What do ya'll think about Glock discontinuing gen 3 and 4?

As a non Glock person, what's the big deal?
To me it sounds like saying that Chevrolet is now only making two generations of Corvette or Pickup truck.
It sounds weird to say Glock is making two generations of pistols.
And I know I am comparing apples to oranges, but how long do people expect a company to produce the same generation of a firearm? Especially Glock?
Isn't a Glock 43 in Gen 5 and 6 enough? (assuming a Glock 43 is real)
Do they really need to produce a Glock 43 (same assumption from above) in Gen 3, 4, 5, and 6 all at the same time?
Also, they clearly killed Gen 1 and 2 a some point.
 
Parts will be available for a long time as there are millions of pre gen6 out there. You can still get new manufacture parts for cars and trucks built in the 70's. Aftermarket will keep stuff around long after Glock quits making parts.
 
I hope parts keep getting made. I have at least two handfuls of P80 frames I haven't touched yet, lol. Seriously though, I have enough OEM Glock Gen3s, that I hope parts are around for a while. Push comes to shove, I cannibalize some of my "Queen" builds. @Racer88 has shown the OEM striker isn't worth it anyway, so no loss on going aftermarket for that especially for an EDC.

I guess another interesting aspect to consider is which Gen3 parts are Gen3 specific such that the current parts won't fit. I realize there are some parts that don't transfer gens, but a number of them do as well.
 
The great thing about Glocks is the Gen 3 can accept the Gen 5 trigger housing, trigger arm, or GPT which are all better than the Gen 3 triggers. The aftermarket will gladly fulfill all the other needs. Gen 6 is not backward compatible on the trigger housing or ejector assembly but it's the first Glock with a good multi optics system as MOS was/is a joke.
 
Looking ahead, forced obsolescence is just the start, I believe. Polymer 80 can attest to this. Only difference is that Glock will happily remove the civilian market if and when the spotlight shines on them more.

Gen 5 already has incompatibility with the trigger housing of the v models. They will no longer make oem gen 3-5 parts. I didn't call to find out for a fact, but I can say it is highly likely that if they stop making the container, the parts will go away too...well, except at a higher price.


View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wXtcODhQY_M

All I can say is, these people who stocked up on glock parts maybe saw ahead and had a point.
 
Couple of things to address. No, they are not going to quit making Gen 3/4/5 parts unless lawsuits make them. Why do people think that Glock relies on the LEO market? While it certainly is important it's not the majority of their sales. Was talking to a Glock rep a few weeks ago and I believe that number was a little less than 30% and the civilian market was the remaining 70%+. Yes, Glocks sell well to PD departments, but Glock sells around 350k handguns a year but for the Gen 6 that number will be much higher. It is not possible that PD are buying that many weapons and the military predominately buys the Sig P320.

There are 737,000 law enforcement officers in the US from state, federal, and local law enforcement departments. Not all of them use Glock but 65% of them do. So, doing the math that number is 479,000 total LEO officers carrying Glock. The typical replacement cycle is 5 years but I've heard some departments have a cycle of over 10 years but for simple math we will choose 5 year replacement cycle. 479,000/5 year replacement cycle = 95,800 per year. That's less than 30% but they will buy a few extras to have on hand to get them to the 30% number. 107 million US citizens own, at least, one firearm and many of those buy Glock as it is one of the best selling handguns in the US.
 
FrankenGlock said:
Couple of things to address. No, they are not going to quit making Gen 3/4/5 parts unless lawsuits make them. Why do people think that Glock relies on the LEO market? While it certainly is important it's not the majority of their sales. Was talking to a Glock rep a few weeks ago and I believe that number was a little less than 30% and the civilian market was the remaining 70%+. Yes, Glocks sell well to PD departments, but Glock sells around 350k handguns a year but for the Gen 6 that number will be much higher. It is not possible that PD are buying that many weapons and the military predominately buys the Sig P320.

There are 737,000 law enforcement officers in the US from state, federal, and local law enforcement departments. Not all of them use Glock but 65% of them do. So, doing the math that number is 479,000 total LEO officers carrying Glock. The typical replacement cycle is 5 years but I've heard some departments have a cycle of over 10 years but for simple math we will choose 5 year replacement cycle. 479,000/5 year replacement cycle = 95,800 per year. That's less than 30% but they will buy a few extras to have on hand to get them to the 30% number. 107 million US citizens own, at least, one firearm and many of those buy Glock as it is one of the best selling handguns in the US.
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Let us hope so. I'd personally love to continue to shoot along with my kids without worry they'll cut a liability.
 
mike334 said:
Let us hope so. I'd personally love to continue to shoot along with my kids without worry they'll cut a liability.
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When civil lawsuits fly, there is no winning in the liberal strongholds. That’s the only way I see them not producing parts as the part sales are very lucrative.
 
FrankenGlock said:
When civil lawsuits fly, there is no winning in the liberal strongholds. That’s the only way I see them not producing parts as the part sales are very lucrative.
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True, they're already attempting those type of ban policies in the usual locations, well as far as parts, I found this article.

www.maxonshooters.com

Glock is Retiring Our Favorite Models! But Why?

Glock has retired MANY models, but why?? Let us break down for you what exactly they are retiring, and why. And what they have coming for the future.
www.maxonshooters.com www.maxonshooters.com

It seems the future is slightly brighter, at least as per testimony from a Glock representative.
 

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