{"id":99217,"date":"2018-11-03T23:26:39","date_gmt":"2018-11-04T03:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=99217"},"modified":"2018-11-03T23:26:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T21:06:08","slug":"the-new-glock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/the-new-glock\/","title":{"rendered":"Still Champion: The New Glock 19 Gen5 MOS"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Still<\/a>

The new Glock 19 Gen5 MOS FS is another great step in the evolution of one of the world’s most popular guns.<\/p><\/div>\n

If I were teaching a class called \u201cHow to Be a Gun Writer\u201d\u2014 (No, I am not qualified to do that. I\u2019m setting up a narrative here. Work with me.)\u2014I would challenge the students with an assignment: “Glock just released a new version of the 9mm pistol \u2013 make it interesting.”<\/em> But when news of the new G19 Gen5 MOS was leaked (pronounced \u201cartfully announced,”) I notified my local dealer to get me one ASAP and waved my hand in the air to our editor at GunsAmerica Digest, True Pearce, saying I wanted to write about it. And whether or not I was ultimately given the assignment, I was buying this pistol. This was the Glock I\u2019d been waiting for.<\/p>\n

\"Still<\/a>

The G19 Gen5 MOS as it comes in the box with cover plate. Higher sights for co-witnessing would have been nicer.<\/p><\/div>\n

Even people who don\u2019t like Glocks usually like the Glock 19, or at least acknowledge its place in the handgun Hall of Fame. It\u2019s the pistol that many feel is responsible for the overwhelming variety of 4\u201d barrel, 15-round, striker fired handguns on the market today. And each new competitor introduced to market raises again the question, will this one be the \u201cGlock 19-Killer?” Take a seat, boys. With the improvements Glock just made to the G19 in this new model variant, it looks like the new Glock 19 is the Glock 19-Killer!<\/p>\n

\"Still<\/a>The only bad thing about this new model is that Glock seems to be joining the party of alphabet soup gun names. Used to be just Glock 19 was all you had to say. Then we had to start including the generation. Now, the full name of this model is Glock G19 Gen5 MOS FS.<\/em> They might have to stop making short barrel guns because the roll mark won\u2019t fit anymore. The \u201cMOS\u201d distinction is familiar now as the abbreviation for Modular Optics System, which means the top rear of the slide has been milled to accept most commercially available red dot or RMR sights. The \u201cFS\u201d stands for Front Serrations. No, I\u2019m not kidding you. The sky is the limit with abbreviations that can be added to the SKU description now. I\u2019m holding out for them to honor the ambidextrous slide stop. I will buy the first Glock I see that has \u201cASS\u201d on the label.<\/p>\n

Why a New Glock 19 \u2014 What’s Different?<\/b><\/h3>\n

Alright, I\u2019ve gotten the requisite snark out of the way, and with it, I think I have just about exhausted my list of things I don\u2019t like about this new Glock. The moment I saw the carefully planned and perfectly timed \u201cleak\u201d about the new Glock offerings, my eye zoomed in on the G19 Gen5 MOS. Why? Something in my brain lit up and told me that this was the new Glock to get excited about. So much so, that I bought it immediately over-the-counter at my local gun store and got out the door with it for just over $600.<\/p>\n

\"Still<\/a>

The Gen5’s all include an ambidextrous slide stop control. The mag release is reversible.<\/p><\/div>\n

I\u2019d never had much interest in the G19 MOS in the Gen4 version, I just didn\u2019t see the point. Make mine the G34 please\u2013that made sense. Even then, I kept my wallet closed, and for years the only MOS Glock I\u2019ve owned was the G40. But the moment I tested the Gen5 Glock 17 over a year ago, I knew the changes were good ones. But I felt that Glock had still left money on the table. Not all the changes were well-received by the market, and even some disciples were disappointed with \u201cfeatures\u201d like a huge cutout at the bottom of the front strap. This didn\u2019t bother me on the G17 Gen5, but it was a key reason I had no interest in the G19 Gen5. That cutout is very annoying to squeeze the meat of your pinky into while shooting\u2013and I know guys that have raised red blisters doing speed reloads. No, thanks. But along comes the G19 Gen5 MOS and lo and behold \u2013 it\u2019s gone!<\/p>\n

\"Still<\/a>

For this new G19 Gen5 MOS, Glock fills in the half-moon cutout that no one liked. The flared mag well remains, even though some complain that it adds to the \u201cprinting\u201d factor.<\/p><\/div>\n

There are more changes with the Gen5s, in case you\u2019ve been in a coma. I don\u2019t want to re-hash the \u201cwhat\u2019s new for Gen5\u201d topic here\u2013GunsAmerica has thoroughly covered that subject.<\/p>\n

\"Still<\/a><\/p>\n

What made the light go on in my head with this pistol is that I believe this is the Gen5 that we should have gotten from the start. Here is a quick list of things new to the G19 and G17 MOS Gen5 pistols:<\/p>\n