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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: slavenoid on February 06, 2018, 12:29:55 PM

Title: Glock 19x
Post by: slavenoid on February 06, 2018, 12:29:55 PM: Dont know if anyone else covered this, but I just saw that Glock is going to be selling to the public the handgun the Army didn't chose. Grip of a Glock 17 with a slide of a Glock 19.

Anyone planning on getting one?
Title: Re: Glock 19x
Post by: jmscon on February 06, 2018, 12:42:06 PM: Went to two places and both were sold out! They also don’t have the finger ridges on the grip but neither does the new gen 5. Not sure if the 1/2” barrel difference between the 17 and 19 me much to me, but that’s just me.
Title: Re: Glock 19x
Post by: HUNTNORTHWEST on February 06, 2018, 03:07:18 PM: I went and held one. Feels good in the Hand. Miliatary should have went with it.
Title: Re: Glock 19x
Post by: cohocrazy on February 06, 2018, 03:40:52 PM: I not a Glock guy but I recently held one at Skagit Arms. It actually felt great in the hands and I agree, the army should have chosen it over the Sig.
Title: Re: Glock 19x
Post by: slavenoid on February 06, 2018, 04:16:09 PM: I believe the choice came down to cost of contract.
Title: Re: Glock 19x
Post by: Mongo Hunter on February 07, 2018, 06:40:28 AM: Personally I think its a pointless gun for CCW and as a "tactical" gun its meh. and on top of that I don't know if Glock knows but you can already fit the 17rd mags in a G19. If anything id buy a G19 again.