and after a 1000 rounds I'll carry it.
Justin M. Sweet.
VERY good video, thank you.
Die Hard 2: Die Harder
Yup.
Would love to see a video from you on the S&W M&P pistols
Those pistols suck ....wasted of time
We all know the real reason you like Glock is because it sounds like something else. :)
make America great again they come stock with stainless barrel and slides, while with glock you have to pay an extra 300$ at minimum to get it to a M&P durability.
I am a Glock Fan Boy as well...and proud of it! I own G21 Gen 3 & 4, G19 & 19x and recently acquired the venerable G29! While I appreciate (and have fired) other brands, nothing compares to Glock; simple, reliable,......"PERFECTION"!
I start salivating every time I take my Glocks out. I used to hate Glocks before I truly understood the simple, safe, rock Solid reliable design of the Glock. Thank you Mr Glock!
Great vidio Chris. I thought u knew alot about sig. But u rule with Glock also.
EXCELLENT VIDEO !.....THANKS !
Bang up job on this review! Complete and 100% factual - no BS or otherwise silly banter to waste my time and cause me to wonder why I should continue watching some ass-wipe turd to the end. The mark of a pro is that he doesn't need to fill-in with dribble to portray himself as smart, funny, or otherwise. Just straight facts from this guy and plenty of them. To all the would-be "experts" out there watching this video, this is how its done folks.
It's not "perfection". Nothing in this world is. But it's at least good to very good in every category. This is what makes it excellent overall. Most important is reliability and with Glock, reliability is topnotch. What keeps us with Glock is the few number of parts housed in standalone sub groups easily removed/replaced by the common user. Lots of quality alternatives these days. Choose what tickles your fancy. We chose Glock. Then we learned it, lived it, and now love it.
He also said in Die Harder that it was made in Germany and costed more than Carmine could make in a month!?! Weird.., & what about when Patrick Bateman blew up those NYPD units in 1987 with one in American Psycho? He looked at it all like WTF?!? puzzled therafter (laughs).
Thanks!
Thanks for the informative lesson, sir. The wife and I are now a Glock family because of mostly reliability but also compatibility reasons. Yes they "can" malfunction - read: almost never! - but the chance of a malfunction is soooo much less than other manufacturers.
They are the AK-47 of pistols...load any Glock with dirt, mud, sand, doesn't matter. They will very likely fire and put the bad guy down.
Not to mention, after a Ruger SR9C - well maintained - started having Striker pin issues for no doggone good reason, we said enough of this mucking around. All we need is some striker pin sh-- in a defensive situation, aka, we die.
So we went with the worldwide leader. That said, we can trust life with whatever we want, but our research shoes no one is BETTER than Glock reliability-wise. (BETTER, Glock-haters, as good for less money means buy the Glock & don't be a cheap-ass fool.)
A G26 for her....a G19 for me - both Gen 5s - with a .45 ACP 30SF soon to join the family, to include G21 13 round mag(s). Oh, a G43 with +3 mags as our floater, outfits depending. May even snag a 19X or G45, too. 😲
Can never have enough Glocks.
The Glock 17 survived all of MattV2099’s shenanigans except for the recoil spring and yet it stills goes on. Except for his channel.
Polygonal rifling has been around since the 1850s.
Been waiting on this vid, Chris! Thanks. Still learned a couple small things, again thank you. You leave any of those magazines loaded all of the time? I’ve read the Springs wear when they compress and expand, not when they’re left one way or the other. Thoughts on this?
Jon In America you are correct.
SmallArmsSolutions Right on. Thank you again sir. You are the only channel I watch for causal information, and easily the first one I look for new vids from.
I'd like to know how they decided on the grip angle
The Glock angle issue was/is about engineering reliability. Thats what I read and was told when Gen 1 and 2 came out.
Gaston Glock measured an ungodly number of hands to come up with the ideal grip angle for his pistol along with deciding on the low bore axis to assist with reliability and muzzle flip.
The first Glock 17s were actually pretty awful. The metal inserts for the slide rails broke on more than one mine, and I completely broke 3 frames by falling on my Glock pistols. The Europeans do not like magazines that drop free and my first REAL autoloading pistol was the Browning Hi Power, and I still LOVE the Hi Power, a lot. To me, the Hi Power is the 1911 perfected. That having been said, stripping a partial eject European magazine is a non-issue. Glock pistols are fabulous for people who have no prior experience or training with pistols. The DA SA have different trigger pulls, and I "HATED" all DAO pistols I ever got stuck with, including some of the revolvers with no hammers. The ribbed for her pleasure "target" trigger adds a few points for Gun Kontrol Akt of 1968 importation requirements. The extractor on the Glock is almost a straight ripoff of the Walther PP extractor, which is not a bad thing. Again we harken back to the Walther PP (1928) and the slide lock is only a slide lock. There is less of a chance of using the Walther PPs slide lock to unlock the slide than there is with the Glock. Unless you use pliers and or a screwdriver it's not happening! The barrel lockup is a ripoff of Sig Sauer. The rifling is more or less unique. I think the Steyr GB had the better Whittworth polygonal rifling over Glock. People who shot Gen 1 Gen 2 Glocks a lot, usually always had a rubber boot or sleeve grip on their grip. Glock's Gen 3 was "the Glock" finally, and truly perfected (more or less)! I can remove Glock finger grooves easier than I can put them back on, so...... Yeah!
I think the connector is the same from Gen 4 to Gen 5... I could be wrong however
So in 1998 Glock released 2 generations of pistols? The gen 2 and 3? I don't think so!
Are these new videos or ones you’ve posted before?
Jacob Chow this is brand new. We are trying to get all of our old content up which is well over 200 videos.
I have a lasermax barrel in my glock and I would like to know more about lasermax my glock looks like a first gen it's a Glock 21 though so it's a bit of an odd duck
Does the GMB have the same barrel life and higher muzzle velocities like the older Glock barrels?
Sturmgewehr556 yes sir, just a bit more accurate
SmallArmsSolutions That’s good to know because a lot of people think the GMB has button cut rifling for some reason.
Sturmgewehr556 I agree with you! To much misinformation.
Chris Will the earlier gen magazines function with the gen 5 firearms?
Michael Fay the G19X is the only pistol in their 9mm line up that has compatibility issues.
The media lied and mislead? 😮😮😮
Great video.
What is that tool you always point with?
Rnemhrd Gerber EFFECT tool
Channel liner is also not steel so the entire slide less the recoil assembly is not entirely truthful
Chris, which is your favorite out of the G17, G19 and the VP9?
Lewgunn G17!
SmallArmsSolutions cool, thanks Chris!👍🏾
Who isn't a Glock fanboy? There must be some sick people in this world.
I love your videos. I have a story to tell you,wether you believe me or not I fill it is accurate. I have a Glock 19 Gen 2.5. The reason I call it that is it has two pins not the third one. It had the flat extractor and the original locking block that came with the Glock 19. But the real story is that I figure that I put about 200 Rds a week for 20 years. I hesitate to say this but I feel it is accurate. However I also had friends that would come over to my house because I had my own shooting range alot of weekends. And we would put 500 to 1200 Rds through it a whole lot of weekends. I would clean it almost every time I shot it. If you do the math it adds up to 208,000 Rds. And I feel that to be liberal. Now the next fascinating thing is that in October of 2019 the striker broke. So I replaced it along with the recoil and guide rod spring assembly. Also the safety plunger spring and the extractor with the loaded chamber indicator. I stoned the trigger action years ago but the grip frame is factory. I tried the ghost evo elite connector but I would rather have the factory one with the wall. I just wanted to tell this story to see what you thought about it. I now alot of people will say that I am full of shit but to the best of my figures I believe it to be accurate. Sound doable? Thanks.
definitely not the same feel of the m1a
Your statement about the high quality finish would not hold up today, The US made G42 and 43 have a poor quality finish, a lot of complaints. Perhaps you could update this edition to include the Shield Arms thin walled increased capacity magazines for the G43 ?
USP for reliability
When I first heard about this when I was a kid I knew it was special, and I never needed to call it "polymer" to avoid the negative connotation assigned to "plastic". Nylon IS plastic.
15:04 he meant 1988 not 1998. Otherwise very informative for Glock noobs.
I feel sorry for a lot of law enforcement city's ,county's etc ..are switching glock for mp
I'll say it's a down grade from a glock to a s&w mp...because of price ...
A family member of mine is a city cop and hates the m&p ...he say his scores are worse and the gun is always rusting ...always has to clean it ... what a shame I'll say
I came on a 5000+ California Department in 1985 ( qualified hung over with WWII 1911 while serving as a Marine grunt). Was issued a wheel gun and then purchased a Beretta 92F as it was allowed as carry. Gun was reliable as hell but was fat for my hands and did not point quickly. It was not a combat gun because of the barrel was wide open to accept dirt and debris. I was out of the USMC and not crawling in the dirt with a gun and rifle anymore. Beretta was a logical choice. However there were politics involved as USA wanted, and did secure the base in Siganela Italy. The war on terror was approaching and I would re-join USMC in 1989. My Department armorers wanted the Glock. Fuckin politics. Later the Department allowed carry of Smith 5900 series. Good ergo but a piece of shit. If there was a malfunction on the firing line it was a smith. I will never buy another smith again. No innovation it is just a reactionary company.
Carried 2nd Gen G21 from 2000 to 2/2017 when I retired. 20,000+ rounds through it (not counting 2 Department a year classes 200 rounds a class. Lost exact count). I began reloading 2007 and have put all kinds of factory ammo and shitty made reloads from stores through this Glock. The Department replaced two recoil springs and one extractor. Not frickin bad.
Retired the Glock when I retired but I had the armory go through it before I left.
Picked up the CZ 75B which is a good running weapon out of the box. Upgraded it and it is smooth. Decided to get a CZ75 Compact which had a very rough trigger pull. No problem it was going into the shop to get cleaned up. turned out there were quality control issues and never should have left the factory. It works reliably after minor polishing but still the quality control issues remained on my mind.
Began reading about the CZ P-10C. Every new gun has issues. Waited till 2019 and ended up with a 2018 that they said they had a fix for. Turns out CZ changed/cut the new frame to accommodate new magazine drop parts. Looks like I will get the bull shit fix for my gun.
It looks like the Gen 5 has the same amount of parts as past Generations.
Is the Gen 5 G19 worth buying or am stepping into more problems that need fixing?
300 people with MUTANT HANDS to decide on the horrible grip angle
Would love to hear comments from Glock enthusiasts how some owners of Glocks pimp out their Glocks with frame and slide modifications? Is it mutilation?
the safety is between your ears
First ever pistol of mine. My pistol choice early 90s was a Glock 17... with a New York trigger. First and last pistol. I hated that thing with the burning heat of a 1000 suns. Garbage.