gen 5 Glock 23 barrel compatibility

[Willie Lowman]

I just picked up one of the new Gen 5 Glock 23's. I was surprised to find that Glock has made the slide slightly wider on the new 40 cal pistols. This means I will have to find a new holster.

I would like to get conversion barrels so I can shoot .357 sig and 9mm in it. But I am unable to figure out if the gen 5 barrels are the same as the gen 4. I know they changed the barrels in the gen 5 17 and 34.

 

[TunnelRat]

I would ask both Glock and the barrel vendor you’re interested in. The vendors are generally pretty forthcoming.


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[Willie Lowman]

Received an answer from Glock this morning.

There have been changes to the Gen 5 that would make it so we cannot recommend swapping with a Gen 4

So there you have it. I guess I will have to wait for barrel manufacturers to copy the Gen 5's to make caliber conversions.

 

[TunnelRat]

That was my suspicion, but it's good to know for sure. Thanks for sharing that info.