From making curtain rods to making guns, Geston Glock took a leap of faith and designed a pistol that turned the gun-making industry on its head. Today, Glock pistols in every conceivable size and caliber protect law enforcement officers, soldiers, and civilian gun owners worldwide.
It all began when Mr. Glock read that the Austrian armed forces wanted a new handgun with minimum parts and extreme reliability coupled with high ammunition capacity. Geston set to work without any preconceived notions and built a fully functional weapon from scratch. An incredibly lightweight weapon with a polymer frame with a very high capacity.
Why Choose a Glock?
The Glock handguns design is arguably the dominant platform amongst people who demand absolute reliability and ease of operation from their handguns. This is a combat-proven design approved by LEAs and armies in many countries all over the globe.
True to its original form, the current Gen 5 Glock 17 has a mere 34 parts, making fieldstripping, disassembly and cleaning an absolute breeze. While the Glock 19 Gen 5 is the perfect balance between superior firepower and concealability in a highly dependable package.
Glocks are renowned everywhere for their reliability, durability, and low bore axis. This last reduces felt recoil and muzzle flip substantially. This means that you can reengage your target a whole lot faster.
The Glock Gen 5 OEM Threaded Barrel
One of Glock’s most loveable attributes is its ability to accept after-market and OEM upgrades. One such upgrade is the Glock 19 Threaded OEM Barrel.
While Glocks are accurate and durable out of the box, it is possible to improve on perfect. Enter the OEM Glock 19 Gen 5 threaded barrel. This barrel has been engineered for extended use that will last years of hard shooting.
In terms of durability, it can endure over 80,000 rounds before the end of its service life. Moreover, it has been designed to ensure consistent accuracy throughout its extensive lifespan.
This OEM Glock 19 barrel is tailor-made for the 9×19 caliber round and it can shoot this round with a great deal of precision. It is fully compatible with different kinds of compensators and suppressors. The threads are also covered by a rugged thread protector that’s included with this barrel.
It’s the ideal barrel for any custom Glock 19 Gen 5 build since you will be able to modify and upgrade it with various types of muzzle devices. Its new rifling profile is slated to give 4-inch groups at distances up to 50 yards plus. This is a fairly significant improvement over the stock Gen 4 Glock at the same distance.
Conclusion
From CZ to Taurus to the venerable Smith and Wesson, the world’s leading handgun makers have ditched their traditional hammer and steel/alloy designs and jumped on the Glock bandwagon. Almost everybody loves the Glock due to its user-friendly operation. After all, you draw, aim, shoot. That’s just about it. No fumbling around with hammers, decockers, manual, and grip safeties, period!
Mating this Glock 19 Gen 5 OEM threaded barrel to your perfect Glock – is an absolutely perfect idea.