Glock had the Gen4 pistols out along with gobs of ammo for eager media types to shoot. The most immediate difference was feeling the slimmer grip thanks to the “interchangable” backstrap arrangement. The interchangable moniker is a bit misleading, though. The backstraps stack on one another to increase the grip size (+2 or +4mm) as opposed to a swap-out system. Stock, the grip is sized down, so adding the first +2 backstrap brings it up to the size of a Gen3 grip.

The RTF surface was positive without being too aggressive on bare skin, though it felt better with a thin glove. The new dual recoil spring made a perceptible, but not earth-shattering, difference in follow-up shots. The Gen4 shows Glock can keep up, but they are going to have to work a lot harder to innovate.