Originally Posted by
noonesshowmonkey
To me, anyone that shits on the cut outs doesn't shoot with standards for time, accuracy, movement, multiple targets, etc. Much less sims, with rounds incoming. Much less on a legit two-way range. Personally, one of the historic problems with the Gen4 Glocks is stripping the magazine during a mag change, especially with gloves on. The Gen3s with Vickers parts are the best I've dealt with in this regard. The Gen4 Vickers release isn't proud of the frame in the same way the Gen3 is. I still have to reach up and strip the magazine with either platform, but have the most fumbles with the Gen4s. That cut out makes stripping the magazine EXTREMELY reliable. And! And! The Gen5 standard magazine has a slightly extended floorplate. Were I buying a new Glock any time soon, I'd be getting a Gen5 and loving life.
Say what?
Gloves impeding the magazine from dropping is an equipment issue that should not be solved via an irritation point for people that dont shoot with gloves.
Maybe 1% of the Glock buying population shoots with gloves.
99% of road patrol Law Enforcement officers dont walk around with gloves on all the time.
99% of civilians, unless you're a LARPing fool, dont shoot with gloves on.
99% of SWAT and specialized units shoot with gloves on.
99% of SWAT teams and specialized units are NOT using g19's with that awful, irritating cutout. For the .5's I get the existence of the cutout due to the magazine flare. However, I still maintain that for the 19.5 it was a bad design choice as it is a huge point of irritation and hardly necessary. My work gun is a gen 4 17 with no cutout and I have zero issues with mags sticking in the gun. Additionally, the Agency sim guns are gen 3's with no cutouts and when a magazine stuck, I cleared it from the firearm like i always do by grabbing the baseplate.
Stripping magazines pre gen 5 and pre cut out was and is EXTREMELY easy. The base plate on a Glock is quite thick and quite easy to get a hold of should you NEED to forcibly remove it. I dont understand your cool guy post...at all. Can you share a little bit of your background and why you think magazines MUST be stripped on all reloads during FOF, sims, and the "two way range"? Additionally, if you shoot for time or standards, stripping magazines is always slower so I don't know what the hell you're talking about. Maybe stop wearing gloves?
I dont get your post, at all. Denigrating people that dont like the cutout by saying they have no experience is just stupid.
You are a genuine toolbag if you have your EDC "loadout" in your signature line...
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