12/19/2025
Early this week, I had opportunity to examine, handle, and even shoot the new Gen 6 G***k. I suspect some of you are curious, so I'll write up my observations. FIrst, it's still a G***k. Looks like a G***k, works like a G***k. Duck rule, it's a G***k!
It's an entirely new set of parts. There is no parts interchangeability with prior generations. That's less than ideal for me, as I have a small supply of sustainment parts on hand, but it's okay.
The new grip frame feels a bit thinner than earlier generations, with a slightly shorter trigger reach. There is a hint of palm swell, and the grip frame feels a bit rounder to me. In short, it's beginning to feel a little like a Walther. It has a flat trigger, departing from the traditional curved ones. The tang (beavertail) is much longer than earlier models. I like that detail for shooting, but it might be less comfortable against my body in a holster. Time will tell.
G***k has made an interesting (to this gun nerd, anyway) change to the chamber in the barrel. They have added a small step in the front of the chamber. Basically, they have cut the barrel to match the pre-war bottle necked 9 X 19, not the contemporary straight taper case. Being known for "generous" chambers (an aid for reliability), this will certainly aid in consistently indexing rounds with the rifled barrel. I suspect this will be beneficial for accuracy. It amuses me that cases fired in G***ks are always readily identifiable on a range floor. Earlier generations left a distinctive rectangular firing pin mark, and the gen 6 leaves distinctive bottle necked cases.
It has a new optic mounting system. It's neither MOS or COA. It's a plateless direct mount system for 3 of the common, major base patterns. Supplied with the pistol is a polymer shim that fits between the optic and the slide. This is not an adaptor plate. It's a shock absorbing layer between optic and slide. Seems a good idea.
In shooting about 25 rounds through the model 19, I'll say it shoots like a G***k 19. It's accurate, or seems to be from this minor sampling. It recoils like a G***k 19. I'll declare it a new model year of a classic model. I'm undecided if the refinements will motivate me to change to the new generation.
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