Glock 20 Gen 5 

I'm never buying a firearm based on a Hickok45 video. Super informative and helpful, but this man makes shooting a 10mm look as easy as a full size .380 lol. You're too good my friend.

I just want to say, hickhock45 has the most informative videos, he also throws in goofy humor and is a damn good shot. Thank you hickhock for doing so. I think you will go down as the best firearms RU-vidr for those who want to learn.

Well that's unfortunate for 7.3 million people to potentially see. Awesome as always Hickok!

As a Californian, the politicians will graciously allow me to own a Glock Gen 3. However, mere possession of a Gen 4 or Gen 5 would result in felony charges. Mere possession of a greater than 10 round magazine is a felony. We elect idiots.

I've got two Gen 3's, a 17 and a 21. I don't need any other Glocks than those. They will out live me! I was very fortunate to buy those new.

Camera rolls for one minute and he starts to feel like emptying 3 magazines in a row, bless this man. 🙏

I picked up my Glock 20 gen 5 3 months ago. I’ve put 500 rounds through it not one issue. Great gun and always great review by Hickock45.

I remember watching this guy when I was 17, now I’m 25 and damn. You haven’t aged a day

My new Glock 20 gen. 5 is the tightest Glock I have ever seen. Not a bit of slide rattle when brand new. Cleaned and oiled it up before shooting it. It also had a very rough pick up rail on the bottom of the slide due to the thickness of the black finish. I Polished it up after I shot about 300 rounds. During the break in, I used 15 round magazines with # 2, #3, and #4 followers as well as new 10 round mags that came with the pistol. The new 15 round mags with #3 and #4 followers had weak springs from the factory, more like 9mm springs. Three malfunctions with those mags. The mags with #2 follower had very stiff springs and no malfunctions. Also the 10 round mags worked well and had no malfunctions. I need to shoot again with the polished pick up rail because I think it was slowing down the slide a bit as well.

You're an amazing person hichock. Thank you for existing

How Glock never made you their USA Ambassador is beyond me? You are beyond deadly with any Glock.

I have all 3 generations of these Glocks as well, not a single problem or malfunction, I’ve tried almost every kind of ammo possible through them. Shot thousands of rounds through them. Almost to a 1000 on the gen 5, no problems. There a Glock there reliable, and the Glock 20’s will always be my favorite ❤️❤️ love your videos Hickok❤️

I had the same feeding issues with my new G20 Gen 5. I took it to a gunsmith and he polished the barrel and feed ramp and all is well now: zero reliability issues. Before, you could take a round and place it in the barrel (out of the gun of course) and it took just the slightest bit of pressure to get the round to fully chamber. Now it drops in by gravity alone.

We often come for the gun reviews but i dont think everyone notices how good hickoks aim is its crazy

Partly due to the malfunctions, we went ahead and did a Chapter 2 video with this pistol. I'll post it soon as a follow-up with more shooting and testing. Chapter 2 Video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lfODeL43F-M.html

Bob Ross of the gun world! Love this dude been following him for years! Great representative of my home state of TN!

I absolutely love my Gen 3 Glock 20SF. Not a huge Glock fan, but I fell in love with the 20. Only issue I have with 10mm is factory ammo. I reload, so it doesn’t affect me as much, but for those that don’t, it just doesn’t make sense to go with the 10mm over the .40S&W. Just not much difference in factory offerings unless you go with the Underwood or Buffalo Bore.

The malfunctions are just part of the gen 5 addition "malfunction clearing training aid".

When you were hitting the gongs in a certain pattern, I could've sworn I was hearing the first few notes of "My Country 'Tis of Thee" lol

The 10 round mags are the problem at least for me they were, switched to 15 rounders and no problems.

those who fired a handgun would know.. how amazing his aims are..

I've said it before, you are a wizard with a gun. If I could shoot half as good as you I'd be crowing. Always a joy to watch you shoot.

I love my Gen3 G20 SF, it's never let me down. I have a Gen5 G17 that is a joy to shoot. I was thinking about getting a Gen5 G20 but now I think I'll just keep what I have.

I recently purchased a G20 Gen5, and I like it alot. I made a few changes that are just personal preferences. I changed the front sight to a high vis green one. I bought the extended slide lock that makes a tear down easier. ( I wish Glock themselves would do that). And lastly I put on Talon grips which I have on all my pistols. The recoil does seem less than previous generations, which helps with accuracy, at least to me.

This man never misses.

Those neutered magazines would be my guess as to why it malfunctioned so much, unless I missed you using standard capacity mags. Glocks are designed with standard capacity mags in mind. Once states like California and such cause design changes it compromises the pistol in my opinion.

I bought this gun at the egunner auction. Funny that you mention that the 10 round mags might come in handy -- I bought this gun in Washington state (10 round mag restriction), so it worked out! I'll be using this as a hunting sidearm this season in Montana. The only malfunctions I've had after ~200 rounds are from the slide release being slightly extended on the Gen 5's compared with earlier generations, so my hand causes it to lock back when the mag isn't empty. I guess that'd be called a user error though, so I'm trying to adjust my grip. I did lube the gun pretty heavily after receiving it though, seems like new Glocks are quite dry from the factory which could have caused your malfunctions (although you mentioned that you oiled it, so who knows). Anyway, great info as always! Life is good.

I just bought a Glock 40 MOS gen 4 (i guess the only Gen for the model 40) and it runs perfectly, any ammo ive tried so far.

My experience with the G20 has always been love/hate. It's such an awesome package but just isn't as reliable as you expect from a Glock. I had several malfunctions just like this, where it doesn't feed the next round. And I'm not even limp wristing.

WOW 😳, I was shocked how many times , of malfunctions ! I have same Generations, in 20&29 never had a problem, just goes to show you different reactions with different ammo. Thank you

Ive had malfunctions with the Glock 43. The Sig hollowpoint ammo would "land" on the feed ramp, and would completely jam the pistol. It happens, some guns DONT LIKE certain specific ammo.

11:35 I’m not sure that Glock understands the definition of “perfection”.

Been waiting for this one. 20 or 21 🤔 45 is classic 10 is just awesome Both is probably the only real answer

The 10 round mags use a different fallower that causes the round to tilt down when it’s being extracted from the magazine mostly on the last round that causes more of a issue with hallow points. If you change out the fallower with a standard double stack fallower it fixes the issue just doesn’t show the round count properly through the witness holes

Got that bad boy on 02/09/2023 for my birthday from my older sister, best pistol ever

I had my first squib this weekend, I'm so glad I noticed it while shooting and I didnt explode my barrel

Hickok, can you also do a review of the Glock 21 Gen 5? Thanks a lot

Thank you Hickok45 for the awesome gun video and I have a glock 43x and I haven't ever had one malfunction and I have use all kinds of 9mm ammo

I love the g20.4

There’s a video called “Glocks secret new 10mm” that channel tested this particular gun extensively.

Unfortunately, I also had malfunctioning with the Glock 20 Gen 5s. Failure to feed. I purchased a Glock 20 Gen 5, 6 months ago, had malfunctioning and sold it. About a month ago I figured I might just have had a lemon, and purchased another Glock 20 Gen 5, again had the same malfunctions. Like you I've rarely experienced problems with Glocks. I decided to buy a new Glock 20 Gen 4 and have never had any issues. The only changes Glock made, with the 20 gen 5 that might be the problem is, the additional slide cuts and slide optics cut maybe is just light enough to have changed the geometry of the slide to frame?

Nothing better than a 10mm hitting steel!

Standard mags are 15 rounds, these are 10, it been years but didn’t Glock used to have problems with the neutered mags.

My suggestion is to buy a Taurus G3C ..They don't malfunction at half the price...plus they have a better grip...metal sights...better serrations...They just work

I can tell with the recoil control on that caliber that @hickock45 is the older gentleman you shake hands with at church and walk away with a broken hand. 😂

Alaskan Ballistics was having reliability issues with the G20 gen5 and recommended cleaning the gun thoroughly out of the box (most Glocks havent needed this in the past). I cleaned my G20 gen5 pretty good out of the box and its had zero malfunctions in a few hundred rounds (4 different kinds of hollow points including underwood, hard cast underwood and 3 types of FMJ).

Love Alabama holsters have a few of them myself

I really like the slides on the Gen 5s but man have I heard some bad reviews... lot of malfunctions... and I love Glocks... they are not for everyone tho my wife has malfunctions with my Glocks pretty often because shes not a shooter and weighs 100lbs... yes even with stiff arms/wrists and leaned forward still is limp wristing apparently... they arent perfect but the Gen 5s seem to have more issues than Gen3 or 4 idk... edit: OBVIOUSLY I realize Hickok knows how to shoot a Glock lol... lets be clear on that... man is a absolute unit with a Glock 💯

So... What happened to federal ammo?

John: "Its a great gun for da fence" 😂

I Think Gen 3 Did the Best On Hits… But I Dont Know.. Mr Hickoc Excellent Work..

It could have possibly been the mag that caused the malfunction… I’ve got one certain Glock mag that causes a malfunction in my 19x every time I use it and never had any problems with any others…

really do see it all on this channel. thanks for the many years

Personal opinion is Glock 20 is the best. Generation three is the one I like with the finish that you can no longer get.

I’ve seen others have problems with their thumbs riding the slide lock and causing malfunctions on the Gen5 pistols. Something about the amount the slide lock protrudes maybe? That said Hickok has been shooting Glocks longer than some members of Congress are old, so he’d know.

I have owned Glocks 17 gen3, 26 gen3, and currently own a 19X. No problems. But friends buying gen 5s have had problems.

The Springfield XDM Elite seems to be the only reliable 10mm pistol rn that's reasonably priced

My Gen 1 Model 20 has been flawless for almost 30 years. I developed a load using my Dillon SDB, and once I got the taper set correctly, they never fail to fire.

Picking one of these up this weekend. Got a Gen 4 29 a few months ago and have fallen in love with 10mm.

HickHock, I know you’re told this often, but you’re aim is insane man. All the best to you and your family, and I always come to your channel whenever I’m looking for a new sidearm.

There is a GunBroker auction active right now that says "Glock 10mm pre ban 15 round magazine- Buy now $180.00". I just bought a model 40, it came with 3-15 rounders

I took the Glock armourer course, I don't know whyglock doesn't brag about all the internal improvements, my guess is the malfunction thing is some little tweak in a mag or extractor or something. No doubt in my mind it will be addressed. Sadly seems like you want to avoid the first few months of production. Saw it with gen 4s then later with the 42 (took them 3 tries to get the mags correct). I trust my Glocks to work just perfectly as long as I do my part. But any gun has to prove itself especially the first few months of production.

Wow Hickok I have been watching your videos and you can shoot just about anything and with amazing consistency. I recently bought a new Glock 19 Gen 5 MOS to replace my S & W Shield +. The first time out while it cycled ammo really well the trigger break was horrible. I mean really hard or stiff! By the time it would finally fire I had lost focus on the shot. So much worse groupings than my Shield. So I bought a new Timney trigger and that made all the difference. That and I also bought it a Holosun SCS Green dot sight. Now it is a nice improvement over my Shield even though I still like my Shield. So far I have fired about 250 rounds of Blazer CCI and some Winchester ammo without any failures. While it's my first Glock after doing some upgrades it is now a really nice pistol to shoot!

It really is bad ass how H.45 and the H.Outlaw a shoot so far with hand guns

if you spend some time researching the g20 this has been an issue for a long time that glock doesnt acknowledge. I had a glock 20 that constantly malfunctioned with all types of ammo. I even sent it back twice for them to look at and nothing was wrong with it. I made sure I wasn’t limp wristing it and left it all stock. I believe it has something to do with the 10mm rd in a polymer frame.

been waiting for this video. i got mine like in march and no malfunctions whatsoever. luv the videos

I fell in love with the front separations on the GEN fives, but that is it. I would stick to GEN three. They are the best. The most reliable. The most proven. They have the most aftermarket support too.

Have to be careful with older generation mags in the gen 5 glocks because they don't have the relief cut for the slide lock on the side. This causes the slide to lock back.

new hickock45 = a good night

My grandfather got a gen 5 the day it came out and it is sweet!

Your a great shot dude

Finally! Been waiting on a Gen 5 G20. Thank you!

I used to own a Gen 4 G20. I didn't care for it. I thought it had too much recoil for the caliber with the standard 180 grain at 1200fps round. Now I'm no sissy. I shoot 44 mag, 357 mag and 454 Casull on a fairly regular basis. The recoil from the G20 wasn't as heavy as a 44 mag but it seemed "sharper". Sometimes even slightly painful to shoot. Also, mine would not cycle using 200 grain hard-cast from Grizzly. Since I purchased mine for bear defense, I didn't think it was reliable enough to carry for that purpose. I sold mine and replaced it with a 1911/5" bbl chambered in 10mm. The heavier platform handles the recoil from the 10mm very well. I would equate the recoil to a +P 45acp round. I have run several different loads and bullets through mine without a ftf. I purchased the single-stack (8 round) RIA (ROCK ULTRA FS) in 10mm. They also make a double-stack that will carry 16 rounds. There are also several other makers of 1911 that will chamber them in 10mm. If you love Glocks, you might like the G20? Personally, I'm not a huge fan but I will agree they are well-made and usually very reliable weapons.

I just got a G21 Gen5 and had several nose up FTF malfunctions. Sent is back to Glock. They replaced the ejector and it seems to run fine now. I've read several other youtubers experience malfunctioning with the G20 and G21. There are issues with these models. Buyer beware.

Surprisingly, being in Cali, my Gen 3 Glock 20 hasn't jammed up on me yet, just other people for limp wristing. Was my first firearm and I love it!

Wow, I ordered my gym five today. Can’t wait to get that bad boy.

Good thing this was out of stock when I tried to buy it lol

I was thinking about purchasing a model 20 gen 5, but now I might wait for awhile and see if this is a recurring problem. You might have to do a chapter 2 in the near future. Thanks Hickok.

I just sold my Glock 20 gen 5. It’s the only Glock I’ve ever owned with too many malfunctions. 😞

I love you! ❤ Your personality is the best, and you always upload the guns I want to get 🥰

My Gen4 G40 had a couple failures to feed in the first 200 rounds or so but since then it's been perfect (have probably over 600 rounds through it now). Maybe the large frame Glocks just need more of break-in.

Sure seems like it's got a lot of flip compared to the Gen 4, and the heavier ammo casings seems like it's on trajectory for the next county. I wonder did they lighten the spring or slide some?

So much for Glock perfection, Fan boys. 😂

Us poor fellas here in Washington that watch you are only allowed 10 rnds. Thanks for the content. Love watching you channel.

i love this guy lol "no grip on the gen3" proceeds to effortlessly hit all 10 shots lol

The Glock 19 is one of the best pistols that we use in the Iraqi security forces, but always the best Bronck Hi-Power pistol, the pride of the Belgian industry. I hope your episodes will translate it

These jam with certain ammo and even the other generation magazines make it jam waited years to be disappointed

Well Glock damn it! Hickock45's at it again 😄 💯

Multiple malfunctions. The one I bought had multiple malfunctions every other mag it seemed. The Gen 5 20 is almost entirely different than the Gen 3/4. The slide is significantly lighter, there is a lot of steel removed from inside the slide and outside where the front is rounded off and the slide serrations and the slide cut out making for a much faster slide speed and I assume would batter the frame more. This would also explain why my brass was ejecting literally 30+ feet away, my Gen 3 is only 10 feet with the same load. The recoil spring is longer and entirely different from the Gen 4 making aftermarket support impossible for the forceable future. No barrels are available however KKM is working on one and the G20 Gen 5 shares the same lockup as the G29 so any aftermarket G29 extended barrel should work. I sold mine a couple weeks after having just bought it and bought a Gen 3 Glock 20. No malfunctions after 400 rounds now.

Can you put a hunk of that talon grip on both sides of the slide?

I own a G 21 Gen 5. I shot it side by side with a Gen 3 and the recoil felt half as bad. Not a single stovepipe or issue. I know that’s the .45 ACP but still…

My Gen 2 20, all stock except for truglo sights, never malfunctions. Always load all mags with 15.

HUGE fan of the los pollos hermanos t shirt

Always enjoy your video's. You have awesome knowledge only guns you were shooting and also great knowledge and advice for life !!!

I have a Gen 4 Glock 20 it was a present to my self for going to college and working

I personally like the Gen 3-4 with the finger grips.

I have a lot of issues with the restricted glock mags I got sent with mine. Tried the 15s I bought and had no problems.

lube it, and shoot it. never had any malfunction with glock 20 gen 5. using RN bullets. next time will try some hollow point stuff

Missing the gen 2, my dad still has his. Bought brand new back in 93

You’re an actual Legend. Respect brother.