Today Sept 01 I bought a Glock 19 Gen 5 at Phoenix Guns in Columbus.
They always have a great inventory and had several on hand this week.
It clearly is a natural evolution of all previous generations, with many improvements you've probably read about.
Some of the better features: elimination of the finger notches, tapered slide front like a 26, orange magazine follower, beveled mag well, return of the finger cut to help remove the mag. The trigger seems lighter than the Gen 4. The good things about of the Gen 4 continue: RTF2, large mag release button.
The one questionable or negative change: Slide lock on both sides. For right handlers, you feel the slide lock with your trigger finger when your finger is straight. And it can interfere with some holsters. Probably a nice addition for left handed shooters. I noticed the Gen 5 did not withdrawal as easily from my Patriot holster as my Gen 2. I figured out why. On the Gen 2 the front of the trigger guard is 0.590 wide. On the Gen 5 it is 0.620 wide. So holster tension has to be adjusted.
They always have a great inventory and had several on hand this week.
It clearly is a natural evolution of all previous generations, with many improvements you've probably read about.
Some of the better features: elimination of the finger notches, tapered slide front like a 26, orange magazine follower, beveled mag well, return of the finger cut to help remove the mag. The trigger seems lighter than the Gen 4. The good things about of the Gen 4 continue: RTF2, large mag release button.
The one questionable or negative change: Slide lock on both sides. For right handlers, you feel the slide lock with your trigger finger when your finger is straight. And it can interfere with some holsters. Probably a nice addition for left handed shooters. I noticed the Gen 5 did not withdrawal as easily from my Patriot holster as my Gen 2. I figured out why. On the Gen 2 the front of the trigger guard is 0.590 wide. On the Gen 5 it is 0.620 wide. So holster tension has to be adjusted.