What are the main differences between the gen 2, gen 3 and gen 4 glocks?

what are the main differences between the gen 2, gen 3 and gen 4 glocks?

I cant decide which one is the best for me

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i know that gen 4 has an easier to press mag release and a different grip, just go to your LGS and hold them to feel which one you like
I also heard that some gen 2 .40s had a problem with blowing up.

gen2 or 3 anything after blows

Gen 4 has dual recoil springs and fixed feeding issues for .40cal glock models. They also have a better RTF, which has a removable back strap as well as a larger magazine release. Gen 5 has no finger groves, a flared mag well, but has ambi slide stop releases. 19x is sort of in between gen 4 and 5

Gen 2: no finger groves
Gen 3: Finger groves
Gen 4: interchangable backstraps with beavertails, fully enclosed main spring
Gen 5: no finger groves, tradidtional rifling, a hint of beveled magwell

Gen 3 is best, everybody else is wrong, including Glock themselves for going beyond it.

personally i like gen 5 the most because the grips feel the best to me.
also own a gen 3.

gen 4 because you don't need to stipple the grip no matter how greasy your hand might ever get and because of the enlarged mag release.

>going beyond is bad
>not going beyond enough is bad

can't win if you are Glock.

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Gen 3 didn't have issues with .40's feeding.

I like the gen 4. The 9mm models are extremely reliable just like the other gens, and it comes with a much better grip and backstraps. Gen 4 is a winner.

I don't know anything about the other calibers, they are fine as far as I know but my experience is only with 9mm glocks.

Gen 5 went back to the 2 pin frame design that Glock used in the Gen 2 guns. After these guns start getting a serious round count, I expect they're going to have the same issues of pin shear and pin hole deformation.

The gen 4 mag release is better. But got to give it the gen 3 in all other areas.

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My gen 4 19 always has a few fte's at the range. am dissapointed

3.5 is best. RTF2 is king.

19x has a 17 frame with a 19 barrel length

>what are the main differences between the gen 2, gen 3 and gen 4 glocks?

Gen 2: no finger grooves or rail, one pin above trigger
Gen 3: finger and thumb grooves, added rail, added pin
Gen 4: used RTF (rough texture frame) from gen 3, interchangeable backstraps, elongated mag release, new recoil spring design
Gen 5: slide beveled more, flared magwell, finger grooves removed, back to single pin, did away with half-polygonal rifling, supposedly improved trigger

There's five and a half million variants between the generations though depending on the model: RTF, C, S, X, SF (which can mean two different things depending on which model it's on), and a whole lot more I can recall.

Gen 5 is basically just a Gen 2 but with a rail. Boom. Massive change. Oh, and they charge $100 more for gen 5 that some poor sap will believe is worth it.

The Glock is nice because it's got such a great aftermarket. That's great because you can literally choose from one of several magazine manufacturers, an ungodly amount of holsters (particularly for 17 and 19 patterns) and every sight manufacturer makes sights for them.

Downside is there's a lot the Glock could use to improve on a factory design that Glock has dragged their feet on for a million years.

IMO S&W is finally getting it right with M&P M2.0. They were slow, but not as slow as Glock. They made vast improvements including a decent trigger finally. Personally I see little reason to change anything on my M2.0 Compact other than the sights. My Glock 19 on the other hand...

Gen 5's don't accept non-gen 5 Glock magazines.

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Gen 1 and 2 lack an accessory rail

I like how people always say that glock has fundamental issues that need to be changed or improved but only ever specify the grip angle (subjective), trigger (also subjective), and sights (still subjective). The latter two of which can be corrected for if they're an issue. Meanwhile, other guns that "fix" one or more of these issues have several glaring and objective drawbacks like increased size and weight, reduced capacity, reduced holster/sight/mag options, higher bore axis, safety issues, small parts breakages, reliability issues, or some combination of the above.

They do, you just need a gen 5 baseplate.

Both of these are false
Every prior magazine iteration works with the Gen 5.