he's a commie
As I recall (Im no expert) but the coatings they put on the Austrian ones is a little different than what the USA models get. Probably some lame a** EPA crap.
Somebody correct me if Im wrong.
Yep you are correct Sir. If you hold a USA and Austrian up together you can see a difference in the finish on the slides.
I've got both. The difference in the finish (frying pan look vs the smoother more easily scratched finish) can be seen between Austrian guns as well, it is not limited to Austrian vs US guns.
And remember, the finish you see is not the Nitration treatment applied to the metal.
But yeah, I would not make or break a deal on whether it was a US or an Austrian stamped gun.
Thanks i appreciate it .just wanted to waste my time i think.
Thanks i appreciate it .just wanted to waste my time i think.
I agree it would not make or break a deal for me either. Also it seems to me the US slide is more gray and the Austrian seems darker black. Just the process used on the slides, both will resist rust just fine.
While they are both decent in this respect, the original Tenifer coating is superior to the newer coating applied in the US. I'd never seen any rust on the 200 or so Glocks I was in charge of that had the Tenifer finish (Gen 3 Glock 22s). When we switched to the Glock 17s, we started having rust issues and had several replaced by Glock. I still find light spots of rust on some of the slides now and then and just noticed my 19 has a bit starting on it.
That being said, the new finish still does it's job fairly well. It does not, however, do it as well as the Tenifer finish did and the newer US made Glocks benefit from keeping the slide lightly oiled where the older Tenifer finished ones seemed to be able to withstand just about anything.
I would buy a US made Glock without a second thought, it's just something to be aware of.
While they are both decent in this respect, the original Tenifer coating is superior to the newer coating applied in the US. I'd never seen any rust on the 200 or so Glocks I was in charge of that had the Tenifer finish (Gen 3 Glock 22s). When we switched to the Glock 17s, we started having rust issues and had several replaced by Glock. I still find light spots of rust on some of the slides now and then and just noticed my 19 has a bit starting on it.
That being said, the new finish still does it's job fairly well. It does not, however, do it as well as the Tenifer finish did and the newer US made Glocks benefit from keeping the slide lightly oiled where the older Tenifer finished ones seemed to be able to withstand just about anything.
I would buy a US made Glock without a second thought, it's just something to be aware of.
I never had a problem with either one showing any rust. But then the newer US made Glock's I have are range guns. I carried an older G22 for about 10 years, mostly in leather holster and it has very little wear on it. The finish on Glocks has always amazed me.
I've never had an issue with any of my Glock slides rusting, even my current Austrian made Gen 4. However, I have seen some co-workers with surface oxidation on the slide on their Austrian made Gen 4, so it is not confined to US made Glocks. I do not pretend to know if they changed their Tenifer process or what but I was floored to see the rust. To be fair, it is still not common but I had NEVER seen it at all before the Gen 4's.The old finish amazed me. I could direct traffic in the pouring rain for hours with my holster exposed and I would never think twice about my Glock rusting or having issues. With the new one, I would have to wipe it down for sure afterward. I don't think it's a bad finish (like the finish on Remington 870s or 700s that will rust if you look at them funny), I just think I was spoiled with the old Tenifer guns and got lazy with cleaning them because of it.