dcrosle1 Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 A guy on Armslist offered to sell me his Glock 34 gen3 for $525. He said it has about 400-500 rounds through it claims that it has never had a malfunction. It may be an older one due to the moon shaped cut on the bottom of the frame where the mag is.Should I buy it? I've never bought a used gun off somebody, let alone somebody I didn't know but the price seems good. I was originally planning to buy a new gen4, but wouldn't mind the gen3. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9x45 Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 Wouldn't matter to me if it had 4-5 thousand rounds thru it, you'll never wear it out in your lifetime anyway. Personally I like the Gen 3's better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven420 Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 If that price is with shipping included yeah. The gen 4's are junk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBP55 Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 If that price is with shipping included yeah. The gen 4's are junk. With approximately 100,000 rounds through Gen 4 Glocks with ZERO ISSUES I think they are the best Glocks ever made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rugerp89ipsc Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 If that price is with shipping included yeah. The gen 4's are junk. With approximately 100,000 rounds through Gen 4 Glocks with ZERO ISSUES I think they are the best Glocks ever made. I'm with this guy. I have 2 Gen4 G34s I run for Production and 3Gun and I have done trigger work, sights and they run great. Going to be respringing them after xmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safeactionjackson Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 If that price is with shipping included yeah. The gen 4's are junk. Is this something you've heard, or your experience? Like another poster, I've surpassed the 100k round count with gen4's. Both my G17/34 gen4's each have 40k each. ~g Sent from my iPhone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven420 Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 Good for you. My 4 gen4's were junk. I'm not here to defend my comments to you. Like you I am offering my opinion, I don't care if you don't agree.. Try to stay on topic, is it a fair price for this gentleman to pay for the firearm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullzeye Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 I just got a Gen 3 G34 with 300-400 rounds through it with no mags for $430 shipped so use that as a price barometer. I think $430 was a great price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmbaccolyte Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 Glocks have always had a superb reputation. Both my father and brother have one as their primary pistol at my recommendation. But since I prefer a single action, I don't own a Glock and don't know what a good price is for one. I need to shoot more since some of these guys on this thread are racking up 20K-25K rounds a year. The gen 4 was introduced at the 2010 Shot Show, wasn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom C Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 I have a Glock 34 Gen 3 and have NO experience with gen 4's. That said, I think that, unless it comes with 4-5 mags (preferably 17 rounders) $525 seems a little high priced unless (as someone said above) shipping is included. If shipping is not included then, to me, $425 - $475 seems a more realistic price. But then opininons are like backsides...everyones got one and they all stink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOM Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Think NEW for $30.00 more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Habicht Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Depends on where you're shopping.... Around the Northeast, the going rate for a new 34 seems to be ~ $675....... That said my personal pricing barometer for buying a used one starts at $450 for the gun, and then goes up depending on features/modifications that I would make. Reversible features that I wouldn't make, or don't need -- like magazines -- would add no value to the gun..... Permanent modifications that I wouldn't want to commit to, or that would render the gun unsuitable for Production Division, would have me valuing the base gun at $250.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooke Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 No ! Spend $60 for a two year membership to GSSF and get a coupon for a gun. I just bought a Gen 4 G34 for $480 with the coupon....$540 total if you include the total price of the membership. I wouldn't buy a used gun from anybody. Then again I don't buy used cars either. Guns are an expensive hobby. Suck it up and get a new one. You'll spend 10-20 times as much on ammunition as you're talking about here. Not to mention somewhere to shoot the darn thing and entry fees for competition if you do that sort of stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1gcountry Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 I regularly see them for sale for higher than that. The $480 doesn't include shipping or transfer fees either, i think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterpuc Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 This is just my opinion. My Gen4 runs great. It sounds like the gun offered maybe be a Gen2.5, if you can see a photo, how many pjns does it have? That can affect some aftermarket parts. Price sounds a little high considering you can join GSSF, or buy a Glock Certificate from a BENOS member and spend around the same amount for a new Glock 34 Gen3 or Gen4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTrace Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Good for you. My 4 gen4's were junk. I'm not here to defend my comments to you. Like you I am offering my opinion, I don't care if you don't agree.. Try to stay on topic, is it a fair price for this gentleman to pay for the firearm? Sounds like too much coffee or something.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven420 Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richc2048 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 (edited) That's not a bad deal but it's not great either. I agree that you may find new for just a few bucks more. Black Friday is coming up too. I'd wait to see if there are any deals just in case. You may get a new one for sale this week that'll be a better deal. Edited November 25, 2014 by Richc2048 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Habicht Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 This is just my opinion. My Gen4 runs great. It sounds like the gun offered maybe be a Gen2.5, if you can see a photo, how many pjns does it have? That can affect some aftermarket parts. Price sounds a little high considering you can join GSSF, or buy a Glock Certificate from a BENOS member and spend around the same amount for a new Glock 34 Gen3 or Gen4. For what its worth, I've cracked a slide on a Gen 2.5 (2 pin lower) G34. Glock fixed it, but we compared it to a three pin gun, and figured that the 2.5 slides were absorbing a lot of recoil energy right at the front of the loading port -- where it cracked.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm31 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 I would probably hold out for a better deal....I picked up a g34 gen 4 with holsters and some other extras (mags, etc.) with only about 25 rds down the pipe for a little more than $525. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven420 Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Yeah but now your stuck with a gen4.. that sucks.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooke Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Yeah but now your stuck with a gen4.. that sucks.. Unbelievable! If I wrote a book about this stuff I'd be accused of making it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm31 Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Hahaha....nice. I've been really happy with it. Yeah but now your stuck with a gen4.. that sucks.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven420 Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Sorry I got a messed up sense of humor. I'm am totally stoked you like it and it works for you buddy!! That's all that matters. : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizzim Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Not a bad price and I love my gen3 34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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