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contax_shooter
10-22-13, 20:24
Purchased a new Gen 4 17 and noticed this while I was doing an inspection at home. I compared it to my Gen 3 19 and it does not share this characteristic. Test fire dated 09/10/13

Seems like the area indicated shows support rails for the slide not being completely covered by Glock during the molding or something. The same thing is on the opposite side as well.

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3751/10431294696_1a16c1fe3b_b.jpg

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3691/10431263434_b2301e7c4f_b.jpg

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2866/10431286085_cd4baf0bbe_b.jpg

Is this something I should worry about?

brushy bill
10-22-13, 20:44
This is absolutely 100% normal. I brought one of the very first Gen4 17s and it was like this. I thought it was an issue, looked online and of pics were posted on Glocktalk and elsewhere (this site as well IIRC) of exactly what I (and now you) are looking at. It is nothing to be concerned about. I prefer the Gen 3, but this is normal on the Gen 4. Hope this puts your mind at ease.