After contemplating the G34 for at the past (approximately) 22 years today I finally "pulled the trigger" and bought a gen 5 G34 just because. I tried to buy a gen 3, but all the local shops said that the gen 3 models are hard to get since they get shipped to California first. So I went with the gen 5. I tend to favor short-barreled revolvers and long barreled pistols. Bought it through Glock's Blue Label program so it saved me approximately $130. Can't complain. A comparison to my G45 which is my duty sidearm.