I found no references to the G26 in the Gen 4 Glock thread.
How different is the Gen4 G26 from the Gen3 G26?
Are there issues with the Gen4 G26?
I just bought one last week. I have only had it out twice now but I have had no issues with it. I have shot many types of ammo through it but no cheap steel stuff. The gen 4 model has the interchangeable back straps and different mag release.
mag release, grip texture and backstraps are the only differences. The 26 has always had the duel recoil spring assembly that was the center of controversy/issues in the compact and full size 4th Gens
The Gen3 works. No idea if the Gen4 does or not.
why wouldn’t it work?
Have a Gen4. No problems. 500+ rounds. Just a little different feel with the grip.
Because other Gen4’s don’t work very well out of the box.
I’d say that is a weee bit of an overstatement.
I purchased a Gen4 G26 a little over two months ago, but I haven’t been able to shoot it as much as I would like due to work. So far, I’ve put just under 600 rounds through it with no issues, and 200 of those were Wolf WPA 115gr.
No overstatement at all. Sold both of my Gen 4’s and have returned to Gen 3’s along with M&P line.
only have abou 500 rounds through my gen4 g26 and no problems at all.
wish i could say the same about my gen3 g23.
We call this hyperbole…
I have had a Gen4 G26 for awhile. It’s my primary carry. I’ve probably put about 3,000-4,000 rounds through it without a single hiccup. I had a Gen 3 G27. I really like the grip texture on the Gen4 and the larger mag release. Those 2 points alone would make me pick the Gen4 over the Gen3.
Were they G26s?
Personally, I find the gen4 texture to be uncomfortable for IWB carry. There are many who will disagree with this, but I do not care for it. I carry my Gen3 Glock 26 over my Gen4 Glock 19 for this reason alone.
During the winter months, when a t-shirt can be added, the gen4 wouldn’t even be noticeable, but that’s not the case right now.
If you read my previous post you would see that I highlighted the fact that Gen4 Glock 26s have the same recoil systems as the Gen3, the 26 has always had the duel recoil spring and it was the implementation of the DRS on larger frame Glocks that gave them the initial teething issues.
A Gen 4 glock 26 is a Gen3 with a different grip and mag release
It’s not the recoil spring assembly. It’s the extractor.
It doesn’t take much science to figure this out.
FWIW, my Gen3 26 has the exact same extractor as the Gen4s, so simply separating it by generations doesn’t solve your concern, if you are going on the extractor argument.
Most issues with Gen4s I have seen were with the original duel recoil spring, Glock has changed the design and distributed replacements for many of those affected.
Like I said before, the 26 does not have the scope of change between 3rd and 4th gens that the compact and full size glocks have.
If the extractor was the root cause then the only safe Glocks to purchase would be Glocks manufactured prior to the release of the Gen4 line. As far as I know, Glock did not change the extractor design, but rather the manufacturing process to reduce factory cost. The new MIM extractors are going into all new production guns. I think the new extractor process needs debugging much like the stupid dual recoil system (which IMO should have been done by Glock and not end users), but if the extractor is the root cause of all Gen 4 failures then you are screwed no matter which generation you buy new.