Detailed Glock Gen 6 Review From Outdoor Life

The review from Outdoor Life, "We Range Tested the New Glock Gen 6 Everyone Is Talking About," has both an embedded video review as well as a lengthy written review. There are also numerous photographs that give you a better look at the pistol than you can get from videos, including close ups of some of the new features of the frame and slide. 

    One point that I had not seen from other reviews--which all simply stated that the pistol was optic ready--was that it will apparently be offered in two different mounting systems: the Optics Ready System (ORS) which most reviews discuss and will mount most handgun sized optics; and the A-Cut system for the Aimpoint COA, but that models "[w]on’t be offered with the COA optics cut until later in 2026". Also:

    The extractor system on the Gen 6 has been shortened. So the holes drilled in the slide for mounting red dots no longer go all the way through the slide. These holes could allow thread locking material fluid — like Lok-tite — to get into the pistol and cause malfunctions. This shorter system eliminates that.

    We’ve grown used to seeing dual-stage recoil springs on many semi-autos. They were born of the necessity to deal with higher-pressure rounds like the .40 S&W.

    Glock’s testing with the Gen 6 shows that extra measure isn’t required with these new pistols. So they’ve gone back to a single-stage recoil system. One spring is less likely to go sideways than two, so they feel it augments the pistol’s overall reliability.

In other words, don't expect a Gen 6 in .40 S&W or .357 Sig. Also, the author adds, "the Gen 3, Gen 4, and Gen 5 models will be discontinued except for some military and L.E. orders. So you’ll need to look to the used market at some point if you want one." The MSRP for the Gen 6 is $745 according to the review. 

    I doubt I will be buying one, though. I like what I see, but not enough to spend the money to replace what I already have (plus purchase any new holsters I would need). What about you, though. Are you planning on buying one?