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I had a chance to shoot the new Glock 17M, which is the new FBI 9mm Glock that many speculate will become the Generation 5 guns. Here are some of the features of the 17M that I observed today.
The new gun has a button rifled barrel with traditional lands and grooves. It does not use the polygonal rifling of its predecessors.
It uses a longer recoil spring and the locking lug has been set back on the barrel a bit to facilitate this. It uses what looks to be a similar arrangement as the Gen 4 guns in terms of the spring design.
It has a trigger that's very similar to the G42/43. This means it has a slightly improved trigger pull and it's definitely noticeable when I fired it.
The magazine well is beveled inside. This is not visible externally though.
It has a two pin design similar to older generation guns.
It features an new ambidextrous slide stop however the magazine release is only accessible from one side of the gun at a time.
No finger grooves on this one.
While the magazines for the 17M are slightly different than a Glock 17 Gen 1-4 mag, the older mags will still lock into and work properly in the 17M. I fired the gun with a Gen 1 magazine. The finish is claimed to be more durable than previous generations of guns. It's not uncommon for Glock to change up the finishes from generation to generation.
I will have a video to release on the channel in a few days. Meanwhile, here are some pics for you guys to look over.
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I had a chance to shoot the new Glock 17M, which is the new FBI 9mm Glock that many speculate will become the Generation 5 guns. Here are some of the features of the 17M that I observed today.
The new gun has a button rifled barrel with traditional lands and grooves. It does not use the polygonal rifling of its predecessors.
It uses a longer recoil spring and the locking lug has been set back on the barrel a bit to facilitate this. It uses what looks to be a similar arrangement as the Gen 4 guns in terms of the spring design.
It has a trigger that's very similar to the G42/43. This means it has a slightly improved trigger pull and it's definitely noticeable when I fired it.
The magazine well is beveled inside. This is not visible externally though.
It has a two pin design similar to older generation guns.
It features an new ambidextrous slide stop however the magazine release is only accessible from one side of the gun at a time.
No finger grooves on this one.
While the magazines for the 17M are slightly different than a Glock 17 Gen 1-4 mag, the older mags will still lock into and work properly in the 17M. I fired the gun with a Gen 1 magazine. The finish is claimed to be more durable than previous generations of guns. It's not uncommon for Glock to change up the finishes from generation to generation.
I will have a video to release on the channel in a few days. Meanwhile, here are some pics for you guys to look over.
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