Glock G17 Gen5 Reviews

Very realistic, it's like shooting a Gen 5 GLOCK. It shoots POA/POI at 50 ft. and under. In that regard, it's got my SIG P320 ASP beat 6 ways to Sunday. I read the reviews and put a few drops of Pellgun Oil in strategic locations on the magazine belt; its smoothing up nicely. I'm impressed with the quality of construction. Pro tip: spend the $45 for a spare magazine assembly.

Magazine belt is clumsy to load. It is worth looking in to a design revision. I understand trying to be realistic; but it is hard to load. CO2 consumption is kinda high; the SIG P320 ASP gives me 60 shots + per 12 gm. cartridge, my Crosman Vigilante 70. 45 -50 shots ain't much. The trigger was rated as rough, that's an accurate statement. I only have approximately 200 shots on mine now; admittedly, it is becoming smoother with use.

If you own a GLOCK cartridge pistol, for the price of a good laser trainer, this is far more practical. I can tell the difference between the Umarex and the . Glock GMBH pieces; 95% of the Public could not. If you are thinking of purchasing a new GLOCK, buying this 1st can save you a lot of resources as the essential handling is the same as a Gen 5 GLOCK GMBH piece. You will either love it or hate it.

I like the design and feel of the gun even though it is a little hard to put it from safety to firing position.

Sometime I have to release the clip to move it to another pellet.

As I said sometime I have to release the clip and move it to another pellet before I con get it to fire. Then it will fire a fee rounds before I have to do it again. Other than that it is fine.

The weight is very realistic and the fit/finish overall is very high quality.

The rotating magazine is a disaster. I can deal with it being a little tedious to load. But the friction of a plastic belt translates to a trigger pull that is ridiculously heavy and unpredictable for the release. I have tried lubricating the belt and was hoping it might loosen up over time. But it hasn't. I wish I just returned the pistol. Really too bad given the overall feel of quality.

Umarex should be ashamed of shipping this gun.

Love how the weight of it. Accurate shooting.

Trigger is really hard to pull.

Weight and feel like a real Glock. Pistol looks great. Accuracy is good but drains a little too quickly.

I returned the pistol for a refund because the trigger pull was far too heavy. The 21 pellet rubber band was slow to load. I own a 9mm Glock 26 and a 45acp Glock 30 and both pistols have a lighter, crisper trigger pull

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Trigger pull very hard. Magazine is not simple enough to load. The belt in magazine does not rotate freely, very stiff.

Difficult to stay on target because of trigger problem

The look and feel held next to the actual firearm almost identical

Manual safety is hard to move

This is a well made, quality piece.

I wish it came with a Glock case. I would be willing to pay a little more if it did.

This is my third purchase from this company and the customer service is top notch.

Not much.

This is one of the worst Glock replicas I have ever purchased. The band which holds the pellets in the magazine is very stiff and extremely hard to load. If the pellet position isn't perfect when you insert the magazine you will not be able to pull the trigger no matter how hard you try. If the magazine is inserted with the pellets positioned correctly it is still a very heavy pull on the trigger to rotate the pellet band in the magazine. The trigger is very mushy and break is completely unpredictable.

I've been very happy with the Umarex Glocks I purchased in the past, both airsoft and airgun, but this particular model hasn't lived up to the reputation. I had very high hopes this would be another great replica but got a $125 paper weight. YMMV - other reviewers seem to be happy so maybe it's just the one I got.

Weight and feel is like a Glock 17 so it is good for inexpensive training/practice. Blowback slide mimics some of the recoil that you would experience with the real thing if the CO2 cartridge is fresh. Accuracy is good enough for practice at 7-10 yards with full size targets. Great choice for backyard/basement range training.

Trigger pull heavy due to cycling pellet belt in the magazine. Belt on mine is one piece of plastic; a multipiece articulated belt might cycle more smoothly. Pellets need to be inserted completely flush or inset in the belt or they drag their skirts on the magazine which increases trigger pull a lot. I used an M4 acorn nut on an M4 screw to make a seating tool to prevent this issue. Accuracy was a bit disappointing with the pellets I tried at 10 yards, little or no improvement over a model that shoots BBs. Some of this is due to the heavy trigger pull but the rifling on the muzzle end of mine doesn't seem to have a good crown either. Accuracy results (full CO2, full magazine @ 10 yards) Crosman domed HP - 4.25" group Gamo match WC - 3.5" group RWS Meisterkugeln Pro Line - 4.5" group I was hoping to use mine for practicing on reduced size targets at 10 yds to simulate shooting at longer distances like 25 yards which is why the accuracy was a bit disappointing.

This is an option if you want a piece for low cost practice and need to avoid the ricochet issues that BBs have. Mine is very lightly used so far so the trigger pull may improve as the magazine gets some break in.

Weight, safe, fit and finish, absolute replica fits nicely in the fobus pistol holster.

Safety is ridiculously hard to operate. Magazine, the co2 requires an Allen key to install. Like why? Loose it and your gun is a paper weight. Or carry an Allen key set. The trigger again is like a 15lb pull. Fine for me but this is a training piece for my 13 year old daughter.

Well your kids won't be able to accidentally do anything with it. However as a training piece for a pretty strong 13 year old girl. It requires both index fingers to pull the trigger. So choose something else. Which is unfortunate because that is why I bought it. Again for me as an iron worker I have excess strength and it is no issue. Except the safety I have to use my keys to switch it back and forth. This is dumb. I rate the usability of this pistol right up there with loading a brandy new glock mag by hand. A real treat....

Good replica. Reasonably accurate. Weight and balance are good. Accuracy was pretty good at 12 feet on my home range. My standard is how many shots I can put into a 2" ring target shooting hand-held. First round put 17 of 21 inside the ring. Second round put 16 of 21 inside the 2" ring. Excellent white-dot front and rear sights. Performance Testing: Using Crossman Premier 7.4 gr Wadcutter pellets: Max Velocity=332 fps, Lo Velocity=305 fps, Average Velocity=317.6 fps, SD=9.8 fps, fpe=1.81. Using H&N Field Target Trophy Domed 8.64 gr Pellets: Max Velocity=322 fps, Lo Velocity=285 fps, Average=298.8 fps, SD=12.2 fps, fpe=1.99. Using H&N Baraccuda Hunter 10.49 Pellets: Max Velocity=302 fps, Lo Velocity=210 fps, Average=244.1 fps, SD=29.2 fps, fpe=2.12. Factory Spec=350 fps. The Gen 5 fell short but probably would have made spec with lighter, non-lead pellets.

The Safety slide switch is VERY difficult to change positions. Probably will get better with use. It is very hard to load the pellet belt with pellets using human fingers. You need a tool. Pellet belt is hard to move for loading pellets until you get used to it. Trigger is 'gritty' and hard to pull. I measured an average trigger pull of 7.7 pounds in testing. Trigger pull feels heavier. Blowback would have been nice but is generally not cost-effective to produce in a pellet-shooter at this price point.

Don't fight it. You will need either a tweezer, or a fine needle-nose pliers to load the pellet belt, unless you have very small fingers. Tweezers work for me to grab pellets with. Having several belt-driven pellet pistols I was surprised at how much harder this one was to load and shoot compared to my P320. Heavy trigger pull will very likely affect your shooting accuracy. I'm not a fan of the Glock split-trigger. Overall, though, the Gen 5 feels mechanically sound, although the plastic belt's life span may be short. Time will tell. I had absolutely no mis-fires after firing several hundred rounds.The pistol is a great replica, works well, but falls a little short without blowback. Even without blowback you can 'feel' the shot (it does have a loud report). This Gen 5 is a great performer, though, and will join my 17 Gen 3, 19X, and 19 Gen 3 in my collection. It is definitely worth adding to your Glock collection.

The design and feel match that of my Glock 17. The rear sight is not driftable, but the gun shot point of aim into a ragged hole. The magazine does hold 21 shots. I was able to get 5 ten shot strings out of a 12g CO2 cartridge before the velocity dropped too low to be usable. I used Crosman 7.4gr pointed pellets and they had plenty of room in the magazines belt. Over my chronograph, the average velocity for the 5 shot strings were: 330, 322, 347, 330 and 283. The highest velocity shot was 374fps at the beginning of the 3rd shot string, the lowest velocity shot was 248, the last shot taken before calling it quits. All shooting was steady paced with no extra time taken between shots to let the gun warm up. Bottom line, this gun is a lot of fun and mimics the Glock 17 quite well. It's a keeper!

Obviously, the cost of the magazine at $45 is a bit high, but then again, it is the heart and soul of the whole gun with the valve and all. It is what it is.

The safety under the barrel was really stiff to operate on my gun. So much so, that I broke the edge off of a thumbnail trying to slide it into the fire position out of the box. It was just as hard to move back into the safe position. The gun has the safe action trigger just like the real firearm, so I personally won't be using the other safety any time soon. The trigger pull out of the box was so extreme, that I almost couldn't hold point of aim when the gun fired. After about 5 shots or so it lightened up nicely and wasn't a problem anymore. I didn't have a trigger pull gauge to measure the pull with but will say that it is not exactly like my Glock 9mm. It can't be. The striker in the firearm takes a lot less pull weight to release, whereas the CO2 pistol, has to rotate the belt inside the magazine, then strike the valve stem to fire the gun. It works just like a double action revolver, hence the heavier trigger pull. As always, your milage may vary.

Excellent balance, good power, feel is spot on. Mag feels very balanced and loads/drops realistically. 21 shot!

Awkward to load the pellets in the belt fed mag. A bit sticky in an IMI defense holster, but does fit. You have to return to the holster pushing the slide rather than the grip,which is a bit irritating.

Buy a spare mag! Definitely you will want this as soon as you have shot your first magazine full. Doesn't have the feel of the T4E which I also own.... So buy both. They both have a value. Oh and the T4E slides in and out of the IMI holster like a dream!