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If you’ve been around RazorMP for any amount of time, you already know I’ve got a soft spot for Glock. A Glock was the first pistol I ever bought with my own money when I turned 21 as a young soldier in the Army. So yeah—this platform has been in my orbit for a long time.
Today’s review is the Glock 45 Gen 6, and quick disclaimer up front: no sponsors on this one. I bought this pistol with my own money, so you’re getting my unfiltered take.
Also, standard safety note: all shooting and handling referenced here was done in a controlled environment with strict safety protocols. This is an educational review and not an endorsement of any retailer.
Let’s get this out of the way: the Glock 45 is my favorite Glock model—over the 19 and the 17.
The 19 is iconic. The 17 is a legend. But the 45 hits the sweet spot: compact slide plus full-size grip. It points naturally, handles fast, and feels like it was made for people who actually shoot their guns, not just carry them.
Here’s how I frame this, because it matches how most people actually live it.
Gen 5 was the most recent “fully capable” baseline Glock. If you’ve got a good Gen 5 Glock 45 that runs, you’re not behind the curve. It’s still the buy it, shoot it, trust it standard.
Then we got the V line, and I’ll keep it blunt: from what I saw, it was a hot mess and felt like a step backward. It didn’t feel like refinement. It felt like a reaction.
Now we’re here with Gen 6, and the most honest way to describe it is this.
Gen 6 isn’t a breakthrough. It’s Glock taking the features people normally reserve for aftermarket—better texture coverage, more intentional ergonomics, improved traction for manipulation, updated trigger geometry, optics readiness—and baking them into the factory gun.
And honestly? That’s fine. That’s what a lot of Glock owners were doing anyway.
In the hand, the Gen 6 Glock 45 feels more “filled” and locked in. The grip shape is more supportive and the texture coverage feels more purposeful, especially where your support-hand thumb naturally wants to live.
Nothing here is revolutionary, but it’s incremental improvement in the right places. The gun settles into the hand and stays there. That matters when you’re shooting in strings and trying to stay consistent.
Gen 6 gives you more grip in the places you actually use. The slide feels easier to work when your hands are sweaty or you’re running the gun hard. It’s not going to blow your mind, but it’s an improvement you notice immediately when you start manipulating the gun with intent.
I like that Glock is continuing to push optic-ready options as the norm. That’s the direction the market is going, and it makes sense.
But I’m going to be straight with you: I’m still not sure how I feel about plastic optic plates.
They might be totally fine. They might hold zero forever. But until I’ve got more time, more heat cycles, and more round count on it, I’m side-eyeing anything that adds another interface between the slide and the optic. If I see any shift, wear, or weird movement over time, I’m going aftermarket and calling it a day.
And while we’re here, Glock is still Glock about some things.
The factory iron sights are still the same placeholder setup Glock has been shipping forever. I don’t care if the expectation is everyone runs optics now. A modern pistol should ship with modern sights, period. If you’re marketing performance and precision, stop shipping sights that feel like the bare minimum.
Here’s what matters most—how it shoots.
The Gen 6 Glock 45 didn’t suddenly become a laser blaster from another planet. It shot like a Glock 45, which is a compliment because the Glock 45 is already one of the easiest Glocks to run fast.
What I noticed most was consistency.
The Gen 6 grip shaping and texture didn’t magically improve my skill, but it did reduce those tiny micro-adjustments I sometimes make between strings. The pistol stayed planted. It tracked predictably. It returned to target the same way every time.
I ran a practical mix of drills—controlled pairs, cadence work, and accuracy confirmation at realistic distances—and the story stayed the same: predictable recoil impulse, clean tracking, easy control.
Bottom line: it’s not night-and-day over a solid Gen 5, but it does feel more ready out of the box in the places that matter when you’re pushing speed.
Here’s the truth.
Gen 5 is still the capable baseline. The V line felt like a misstep. Gen 6 isn’t a breakthrough. It’s Glock finally shipping a Glock with more of the common aftermarket upgrades already included.
My two biggest gripes remain. First, I’m watching the plastic optic plates over time. Second, Glock still ships weak factory sights like it’s normal.
But overall, it’s still the Glock 45—my favorite Glock model—and Gen 6 keeps that same easy-to-run feel with refinements that make it a more complete package right out of the box.
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If you want a direct Gen 5 vs Gen 6 comparison with the same ammo, same drills, same day, drop a comment and tell me what you want to see.
As always, I’ll see you on the high ground or in the next post.
RazorMP out.
