I have to ask because from the limited searching I did here and other places…it seems that BTF and other issues with 4th gen 9mm Glocks have sort of gone away.
Anyone bought a 4th gen G17 in the last say 4-6 months? If so…did it run 100% like the Glocks of yore or did you get BTF?
Yeah…i know Apex has the fix (I have their extractor in what was once a problematic G19) but it seems like the issues with 4th gen Glock 9mms has evaporated.
Have to ask because I am thinking of picking up another G17 and might look at a new 4th gen G17 instead of searching out a lightly used older 3rd gen.
bb - I would say you’re PROBABLY safe with a Gen4 pistol made in the last year or so (2014 or later), according to everything I’m hearing regarding recent production guns. Can’t say it’s 100%, but I think you’re safe. I wouldn’t touch any generation 9mm Glock made between 2010-2012, 2013 is questionable. 3rd Gen guns made 2009 and earlier should be safe as well.
I currently have a Gen 3 19 I got a few months ago which was test fired on 1/5/15 and no btf issues in the 300 rds I have through it so far.
I bought a Gen 4 19 last week which was test fired on 7/28/14 but I have not been able to get out to the range yet with it.
However I do have a Gen 3 26, test fired near the end of 2013, which has btf issues. In addition Gen 4 17, test fired 8/23/11, I purchased back in March of 2012 which had btf but has stopped after the first 500 rds.
That’s has been my experience thus far with a small grouping