Why 5th Generation Glocks Are Worth the Investment

Gun News Daily

Technology, Americas

Better than ever.

Key point: Gen 5 Glocks mark several important improvements over their predecessors.

You may have though that the Glock Generation 4 represented the pinnacle of everything that Glock could do, but the Generation 5 that was released last year shows that Glock still has many tricks left up their sleeve.

But really, was the Glock Generation 5 even necessary? Was the Generation 4 really even necessary for that matter? After all, the saying goes that Glock is perfection.

But the truth is that some of the changes from the Gen 4 to the Gen 5 are significant. On the outside, the two guns look almost identical, with a few aesthetic changes, particularly concerning the grip and the magazine. But there are a lot of other changes as well.

In other words, it’s safe to say that the Generation 5 is a new gun of its own. According to Glock, there are exactly thirty five upgrades with the Generation 5. We’ll go over the most significant of those changes now.

BETTER SIGHTS

One of the major negatives of Glock pistols in general has been the fact that the factory shipped them with polymer sights, forcing the buyer to have to upgrade the sights themselves if they wanted to.

Glock has remedied this problem by improving the sights on the Generation 5 versions. Glock Gen 5 pistols are now shipping with Ameriglo Glock Spartan Operator Night Sights. Not only are they more durable than the previous polymer sights, they are a far better choice for night shooting as well. However, you might want to check out our review of the best Glock sights, and purchase a separate model.