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Originally posted by MacGyver:
From an engineering perspective, Aimpoint's solutions (the original and the new A-cut) are the best because they don't subject their mounting screws to these stresses in the first place.

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Originally posted by DaBigBR:
I have 1,000 rounds on my 17 Gen 6. I did it over two trips in two days. The gun had two malfunctions: a failure to feed on the the first round out of the third magazine (which was a factory 17 round magazine with a round chambered). The second was a failure to fire that was determined to be an ammunition issue (did not detonate in five more attempts or with a different gun).

I like the texture. I do not like the beavertail. It impedes my normal (scoop) draw sometimes. The trigger on my example is not good. The trigger bar rubs quite a bit on the right side slide stop lever and the slide moves while the trigger is pulled. This does not happen on the Gen 4 and 5 Glocks that I compared it to.

Speaking of comparisons, I shot it next to a 17 Gen 5 and 34 Gen 5 both with a factory Gen 5 recoil spring and with a 15 pound aftermarket spring. I would say the Gen 6 falls right between the 17 Gen 5 with factory spring and the 17 Gen 5 with the aftermarket spring. I do not think most shooters will be able to tell the difference.

Unfortunately, by the end of the 1,000 rounds the left optic screw had loosened up. I thought the witness mark was slightly misaligned after the first day, but it was probably 1/8 turn loose after the second day. There was an accompanying loss of zero. I took the optic and plate off today, cleaned the threads, and reinstalled with new screws. I will run another 1,000 rounds and see what happens.

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Originally posted by sig 226:

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Originally posted by DaBigBR:
I have 1,000 rounds on my 17 Gen 6. I did it over two trips in two days. The gun had two malfunctions: a failure to feed on the the first round out of the third magazine (which was a factory 17 round magazine with a round chambered). The second was a failure to fire that was determined to be an ammunition issue (did not detonate in five more attempts or with a different gun).

I like the texture. I do not like the beavertail. It impedes my normal (scoop) draw sometimes. The trigger on my example is not good. The trigger bar rubs quite a bit on the right side slide stop lever and the slide moves while the trigger is pulled. This does not happen on the Gen 4 and 5 Glocks that I compared it to.

Speaking of comparisons, I shot it next to a 17 Gen 5 and 34 Gen 5 both with a factory Gen 5 recoil spring and with a 15 pound aftermarket spring. I would say the Gen 6 falls right between the 17 Gen 5 with factory spring and the 17 Gen 5 with the aftermarket spring. I do not think most shooters will be able to tell the difference.

Unfortunately, by the end of the 1,000 rounds the left optic screw had loosened up. I thought the witness mark was slightly misaligned after the first day, but it was probably 1/8 turn loose after the second day. There was an accompanying loss of zero. I took the optic and plate off today, cleaned the threads, and reinstalled with new screws. I will run another 1,000 rounds and see what happens.

Thanks for your report.

Did you use any thread locker for the optic? If so, which one?

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Originally posted by DaBigBR:


Blue 242. Applied on Friday, gun not shot until Monday.

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Originally posted by 92fstech:
Has anybody heard any info (or even rumors) about the gen 6 slimlines and when they might be released? I almost bought a 43X MOS today, but held back because I'd really like some of the new features and it would be stupid to buy one now and then have them release some big update next week at SHOT.

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Originally posted by jljones:
Pretty sure the COA is DOA.