More Glock gen 4 pictures.

[22lr]

From thefirearmblog.com

Glock Gen4 Unveiled!

Ed's Public Safety, a dealer that which calls itself "Georgia's #1 GLOCK Dealer and GLOCK Law Enforcement Distributor", has published photos of the Glock 22 Gen4. I am sure Glock's PR people are pretty annoyed right about now!

Glock 22 Gen4​

Gen4 Duel Recoil Spring. Note magazine has two cut-outs to accommodate swappable mag release.​

How the backstrap attaches. Tool provided with gun. Backstraps are marked "M" (medium) and "L" (large).​

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The new RTF3 texture​

Gen4 frame (Left) and 3rd Gen Frame (Right)​

So just to summarize all the point about the Glock Gen4 ...

• Initially Glock 17 (9mm) and Glock 22 (.40 S&W) will be available. Compact models will follow later in 2010.
• Features duel recoil spring which should increase reliability.
• Features Swappable backstraps.
• Magazine release swappable between left and right.
• Old magazines still work, but only when mag release is on left side.
• Gen4 slide is clearly marked as "Gen4".
• Retail price for G17 and G22 Gen4 is about $700 (actual prices will be lower than this).
• Glock will cease sales of the 3rd Generation and RTF models.

I find it interesting they call in the Gen 4 on the slide, to me it looks kinda tacky.

 

[Hornett]

Features duel recoil spring which should increase reliability.

So..... they weren't Perfection?


All joking aside...
I really like the idea of interchangeable back straps and the rh or lh mag release.

I don't like having special mags, but, the older mags still work for righty's so they did well there.
Can't wait to see one at the Shot Show.

 

[m_deaner]

That's a second-gen frame in the last picture on the right, not a 3rd gen. The 3rd gen frames have the beefed-up locking block; it looks the same as the one on the Gen 4.

 

[doglb]

ummmm....yeah....really not liking it!
Im sure it will perform like a Glock but its UGLY!

 

[Bluedragon]

Discontinuing the 3rd gens? That really sucks. I hope it wont get harder to buy 2nd or 3rd gen Glocks. As I find this new 4th gen to look tacky, and very "Un Glock" like. Yup I am definitely sticking to 2nd and 3rd gens.


by the way, i think it is kinda interesting they are already gonna discontinue the RTF series as well. I don't like the guns personally, but I do find it odd seeing they just started making them not to long ago.

 

[nahfuten]

i wish they would do away with the finger ridges on the grip, then maybe my hand would fit on a G19 instead of fingers sitting ON the ridges

 

[LotsofGlocks]

Ill stick with my 3rd Gens

 

[aero]

yeah ill stick with my Gen 3 G22.

 

[jd4320t]

I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that they are still going to make the 3rd gens...just cant remember where I read it.

 

[44 MAGNUM SHOOTER]

hmm, may be interested in a G23 when it comes out. Gotta hold it first though...