JJHNSN Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 (edited) I'm now the soon-to-be proud owner of a Glock Gen 17 Gen 5 handgun, the Ameriglo model ... I might have it by Friday or Saturday of this week I'm a long-time Glock owner user and have had Gen 3 and Gen 4 Glocks for years. I'll just just use this topic to share my thoughts, impressions and experiences with the Gen 5. Edited August 30, 2017 by JJHNSN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJHNSN Posted August 30, 2017 Author Share Posted August 30, 2017 UPDATE - Wednesday, August 30 I just got my tracking number for the Glock 17 Gen 5 which is inbound. I hope to have it on Friday. Nice way to spend a long weekend. Shooting the new Gen 5 Glock 17. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Grabbrass Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 On 8/27/2017 at 9:20 AM, JJHNSN said: I'm now the soon-to-be proud owner of two Glock Gen 7 handguns The porcelain one? That's awesome. You must be rich. Costs more than I make in a month. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gun Shark Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 1 hour ago, Grabbrass said: The porcelain one? That's awesome. You must be rich. Costs more than I make in a month. Save up for two months and you'll be able to get it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFC Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 I hope you can live with your purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASH Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 i read somewhere down the road the gen 5 will get revisions based on imput . so i will let em sort out and see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJHNSN Posted August 31, 2017 Author Share Posted August 31, 2017 (edited) . Edited September 23, 2017 by JJHNSN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFC Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 4 hours ago, JJHNSN said: I don't know how you manage to live with yourself, since you appear to be a complete and total douche nozzle, but hey...it's a free country. Not my fault you bought 2 defective guns partner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJHNSN Posted August 31, 2017 Author Share Posted August 31, 2017 Says the guy who just today declared he is going to buy a Glock 19 Gen 5...I mean, how could you? You, with a defective gun? Amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFC Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 1 hour ago, JJHNSN said: Says the guy who just today declared he is going to buy a Glock 19 Gen 5...I mean, how could you? You, with a defective gun? Amazing. I said look and compare and maybe buy one. It's still ugly with shoddy craftsmanship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJHNSN Posted August 31, 2017 Author Share Posted August 31, 2017 (edited) . Edited September 23, 2017 by JJHNSN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJHNSN Posted September 1, 2017 Author Share Posted September 1, 2017 ON THE WAY TO THE LGS... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJHNSN Posted September 1, 2017 Author Share Posted September 1, 2017 And.....the Eagle has landed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grabbrass Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 We don't care about package tracking. Just show us the heaters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJHNSN Posted September 2, 2017 Author Share Posted September 2, 2017 Oh my gosh, I actually like my Gen 5 Glock 17. After reading all the comments from experts around here declaring the obvious failings of the Gen 5 Glocks, I expected today to pick up my new Glock 17 Gen 5 and be woefully disappointed. But .... I love it. Love the fact is has no finger grooves, humps and what not. SO much easier for me to grip and it feels GREAT. Love the trigger. Definitely and noticeably less gritty, mushy and a crisper break and reset. If is HUGELY different, no, but ... every bit helps. I had the guys in the gun shop where I picked it up try it and one Glock fanatic in particular was particularly impressed. FWIW...again, nothing HUGELY better, but ... heck...nice. I really like the new magazines, very easy to see the orange through the holes in the mag. Hope we can buy more soon. The internals appear to be improved, the safety "plunger" looks much more robust. The finish/coating on the slide is very nice. A nice rich black, rather than an anemic grey and the barrel appears to be treated comparably. The front of the slide is nicely bevelled and while the critics (idiots!) here are declaring the frame not equally beveled, it looks great and just fine and dandy. The RTF treatment on the grip is great, in fact, just about perfect in my opinion. I may or may not throw some Talon grips on it. I purchased mine with Ameriglo Sights and they are GREAT...excellent front post width and rear sight width. For less than $100 bucks more, a good investment. I've put together a HUGE photo album on Imgur if you want to take a look at it in detailed photos. I noticed a few things: The frame has a "tab" that fills/blocks a slot in the back of the slide, I used a Gen 3 Glock 17 for comparison's sake. You can see what I'm talking about in the photos. Take a look at the photos, in a many of them I'm comparing this Gen 5 to a Gen 3 and I tried to show the difference in barrel rifling. Click on this link to see this Glock 17 Gen 5 album, and you will notice a number of images where I'm comparing it to a Glock 17 Gen 3 model (in OD green). https://imgur.com/a/OZegu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFC Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 11 hours ago, JJHNSN said: Oh my gosh, I actually like my Gen 5 Glock 17. After reading all the comments from experts around here declaring the obvious failings of the Gen 5 Glocks, I expected today to pick up my new Glock 17 Gen 5 and be woefully disappointed. But .... You're kind of new to the internet, huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJHNSN Posted September 2, 2017 Author Share Posted September 2, 2017 Hey, just used the ignore feature for the first time on his forum...really well implemented! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFC Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 You look like a user of the ignore feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomb Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 This thread is full of love at first sight, lol. Cosmetically for me the 5 offers more than some of the previous generations, but in the end it's all about function. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJHNSN Posted September 3, 2017 Author Share Posted September 3, 2017 I have it all cleaned, lube and ready to go tomorrow morning when I get it out for the first for some runnin' and gunnin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestor Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 On September 1, 2017 at 2:03 PM, Grabbrass said: We don't care about package tracking. Just show us the heaters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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