Glock 19: Gen 3 vs Gen 4 Comparison - Vuurwapen Blog

Here's a comparison of the Glock 19 Gen 3 and Gen 4.

When I first acquired the Gen 4, I thought it was close to magical, and saw no reason to use any other handgun. However, as time went on, the magic wore off, little by little. I found that I really do prefer the Gen 3. Everything I thought was better turned out to be what you might call the result of a "placebo effect" - it was new, so it had to be better, right?

However, the grip texture is more ideal for those using gloves and carrying the weapon outside the waistband. The backstraps are a neat idea, and I don't harbor the same animosity towards them that some other folks have, but I don't think they're the most ideal design, either.

The mag release is larger and seemingly easier to hit, but extended releases like the Vickers mag release, designed for the Gen 3, were actually easier to activate, I found.

The new recoil spring assembly introduces a host of issues, from incompatibility with 22 conversion kits to impaired function with weaker 9mm factory ammo. This is a change due to issues with the 40 caliber Glocks, and the new design carried over to the 9mm handguns for production simplicity. However, this may not be the best decision on Glock's part - they've returned the 40 cals to excellent reliability, while reducing the 9mms to less-than-perfect reliability.

In the video, I reference the G17 and G22 springs - for those not familiar with the issue, the Gen 4 G17 and G22 were initially released with the same spring. This caused the Gen 4 G17 to not function as well with some ammo. The spring has reportedly been revised, and now the 17 and the 22 have different versions.

Whether the Gen 4 19 and 23 have the same spring or not is not entirely clear to me, unlike my statement in the video; however, I did encounter issues that would seem to indicate that the weapon is not functioning in an ideal manner. My statement in the video about not thinking I'd have an issue in that regard is therefore apparently not correct.

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[DownOnwax]

As a matter of fact, stop being such a know it all Queer to the guy who made this video. For Gods sakes learn how to handle your weapon.

YOUR weapon.

And the guy who made this video is ALWAYS LIMP handed.

[VuurwapenBlog]

@DownOnwax Right. That's why Glock just announced a recall (voluntary exchange, that is, Glock never has recalls) on Glock Gen 4 handguns for this exact problem? Because I was limpwristing?

If you had bothered to watch the entire video, you would have seen that the pistol did not malfunction when intentionally limpwristed.

[lmmaculate]

He is demonstrating improper use of the GLock slide stop. It is a slide STOP, NOT a slide release. Using it as such will wear the slide stop eventually to where it will not function properly and the slide will enter battery after the last round is fired from the magazine.

[VuurwapenBlog]

@lmmaculate The Glock Slide Stop Police again rear their ugly heads.

[buckwheat40]

the Gen 4 has a nicer looking finish than the Gen 3 though, its kind of a nice matte black on the slide

[buckwheat40]

@JeffInDFW 40 sucks, too much recoil

[buckwheat40]

I'm gay and i limp wrist alot when shooting, can someone help me? ;o)

[jaeger1447]

@lmmaculate Gunshop myth. It'd require tens of thousands of repetitions of this action, if not many more, for this to be an issue.

[47WMATAIJI]

Thank you very much for this video and your professional views. I carry Glock 19, gen.3 and is pretty happy with it. Now, I am even more happier :-)

[breezyatv90]

i just got my new Glock this saturday, and i love it! its a brand new gen3. my buddy got the brand new gen4 and we went shooting. then we switched and saw no difference at all exept with my gen3 like you said, it would eject the empty shells out farther and faster it seemed. great video man. plus i got the gen 3 for 60 bucks cheaper. i love it. ran 250 rounds through this weekend right out of the box, not one problem. glock fan for life. dont listen to these stupid trolls.

[ramellajoe]

Great video! Just got my G19 Gen3, put 150 through it today, and love it!

[ramellajoe]

The mag spring has nothing to do with ejecting a spent case, if that was true then how does your glock eject a spent case without a mag in the gun? Dude your just Dumb. The only thing a mag spring does is press your rounds up and out of the mag. Dont try to give advice if you dont know what your talking about, it only spreads the stupid!

[TacticalDoubledong]

So it's got a stiff trigger (no doubt caused by the odd bump on the trigger bar), weak ejection, and reliability issues? And they want 50 bucks more for it?

I'll stick with my Gen. 3's.

Thanks so much for this video, it saved me from making a $550 mistake. :)

[nowayman980]

Thanks! Very helpful. I went with the Gen3, most because every experienced shooter I know agreed with you. The consensus was that they took a good thing and screwed it up a little.