Glock Gen 5 to be available soon

[MT2008]

Originally Posted by S&Wshooter

So is the Gen 5 9mm only for the time being?

Very likely, for the reason I mentioned in a previous post:

Originally Posted by MT2008

I asked if there were plans to introduce the .40-caliber models in Gen 5, and the Glock rep told me probably not yet - because they also got rid of the locking block pin (another throwback to the Gen 2 days), which was primarily added for the .40-caliber and .357 SIG Glocks. So at the very least, they'll have to keep producing Gen 4 Glocks in the larger calibers until they solve the engineering challenges associated with removing the locking block pin on the 9mm Gen 5s.