I see a poll below on Glock Generations...

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Nu2Glocks

Discussion Starter · 11 d ago

I have heard a lot of talk about different generations of Glocks, mostly Gen 3, Gen 4, Gen 5. I assume there is a resource somewhere that explains the technical differences between the generations?

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Danzig

· #2 · 11 d ago

Glock Gen Differences. The Complete Guide to Glock Generations [2022]

What's the difference between Glock generations? Which generation is the best? We answer all of your questions in our Complete Guide to Glock Generations.

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Danzig

· #3 · 11 d ago

www.shootingillustrated.com

An Official Journal Of The NRA | What are the Differences Among the Glock Generations?

It's detractors may call it a Tupperware gun, but the changes made to each Glock generation prove that they are pursuing perfection.

www.shootingillustrated.com

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Che

· #4 · 9 d ago

Glock has an interesting history over the last 35 years. From my perspective because I was a LEO when they first appeared.

The Gen 3 with finger grooves was what most cops wanted. Plus the Glock can be vastly improved like the 1911s in the past.

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Nu2Glocks

Discussion Starter · #5 · 9 d ago

Che said:
The Gen 3 with finger grooves was what most cops wanted.

I love the finger grooves in my G40. It fits my hand like a glove.

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Che

· #6 · 8 d ago

Nu2Glocks said:
I love the finger grooves in my G40. It fits my hand like a glove.

Same here.

I love the Gen 3. The finger grooves work for me even when I go back and forth between the Glock 17, Glock 19 or Glock 26.

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RIP

· #7 · 8 d ago

Che said:
Same here.

I love the Gen 3. The finger grooves work for me even when I go back and forth between the Glock 17, Glock 19 or Glock 26.

The Gen 3 is Perfection.
The Gen 4 came with the HRC trigger bar dimple
The Gen 5 came with a bunch of useless ambi-crap

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Nu2Glocks

Discussion Starter · #8 · 7 d ago

RIP said:
The Gen 3 is Perfection.
The Gen 4 came with the HRC trigger bar dimple

PLEASE tell me that "HRC" does not stand for "Hillary Rodham Clinton."

The Gen 5 came with a bunch of useless ambi-crap

... and once again, I am very much afraid I have to tell you that I deeply resemble that remark. Actually, after a surgery that disabled my right arm for the better part of a year, I am possibly a better shooter left-handed than right. So for the guns that are ambidextrous, I do appreciate being able to switch back and forth between hands. OTOH, I have been shooting right-handed guns left-handed for enough decades that I have no problem operating right-handed guns left-handed. It is certainly not an issue for which I would give up my finger-grooves to jump to a Gen 5.

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RIP

· #9 · 7 d ago

Nu2Glocks said:
PLEASE tell me that "HRC" does not stand for "Hillary Rodham Clinton."

... and once again, I am very much afraid I have to tell you that I deeply resemble that remark. Actually, after a surgery that disabled my right arm for the better part of a year, I am possibly a better shooter left-handed than right. So for the guns that are ambidextrous, I do appreciate being able to switch back and forth between hands. OTOH, I have been shooting right-handed guns left-handed for enough decades that I have no problem operating right-handed guns left-handed. It is certainly not an issue for which I would give up my finger-grooves to jump to a Gen 5.

Sorry, I can't tell you that.
But, you have made my point perfectly. If you shoot right handed guns left-handed it's no longer an issue.

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L-2

· #10 · 7 d ago

Post 8,
I'd not seen the "HRC" abbreviation previously and don't know what that means.

In Gen4 Glocks, Glock came out with a magazine catch which was both larger, perhaps easier to use, and reversible, in that it could be activated from the left-side (for right handers) or reversed to operate from the right side (for left handed folks).

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Nu2Glocks

Discussion Starter · #11 · 7 d ago

RIP said:
Sorry, I can't tell you that.
But, you have made my point perfectly. If you shoot right handed guns left-handed it's no longer an issue.

99.8% of the time, I would have to say you are right, with a couple of caveats. I don't know what percentage of shooters are left-handed. Of these, I don't know what percentage are comfortable operating an RH gun with the left hand. There is another issue:

A magazine release that is light enough to rapidly depress and release with a left-handed finger is also light enough to be depressed and released by other forms of pressure.. And for an LH carrier, that RH gun and magazine release is often pointed outward from the bearer, where it is accessible to being depressed from the outside.

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Danzig

· #12 · 7 d ago

Nu2Glocks said:
99.8% of the time, I would have to say you are right, with a couple of caveats. I don't know what percentage of shooters are left-handed. Of these, I don't know what percentage are comfortable operating an RH gun with the left hand. There is another issue:

A magazine release that is light enough to rapidly depress and release with a left-handed finger is also light enough to be depressed and released by other forms of pressure.. And for an LH carrier, that RH gun and magazine release is often pointed outward from the bearer, where it is accessible to being depressed from the outside.

I’ve read somewhere it’s around 10% of the population is left handed.
Up until about 20 years ago, gunmakers didn’t care about left handers.
I worked with a number of left handed cops that adapted to whatever platform they had to and never heard a complaint about it either.
🤔…well they did complain about trying to find holsters and their expense.

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RIP

· #13 · 7 d ago

Danzig said:
I’ve read somewhere it’s around 10% of the population is left handed.
Up until about 20 years ago, gunmakers didn’t care about left handers.
I worked with a number of left handed cops that adapted to whatever platform they had to and never heard a complaint about it either.
🤔…well they did complain about trying to find holsters and their expense.

So gun makers screw with 100% of the guns for 10% of the population of which only 1% carry a gun. That’s about the same logic and % as the trans population. ***!!!

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Nu2Glocks

Discussion Starter · #14 · 7 d ago

RIP said:
So gun makers screw with 100% of the guns for 10% of the population of which only 1% carry a gun. That’s about the same logic and % as the trans population. ***!!!

According to World Population Review, in 2023, there are 1.9% of Americans that identify as transgender. This would translate to about 6M Americans that identify as transgender.

Meanwhile, there are estimated 160M gun owners in the United States of America. If 10% of these are left-handers, this would be 16M left-handed shooters, nearly three times the number of people that ostensibly identify as transgender.

Personally, I believe the World Population Review is lying to us. I think the real percentage of Americans that identify as transgender is closer to 0.19% -- or about 60,000 people in this country that identify as transgender.

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Nu2Glocks

Discussion Starter · #15 · 7 d ago

Danzig said:
I’ve read somewhere it’s around 10% of the population is left handed.
Up until about 20 years ago, gunmakers didn’t care about left handers.
I worked with a number of left handed cops that adapted to whatever platform they had to and never heard a complaint about it either.
🤔…well they did complain about trying to find holsters and their expense.

Yes, finding a good holster is a nuisance. It quadruply so for me because I want the ability to conceal carry or open carry, LH or RH as the situation merits.

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RIP

· #16 · 7 d ago

Nu2Glocks said:
According to World Population Review, in 2023, there are 1.9% of Americans that identify as transgender. This would translate to about 6M Americans that identify as transgender.

Meanwhile, there are estimated 160M gun owners in the United States of America. If 10% of these are left-handers, this would be 16M left-handed shooters, nearly three times the number of people that ostensibly identify as transgender.

Personally, I believe the World Population Review is lying to us. I think the real percentage of Americans that identify as transgender is closer to 0.19% -- or about 60,000 people in this country that identify as transgender.

You missed my point. Not all lefties own guns.

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RIP

· #17 · 7 d ago

Nu2Glocks said:
Personally, I believe the World Population Review is lying to us. I think the real percentage of Americans that identify as transgender is closer to 0.19% -- or about 60,000 people in this country that identify as transgender.

Personally, I believe anyone that identifies as trans should be in a mental ward.

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Danzig

· #18 · 7 d ago

RIP said:
Personally, I believe anyone that identifies as trans should be in a mental ward.

What about lefties?

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RIP

· #19 · 7 d ago

Danzig said:
What about lefties?

🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

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Nu2Glocks

Discussion Starter · #20 · 7 d ago

RIP said:
You missed my point. Not all lefties own guns.

Please look at my math again. I was only counting the gun owners.

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