I always hear people commenting on the "frying pan" finish and such. I always thought that the dull thinner looking finish was more better looking. Well I pulled out my 2 older 30's and older 19 and old 17 and they all have the "frying pan" finish. I guess it is more resistant to wear because these guns have been used a lot and I cant fine a single scratch on them. I was even thinking about getting rid of them since I liked the look of the older dull finish . I think I'll keep them after seeing all the reviews and such on how great they resist abuse.
If you're serious , LOL , then buy a simple Lodge brand pan and cook a few meals of pork and beef on it and never use soap , just hot water, it will last a lifetime. If you are not serious then you asked the wrong guy cause one of my hobbies are cooking and I am serious about that subject.
Yeah I am definitely keeping them . Just the other day I was about to trade my "frying pan" Glock 19 for a Ruger GP100 . If Hilary gets elected , I probably wont ever see another 19 or one in that shape , Lord forbid .
Yeah I agree the old Frying pan finish is the best. Two of my carry guns have it (g19 and g26) and the 21sf is. All the rest is the matte finish. Wish I could find more with that FPF.
Well...I was "funnin'" a little bit. But I too sing praises of Lodge ironworks. Among other things, a well-seasoned set of their corn bread stick molds is a thing of beauty.
If you're serious , LOL , then buy a simple Lodge brand pan and cook a few meals of pork and beef on it and never use soap , just hot water, it will last a lifetime. If you are not serious then you asked the wrong guy cause one of my hobbies are cooking and I am serious about that subject.
How can you get the Lodge (cast-iron) pans to be non-stick. I use them for about 90% of my cooking, but I still have to scrub them. I use them because I can destroy a regular pan in less the one meal.
I also like the older glass (Visions) Corningwear: Before they started making them Meth proof.
I like frying-pan finishes on my Glocks, AND my frying pans. I don't use metal spatulas on either one...
When I use my Lodge cast iron, for cleanup (when it needs it) I love the chain mail scrubber for removing the crusty crud (obviously no soap, just chain mail wash cloth and dry!).
Frying pan finish isn't indestructible but vs newer Glock finishes may seem that way. When I see people complain here about kydex scratches after one week or less of use I am NOT suprised. When I see users that have less wear on guns that have been in use for years I am NOT suprised. Both those experiences mirror my own.
Just FWIW the last gun show I attended had a few with used Glocks with the frying pan finish. All were at a premium putting them at the same price as brand new guns.
So I reckon there are new categories of Glock buyers, old finish and non-MIM cravers. That being said, I really do like my new/old Gen 3 G19, so much so that I am looking for another.
I personally prefer and like the darker, teflon like thicker looking finish (frying pan as it's often refered to around here). From my experience, it's a much tougher finish than the dull grayish finish Glock is using again.
The blacker, slicker finish holds up much better to holster wear than the gray though it is a little slippy if not used to it.
I would go with that type of finish every time over the gray if the option was there. I have a Gen3 19, early Gen4 19, G27, and G17 RTF2 with the better darker Teflon like finish, all of my other Glocks have the crappy gray finish that scratches if you sneeze at it the wrong way.
A lot of people complain about getting scratches on their Glocks from holsters but that is normal and does not and will not affect the function of the tool we call a firearm. All of my $400 Glocks, no matter which finish they have are actually more scratch/wear resistant than my $800 Sig's. The only Sig pistol I own that gets used heavily and shows no wear is my P320 Compact. It's supposed to have the same "Nitron" finish as my P226, P229, P228 but they show wear from what I consider light use.
If anybody is unhappy with the slide finish Glock uses, you can always send the slide out and have it finished to your liking. There are several companies that do good refinishing work and offer several different options.
I'd disagree although I could see where it would appear that way. Frying pan finish takes 5 plus years before seeing even insignificant holster wear using a Safariland duty holster. New finish less than a month.
I can very much attest to this, as far as wear. I'm not LE, so I don't have a duty gun. My Gen 3 G34 has been used in competition for around 7 years, 50,000+ rounds and many, many draws from Kydex holsters (to include practice and dry fire). My Gen 4 has only been used for 6 months (maybe 3,000 or so, and little to no dry firing), yet it looks much more worn than the old model with the "frying pan" finish. Considering the differences in use, and the differences in appearance, there is definitely an extreme difference IMO.
I do prefer the older frying pan finish, but my biggest issue is the differences in underlying metal treatments(Tenifer to whatever they switched to). Glocks of years past rarely rusted irregardless of the outer finish unless pretty much intentionally abused and neglected, but that can no longer be said of current production guns. I myself won't buy a new Glock as things stand. A switch back to Tenifer/old finish or a stainless steel slide/barrel option is what I'd like to see happen. YMMV
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