I beg to differ. Ive shot Gold Dot LE loads and just had more forceful brass to the face in a bad gun. The only difference velocity made was how hard you got hit.
A few new gen4 G19s and G17s just in, X and W serials, born 03/2014, all Austrian. Typical of other configurations reported, 30274 ejector, (.) connector. Golly I love new guns, but these are way too clean and have no character marks. I think I’ll fix that this weekend.
Have they (glock or Lipsey’s) made a batch of Gen4 guns in OD…in addition to FDE?
http://www.glockmeister.com/GLOCK-Pistols/departments/2/
Or is this something that glockmeister is having cerakoted on their own?
We cleared the WR serial numbers and are in the WS range. Nothing to add since last post other than we used up all the 115gr UMC and are now running 124gr AE. All pistols running as expected. Getting hot like hell and summer is still not here.
They’re factory OD. I have a Gen 4 G19 in that color.
Does anyone have experience with a recently made gen 3 glock 17 or 19? I would feel reasonably confident buying a gen 4 at this point, but I haven’t heard much about gen 3s for a while now.
I’ve seen a few shoot, and they have been fine.
That being said, I can’t find a compelling reason to choose a gen3 over a gen4 unless required to do so.
From the overall feedback that I’ve heard, Gen 4’s seem to be a bit more accurate than Gen 3’s.
I have an FDE Gen 3 G19 that is serial range WZ that I’ve fired 1100 rounds through. No malfs and ejection seems more consistent in arc than I’m accustomed to.
Bit of an old thread, but…
I have a Gen4 G26, OD, test fire date June 2013, bought new by me in July 2013.
So far I have a little over 1,100 rounds through it. 3 malfunctions.
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Failure to feed using Winchester Ranger JHP. I’ve come to distrust Winchester the past years, so I was using it only at the range. The recoil/report felt weird, so it very well could have been ammo. Still didn’t like it.
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Failure to feed using a several-years-old Korean brand magazine (KCI), whose springs feel weak and whose follower hangs up sometimes. Easy to blame the mag here.
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Failure to feed using a Glock brand magazine and factory brass 115gr FMJ ammo. This magazine was an original 10 rounder from my Gen3 G26 that I had had since 2005, don’t know the round count, but it was used a good bit and spent most of that time loaded. I replaced the magazine spring but haven’t used it enough since to say anything.
So there are very plausible reasons for each of those malfunctions that are not the gun’s fault.
But still, with 3 malfs in 1,100 rounds…I haven’t been carrying it. Another several hundred + rounds without issue and I’ll consider carrying it again.
Not too old, I am hoping to gain as many data points as possible in this thread. Thank you for your post.
Personally I am more interested in the 17, but I am sure others will be very glad to read of your observations with the Gen 4 26. I’m having a hell of a time trying to make a decision between a Gen 4 G17 and a Beretta 92A1 at this point.
Since when has 5 days made a thread old? 3 months would make it old I guess but 5 days sounds a bit premature, unless of course it’s buried back on like page 6 of the subforum.
Only got 800 rounds through my UBB prefix gen 4 17, but only 1 BTF (early on) and no issues feeding/extracting/ejecting.
Had one of these also on a Gen 4. Personally owned / agency approved gun which was detail stripped by an agency armorer for inspection and the pin was not centered properly during re-assembly. The pin will walk if not centered and stays in place once it is installed correctly.
i haven’t had any issues with feeding or firing, but ejection has been slowly moving to 6 o’clock on my 3rd gen (2013 production). starting to really piss me off with all the brass in my face.
This is exactly what I am most worried about. At the risk of revoking my man card, I have a really hard time resisting the urge to snatch and anticipate the shot on pistols that habitually nail me in the face with brass. A pistol that does this is pretty much worthless to me.
Besides the concern about ejection patterns/direction, what about the frame wear that has been caused by the dual recoil spring setup?
It wasn’t a functional issue, but got notice. gen4s in the last couple of years are relieved in that area of the dustcover and it’s no longer an issue.
Thanks for the reply and good news. The Gen4 Glock 17 is back on the radar.
Clean your extractor, extractor channel, and FPS.