Thread: Glock 17 gen 5

I think the main thing the 5 did was get rid of the hated finger grooves.

Also apparently they have this new "Glock Marksman" barrel. Not sure what the deal is there but my Gen 4 is the least accurate pistol I own and only once I got an aftermarket barrel could I get it to group decently.

I shot my Gen 4 in competition for a few years and outgrew it. You start to find using it in competition it's missing all the finer details. I found to fix all of that I could rebuild the pistol with all these aftermarket parts or I could try another pistol and that I did, a Walther PPQ. We will see how that goes. But accuracy is better than a Glock.

I would not dissuade people from buying a Glock. Out of the box it's a duty pistol not a competition gun, however people new to competition I would recommend them as they are simple to use and understand. Glock made some changes with the Gen 5 but the thing is that it's a very competitive pistol marketplace now and definitely other manufacturers are exceeding or matching what Glock is doing.