Which One To Get: Glock Gen 4 & Gen 5 Compared

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Are you not sure what the differences are between a Glock that says Gen 5 on the slide and one that says Gen 4 on its slide? Let us try to help you understand what makes them different so that you can choose the generation of Glock that you will like better.
Glock 34 Gen 5: • Bring Your Red Dot: Gl...
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  • @justverysavage
    @justverysavage Жыл бұрын

    I'm holding out for the Gen 8.

  • @wyattsharkfin416

    @wyattsharkfin416

    10 ай бұрын

    Im waiting for gen 17

  • @Kafu_shinotsu

    @Kafu_shinotsu

    9 ай бұрын

    Hell imma hold up for the n305

  • @johnfarrar7448

    @johnfarrar7448

    13 күн бұрын

    I'm getting a pre production Gen 6. Should be ready by Christmas 😂

  • @NBWDOUGHBOY
    @NBWDOUGHBOY Жыл бұрын

    Its all subjective. I personally like the Finger Grooves of the gen 3 & 4. The front serrations are a great addition on the gen 5. Im right handed so I don't care about the ambi slide stop. I personally don't see the Gen 5 being a Huge Improvement over the gen 3 or 4 to me personally.

  • @edwinzambrona6299
    @edwinzambrona6299 Жыл бұрын

    Nice review as always sir

  • @wagontrack
    @wagontrack8 ай бұрын

    Excellent post! very straight forward and to the point, Thankyou

  • @electricgamez5415
    @electricgamez5415 Жыл бұрын

    As always another great video.

  • @terryholloway9930
    @terryholloway9930 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks great info appreciate all you do

  • @lilpoppy360
    @lilpoppy360 Жыл бұрын

    Great comparison 💯

  • @WhiskeyTactical
    @WhiskeyTactical Жыл бұрын

    thanks for the video. pretty neat illumination tool.

  • @magicd5780
    @magicd5780 Жыл бұрын

    I never liked Glock until the g5's and now they're turning into my fav pistol. They look so sleek and cool.

  • @hks956

    @hks956

    Жыл бұрын

    They look exactly like a gen 2 ???

  • @Guccibuckethat69420

    @Guccibuckethat69420

    11 ай бұрын

    @@hks956😂😂😂😂 nah fr

  • @Geth-vk
    @Geth-vk4 ай бұрын

    After shooting tens of thousands of rounds from both, I slide more towards the gen 5 The trigger is more responsive, I personally like Ambi support and grooveless design. But, also one of the points that I personally noticed, is that a gen 5 is easier to rapid shoot (has less muzzle raise after a shot).

  • @tonykirby9574
    @tonykirby9574 Жыл бұрын

    It would have been great to explain the fundamental difference between the two plunger shares.

  • @stonebridge157
    @stonebridge15711 ай бұрын

    I'm currently working on getting myself a glock. I have 2 tanfoglio. (9mm/40.) But I always wanted a glock. Think i'm going to go with the Gen 5 on this. Thanks for a educational video.

  • @NBWDOUGHBOY
    @NBWDOUGHBOY Жыл бұрын

    Great video.

  • @falcon4548
    @falcon45489 ай бұрын

    Hands down gen 4 … if I’m a dishing out $$ for a pistol… I want more pins !!! 💥💥💥😜

  • @johnfarrar7448

    @johnfarrar7448

    13 күн бұрын

    More pins = better

  • @WantedArgonianMale
    @WantedArgonianMale8 сағат бұрын

    Biggest gripe with the Gen5 is the ambi slide release.

  • @garypeterson3628
    @garypeterson3628 Жыл бұрын

    nice job

  • @zorazr192
    @zorazr1922 ай бұрын

    Thanks

  • @michaeldaltonsr8954
    @michaeldaltonsr895412 күн бұрын

    TY!!

  • @JadedGLORY2689
    @JadedGLORY26892 ай бұрын

    For myself I love the Gen 3s and the Gen 4s especially the models with that gorgeous finish that was so damn tough. I like the finger grooves and I also use the Medium Sized Beavertail backstrap so I can get up really high on the pistol without getting bit. If I was doing it all over again and had no Glocks, then I would probably go with a Gen 5 for my 1st Glock.

  • @stevesinclair4159
    @stevesinclair4159 Жыл бұрын

    I have had little experience with Gen's 3 & 4 only that I really dislike the finger grooves which are uncomfortable & impractical for gripping firmly, especially when wearing thick winter gloves. My experience is with the Gen 5 & the grips are comfortable even for a gloved hand & the front slides are IMO a big improvement!

  • @johnfarrar7448

    @johnfarrar7448

    13 күн бұрын

    Good point about the gloves

  • @KD-lb9bg
    @KD-lb9bg Жыл бұрын

    Gen 3's & Gen 4's for me. They feel better in the hand to me and I like the finger grooves as opposed to a smooth bar of soap, and I think the front slide serrations on the Gen 5's look Derpy as Hell. I will be buying one Gen 5 gun though, and that will be a Glock 47 as a nightstand gun.

  • @damiion666

    @damiion666

    10 ай бұрын

    You’re in the minority

  • @KD-lb9bg

    @KD-lb9bg

    10 ай бұрын

    @@damiion666 Only among children, Lol. Aaand, stop upvoting yourself, it’s Pathetic.

  • @islandsoljahz
    @islandsoljahz2 ай бұрын

    Are the slides interchangeable?

  • @colt10mmsecurity68
    @colt10mmsecurity68 Жыл бұрын

    My favorite is the Gen 3’s for 10mm hunting guns. I like the fact that swapping out different weight single-recoil springs for different loads is so easy. The springs are readily available through a few different companies like Wolff Sprimgs, Brownell’s and Midway. For Glocks that I don’t tend to shoot anything but factory loads, then I prefer the 5th gen. This would be for my 9’s and .40’s. I was interested in the gen5 Glock 20, but I’m still waiting to see what the jury says about it’s performance. My next Glock is the Glock model-40 10mm (long slide), as they don’t make it in Gen 5, nor Gen 3.

  • @stepheno.2730

    @stepheno.2730

    8 ай бұрын

    Similar sentiment here, waiting to see how the gen 5 10mm plays out (woods carry/hunting)

  • @colt10mmsecurity68

    @colt10mmsecurity68

    8 ай бұрын

    @@stepheno.2730 Since I made that comment 8 months ago, I did purchase a gen5 Glock 20. It shot everything I fed into it. CCI 200fr TFMJ, Fiocchi 180gr FMJ, DoubleTap 180 JHP, Underwood “Black cherry” 200 and 220gr gas-check coated lead hard-casts and all out of the Glock factory polygonal barrel (which is what the “Black cherry” line was designed for). No failures on four separate range days, with no cleaning in between. I just oiled the gun one time before the first range day. The Gen5 is now a woods carry gun for me. …and yes I did CLEAN and re-oil the gun after all of my range testing sessions and before I made it my new woods carry piece. 😎

  • @stepheno.2730

    @stepheno.2730

    8 ай бұрын

    @@colt10mmsecurity68 thanks for sharing. I’m between a gen 40 MOS or the 5

  • @colt10mmsecurity68

    @colt10mmsecurity68

    8 ай бұрын

    @@stepheno.2730 the gen 5 Glock 20 is a gen a gen 5. It’s optic ready.

  • @stepheno.2730

    @stepheno.2730

    8 ай бұрын

    @@colt10mmsecurity68 my apologies, I had meant to write Glock 40, gen 4 MOS or the new 5.

  • @protectiverailroaddad7541
    @protectiverailroaddad7541 Жыл бұрын

    I have 2 gen3’s, 1 gen4, and 1 gen5. They all shoot great.

  • @serega4087
    @serega40878 ай бұрын

    I measured barrel walls and it’s definitely thicker on gen 5 than gen 4. I assume it’s should hold higher pressures and hotter rounds and less prone to kabooms.

  • @victorh7675
    @victorh7675 Жыл бұрын

    I have a 17 of both gen 4 and gen 5. Im confused as to why the slide on this gen four has rounded of edges on the front of the slide where as mine looks like a brick. Not complaining about the bricky glicky, just curious.

  • @HammerStriker

    @HammerStriker

    Жыл бұрын

    Glock started rounding the nose of the slide in Sucompacts first then over time transitioned that rounding to more of the lineup. It does make it a bit easier to holster. So it will depend upon where they were in that transition with a particular instance.

  • @johnfarrar7448
    @johnfarrar744813 күн бұрын

    My thang is...can I put an aftermarket gen 3/4 barrel in a new Gen 5?

  • @slvrktman7824
    @slvrktman7824 Жыл бұрын

    3

  • @jaxfernandez3684
    @jaxfernandez36842 ай бұрын

    In my opinion Gen 4 is the most underrated generation. Because of generation 4, Glock became more accessible to people with smaller hands, lefties, and frame improvements were made so that a weapon mounted light didn't crack the frame. We wouldn't have gen 5 without gen 4. Also, regarding the trigger difference: Like any generation of glock, the glock gen 4 trigger will be kinda stiff initially. This is normal. 500 rounds and beyond, the trigger smooths out like glass and becomes light and crisp. Just break her in. Gen 4 ftw.

  • @Sirgromulus
    @Sirgromulus Жыл бұрын

    Which finish is more durable and/or do you prefer?

  • @ThatSig_guy

    @ThatSig_guy

    Жыл бұрын

    Gen 5s finish is more durable with the nDLC finish from experience of having a Glock 19 gen 5 and a Glock 20 gen 4 the gen 4s definitely scratch easier

  • @Sirgromulus

    @Sirgromulus

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @HardcoreAmericanUSA
    @HardcoreAmericanUSA2 ай бұрын

    idk why but my G19.5 shoots way better than my G19.4 did. My Gen 4 was very snappy compared to other handguns. Maybe it was the finger grooves? I didn't mind them at the time but maybe it actually did work against me. Unless they changed the RSA in some way like spring weight or something. Maybe my G19.4 was a lemon too. I did have a failure to eject under normal conditions early on. I sold it only after a few months for a VP9T. So far happy with my Gen 5 except it points high. Cut a backstrap in half and it helped a bit. Gunna try a grip force adapter.

  • @SergioGarcia-lu5yo

    @SergioGarcia-lu5yo

    2 ай бұрын

    Glock tried to make the same gun with less material, forcing them to discontinue on producing new gen 4s

  • @rtz549
    @rtz549 Жыл бұрын

    Would I ever switch from Glock to M&P or XD? Absolutely given enough reason. If one of those were hands down or undeniably better or superior without question.

  • @gvines
    @gvines Жыл бұрын

    Just get both

  • @ojabog
    @ojabog9 ай бұрын

    Gen 3 G30 was the most accurate Glock I ever owned. Stupidly sold it when I got into 1911’s. Big mistake.

  • @sentinel7122
    @sentinel7122 Жыл бұрын

    Alright, replaceable FRONT strap when lol

  • @phxamigo
    @phxamigo11 ай бұрын

    In gen 5 Glock 22, the slide is definitely thicker and heavier

  • @sneekmuch
    @sneekmuch7 ай бұрын

    But a Gen 4. Way more backward compatibility with previous gen’s What I liked about Gen 4 is the fact that if both of those guns were Gen 4 you could literally switch out the 40 cal barrel with the 9mm one and shoot two different calibers through it. Not with the Gen 5. And I’ve owned both and miss by Gen 4

  • @csyalx

    @csyalx

    4 ай бұрын

    so u mean to tell me i could put a .40 barrel in my g26 gen 4?

  • @Mossad901
    @Mossad90111 ай бұрын

    You forgot the gen five is Reddot compatible?

  • @budiartoirawan1312

    @budiartoirawan1312

    Ай бұрын

    Gen 4 also?

  • @Guccibuckethat69420
    @Guccibuckethat6942011 ай бұрын

    Got the 4 g19 my next door neighbor has the gen 5 g17 … block got the best of both worlds 😂

  • @SBK27

    @SBK27

    11 ай бұрын

    Glock 19x clears

  • @mickeyromeo
    @mickeyromeo Жыл бұрын

    i'm a southpaw so gen 5 for me

  • @neilhartigan7456
    @neilhartigan7456 Жыл бұрын

    Do you know they still make the GEN three for a reason 😊

  • @Denner771

    @Denner771

    Жыл бұрын

    I prefer the Gen 3 SF over both of them. Mainly because of the flat wire spring and it's many weight options. 🙄 Once you get your imsa spring weight to your liking your gold. BTW, I prefer finger groves.

  • @ThatSig_guy

    @ThatSig_guy

    Жыл бұрын

    Because it’s the only Glock generation that’s approved on Californias roster lol

  • @jericho2619

    @jericho2619

    Жыл бұрын

    They only kept the Gen 3 going because of Ca !!

  • @obtuso
    @obtuso Жыл бұрын

    G3… and put a marksmanship barrel and change the trigger. Thats the best glock for real use

  • @hoffmiermp

    @hoffmiermp

    Жыл бұрын

    KKM 👌

  • @chrissewell1608
    @chrissewell1608 Жыл бұрын

    Neither. Its the same damn gun!

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