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Thank you guys for your replies. Just one question though. Do you think that the thinner slide of Glock 41 as compared to Glock 21 and other Glock models can have some durability issues of the slide of G41 ?

No. I have owned the Glock 36 for almost 13 years now. It has a 12.4 ounce slide and the main restriction I put on it is to use standard 45 ammo versus +P because it kicks harder than I like with +P in it. Furthermore the 41 has the same weight slide - 13.78 ounces according to Eric - as a Glock 22 which is one ounce more than a Glock 32/23. A 4" XD Service has a 13 ounce slide and so does my USP45c.

 

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My understanding is this gun was built to be closer in size to the 1911 and be a brother to the G34/35. In keeping the traditional square slide, Glock got it right, cause the slide is slim and it'll still send a half inch wide bullet down the pipe.

The slide mass of 5" 1911s I have weighed varies from 13.4 to 13.8 ounces when the bushing is weighed with it as part of the reciprocating mass making it, the G41, effectively equal in slide mass. The G21 is 16.8 ounces which is why it is so well suited for constant +P use and 45 Super conversion.