The new Slide Stop has a (-1) added to the end of part number, to identify the difference in the part. The newer Slide Stop is rounded more, where it makes contact with the Magazine Follower. It has a new part number and this will also correspond with another interesting marking, as we strip the new G42 down further. The Slide Stop has been redesigned, with a rounder magazine tab. Magazine looks just like the new ones above, but the right side is slightly shaved down. While I don’t have a picture, the Third revision on the magazine has the right side of the magazine shaved down where it makes contact with the trigger bar. Update: There is a third revision on the magazines as of June. Both magazines have a different shape, this more than likely helps with feeding and added room in the slide, next to the slide stop lever. Notice how jagged and sharp the older magazines are. The new magazines are not as jagged and have been smoothed/contoured at the top, on each side. The magazines have been changed slightly. Let’s look at the most obvious changes first. For now, let’s look at some of the changes. I just wanted to get this information out as soon as possible, I will do a follow up article to update its performance, once I am able to find more ammunition. I have not been able to fire the newer G42, to see if the changes Glock has made make the firearm more reliable. Although I could not figure out how the frame might have been changed, it was distinctly marked differently than the first run G42 I have. The most curious possible change was to the frame. Once I was able to fully strip the new G42, I noticed more changes in the internal parts. I notice some part changes/modifications immediately upon looking at the new G42’s. I had also become aware, that Glock might have quietly made some small internal part changes, to current G42’s coming of the production line. Recently, I was called about a new batch of G42’s that had just come in at GT Distributors. (Federal, American Eagle, Speer Lawman, HPR JHP with Hornady XTP) and others.
Several different kinds of ammunition were used, mostly quality ammo i.e. Several of my co-workers also bought G42’s the same day and have had the same feeding and extraction issues. In every magazine fired, I had failures to feed and even double feeds, after the first round fired. I found the G42 to be very problematic and mine was extremely unreliable.
I purchased a blue label G42 on the first day of release, after Shot Show in January. Recently I acquired a new G42 to compare. This may be to address feeding/ammo issues that have been reported in the G42. It appears Glock has quietly modified several internal parts on the new G42’s rolling off the line.
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