Glock 19 G5 or G4?

[Victor R.]

I'll trade you my gen4 with night sites if you want. Been toying with that idea.

Let me go to the range this monday and rent a G4 and I will get back to you. Thank you

 

[Dogtown Darren]

You really can't go wrong with a Gen 3, 4, or 5. It's really whatever feels best to you, man. I personally like the grip texture on the Gen 3 the best, but your milage may vary.

Congrats on your Glock 19 purchase. Whatever you decide to ultimately go with, it'll serve you well.

 

[Smoothie]

Let me go to the range this monday and rent a G4 and I will get back to you. Thank you

Cool, just let me know. I'm out of town this week, but live in Cumming. Next Sunday we could meet at the range and try each others if you want.

That sounds wrong...

 

[Dogtown Darren]

Next Sunday we could meet at the range and try each others if you want.

 

[Victor R.]

Cool, just let me know. I'm out of town this week, but live in Cumming. Next Sunday we could meet at the range and try each others if you want.

That sounds wrong...

Hahaha... sounds good. I will let you know what I think after I test the Gen 4. Thanks

 

[Glockadopoulos]

You'll be giving up a more durable finish, Debatable
a slightly better trigger, debatable but I subjectively agree
a more accurate barrel. Nah, marketing hype
If you are a lefty, you give up the ability to make the mag release left handed. Nah, Gen 4 has always had a swappable mag release.
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Gen 5 does have some internal mechanical improvements, like trigger spring and slidelock spring. I’ll buy one if they release them with finger grooves.

 

[ReservoirDawg10]

 

[sheep dog]

I am picking up a gen 5 19 today. Have had a gen 4 for years but being lefty i like they showing some lefty love. Also like the feel of gen 5 trigger pull. Finger grooves fit me but i like the feel of no grooves better having handled em both a bit more

 

[diacnik]

All G19s are very efficient weapons - I like the Gen 2 best!

 

[Bere09]

Never ever make a decision on a pistol based on how it "feels". The "feel" doesn't mean anything when it comes to a pistol. Shoot them for speed AND accuracy on a timer and then pick the one that performs the best for you. That's all that matters.

Just to give you an example. The HK P30, CZ P09, Walther PPQ and Smith and Wesson M&P 2.0 all feel far better then Glocks do for me. When I shoot them all in USPSA/IDPA based drills however, the Glock outperforms all of them significantly and the Gen 5s outperform both the Gen 3s and Gen 4s as well, though not as significantly. That's just me. I'm not saying Glocks are for everyone. I'm saying go out and test them against each other and then make your decision. You may be surprised.