Does Glock ever update their pistols?

[Lazyfaire]

Honest question - Do not have many Glocks in my safe. Does Glock update their pistols or do they just create a new pistol (adding optic cuts don't count)? They all look alike and all have the same controls on every line(personally I hate the take down tabs) and think like Henry Ford ...everything in black! Plus their numbering system has no regularity to it, but then that's me.

Don't hate Glocks but I don't hate the Amish either. Both create wll made items, both they are both plain

My 2cents

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[Certaindeaf]

The fundamental design is potato so mustard, mmhm.

 

[Lazyfaire]

The fundamental design is potato so mustard, mmhm.

They work and they are effective but just....meh

 

[Stomper]

The fundamental design is potato so mustard, mmhm.

 

[mrh1566]

I recently purchased the Glock 47 MOS that was just made available to the public. It looks a little different and uses a shorter spring so you can convert it to a shorter slide if you like. Not that I ever will.
I see Glocks as a "if it's not broke, don't fix it" situation.
Love my 22 gen 5 and the 47 MOS.

 

[Aero Denezol]

We are on Gen5 now. So they make incremental changes here and there. Glock has such a cult following already I don't think they need to change too much. FWIW there are plenty of aftermarket upgrades available.

Hard to believe the basic design has been around since 1982. It has gone from being modern to being a modern classic.

 

[Longwalkhome]

I recall when Gaston Glock first introduced the model 17, came in with a storm of protest by the gun grabbers. Didn't take long for most police departments to fall in love with the Glock as it's so simple to run you can train most anyone to operate it. It's the little darling of the police world by all accounts and I doubt Glock wants to change a winner.

 

[TTSX]

The real question is, will gen 6 have finger grooves?

 

[Member 53328]

The real question is, will gen 6 have finger grooves?

I hope not. Haha. Just one more front serration. They could at least ditch the plastic iron sights.

 

[Member 34319]

Tweak a few things here and there but overall they got it pretty right the first go around and are starting to realize that by going backwards on some aspects like the grip.

With patents expiring, and other companies taking advantage of the expired patents, that market will likely push forward faster than Glock ever will.

Glock knows my playing it safe they can sell millions.

That old saying, "don't fix what ain't broken."

 

[CamoDeafie]

No, they've got "perfection" the first time around, so there's now 5 generations of "perfection"

 

[CamoDeafie]

I mean look at hi point. Only updates for their handguns... new calibers, and now there's the "new" look Hi Points.. their carbines? Exactly 1 big change over the years other than calibers.. and that's a shoulder stock...

 

[Member 34319]

No, they've got "perfection" the first time around, so there's now 5 generations of "perfection"

I can't help but think they use that "perfection" line just to piss folks off.

 

[gmerkt]

Glock = Volkswagen 1938-1970-something.

Why screw up a good design?

After while, you'd think market saturation would set in. Because Volkswagens wear out, handguns not so much.

I have one, like it a lot for what it is.

 

[CamoDeafie]

Glock = Volkswagen 1938-1970-something.

Why screw up a good design?

After while, you'd think market saturation would set in. Because Volkswagens wear out, handguns not so much.

I have one, like it a lot for what it is.

Unlike the VW Beetle, I don't think you can swap parts between the different Generations all that easily?

 

[titsonritz]

I hope not. Haha. Just one more front serration. They could at least ditch the plastic iron sights.

NO. That is good feature IMO, adds two cents to the overall cost of the gun. I don't want a set of $60-100 sights that I'm going to change out anyway. As far as I'm concerned the POS plastic sights are a place holder, nothing else.

 

[Member 53328]

NO. That is good feature IMO, adds two cents to the overall cost of the gun. I don't want a set of $60-100 sights that I'm going to change out anyway. As far as I'm concerned the POS plastic sights are a place holder, nothing else.

Never looked at it from the perspective. I agree 100%. Leave the plastic sights.

 

[ocarolan]

Hard to believe the basic design has been around since 1982.

True... and the first Glock procurement order is actually older than Gaston's wife!

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=135319515203488

 

[ilikegunspdx]

We are on Gen5 now. So they make incremental changes here and there. Glock has such a cult following already I don't think they need to change too much. FWIW there are plenty of aftermarket upgrades available.

Hard to believe the basic design has been around since 1982. It has gone from being modern to being a modern classic.

Agree, if it ain't broke don't fix it. Fortunately the Swiss came through with the aluminum body usw. Adds a non moving red dot (reg sights still visible), charging handle and stock without adding much weight or size. Depends on what you are doing with the gun of course so may not fit some uses. Extremely well designed and built.

 

[E4mafia]

As far as Glock "updates" go they just do generation changes. Glock did on the recent make a new factory OEM trigger:

GLOCK Inc. | GLOCK Pistols | Buy Guns Online

us.glock.com

You can find them online for $89 or so I've seen. Eventually I feel this will be in the guns from the factory itself, much like their Glock night sights on certain models or MOS/non MOS.

I prefer Glock as near stock as possible and usually avoid aftermarket unless it's sights/lights/magazines but now with them offering a factory trigger option I'm curious - that's one area a lot of people swap out for aftermarket options which can cause issues but now there's a OEM option by Glock themselves.