People often ask if they can previous generation Glock slides on their Gen 5 Glocks. This video covers what is required to run previous generation slides on the Gen 5 and what the possible drawbacks maybe. battlereadyarm...
Tks man, came across your video I'm always tricking out my Glocks, have a 26gen5, so naturally want to build the collection bought a 27gen3complete slide for use on gen5 frame found out I had to switch back plate but haven't test fired so your experience is no problem I f**k around to much with my gun glad to hear it runs find .
I've just mounted a Gen 4 19 slide on a Gen 5 19 MOS. I found that when hand cycling the slide, the Gen 4 firing pin safety plunger hung up on the raised portion of the Gen 5 trigger housing that holds the firing pin safety in the disengaged position when the slide is to the rear, preventing the slide from moving rearward past that point. A quick trip to the lathe and a bevel on the firing pin safety plunger eliminated that issue. The bevel is a 45 degree cut that ends flush with the bottom surface of the slide when the plunger is installed. I milled the Gen 4 slide plate rather than wait for a Gen 5 that I ordered; having the Gen 5 plate as a pattern made that easy. Once those two issues were taken care of, the Gen 4 19 slide functioned perfectly on the Gen 5 frame.
Dang good to know. I have a gen 5 26/27 frame with both 26 & 27 gen 5 oem slides and a gen 3 zaffiri precision slide with optic . Imma run that shiz as an edc tomorra😂
So in this video u have a gen 5 frame with a gen4 slide. Im wondering if I buy a stripped gen4 rmr optic ready and a parts kit. Will I be able to use my gen 5 barrel in the gen 4 slide
If you have a Gen 4 complete slide, the only thing you'd have to change is the back plate. Gen 4 and 5 barrels are the same on the 19 and 45. The 17 however underwent a lug change.
If you're left handed you've already got the memory for locking slide left handed. Is a downside it can't be done with these parts but it's the compromise you had to take being left handed in right hand gun world. I'm left handed and it's not hard locking the slide.
So let me get this straight... so if I have a completely stock g19 gen 5, and I were to get one of your gen 4 slides, it would fit and function completely fine? Please let me know, thanks...
@@12345kylemann Yes. You just need a Gen5 backplate. I've been testing/running a GEN3 slide on a GEN5 frame for a year now. No malfunctions. Runs as any normal Glock should.
Yes. You just need a Gen5 backplate. I've been testing/running a GEN3 slide on a GEN5 frame for a year now. No malfunctions. Runs as any normal Glock should.
Yes you can run your GEN5 frame internals. The only things you need swap out is the gen3/4 backplate for a GEN5 backplate. You can also get a gen3/4 to GEN5 Slide/Guide Rod adapter plate. This is optional, as the GEN5 frames have a much larger space in the front of the frame. www.strikeindustries.com/si-g-sap.html
I won't think so due to the barrel lug change. I don't think you will have an issue with a Gen 4 17 slide and a Gen 5 barrel. Next time I got them in I'll look it over, but I know of nothing that would stop it from working.
@@adamcallahan242 trigger won’t work, you will need a gen 5 connector at least to run a psa trigger shoe. Uppers will fit but will need all gen 5 lower parts
It functions fine, a lot of people running them. This gun in the video is a customers gun that he had been running a while in this configuration and a lot others been running them fine we'll before I made this video.
Depends on you. My gen 3 slide fits and functions flawlessly on my gen 5 19x but when drawing from the holster sometimes the slide will come off the frame smh so I won’t carry it or use it just tried it
I've seen that the g17 gen 5 locking block is in a slightly different position, which would create odd wear or poor contact with the barrel's locking lug. Is this true?
If you own it you can do whatever you want. Serial numbers are really only required on the frame. Swapping parts and slides around doesn't matter at all..
I just tried this with my gen5 19x and my psa dagger (glock gen 3 clone) the slide locked back and trigger functions fine but if i have the slide locked back and barely tap the lefty side of the lock the barrel goes forward. Also while the slide was locked place all i had to do was shake the gun and the barrel went forward
@@oaklavegas8779 yeah sorry i mean the slide. Literally all i had to do was shake the gun while the slide was back or barely tap the slide lock and the slide would go forward
Yes. You just need a “complete” upper with the g3 recoil spring assembly with the slide. The g5 back plate works with the g3 slide, it just covers an additional hole.
Hello, I’m trying to run a gen 3 slide on a nomad defense frame which is a gen 5/ gen 4 hybrid.. I put the gen 5 backplate on and it gets caught up when I rack it back and the trigger doesn’t work without me having to manhandle the slide. Would you know the reasoning for this? Thank you in advance!
No, without the third pin in the frame there's nothing to create tension on the spring so your slide catch/release will flop. Some people just trim the right leg off the ambi release.
Hello, I've been looking at a slide for a g19x, I found one that is gen 5 but its components must be gen 3, I don't know much but can I use the barrel and guide rod with gen 5?
I'm kinda baffled at why a slide would be made for a Gen 5 but then use Gen 3 parts. That doesn't really make a lot of sense to me. Barrels are interchangeable, but Gen 4-5 use dual capture springs which is much larger than the Gen 3. So if it's cut for a Gen 3 guide rod a Gen 4-5 won't work. If it's cut for a Gen 4-5 guide rod then it'll work with a dual capture spring or a Gen 3 spring with an adapter plate.
@@battlereadyarms3144 is a MK ll bullnoese the description say these slides are cut to be compatible with Gen 5 Frames! The right side of the slide does have the recessed edge to allow for the ambidextrous slide release!
@@yamocruz7734 I personally would avoid it after looking it up. It's using 416 stainless which is an inferior steel to the 17-4 that many others (ourselves) included use. The optic cut has no sort of boss or screw posts. So the optic, unless the optic cut is super tight, will have the force of the reciprocating slide being applied heavily to the screws which can result in them break. Single handed manipulations also will result in the force being largely applied to the screws. To me it just looks like a lot of short cuts. Optic cut is quick and easy to machine. The steel is inferior, it can be cut faster so tooling expenses are reduced since there's less wear on tooling, the slides can be cranked out in mass faster, etc. Will it run? Probably, although you may need a lighter recoil spring, appears a lot of mass is removed. But it just has things about it I personally don't like. Other may not care. And to be clear, I'm not bashing any companies or people who do their slides like this. It's just not the best way to do it. Will it work for most, sure. Most people's guns aren't hard use. Most people shoot a couple times a year and that's it. Just not how I'd do it or recommend doing it, but when we build stuff we build stuff with the expectation it may see hard use, so we want it as bullet proof as possible. Price is consideration but not a main concern here.
@@sosilverraider7119 Hey so could i use my G17 GEN 3 slide and put it on my G 19X frame ? but i would have too put the 19x backplate onto the GEN 3 G17 slide?
@@mario350zhr3if it's a 19 or something yes. 17 they changed the lug so you wouldn't be able to do it with a 17. Although you could probably get a 17 Gen 5 barrel and do it. I haven't checked but I think so.
@@guidofurious It should be fine. From what I recall it's slightly different with how the guide rod shelf is setup but doesn't seem to really matter. I know True Precision who's perfectly reputable makes 26 barrels that they say are compatible from Gen 1-5. So as long as you change the back plate I can't think of anything else that would present a problem.
Depends on the model of Glock and what parts. But generally no, most parts won't work. Strikers different, trigger she is different, trigger housing different, so on.
