IMHO, Glock has hit a stagnation point in their product line. Mix and match frames and slides seems to be the limit of their collective genius. How about creating metal frames, for intsance?
I’ve been a Glock guy for almost 20 years now but they need to step up to the competition, it would be nice to see a premium ultimate Glock with Mos, compensated, upgraded trigger, theaded barrel, etc. all in one without having to spend another $500-$1000 to keep up with other gun companies. Just a thought
Dude look at the Canik Rival. It comes with damn near everything except a comp and the optics mount is WAY better from a mechanical perspective. Rival costs $630 and the trigger is like a damn computer mouse. It's such a nice pistol and I've got thousands of rounds through mine and it has been as reliable as my Glocks in that time(except for my Glock 19 MOS, which had to go back to Glock because a plate mounting screw sheared off flush with the slide, it took Glock over a month to get it back to me btw).
PSA has specials on compact, and full size dagger frames for 100 dollars for both. Dagger optics ready slides are around 200 on sale, dagger long slide is around 250. That is two guns optics ready for less than the cost of one standard Glock. What is even more Daggers can fire syntec ammo safely, as well as polymer coated ammo.
The 49 and 45 are not labeled gen 5 because this is the first version of them. The gen 5 19 and 17 exist because they have done 5 variations of those models. They do sport all the gen 5 features though due to the time of their creation. If they were made when gen 4 was new I would suspect they still wouldn't say what gen but would have the features of the latest gen.
In other words: Glock ain't innovatin' sheeeeeee-hit right now. Don't get me wrong, my 19x is probably top in my EDC rotation but - you know I'm also not lyin.
@@swind2492 Understandable, but that's the problem they're just selling the gun equivalent of an iPhone. For an exorbitant price. Glock was my first handgun 4 years ago. But even now, I am annoyed that they're barely just getting into the after-market customization. Seriously, "Cannik" is stomping on them. Don't get me wrong, they go bang when they need to, but however, there are better options now on the market.
So awesome!! We were in Nashville earlier this year celebrating my wife’s birthday and I so wanted to visit the store but it didn’t happen. The next time we are in the area it will definitely happen!!
The gun I tried to get the Glock engineers to build fifteen years ago when I had some connections. Finally gave up when they introduce the G19x and G45, which is backwards, and took a first year pre mos Gen 5 G17 and did a grip chop and fitted the G19 backstraps. Been carrying that for almost 6 years now, and everybody that shoots it asks the same thing. Why doesn't Glock make this gun? I guess better late than never.
Ive been waiting for what moght be their next incarnation. Many folks remember the genesis of the Colt CCO. Officer's model frame and a Cmdr slide mated together. Im hoping this leads Glock to a 26 frame and a 19 slide. Maybe many won't like it because it's not a new invention, but I think many newer shooters and carriers will appreciate it. The CCO was cut off because Colt discontinued alot of their stuff at that time because Columbine happened right then.
@@JoeCool-mj1so Exactly. The CCO was the perfect idea for a carry gun. I wish the polymer market had jumped on that idea, too. I'm still dreaming of the day I'll be able to afford a Nighthawk T3. 😂
OK, this is nice and all, but what I would really like from Glock is premium versions of their pistols so I don't have to go out and replace their substandard sights myself. It should be awesome right out of the box.
@@ricktaylor4789 this gun looks liek it was made 50 years ago ... im pretty sure the original glock has barely changed except for a few things. if you dont believe me google the original release.
My go to for about 20 yrs has been glock 27 w/ 9 conversion barrel and extended mag which makes grip like the G19. Maybe they'll release that next as glock 69.
I am still waiting for a G19 frame with a G26 slide. Yes I know that's the dimensions of the G43X, I have one as my EDC. The 43X is great to carry but snappy to shoot. I think the extra heft of the G26 slide would be a nice shooter.
I guess im a glock fanboy because I loved legos as a kid,im an electrician by trade that mostly builds new 200A,400A home Meterbase services and the occasional 277v,480v 3phase commercial panels.Glocks and how they are so interchangeable just seem to fit my life and my OCD lol...god bless,and stay safe everybody!!
@@charliestone892 awesome 👏🏼 Your wallet is looking lighter already… It’s just too easy to buy and build them… I swore I just wanted one. Ask me how I now have 7 just 2 years later… that isn’t even including all the ones I’ve sold 🤣
I just purchased this Glock 49 on Saturday. Im in a restrictive state so i cant take it home yet. Still need to finish the process. But i cant wait to pick it up. Felt great in my hands. And it’s my first gun. So I’m excited.
I’m on the smaller side of people, 5’6 and not the largest or thickest of hands, and a G19 fits well for me whenever I’ve fired one. Now I’m about to be able to buy a handgun and apply for my CCL, the G49 has come at a great time. Best of both worlds for me, the frame size of a 19 so I can hold it comfortably and carry it well, and the extra weight and length of the G17. I definitely will be buying one of these when I’m able to in ~4 months (hopefully also price will come down at my local FFL)
You can save a lot of money by buying a a dagger lower, and the dagger compact X(17 length) slide. Hell throw in a compact slide, and your still under the price of a Glock. Add to that you can shoot non fmj and jacketed ammo. The dagger barrel is button rifled and will shoot lead, syntec, and polymer coated ammo without voiding the warranty or blowing up the barrel. You have the same options with Timberwolf frame also, and their frames have the 1911 grip angle. Glock needs to get their prices in line with most people's wallets or the competition will crush them. Even Ruger is pounding them, we opted for the Max-9 instead of the 43X for my wife at half the price. It has been proven to be an exceptional accurate reliable handgun optics ready. And comes with front night sight out of the box.
@@wernerschwanert6281 there was nothing “cheaper out” by him getting the Ruger for his wife. It’s perfectly adequate for self defense and just as reliable as a Glock. Any real gun owner would know that. With firearms the law of diminishing returns comes into play big time. Spending double for a Glock dosnt get you double the performance/reliability.
I buy GLOCK because the options of secure retention holsters, a glock is a glock, one day glocks will be rare, keeping my gen 3 glock 19 because of that
Finally glock had made what I’ve been asking for. I currently carry the 19 and have been for years and love it. Used to have a 17 and sold it which I regret so much. But all my magazines are for my 19 won’t fit in a 17 which is why I haven’t bought another 17. But now with the 49 I get the best of both worlds!
The gun I tried to get the Glock engineers to build fifteen years ago when I had some connections. Finally gave up when they introduce the G19x and G45, which is backwards, and took a first year pre mos Gen 5 G17 and did a grip chop and fitted the G19 backstraps. Been carrying that for almost 6 years now, and everybody that shoots it asks the same thing. Why doesn't Glock make this gun? I guess better late than never.
I moved on from Glocks to striker fired guns with better feel and ergonomics from other manufacturers. Glocks are reliable and I would bet my life one one still, but there are much better options out there nowadays.
what is better than a gun that you can bet your life on? Glock owns reliability, track record, durability, simplicity, and ease of use/cleaning. They are everything you want in a defensive handgun and you can't get that from anyone else
@waholoopesorry74 Polymer frame striker fired "technology" is NOT rocket science. There's a very sizeable list of guns from other manufacturers that are every bit as reliable and simple to use and maintain as a Glock. I lost count after 200,000 rounds I've put through Glocks so I can say I know a thing or two about them. One thing I know for certain is they are not perfect. I've had several over the years that had issues right out of the box or shortly thereafter.
this is exactly why I switched to sig. glock hasn't done anything interesting since the MOS line. everything else is "we put the whatever slide on the whatever frame! look it's new!"
And if you just buy the 22&23 you can have 8 guns 22,23, then with a barrel change a 17,19 then change around all the slides and you have the alter who's of all four to make a total of eight different configurations
@@cluckbent6466 its almost 1.5inches different not 4/10th of an inch. I own the G19 and G17 gen 5, its a very noticeable difference. I am not a toothpick either. 6' and 210lbs.
What is the difference between the G49 vs G47 ? Both can be swapped for the 19 and 17 lowers. My understanding the is the dust cover and recoil assembly for the G47 is the same as the 19 vs 49 and 17 being the same recoil assembly length. One advantage of the 49 is you can use the gen 5 threaded barrel for the 17 where the 47 you can’t. Please someone state if anything I said is off.
Home gunsmiths have been chopping grips on the 17s to 19 length for a hot minute, frame manufacturers have been doing for a little while now.. and GLOCK releases this finally. Innovation went out the window with GLOCK decades ago.
Excellent presentation! One thing that gets lost in the shuffle is that concealing barrel/slide length is easier than concealing grip. I find this model interesting and wonder why Glock wasn’t thinking about this a long time ago. Goes back to an old article from the late 80s when a magazine writer cut the grip of a Gen1 17 down to 19 dimensions for the same concealment considerations. I would consider buying one of these. The 19 and the 23 were always easy-to-conceal all-round pistols for me, and I only bought subcompacts because they hid better in ankle holsters (I found that on the hip, not much difference). I have medium size hands so the 19 grip was fine. Now if Glock is actually listening, the flat trigger shoe of the Glock Performance Trigger package should be standard on all Glocks - or at least a smooth trigger shoe which has the trigger safety that actually goes flush when pressed and doesn’t chew up the trigger finger.
Probably because Glock has been concentrating on all the other innovations they’ve been delivering, like high contrast night sights, modular FCUs, optional manual safety, decent triggers, optics mounting that doesn’t require plates and another pair of screws, a SA/DA hammer fired version, and on and on. They haven’t had time to simply put the longer slide on the compact grip. Geez.
I think customers would be much more receptive and appreciative if Glock just started putting quality iron sights on EVERY model from the factory. Maybe make their own proprietary 15 round mag that will fit in a 43X, they've fallen way behind in the micro compact game. Although I'm sure Glock Store and all the other after market companies wouldn't be as receptive, lol. Maybe the Glock 50 could be their very first PCC 🤯 Every other company copied Glock with the striker fired polymer frame platform, and then made it better, or at least give you more bang for your buck with better quality components from the factory. Maybe Glock should start returning the favor. Maybe I should be working in Glock's marketing division. 😂
@@aaronfarnsworth7653 Baby steps my man. If they released their AR to the civilian market it would be on the price level of Daniel Defense, or Knights Armament. A Glock PCC on the level of S&W with the folding stock would be more like it. Then they could keep making more "patents" with the caliber you already have....9mm, .40 S&W, 10mm...
I carried a security firm issue Glock gen 3 19 9x19mm, 6mo. 2022-2023. I'm not a huge fan of 19s in general but see why they sell so many. You get a light rail, MOS plate, longer barrel.
Thank you for the video but this one is a hard no. What's next, a G17 that shoots 45 GAP if you wave a magic wand over it? Hope to meet you in the store someday.
slide and frame swapping is something every other polymer gun has been able to do from the get go. Walther , Canik, S&W MP , CZP series excetra all can do this
Certain families of generations of Glocks have been able to do this for a while too. Gen 4 20/40s for example. I have a G20 with a used 40 upper only I got for cheap. I now have two 10mm weapons. This was six years ago. Even the 19X can accept Gen5 9mm uppers. G17 and G19 also AND G34. They only real difference is now glock is marketing it. Really the only difference. If they want to be innovative, they will come out with a cross-generation compatible slide.
Ironically, this is the gun I wanted for almost 20 years. But now everything has moved to red dot, so sight radius doesn't matter and the Radian Ramjet provides more utility than the extra weight and velocity the 17 slide provides.
Glockstore possibly may be the only way to get through to old man gaston, the people want a 26 size slide and a 19 size grip optics ready with a pic rail
No, that would have been too easy. :) I used a GST-9 lower, and a Brownell's upper specifically made to be mounted on a 19 size lower. The barrel is the same, but the slide is unique. @@sgtbear2471
No, the 17 actually uses a different recoil spring that's longer than the 19 sized slides. I tried putting a 17 slide on my G45 and it got very stuck because it has too much rearward travel. All of the pistols ion this vid are made with the g19 recoil spring length, so they can swap around.
I purchased a 19gen3 and a 17gen4 years ago and I still have both of them. I won’t buy another Glock until they do something really different…..not just swapping frames, slides etc. They are really starting to bore the shit out of me and apparently others too. 😢
Seems to me putting a magwell extension in the G49 defeats it's purpose. If like the G19,the grip is a little bit too short for your hand,you might as well just get a G17,a G19X,or a G45.
Just one thing. Both the Glock 49 and 45 use Gen 5 Glock 19 recoil systems and locking lugs. Because of this, the Glock 49 slide cannot fit onto Glock 17 frames. Only frames that utilize 19 length recoil systems. The Long side and long frame configuration you get form mixing the two matches that of the Glock 47.
Glock dosen't roll stamp the Gens on guns the gen the cane out in. Ex, the 19 had gen 3,4,and 5 because it's initial release was Gen 2. Or like the G45 doesn't say gen 5 because it wasn't released with prior generations. It was released during the gen 5 era. Like the G43 doesn't say gen 4 because it was released for the first time with gen 4's and it dosen't say gen 5 because they haven't made a gen 5 43. The 43x was released During gen 5 but dosen't say it because it should be understood its already a gen 5. Come on Glen!!
So they finally did what people have been begging for, for 20+ years. My first pistol was a Gen3 G17 I got used and then put 10k+ rounds through. I loved that pistol. But after firing an M&P 2.0 with Timney trigger, I couldn't go back to glock.
To little to late for me, I think. Personally I’d go for a 19 with the ramjet. These new models are a little confusing too. I think technically the 49 uses the 47 slide. Which is a 17 length slide but using the 19/45 recoil spring assembly. Though I could be off because Glock loves to make sense.
Taurus came out with the G3XL a while back,,G3 slide & barrel on a G3C frame,,I really like it.Glock's version should be even better.I'm looking forward to trying the 49.
About five years back, I went with the M&P 2.0 compact. I could make the grip into a full size with a sleeve that fits over the mag making it seemless. Basically I have a weapon that's the size of a G45. I would transition back to Glock if they would actually innovate with such a simple adaptation. Oh, and put the frakkin finger grooves back on the darn things!
@@DannyBashy yah I know. I just don't like the darn things. I had them on my first and second duty's. Then Glock came along with the finger grooves and it was just right.
The modular system is one of the best things I like about Glock. Just about every assesory made for a polymer striker fired pistol will make it for Glock first because there are far more Glocks and Glock clones than all other polymer striker pistols combined.
@@TriggaTrey361 I can take the trigger out of a p320 compact put it in a full size for the range and then swap it out for a 365 for ccw or add a metal frame for competition. Sorry pal sig did it better and I’m not a Glock hater and I’m not a sig fan boy honestly I prefer smith and Wesson to both but Im right sig did the whole modular thing better.
I have Glock 45 and Glock 47 MOS these two can also swap out slides with lowers. Glock 49 would be nice IDPA gun. I run the Glock 45 in IDPA as the Mags hold 17 and just down load to the 15 round limit.
Poor old Glocks will never break out of the early 80s from where they came from how sad, how very sad. The best things they have come out with in all these years is Optics and slide cuts.
People have been putting 17 slides on 19 frames for a while now. Pretty sure PSA makes a Glock clone exactly like that. It's a good CCW if you're comfortable concealing a G19 already.
Subcompact frame, with an even smaller slide and barrel. With 8+1 in .40cal-.45acp Able to feed 13 round mags or 100rd drums .. Call it the "micro Glock" Wish I had machining tools.
1:41 i noticed that too but it makes since if you think about just how glock as a brand markets itself. its previous generations would be marketed as gen 5s but then their “new” designs are just in a gen 5 package but not labeled as that because there was never a gen 3 or 4 of that model. like even the 43x for example
I retired my s&w Gen 1 sigma service pistol a few years ago for a Gen 5 ,17 . The only problem I have is the stippling is like sand paper on my hand. I don't want to smooth it out because of warrants on the weapon. Other wise the pistol shoots great.
What do you think?
IMHO, Glock has hit a stagnation point in their product line. Mix and match frames and slides seems to be the limit of their collective genius. How about creating metal frames, for intsance?
Or you could just buy a 17 and 19 and do the same thing. Glock isn't what it used to be.
Glock need to hire fresh blood, it's the same gun in a different configuration .
I've been waiting years for a 19 long slide!
Can’t improve much in perfection….
I’ve been a Glock guy for almost 20 years now but they need to step up to the competition, it would be nice to see a premium ultimate Glock with Mos, compensated, upgraded trigger, theaded barrel, etc. all in one without having to spend another $500-$1000 to keep up with other gun companies. Just a thought
Shadow systems handguns. Everything a glock should be, including a compensator
Dude look at the Canik Rival. It comes with damn near everything except a comp and the optics mount is WAY better from a mechanical perspective. Rival costs $630 and the trigger is like a damn computer mouse. It's such a nice pistol and I've got thousands of rounds through mine and it has been as reliable as my Glocks in that time(except for my Glock 19 MOS, which had to go back to Glock because a plate mounting screw sheared off flush with the slide, it took Glock over a month to get it back to me btw).
PSA has specials on compact, and full size dagger frames for 100 dollars for both. Dagger optics ready slides are around 200 on sale, dagger long slide is around 250. That is two guns optics ready for less than the cost of one standard Glock. What is even more Daggers can fire syntec ammo safely, as well as polymer coated ammo.
Like a shadow systems ? 😂
5 generations of perfection.
The 49 and 45 are not labeled gen 5 because this is the first version of them. The gen 5 19 and 17 exist because they have done 5 variations of those models. They do sport all the gen 5 features though due to the time of their creation. If they were made when gen 4 was new I would suspect they still wouldn't say what gen but would have the features of the latest gen.
So how many generations does a model need to have under its belt to get the "gen" stamp ?
HOW DARE YOU ASSUME ITS GEN!
Everybody’s hung up on pronouns. 😄
That makes sense but I’m pretty sure my G48 says gen 5.
In other words: Glock ain't innovatin' sheeeeeee-hit right now. Don't get me wrong, my 19x is probably top in my EDC rotation but - you know I'm also not lyin.
I wish Glock would be more innovative I wanna see something new from them they mostly just mix and match slides and Frames
yeah i want to see a double stack 50 ae glock, it might not be practical but can it be done?
i want flush mags and better sights
Slimline 10mm would be amazing to see!
@@phreddsterandrew6049 why would you want a hunting round in a small frame?
I predict the Glock 50 to be Glocks 1st 5.7
Glock has become the Apple iPhone of guns.
I KNEW I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE SAYING THAT XD
fine guns though.
@@swind2492No. Just stop. They're junk now. Beaten by Turkish knockoffs no less.
Smh
@@kreevisful I’ve been in law enforcement for 23 years. I’ve only had to use mine twice. Light and reliable. Never once has it not worked for me.
@@swind2492 Understandable, but that's the problem they're just selling the gun equivalent of an iPhone.
For an exorbitant price. Glock was my first handgun 4 years ago.
But even now, I am annoyed that they're barely just getting into the after-market customization.
Seriously, "Cannik" is stomping on them.
Don't get me wrong, they go bang when they need to, but however, there are better options now on the market.
Sometimes, between videos when I'm lonely, I browse my GlockStore magazine and narrate every item in Lenny's calming voice.
So awesome!! We were in Nashville earlier this year celebrating my wife’s birthday and I so wanted to visit the store but it didn’t happen. The next time we are in the area it will definitely happen!!
FINALLY! Been begging for this for YEARS. I like the 19 grip more than the 17 but don't want to lose velocity or sight radius. I'll take two.
The gun I tried to get the Glock engineers to build fifteen years ago when I had some connections. Finally gave up when they introduce the G19x and G45, which is backwards, and took a first year pre mos Gen 5 G17 and did a grip chop and fitted the G19 backstraps. Been carrying that for almost 6 years now, and everybody that shoots it asks the same thing. Why doesn't Glock make this gun? I guess better late than never.
Ive been waiting for what moght be their next incarnation. Many folks remember the genesis of the Colt CCO. Officer's model frame and a Cmdr slide mated together. Im hoping this leads Glock to a 26 frame and a 19 slide. Maybe many won't like it because it's not a new invention, but I think many newer shooters and carriers will appreciate it. The CCO was cut off because Colt discontinued alot of their stuff at that time because Columbine happened right then.
@@JoeCool-mj1so Exactly. The CCO was the perfect idea for a carry gun. I wish the polymer market had jumped on that idea, too. I'm still dreaming of the day I'll be able to afford a Nighthawk T3. 😂
1/2” of barrel length is not worth much if anything in the velocity department. 10-15fps is a laughable gain.
Finally, let's see the 26L next!
OK, this is nice and all, but what I would really like from Glock is premium versions of their pistols so I don't have to go out and replace their substandard sights myself. It should be awesome right out of the box.
I agree. IMO, every pistol should have factory night sights. That's the only part I change out on my Glocks.
Basically Shadow arms(I think lol) They’re basically what Glocks shoulda been but for double the price as a normal Glock
@@ricktaylor4789 this gun looks liek it was made 50 years ago ... im pretty sure the original glock has barely changed except for a few things. if you dont believe me google the original release.
Agreed, how is it that I got rmr co witnessed metal night sights on a CZ p10c for $425 but I cant get anything on a g17 mos for $620….
@@youngprince0516 shadow systems
My go to for about 20 yrs has been glock 27 w/ 9 conversion barrel and extended mag which makes grip like the G19. Maybe they'll release that next as glock 69.
It's not innovative, but it's what I always wanted from Glock. I will be purchasing this gun for myself for Christmas.
can you tell me how it's not just a 48? I have a 48 and am wondering what the difference even is.
@@jorgeenchilada48 is thinner and uses single stack mags.
I have the 45 gen. 5 and it’s a great pistol. It’s a few version of Glocks wrapped up in one. I love it.👍
I am still waiting for a G19 frame with a G26 slide. Yes I know that's the dimensions of the G43X, I have one as my EDC. The 43X is great to carry but snappy to shoot. I think the extra heft of the G26 slide would be a nice shooter.
glock 26x has a nice ring to it
Absolutely! Between the 26 and the 43x you have to go 43x because of rounds. But 26 does shoot more like a full size Glock. Totally agree with you
Double stack Glock 43X
GLOCK 32X 357SIG
GLOCK 33X 357SIG CONCEALMENT
I guess im a glock fanboy because I loved legos as a kid,im an electrician by trade that mostly builds new 200A,400A home Meterbase services and the occasional 277v,480v 3phase commercial panels.Glocks and how they are so interchangeable just seem to fit my life and my OCD lol...god bless,and stay safe everybody!!
Wait till you discover AR’s lol😂
@@luckymanham302 the AR is in my not so distant future sir!! Lol,from the vids ive watched I can only imagine!
@@charliestone892 awesome 👏🏼
Your wallet is looking lighter already… It’s just too easy to buy and build them… I swore I just wanted one. Ask me how I now have 7 just 2 years later… that isn’t even including all the ones I’ve sold 🤣
In the past I've made my own versions of these including a 26L. Good to see Glock finally doing it themselves.
I just purchased this Glock 49 on Saturday. Im in a restrictive state so i cant take it home yet. Still need to finish the process. But i cant wait to pick it up. Felt great in my hands. And it’s my first gun. So I’m excited.
I’m on the smaller side of people, 5’6 and not the largest or thickest of hands, and a G19 fits well for me whenever I’ve fired one. Now I’m about to be able to buy a handgun and apply for my CCL, the G49 has come at a great time. Best of both worlds for me, the frame size of a 19 so I can hold it comfortably and carry it well, and the extra weight and length of the G17. I definitely will be buying one of these when I’m able to in ~4 months (hopefully also price will come down at my local FFL)
You can save a lot of money by buying a a dagger lower, and the dagger compact X(17 length) slide. Hell throw in a compact slide, and your still under the price of a Glock. Add to that you can shoot non fmj and jacketed ammo. The dagger barrel is button rifled and will shoot lead, syntec, and polymer coated ammo without voiding the warranty or blowing up the barrel. You have the same options with Timberwolf frame also, and their frames have the 1911 grip angle. Glock needs to get their prices in line with most people's wallets or the competition will crush them. Even Ruger is pounding them, we opted for the Max-9 instead of the 43X for my wife at half the price. It has been proven to be an exceptional accurate reliable handgun optics ready. And comes with front night sight out of the box.
@@wernerschwanert6281 there was nothing “cheaper out” by him getting the Ruger for his wife. It’s perfectly adequate for self defense and just as reliable as a Glock. Any real gun owner would know that. With firearms the law of diminishing returns comes into play big time. Spending double for a Glock dosnt get you double the performance/reliability.
I buy GLOCK because the options of secure retention holsters, a glock is a glock, one day glocks will be rare, keeping my gen 3 glock 19 because of that
They should do the same combination with 19 and 26 so we can have a 26L or 26x
Right
They would be thick versions of the G43X and the G48.
Finally glock had made what I’ve been asking for. I currently carry the 19 and have been for years and love it. Used to have a 17 and sold it which I regret so much. But all my magazines are for my 19 won’t fit in a 17 which is why I haven’t bought another 17. But now with the 49 I get the best of both worlds!
The gun I tried to get the Glock engineers to build fifteen years ago when I had some connections. Finally gave up when they introduce the G19x and G45, which is backwards, and took a first year pre mos Gen 5 G17 and did a grip chop and fitted the G19 backstraps. Been carrying that for almost 6 years now, and everybody that shoots it asks the same thing. Why doesn't Glock make this gun? I guess better late than never.
You can do the same thing with a G47 and G19 that’s what I have it is fun being able to feel the differences slide and grip length make
It don’t make a difference bro at all I have 6 Glocks all of them of custom for this exact reason
lets see those groupings bub
@@DREKOWICK69 notice how I said feel and not see the difference lol
So is it possible to just take a 17 and a 19 and switch slides?
if both gen 5 yeah@@khangngo753
Wow so innovative, I hope other companies who have been able to do this for years catch up.
Why innovate when idiots will buy the same gun every year and be amazed by it fkn fanbois are dumb
Finally!! Been waiting for a 19L for years! Now this is perfection
NOW NEED A 19XL
19 FRAME
34 SLIDE
Coincidentally, if you have a G47 and a G45 then you can swap the slides and get G45 and a G47.
If you get a 49 and 45 you can make a 19, 47 and 17. So its more like get 5 versions.
Your videos are very informative and helpful, 🇺🇸thank you . 🇺🇸
There goes Glock innovating again.
Even Lenny finds the humor in all this. But starting out, these are two excellent versions to get yourself for the flexibility.
OR - just buy something that's not a repackaging of the same thing with a new model #. Or don't. Idc.
@@TexCen I agree, however this solves the compatibility issue that Glock created long ago by not being able to swap the uppers on the 19 and 17.
I moved on from Glocks to striker fired guns with better feel and ergonomics from other manufacturers. Glocks are reliable and I would bet my life one one still, but there are much better options out there nowadays.
what is better than a gun that you can bet your life on? Glock owns reliability, track record, durability, simplicity, and ease of use/cleaning. They are everything you want in a defensive handgun and you can't get that from anyone else
@@waholoopesorry74amen
@waholoopesorry74 Polymer frame striker fired "technology" is NOT rocket science. There's a very sizeable list of guns from other manufacturers that are every bit as reliable and simple to use and maintain as a Glock. I lost count after 200,000 rounds I've put through Glocks so I can say I know a thing or two about them. One thing I know for certain is they are not perfect. I've had several over the years that had issues right out of the box or shortly thereafter.
@@carbonking53what do you recommend as a Glock 45/19x competitor from a different brand
not bad. thanks for always hooking us up with content Lenny 💪
Glock is finally dong what other companies have been doing for years.
"Glock just introduced a new gun. Which is pretty much the same as the old gun ". Like you know. "Meet the new Boss. Same as the old Boss "
this is exactly why I switched to sig. glock hasn't done anything interesting since the MOS line. everything else is "we put the whatever slide on the whatever frame! look it's new!"
And if you just buy the 22&23 you can have 8 guns 22,23, then with a barrel change a 17,19 then change around all the slides and you have the alter who's of all four to make a total of eight different configurations
Don't for get a barrel change, same .40 mags and you get a 31 or 32 in 357 sig
@@UnbeatenPath1 or go aftermarket with a .357 Sig barrel on a G35.
Awesome Lenny always enjoy your presentations...
I wish Canik had more calibers to choose from and more aftermarket support but still cheaper and reliable
Dude Fr, on God lol. I'd love to see a .45 or 10mm Canik. That'd be sweet.
I might have to get one of these, I love my Glock 19. The 45 looks good also.
The glock 49 is also better than the 45 at appendix carry due to less material in the grip, which is hardest part to hide while appendix carrying.
dude. 4/10 of an inch. seriously? what are you, a toothpick?
@@cluckbent6466 its almost 1.5inches different not 4/10th of an inch. I own the G19 and G17 gen 5, its a very noticeable difference. I am not a toothpick either. 6' and 210lbs.
Think about that real hard
@@glmorten an inch and a half?! how u figure that, toothpick? 5inch height vs. a 5.45inch height
You really take it that personally huh. Very weak look for you.@@cluckbent6466
What is the difference between the G49 vs G47 ? Both can be swapped for the 19 and 17 lowers. My understanding the is the dust cover and recoil assembly for the G47 is the same as the 19 vs 49 and 17 being the same recoil assembly length. One advantage of the 49 is you can use the gen 5 threaded barrel for the 17 where the 47 you can’t. Please someone state if anything I said is off.
Home gunsmiths have been chopping grips on the 17s to 19 length for a hot minute, frame manufacturers have been doing for a little while now.. and GLOCK releases this finally.
Innovation went out the window with GLOCK decades ago.
Excellent presentation! One thing that gets lost in the shuffle is that concealing barrel/slide length is easier than concealing grip. I find this model interesting and wonder why Glock wasn’t thinking about this a long time ago. Goes back to an old article from the late 80s when a magazine writer cut the grip of a Gen1 17 down to 19 dimensions for the same concealment considerations. I would consider buying one of these. The 19 and the 23 were always easy-to-conceal all-round pistols for me, and I only bought subcompacts because they hid better in ankle holsters (I found that on the hip, not much difference). I have medium size hands so the 19 grip was fine. Now if Glock is actually listening, the flat trigger shoe of the Glock Performance Trigger package should be standard on all Glocks - or at least a smooth trigger shoe which has the trigger safety that actually goes flush when pressed and doesn’t chew up the trigger finger.
There's a video on here I saw the other day a guy cut the 19x frame down making it a 26 sized frame with the 19x slide lol
Probably because Glock has been concentrating on all the other innovations they’ve been delivering, like high contrast night sights, modular FCUs, optional manual safety, decent triggers, optics mounting that doesn’t require plates and another pair of screws, a SA/DA hammer fired version, and on and on.
They haven’t had time to simply put the longer slide on the compact grip. Geez.
@neilaxelrod5872 all glock sights are 🗑
@@coreysharp9794 yes I agree. My comment was facetious. 🙂
@neilaxelrod5872 I kinda got that vibe, but there are glock boys that say the same 😂. In my mind all I could hear is sig
I think customers would be much more receptive and appreciative if Glock just started putting quality iron sights on EVERY model from the factory. Maybe make their own proprietary 15 round mag that will fit in a 43X, they've fallen way behind in the micro compact game. Although I'm sure Glock Store and all the other after market companies wouldn't be as receptive, lol. Maybe the Glock 50 could be their very first PCC 🤯 Every other company copied Glock with the striker fired polymer frame platform, and then made it better, or at least give you more bang for your buck with better quality components from the factory. Maybe Glock should start returning the favor. Maybe I should be working in Glock's marketing division. 😂
Glock 50 could be their 5.56 rifle.
@@aaronfarnsworth7653 Baby steps my man. If they released their AR to the civilian market it would be on the price level of Daniel Defense, or Knights Armament. A Glock PCC on the level of S&W with the folding stock would be more like it. Then they could keep making more "patents" with the caliber you already have....9mm, .40 S&W, 10mm...
Thank God! Buying a $5 slide adapter or a $ 10.00 magazine extension was so hard and expensive.
Sold!! Im definitely getting one! Thanks Lenny!! Thank you for sharing and God bless brother!
This makes way more sense to me than the 19X. More concealable but with a longer sight radius.
I carried a security firm issue Glock gen 3 19 9x19mm, 6mo. 2022-2023. I'm not a huge fan of 19s in general but see why they sell so many. You get a light rail, MOS plate, longer barrel.
I’ve been able do this with my P-10 F & C since they came out in 2017 (I bought them in 2018). It only took Glock 6 years to catch up.
too bad nobody cares about the P10.
@@jessegpresley facts
Thank you for the video but this one is a hard no. What's next, a G17 that shoots 45 GAP if you wave a magic wand over it? Hope to meet you in the store someday.
tens of thousands of rounds and my g26 gen 3 still works just fine..
You can do the same thing with daggers for half the price.
slide and frame swapping is something every other polymer gun has been able to do from the get go. Walther , Canik, S&W MP , CZP series excetra all can do this
Too bad those guns aren't in this video. This is a Glock video.
Yes, but this allows you to have more customization while just buying one single gun.
@@grantorino2009shouldn't be a video. Should be implied
Certain families of generations of Glocks have been able to do this for a while too. Gen 4 20/40s for example. I have a G20 with a used 40 upper only I got for cheap. I now have two 10mm weapons. This was six years ago. Even the 19X can accept Gen5 9mm uppers. G17 and G19 also AND G34. They only real difference is now glock is marketing it. Really the only difference. If they want to be innovative, they will come out with a cross-generation compatible slide.
Ironically, this is the gun I wanted for almost 20 years. But now everything has moved to red dot, so sight radius doesn't matter and the Radian Ramjet provides more utility than the extra weight and velocity the 17 slide provides.
Glockstore possibly may be the only way to get through to old man gaston, the people want a 26 size slide and a 19 size grip optics ready with a pic rail
Built my own years ago. A little "muzzle heavy" but otherwise I always thought this was a good idea.
Just used a 17 upper and 19 lower? What gens? I wondered if that would work.
No, that would have been too easy. :) I used a GST-9 lower, and a Brownell's upper specifically made to be mounted on a 19 size lower. The barrel is the same, but the slide is unique. @@sgtbear2471
Ive had one of these, with a threaded barrel, for 5 years. Thanks to brownells.
I'm excited about this handgun. I still want them to release the 46 here to the states though.
The 46 is the gun we're all actually excited for!
Does this mean that someone with a 19 and a 17 could have made a 49 before it came to market?
No, The 17 slide on the 19 frame will wreak havoc of your sanity when you try to pull them apart.
Yes. But not with a 17, with a 47. Which of course is a 17 ,but with the recoil assembly that fits.
No, the 17 actually uses a different recoil spring that's longer than the 19 sized slides. I tried putting a 17 slide on my G45 and it got very stuck because it has too much rearward travel. All of the pistols ion this vid are made with the g19 recoil spring length, so they can swap around.
Ahh okay, makes sense
Superb!!!! Thank you, Glock, and GlockStore!
I purchased a 19gen3 and a 17gen4 years ago and I still have both of them. I won’t buy another Glock until they do something really different…..not just swapping frames, slides etc. They are really starting to bore the shit out of me and apparently others too. 😢
I heard the Glock 50 is gonna be a G 43 frame and a G 34 slide with serrations inside the barrel. I can’t wait
Lenny technically the controls aren’t ambidextrous because you have to reverse the magazine release as it is not on both sides like the slide stop.
Seems to me putting a magwell extension in the G49 defeats it's purpose. If like the G19,the grip is a little bit too short for your hand,you might as well just get a G17,a G19X,or a G45.
Glock is the apple of the gun industry. Take the same technology and repackage it and sell it as a new item. Glock Perfection
This is what we’ve been waiting for! :)
cool aftermarket has been making these for years
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That's because their first-generation pistols. Same with the 43, 43X, 48 45 and 47
I have been asking for this since the 19x announcement. Thanks Glock!
Just one thing. Both the Glock 49 and 45 use Gen 5 Glock 19 recoil systems and locking lugs. Because of this, the Glock 49 slide cannot fit onto Glock 17 frames. Only frames that utilize 19 length recoil systems.
The Long side and long frame configuration you get form mixing the two matches that of the Glock 47.
This would have been the ultimate carry gun like 15 years ago
Why?
Why not?
@@brucestarr4438💤💤💤
And that's how my G48 became a 43X MOS by way of an aftermarket upper.
With SIG going modular and having variant grips and features by third part, GLOCK has a huge challenge.
Glock dosen't roll stamp the Gens on guns the gen the cane out in. Ex, the 19 had gen 3,4,and 5 because it's initial release was Gen 2. Or like the G45 doesn't say gen 5 because it wasn't released with prior generations. It was released during the gen 5 era. Like the G43 doesn't say gen 4 because it was released for the first time with gen 4's and it dosen't say gen 5 because they haven't made a gen 5 43. The 43x was released During gen 5 but dosen't say it because it should be understood its already a gen 5. Come on Glen!!
Glock is like Volkswagen. For specific people.
I own numerous Glocks and purchasing this 49 is the last handgun on my Christmas list
Are you going do a review on the Glock 20 Gen 5 an the Glock 20 G20SF. TAKE CARE AND BE SAFE. I WILL SEE YOU ON YOUR NEXT VIDEO.
I always wanted a Glock. Finally got approved for my Premise permit. I think i will be making this first gun.
AIWB carrier...without a thumb safety I stopped carrying a Glock. SIG, Springfield, Taurus, SW....all have that option. Get with it Glock.
Wouldn't a striker control device suit your need for that ? I mean it would and it does , but I'd be curious to hear what you don't like about it.
So they finally did what people have been begging for, for 20+ years.
My first pistol was a Gen3 G17 I got used and then put 10k+ rounds through. I loved that pistol.
But after firing an M&P 2.0 with Timney trigger, I couldn't go back to glock.
To little to late for me, I think. Personally I’d go for a 19 with the ramjet. These new models are a little confusing too. I think technically the 49 uses the 47 slide. Which is a 17 length slide but using the 19/45 recoil spring assembly. Though I could be off because Glock loves to make sense.
Glock needs to at the least start selling with their oem night sights already included like with the 19x.
Finally they dropped the g 49💯
Taurus came out with the G3XL a while back,,G3 slide & barrel on a G3C frame,,I really like it.Glock's version should be even better.I'm looking forward to trying the 49.
About five years back, I went with the M&P 2.0 compact. I could make the grip into a full size with a sleeve that fits over the mag making it seemless. Basically I have a weapon that's the size of a G45. I would transition back to Glock if they would actually innovate with such a simple adaptation. Oh, and put the frakkin finger grooves back on the darn things!
That’s why they make hogue grips
Why? You people are so spoiled, privileged and entitled. How do you not see it?
@@DannyBashy yah I know. I just don't like the darn things. I had them on my first and second duty's. Then Glock came along with the finger grooves and it was just right.
The modular system is one of the best things I like about Glock. Just about every assesory made for a polymer striker fired pistol will make it for Glock first because there are far more Glocks and Glock clones than all other polymer striker pistols combined.
Sig did it better and I don’t even like sig
@@blakedavis2447the after market for Glock is superior to Sig Glock didn’t even try to make their system modular, we the consumers did
@@TriggaTrey361 I can take the trigger out of a p320 compact put it in a full size for the range and then swap it out for a 365 for ccw or add a metal frame for competition. Sorry pal sig did it better and I’m not a Glock hater and I’m not a sig fan boy honestly I prefer smith and Wesson to both but Im right sig did the whole modular thing better.
As a trained Assassin, I wish they have 45cal and 9mmcal to this way.
Glock making pistols with the ability to mix and match is a good thing
What do you mean finally? People have been doing this for years.
I have Glock 45 and Glock 47 MOS these two can also swap out slides with lowers. Glock 49 would be nice IDPA gun. I run the Glock 45 in IDPA as the Mags hold 17 and just down load to the 15 round limit.
2:25 the EDC mag well covers the half moon cut out that serves a purpose of being able to easily remove a mag if it gets stuck
Put the 17L slide on a 26.
Poor old Glocks will never break out of the early 80s from where they came from how sad, how very sad. The best things they have come out with in all these years is Optics and slide cuts.
People have been putting 17 slides on 19 frames for a while now. Pretty sure PSA makes a Glock clone exactly like that.
It's a good CCW if you're comfortable concealing a G19 already.
Finally, Jesus Christ, we have all been waiting on this for years. This should have been the third Glock that was released.
Coming soon to the market the “ALL NEW” Glock Model 50…… the model 34 slide on the model 19 frame!!! Lol
Glock, "too much perfection to change anything"
Subcompact frame, with an even smaller slide and barrel. With 8+1 in .40cal-.45acp
Able to feed 13 round mags or 100rd drums ..
Call it the "micro Glock"
Wish I had machining tools.
The rotating barrel “model 46”.. it’s time!!
1:41 i noticed that too but it makes since if you think about just how glock as a brand markets itself. its previous generations would be marketed as gen 5s but then their “new” designs are just in a gen 5 package but not labeled as that because there was never a gen 3 or 4 of that model. like even the 43x for example
What about another pair: G19 and G17 gen.5, looks like its gonna be the same. And can you swap slides of G19X and G17 gen5?
I retired my s&w Gen 1 sigma service pistol a few years ago for a Gen 5 ,17 . The only problem I have is the stippling is like sand paper on my hand. I don't want to smooth it out because of warrants on the weapon. Other wise the pistol shoots great.
Been waiting for something like this finally
Wow great guns and great video.