Glock G17 Gen5 9mm
Model: PA175S203
Glock G17 Gen5 9mm
Model: PA175S203
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
The Glock G17 Gen5 is a full-size striker-fired 9mm built for duty and home defense. Its frame has a flared mag-well with a cutout at the front of the grip, so a magazine that refuses to drop can be stripped out by hand.
Capacity is 17 rounds behind a 4.49-inch barrel, and three magazines come in the box in the United States. The finger grooves are gone, so backstraps set the grip width, the slide stop lever works from both sides, and the magazine catch is enlarged and reversible at the owner's bench. The trigger breaks at 5.8 lbs with no manual safety, and this version has no optic cut at all.
If you're cross-shopping, the Glock G17 Gen5 MOS is the same pistol with the slide milled for a dot and adapter plates in the box. A Walther PDP Full Size takes 18 rounds on a 4.5-inch barrel, arrives optic-cut and has an MSRP of $699, so a dot on this Glock means the MOS version or a machine shop.
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Strengths & Limitations
- The barrel rifling and the crown were reworked for this generation, which Glock lists for increased precision.
- Glock lists ten-round and longer optional magazines for it, so the pistol is available in restricted states and at the range.
- The frame is polymer over hardened steel guides, so the steel carries the slide and not the plastic.
- No optic cut on this version, so a red dot means the MOS variant or a milled slide.
- The trigger breaks at 5.8 lbs, and a lighter pull means aftermarket parts.
- Grip texture is fixed. The backstraps change the size of the grip but not the feel of the polymer.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Safe Action system?
Three passive mechanical safeties, a trigger safety, a firing pin safety and a drop safety, which disengage in sequence as the trigger is pulled and re-engage when it is released. There is no manual lever anywhere on the pistol.
Which magazines does it take?
Glock's 17-round double-stack magazine as standard, with ten-round and longer capacities listed as options for the same frame.
Is it a concealed carry gun?
It is a full-size service pistol at 5.47 inches tall. It carries with the right belt and holster, but the compact and crossover frames in the line exist for that job.
Where is it made?
Austria.
