[The Viking]

Does the Gen 4 have a softer recoil than the Gen 3? Anybody know?

 

[arushus]

I dont personally have one, but people have been saying they do because the full size glocks now have the double recoil spring like the subcompacts have.

 

[t4terrific]

I have a Gen 3 Glock 19 and my wife has a Gen 4 Glock 19. If there is a difference in felt recoil between the two, I can't tell it. They both seem to shoot exactly the same (recoil/accuracy wise).

 

[Cibolo Glocker]

I have fired both the Gen 3 and Gen 4 G23.

The Gen 4 had slighly less muzzle flip but perhaps it was a placebo effect as I only put two boxes through it.

I own the G23 Gen 3 so shooting the Gen 4 felt fresh.

 

[PaLEOjd]

Does the Gen 4 have a softer recoil than the Gen 3? Anybody know?

My Gen4 G-19 came with the "03" recoil spring and you could tell there was a reduction in recoil. Since Glock has changed the spring so many times I don't know if that difference is there. I know with the original spring, there was a difference.

 

[Glock40man]

Does the Gen 4 have a softer recoil than the Gen 3? Anybody know?

I noticed a little less muzzle flip from the Gen 4 23 compared to the Gen 3.

 

[TxGlock9]

In the 9mm hardly but it is there. In the 40sw definitely some help with muzzle flip.

 

[mds1140]

I shot my Gen 3&4 G17's today....did not notice any real difference.

 

[Apprentice]

I have fired both the Gen 3 and Gen 4 G23.

The Gen 4 had slighly less muzzle flip but perhaps it was a placebo effect as I only put two boxes through it.

I own the G23 Gen 3 so shooting the Gen 4 felt fresh.

I originally thought the Gen 4 17 had less muzzle rise but the same "impact" feel. Thousands of rounds later including a few thousand through RTF2 models and I can't tell the diff anymore. I've started to think it was more a factor of the more secure grips vs older slicker Gen 2's and Gen 3's of ours.

 

[dsk]

Shooting my Gen4 with the original 03 spring against a Gen3 there was a definite reduction in recoil. With a newer 04 spring the recoil is back to being like with the Gen3. Therefore I use the 03 spring when I'm carrying +P loads for EDC.

 

[Tiro Fijo]

There is in the Gen4 G19 when using +p & +p+ ammo with the 03 spring. I'd venture to approximate 20% - 25%.