i've heard Glock is going to stop producing ALL Gen 3 models? contrary,i've also heard Glock will continue making select models of Gen 3?..anyone know?
I hear they are going to make the for a while. They can't just stop cold turkey with the limited amount of 4th gens that are out, and I still think they know they have a few teething pains with the Gen 4's that need to be worked out.
I imagine all versions will eventually go Gen 4 only. Look at the G30 & G30SF. A Gen 4 G30 with the changeable backstraps would have the fit of both and reduce production of two models to one. Having two versions of anything is cost-prohibitive in anything in the long run, and that's the bottom line of any business--money.
My LE dealer who is the statewide L distributor here, says yes for the time being, they will contimue to produce them. No date forthcoming to stop production, but he said the Gen 4 production is so ramped up that a Gen 3 order may take longer.
I compared the 3rd and 4th generations, side by side. Contrary to what I've heard, the 4th Gen isn't a bit smaller, in the handle, than the 3rd Gen. At least not that I could perceive.
I stuck with the Gen 3. I hope that it sticks around for a while
I fondled a Gen 4 G19 at a store last week. I also could not really feel a difference. I also did not notice a difference in reaching the mag release. Only difference I could feel was the grip texture. I guess I could be happy with either one.
The Gen 4s without attaching backstraps are about what a SF version feels like. One backstrap increases the grip to nominal Glock feel; the other increases it even more (for the monster-size hands, I suppose).
While I can't tell much difference between the G30 and G30SF, I can definitely feel a difference in the G22 Gen 4 and prefer the grip without the additional backstraps. The difference is much a personal thing, and that's the point. It gives one the option of changing it if it doesn't "feel" right.
The question is...will the price of G3's go up or down in response?
I don't get the G4 thing...it seems they changed things for no reason which then result in less reliability.
Cosmetically, it's just plain uglier.
I'll pass...
Be it Gen-3 or 4, the only Glock that feels right in my rat like’ hands is the single-stack G36. I was really hoping they would offer that in a .40 so as to squeeze in another round. Oh well, maybe some day.
I called Buds gunshop today, as I am thinking of purchasing another g19 or 23 LE model. I can get either for $398.00. All they have are Gen 4s. I noticed the texture on the gen4 has been tamed down a bit from the earlier ones they produced that had the polymid thingys but did not have the additional grip sizes. I think with the less aggresive grips, I might be able to warm up to it.
I like the current grip on the Gen 4. I'm hoping to get one sometime this year, most likely a G17 or G22.
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