Glocks are cheap, just buy both.

 

Yes that would work.

Please help me out here and explain why you would do it this way?

 

Yes, it will work. I initially purchased my G45 with Ameriglo Bold sights, and my G19 with Glock night sights. I switched them back and forth in different situations, shooting each to see which I preferred.

 

OMG! U know that's the same right??

 

Er...no. A G19 grip is one-half inch shorter top to bottom than a G45 grip, and allows use of 15-round G19 magazines. The G45 and G19X and G47 do NOT allow use of G19 magazines.

Still, I'd just get rid of the G45 and get the more versatile G19 which always allows use of G19 and G17 magazines.

 

Rock2411, yes the slides swap back and forth on those two guns. G45+G19.5

 

Wanted to make sure I chose the correct Gen lower. I found Gen 5 G19 complete lowers for $219.00 and wanted to get one for concealed carry.

 

This kind of thing is the main thing that the 320 series has going for it. I don't own one yet but those I know that do, have a couple of $40 frames to suit different needs.

I bought some 17 round mags for my 19 and called it good enough for now. Nice to know the gen 5 19 and the 45 are mix and match.

 

I did want to try a 19 slide on a 19x frame to see how the 19x would look without the "golden slide". It wouldn't work. I never tried the 19x slide on a 19 frame.

 

gunsmith i know got a glock 19 zev slide on his glock 19x, runs it for competitions

 

Since 1982, at it's inception Glock pistols were refered to as "modular" pistols. Now I'm no rocket scientist, to me "modular" infers a group of parts, or groups of parts assembled to make a whole gun.

That is my attitude toward my G45, it's like a tool that I can alter the handle size to fit my needs.

G45

G19MOS Frame/G45 Upper

G26 Frame/G45 Upper/Lone Wolf Adapter

All 3 combinations work well together and it allows me to adjust the size of my gun to fit concealment needs. I only had to buy one set of night sites, I always carry the same 17rd spare mags and all the frames are the same controls.

I don't have a need for 3 complete 9mm Glocks.

BTW, I like my G45 best.

 

I did want to try a 19 slide on a 19x frame to see how the 19x would look without the "golden slide".

 

That looks great!

 

I did want to try a 19 slide on a 19x frame to see how the 19x would look without the "golden slide". It wouldn't work. I never tried the 19x slide on a 19 frame.

What wouldn’t work?



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My G19.4 slide would hard stop when I put it on the 19X frame. The stop was from the ejector not matching up with the slide. I really didn't care because I was going to cerakoat my 19X slide anyway.

 

Gen 3 and 4 will fit on a 5 as long as you change backplate and slide stop. That's the answer.

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Interesting Thread.
Thanks .

 

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Absolutely! That was in in a nutshell. Great meme BTW.

 

Makes sense with that missing detail now known. A 19.5 slide would have had no issues on the 19X frame.



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I assumed the 19X was not a gen 5 but a gen 4 with mods.
Wrong.

 

Just trying to bring some thread highlights to one post:
1. You can use the G19Gen5, 19X, and G45 slides interchangeably.
2. You can use an older model slide on the G19Gen5, 19X, and G45 with a Gen5 backplate and the single sided slide stop.
3. You can use the G19Gen5, 19X, and G45 slides on older gens?

 

Can we revive this one? I have a Gen 3 19 with the fish gill slide. Will that slide work on a 45 frame?

 

GlockStore just came out with a G45 frame compatible with gen3.

 

Thanks. They're out of stock. Still just want to know if my slide will fit on a stock 45 frame.

 

Yes. I have a G45 milled for an RMR. Sometimes I switch the slide to my G19 gen5. No issues.

 

Sorry to bump an old thread, but I read somewhere that a Glock 17 Gen5 slide will NOT work on a Glock 45 Gen5 frame. Does anyone know why? They look identical to me...

 

Sorry to bump an old thread, but I read somewhere that a Glock 17 Gen5 slide will NOT work on a Glock 45 Gen5 frame. Does anyone know why? They look identical to me...

Gen5 17 will work on a 45 slide. Gen 5 17 & 34 use the same locking block as a 19 & 26 unlike previous gens, however there would be a small gap where the recoil spring is exposed if you used a 45 frame. It wouldn’t make much sense to put a 17 slide on 45 frame though, the 45 frame is the same grip length as a 17 but the slide/rail length is that of the 19.


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Is there any part that could be replaced to fill that gap? The reason I ask is because I want an FDE frame, but the only FDE Glock 17 frames that I've seen have the annoying half moon cutout, while the FDE Glock 45 frames don't.

 

Big Tex has gen 5 G19 frames back in stock. I ordered one and it will arrive next week!

 

guy i know got a zev g19 slide on his 19x

 

I didn't read it all so might not be relevant.

I took a Gen5 23 slide on a G45; changed out the ejector and so far nearly 2k and no issues. Took the Gen5 23 frame and put the G45 slide on it. Ejectors was the 9mm set from the original G45 frame. Only 600 down the tube but no issues.