Glock market dead? (PPT)

[weaverftw]

I mean there’s something about a Glock (reliability, ubiquity, parts availability) that is attractive… I just bought a Gen 3 g34 (almost BNIB) for $850… point me to a Gen5 g17, g34, g47 for similar price and I’m buying it immediately. You never know what BS laws we’ll see in CA and I’m fine paying more than countrywide market price to ensure I have a great reliable pistol for decades

 

[7.62Lou]

I mean there’s something about a Glock (reliability, ubiquity, parts availability) that is attractive… I just bought a Gen 3 g34 (almost BNIB) for $850… point me to a Gen5 g17, g34, g47 for similar price and I’m buying it immediately. You never know what BS laws we’ll see in CA and I’m fine paying more than countrywide market price to ensure I have a great reliable pistol for decades

Just for fun… how much more would you value said gen 5 17/34/47?

 

[KingRansom]

Just one man's opinion but I think the Glock gen 3 is probably the most overrated firearm in history. Yes, it's ultimately reliable, but it's like shooting a cinder block. Nowadays everybody has the striker fire polymer guns down to a science so reliability really is not an issue. Ergonomically there are far better firearms out there for the same price or less. Give me a a $400 XDM elite any day of the week over a $900 used Glock gen 3 in the classifieds

 

[Gawernator]

Just one man's opinion but I think the Glock gen 3 is probably the most overrated firearm in history. Yes, it's ultimately reliable, but it's like shooting a cinder block. Nowadays everybody has the striker fire polymer guns down to a science so reliability really is not an issue. Ergonomically there are far better firearms out there for the same price or less. Give me a a $400 XDM elite any day of the week over a $900 used Glock gen 3 in the classifieds

"b-b-b-but you're just too poor to pay $2000 for a 1999 Glock Gen 3!!!!!! Noooo don't go buy three brand new Walther PDP variants with vastly superior trigger and ergonomics and style for the same price nooooOoOOoooOOooooo you are poor!!!" (PLEASE BUY MY GUN BEFORE I CAN'T SELL IT ANYMORE, I NEED THE CASH)

 

[Gawernator]

Just one man's opinion but I think the Glock gen 3 is probably the most overrated firearm in history. Yes, it's ultimately reliable, but it's like shooting a cinder block. Nowadays everybody has the striker fire polymer guns down to a science so reliability really is not an issue. Ergonomically there are far better firearms out there for the same price or less. Give me a a $400 XDM elite any day of the week over a $900 used Glock gen 3 in the classifieds

All of my friends that really like Glock or are into Glock, have Glocks with every part on them changed out, crazy gold barrel, aftermarket trigger, aftermarket /modified slide, and other wacky parts. Lol, the irony.

 

[Gawernator]

All I’ll add to the thread is that there’s a reason most serious shooters and professionals shoot Glocks. Not sig 1911s …. I personally think folks are hoping, waiting, maybe wishing they get gen 6 on the roster. I also think there’s a big reluctance/sour feeling from those who want gen 5 and gen 6 Glocks but aren’t in the financial position to be able to afford them lol

I asked the oracle:

"The Glock market isn’t “dead.” The artificial California Glock premium is what’s dying.

Glock is still a great pistol. Reliable, simple, huge parts/mag/holster ecosystem, decades of agency use. Nobody serious is saying Glocks are junk.

But the old California logic was basically: “It’s Glock, it’s off-roster/newer than Gen 3, therefore pay stupid money.” That made more sense when the roster gave people fewer modern options. It makes less sense now when buyers can get modern S&W, Walther, HK, SIG, CZ, Springfield, etc. options that are just as reliable for actual carry/defense use and often come with better triggers, optics readiness, ergonomics, and features.

A Gen 5 Glock is better than a Gen 3 Glock, sure. But it is not magic. A PDP, M&P 2.0, VP9/P30/P2000, P320, P365 variant, CZ, etc. are not unreliable toys. The gap is mostly ecosystem and institutional history, not mechanical reliability.

So no, Glock isn’t dead. The “Glock tax” is what is getting exposed. If someone wants a Glock because they like Glock, fine. But pretending a Gen 5 Glock should command crazy PPT money just because it says Glock on the slide is cope."

Nobody said Glock is bad. That’s the straw man.

Glocks are reliable, simple, easy to maintain, and have the best parts/mag/holster ecosystem in the pistol world. That is real. But that does not make a Gen 3 Glock worth stupid PPT money in 2026.

The argument is value. A Gen 3 Glock was introduced in 1998. It was revolutionary then. Today it is a very basic polymer striker-fired pistol in a market full of modern optics-ready guns with better triggers, better ergonomics, better texture, better sights, better modularity, and the same practical reliability from major manufacturers.

“Professionals use Glocks” is not the slam dunk people think it is. Professionals have also used M9s, P226s, P320s, M&Ps, HKs, 1911/2011s, etc. A lot of agency adoption is about price, contracts, logistics, armorer support, parts supply, and standardization. That proves Glock is a great institutional pistol. It does not prove a used Gen 3 is worth clown-money on PPT.

The Glock market is not dead. The California Glock tax is dying. Big difference.

If someone wants a Glock because they like Glock, fine. I get it. But pretending a Gen 3/Gen 5 Glock is objectively worth hundreds over comparable modern options is mostly brand loyalty and roster-scarcity cope.

 

[KingRansom]

All of my friends that really like Glock or are into Glock, have Glocks with every part on them changed out, crazy gold barrel, aftermarket trigger, aftermarket /modified slide, and other wacky parts. Lol, the irony.

I was just having this conversation with somebody at the gun store tonight. What's the point of buying what is essentially a $400 piece of plastic only to dump 1,200 more dollars into it to jazz it up. Why not go get yourself a legitimate $1,500 gun that is 10 times the firearm right out of the box

 

[Gawernator]

I was just having this conversation with somebody at the gun store tonight. What's the point of buying what is essentially a $400 piece of plastic only to dump 1,200 more dollars into it to jazz it up. Why not go get yourself a legitimate $1,500 gun that is 10 times the firearm right out of the box

Idk. I had the same mentality as the typical 16-25 year old with cars more or less. These days I just want to buy the car and not change much. Not sure if laziness or just more money. Easier to buy once cry once

Also are you the old timer that goes to the gun store to hang out like a social club? hahahaha, I wonder at what age I start doing that

 

[KingRansom]

Idk. I had the same mentality as the typical 16-25 year old with cars more or less. These days I just want to buy the car and not change much. Not sure if laziness or just more money. Easier to buy once cry once

Also are you the old timer that goes to the gun store to hang out like a social club? hahahaha, I wonder at what age I start doing that

I actually went there to do a trade with another CA Gunner. I'm no spring chicken anymore. I'm pretty good with leave it mostly stock and reliable. Hell, I own too minivans, I'm not worried about trying to get laid anymore

 

[Gawernator]

I actually went there to do a trade with another CA Gunner. I'm no spring chicken anymore. I'm pretty good with leave it mostly stock and reliable. Hell, I own too minivans, I'm not worried about trying to get laid anymore

Two minivans...? If I ever get that bad, turn my 1911 on me and end the suffering

 

[KingRansom]

Two minivans...? If I ever get that bad, turn my 1911 on me and end the suffering

Hey I don't get laid but I also don't get any attention from CHP!

 

[Custodian]

The System sees the Glock platform as a Threat to its plans for a Chaotic Collapse, just like the AR-15. Glocks patent expiring has made the Glock Open source for access like Clones, Printing, etc. It was meant to be affordable and reliable for all People in a MORAL SOCIETY. A natural right has now become accessible only to those that have the resources to exercise it. The Times are changing in a Biblical manner, Hope is not a Plan, train accordingly.

 

[riceman]

All I have to say is where would we be without glock. Gaston Glock set the benchmark for people to stive to compete with, clone or improve upon. What if no one invented the wheel? Give Gaston Glock his due whether you like Glocks or not. I do agree the price people are asking for Gen 3 glocks is a might exaggerated.

 

[Gawernator]

All I have to say is where would we be without glock. Gaston Glock set the benchmark for people to stive to compete with, clone or improve upon. What if no one invented the wheel? Give Gaston Glock his due whether you like Glocks or not. I do agree the price people are asking for Gen 3 glocks is a might exaggerated.

So a 2003 Ford Focus should cost $200k

 

[pancakes]

What did you list/sell yours for?

950

 

[Darqhelmet]

All I’ll add to the thread is that there’s a reason most serious shooters and professionals shoot Glocks. Not sig 1911s …. I personally think folks are hoping, waiting, maybe wishing they get gen 6 on the roster. I also think there’s a big reluctance/sour feeling from those who want gen 5 and gen 6 Glocks but aren’t in the financial position to be able to afford them lol

professionals shoot what ever is issued to them. So who ever gives the been counters the best price. i’m not sure what a “serious” shooter is. I have fun, but im pretty serious when im at the range.

Yes every gun is someone’s favorite gun. I’m sure people are waiting for hi points to come to the roster.

 

[Darqhelmet]

All I have to say is where would we be without glock. Gaston Glock set the benchmark for people to stive to compete with, clone or improve upon. What if no one invented the wheel? Give Gaston Glock his due whether you like Glocks or not. I do agree the price people are asking for Gen 3 glocks is a might exaggerated.

No he undercut everyone by selling them dirt cheap to departments. A large group of people buy what the police use or military uses. Look at the amount of 92’s, 226’s, and yes now glocks that someone buys because they know the name.

Glocks are not some magical mythical pistol that solved some short coming in the duty pistol world. They were cheap to make, sold to departments dirt cheap, and cops could buy them directly as backup / off duty guns dirt cheap.

Gaston knew how to flood the zone. Not make a wonder pistol that was better than everything else.

 

[Darqhelmet]

As a funny aside Glock lost to Cz for the German military. Glock lost to Sig (shady AF) for the US military. They are good guns, but someone forgot Gaston’s golden rule, be cheaper.

 

[psun786]

There is nothing wrong with Glock. It shoots and feels exactly like a $600 pistol should. I just don’t see anything that makes it worth more than that. Unless someone plan to slap on a switch and going postal.

 

[CadeH]

Why would anyone pay $1500 for a stock gen 5 Glock when they could get an M&P 2.0, an EPS, and a TLR7-HLX and still have enough money left over for ammo?