Apparently the Gen 5 G17/19 are available for preorder.

RHINOWSO

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saigonsmuggler

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^^ Marksman barrel

No front night sight??

looks to me like same old crappy plastic sights.

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What's a DLC coating ?

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Big Stack

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Diamond Like Carbon.

Here's one company's riff on it. Have no idea who/what Glock is using.

https://www.ibccoatings.com/dl...-coating-ceratough-d

My guess is that this will replace the gaseous nitriding that replaced Tennifer.

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What's a DLC coating ?

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What's a DLC coating ?

In my limited useage,

Ion Bond, DLC

Its a surface hardening treatment.

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RHINOWSO

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Originally posted by saigonsmuggler:
^^ Marksman barrel

No front night sight??

looks to me like same old crappy plastic sights.

Personally I like it that they come with those sights, because with the myriad of options available today, the stock night sights would get tossed anyway.

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so in my thinking to two most important aspects will be how the DLC holds up, and if any differences in accuracy are seen with the new barrel.

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I bet the majority of buyers (who are not posting on web forums) keep the stock sights on. I bet more would if they were better.

Before the drop safety fiasco, one of the things I liked better about the P320 was the fact that I didn't really have to change anything on it to get it the way I would want it. Can't say that about the Glock. Of course some people buy the Glock specifically for a project, but none of the parts should be bad enough that they need to be replaced. The sights are.

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Originally posted by saigonsmuggler:
^^ Marksman barrel

No front night sight??

looks to me like same old crappy plastic sights.
Personally I like it that they come with those sights, because with the myriad of options available today, the stock night sights would get tossed anyway.

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saigonsmuggler

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I bet the majority of buyers (who are not posting on web forums) keep the stock sights on. I bet more would if they were better.

Before the drop safety fiasco, one of the things I liked better about the P320 was the fact that I didn't really have to change anything on it to get it the way I would want it. Can't say that about the Glock. Of course some people buy the Glock specifically for a project, but none of the parts should be bad enough that they need to be replaced. The sights are.

Yeah that's me right there. If the Glock sights were just metal, I would've just use them like that. The main reason my Glocks have night sights was because of the stock plastic sights.. ugh

I was hoping I'd get the 19M with the FBI sights.. guess not, a bit of a bummer. However I'm getting this 19 anyway.

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That looks mighty promising. I love the flared mag well and glad they are ditching the finger grooves on the 19.

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I had read, and this info is old, that Glock will install a good set of metal night sights (rebranded Meprolites?) pretty cheap, if you send your slide into Smyna. I don't know if this is still the case.

But if it is, they should just offer the guns that way.

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Originally posted by BBMW:
I bet the majority of buyers (who are not posting on web forums) keep the stock sights on. I bet more would if they were better.

Before the drop safety fiasco, one of the things I liked better about the P320 was the fact that I didn't really have to change anything on it to get it the way I would want it. Can't say that about the Glock. Of course some people buy the Glock specifically for a project, but none of the parts should be bad enough that they need to be replaced. The sights are.

Yeah that's me right there. If the Glock sights were just metal, I would've just use them like that. The main reason my Glocks have night sights was because of the stock plastic sights.. ugh

I was hoping I'd get the 19M with the FBI sights.. guess not, a bit of a bummer. However I'm getting this 19 anyway.

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saigonsmuggler

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Originally posted by BBMW:
I had read, and this info is old, that Glock will install a good set of metal night sights (rebranded Meprolites?) pretty cheap, if you send your slide into Smyna. I don't know if this is still the case.

But if it is, they should just offer the guns that way.

Yes they still do. Sent my last 26's slide in about 2 months ago via FedEx ground and Glock charged $64 or so for return postage and night sights installed. Very reasonable.

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Looks like a gun store / range in my area is sponsoring a "Midnight Madness" event this weekend to unveil the Gen 5s. A bit past my bedtime but may try to make it anyway.

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Slightly higher velocities than traditional land-and-groove barrels, all else being equal, and these barrels are ridiculously easy to clean, even after extensive shooting.

After running several thousand coated bullets through a G19 barrel, a few passes with a pass and brush, and a bore snake...no visible evidence that the barrel had ever been used.

Poly barrels are much easier to clean and maintain that lands and grooves, for sure.

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I would consider a non-polygonal barrel a step backward.

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Originally posted by parabellum:
Slightly higher velocities than traditional land-and-groove barrels, all else being equal, and these barrels are ridiculously easy to clean, even after extensive shooting.

After running several thousand coated bullets through a G19 barrel, a few passes with a pass and brush, and a bore snake...no visible evidence that the barrel had ever been used.

Poly barrels are much easier to clean and maintain that lands and grooves, for sure.

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Looks like RTF3 grip. I like.

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I would consider a non-polygonal barrel a step backward.

^^^ +1 ^^^

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The only advantage I would see to conventional rifling would be to shooter who shot cast lead bullets. How many 9mm auto shooters are out there who shoot cast lead? I don't think its going to be a big number, especially percentage-wise.

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