Anybody else think Glock is making this too difficult? Filling out "crevices" in their lineup - while leaving massive, gaping voids?
"Difficult?"- NOPE
Gaping voids- NOPE
I would rather have a long side, full size 10mm than a snappy single stack 9. Been there done that got the tee shirt.
BREAKING: Glock G40 Finally Announced, Along With 3 Other New Models
Looks like they are going the optic ready route like the M&P C.O.R.E.
You'd need the long slide too, like the one I have from LWD. It appears it's just Glock making a commercial version. I love my G20 longslide, though I'll probably get one of these too.
I have an RMR on a gen 4 21. I carry it quite often. Not a fad for me.The new 10mm long slide is neat but are people still using red dots on pistols, I thought that was a fad?
I don't think there's much of a market for 10mm. Ammo is high, a little cheaper if you reload. Bear country is about the only place you'd "need" a 10mm. That's a small percentage of the country.
I don't think there's much of a market for 10mm. Ammo is high, a little cheaper if you reload. Bear country is about the only place you'd "need" a 10mm. That's a small percentage of the country.
I have an RMR on a gen 4 21. I carry it quite often. Not a fad for me.
A single stack 9mm does seem like a void in the Glock lineup. I wonder if they are just having issues with the engineering? The Glock website shows the G26 slide with at 30mm and the G42 at 24mm. Maybe they are having issues getting the thing to work with a thinner slide than the G26 has? Glock has a tendency to keep their guns pretty consistent with (until the G42) a slide with of either 30mm or 32.5mm. That allows a small number of holsters to fit a large number of Glocks which helps sell guns. I know that I own more Glocks than I would otherwise if each Glock required a different holster. I would have never bought either of the G19s if I did not already have a good carry rig for my G23. A G21 was an easy choice since I already supported a G20. If the single stack 9mm does not fit the 24mm holsters for the G42, will they sell as many as they would if it did? It cannot use the 30mm slide since that is simply the G26 with a reduced ammo capacity. In fact, I believe they already produce a single stack 9mm if you run the 10 round mags mandated in liberal states, but I digress.
The question is, can Glock built a single stack 9mm based on the 24mm slide of the G42? If they can, then we'll hopefully see one some day. If not, we may be SOL.
On the other hand, maybe Glock has the single stack 9mm design completed and ready to go but are simply waiting for the G42 sales to level off before announcing it. If they announced a single stack 9mm today, I think the G42 sales would plummet. There's more profit in waiting than in killing G42 sales with an early announcement.
Another question is: What delayed the G40 release until this year? Why did it come after the G41 and G42?