Posted: 2/5/2016 7:55:29 AM EDT
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Nobody knows for sure. I would treat it as if it were not permanent based on past things that Glock has discontinued. Glock had OD colored Glocks that were discontinued, then brought back years later for a special run. The RTF2 frame was a standard offering and then was discontinued.
Once sales slow down on that color, I am sure there will be a new color that everyone wants, and Glock will switch to that. |
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It's only available thru one distributor, I'd guess they had to purchase a certain number just to get Glock to run a color, once that production run ends.... who knows if there will be continued interest. FDE sold out fairly quickly, a second run was performed before gunswith FDE slide were released.
Really hard to say, if you want one I'd grab it sooner than later.... just saying. ~g |
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I don't see the Battlefield green ones coming back. They're slow sellers. FDE and gray are popular colors. Green died with the First Gulf War. You can't even find them in my area, and most people are asking about them. Grey and FDE still are selling well. ~g |
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It's only available thru one distributor, I'd guess they had to purchase a certain number just to get Glock to run a color, once that production run ends.... who knows if there will be continued interest. FDE sold out fairly quickly, a second run was performed before gunswith FDE slide were released. Really hard to say, if you want one I'd grab it sooner than later.... just saying. ~g I have heard that the BFG Glocks are not a distributor item. They are factory Glocks available to anybody through Glock. A couple of LGS have confirmed this, as well, saying they get them through normal channels and there is no Lipsey's (like the grey) type involved. BTW, they sell like hotcakes around here. Most popular off-color Glock by far. |
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It's only available thru one distributor, I'd guess they had to purchase a certain number just to get Glock to run a color, once that production run ends.... who knows if there will be continued interest. FDE sold out fairly quickly, a second run was performed before gunswith FDE slide were released. Really hard to say, if you want one I'd grab it sooner than later.... just saying. ~g Glockmeister told me it takes 10,000 units for Glock to do a custom run. |
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Glockmeister told me it takes 10,000 units for Glock to do a custom run. Quoted:
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It's only available thru one distributor, I'd guess they had to purchase a certain number just to get Glock to run a color, once that production run ends.... who knows if there will be continued interest. FDE sold out fairly quickly, a second run was performed before gunswith FDE slide were released. Really hard to say, if you want one I'd grab it sooner than later.... just saying. ~g Glockmeister told me it takes 10,000 units for Glock to do a custom run. Then how come the FDE Vickers were 2500 each G19/17?  Not sure how many of the current grey???
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You can't even find them in my area, and most people are asking about them. Grey and FDE still are selling well. ~g Quoted:
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I don't see the Battlefield green ones coming back. They're slow sellers. FDE and gray are popular colors. Green died with the First Gulf War. You can't even find them in my area, and most people are asking about them. Grey and FDE still are selling well. ~g My LGS has a few green one left. I thought they would sell very fast. |
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Glockmeister told me it takes 10,000 units for Glock to do a custom run. Quoted:
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It's only available thru one distributor, I'd guess they had to purchase a certain number just to get Glock to run a color, once that production run ends.... who knows if there will be continued interest. FDE sold out fairly quickly, a second run was performed before gunswith FDE slide were released. Really hard to say, if you want one I'd grab it sooner than later.... just saying. ~g Glockmeister told me it takes 10,000 units for Glock to do a custom run. Probably more like 10K per model minimum, with a 100K order being the price of admission. 10K would be peanuts to Glock. Quoted:
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I don't see the Battlefield green ones coming back. They're slow sellers. FDE and gray are popular colors. Green died with the First Gulf War. You can't even find them in my area, and most people are asking about them. Grey and FDE still are selling well. ~g My LGS has a few green one left. I thought they would sell very fast. Go figure, FDE is the most common in stores..... that is if they have anything other than black. I've only seen a couple of green in LGS, sadly they are always models I'm not interested in. Grey was around for a bit, but they seem to be in short supply also. In 2012 I couldn't find an FDE G19 or G17 in the state, local dealers had a difficult time getting them (or so it appeared). On a trip to MT I noticed they had a 50-50 split of them on the wall. The store I walked into was large, they had (6) Black and FDE in each model. I've purchased most of my colored Glocks from out of state. Not sure what the deal is with LGS, some act like they could care less, and surely won't go out of there way to track them down. ~g |
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I think you are wrong, IIRC Amchar was the exclusive distributor. Glock had repeatedly stated in the past that they would not produce colored firearms unless a distributor could meet a certain level order. ~g Because they wind up being slow sellers if they stay in production for very long. The 'gotta have the newest stuff' crowd will snap up the first ones, then they lag. Back when they made OD green ones, they sat on the shelves forever and brought significantly less than the black ones on the used market. |
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Because they wind up being slow sellers if they stay in production for very long. The 'gotta have the newest stuff' crowd will snap up the first ones, then they lag. Back when they made OD green ones, they sat on the shelves forever and brought significantly less than the black ones on the used market. Quoted:
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I think you are wrong, IIRC Amchar was the exclusive distributor. Glock had repeatedly stated in the past that they would not produce colored firearms unless a distributor could meet a certain level order. ~g Because they wind up being slow sellers if they stay in production for very long. The 'gotta have the newest stuff' crowd will snap up the first ones, then they lag. Back when they made OD green ones, they sat on the shelves forever and brought significantly less than the black ones on the used market. Where do you live? I've never seen colored frames sit around like that new or used... |
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Where do you live? I've never seen colored frames sit around like that new or used... Quoted:
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I think you are wrong, IIRC Amchar was the exclusive distributor. Glock had repeatedly stated in the past that they would not produce colored firearms unless a distributor could meet a certain level order. ~g Because they wind up being slow sellers if they stay in production for very long. The 'gotta have the newest stuff' crowd will snap up the first ones, then they lag. Back when they made OD green ones, they sat on the shelves forever and brought significantly less than the black ones on the used market. Where do you live? I've never seen colored frames sit around like that new or used... Looks like Mexico...........nothing this dude is saying is matching up with anything Ive seen. Almost every single OD green glock I see on the used market goes for a premium vs the same model in black |
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Looks like Mexico...........nothing this dude is saying is matching up with anything Ive seen. Almost every single OD green glock I see on the used market goes for a premium vs the same model in black Quoted:
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I think you are wrong, IIRC Amchar was the exclusive distributor. Glock had repeatedly stated in the past that they would not produce colored firearms unless a distributor could meet a certain level order. ~g Because they wind up being slow sellers if they stay in production for very long. The 'gotta have the newest stuff' crowd will snap up the first ones, then they lag. Back when they made OD green ones, they sat on the shelves forever and brought significantly less than the black ones on the used market. Where do you live? I've never seen colored frames sit around like that new or used... Looks like Mexico...........nothing this dude is saying is matching up with anything Ive seen. Almost every single OD green glock I see on the used market goes for a premium vs the same model in black Same here. |
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I'm talking about back when Gen 3 Glocks were either black or OD, before they discontinued them the first time. They were slow sellers.
Y'all don't remember the big online gun stores blowin' 'em out cheap when Glock announced they were discontinued? I'm down here in Texas. Forgot to change my location when I got back. |
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I'm talking about back when Gen 3 Glocks were either black or OD, before they discontinued them the first time. They were slow sellers. Y'all don't remember the big online gun stores blowin' 'em out cheap when Glock announced they were discontinued? I'm down here in Texas. Forgot to change my location when I got back. Interesting, maybe in your area for some reason... |
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This is my BFG 26. the color tends to look different in various lighting but I would say it looks like a slightly lighter and more green then brown OD most of the time http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s92/chargeron24s/IMG_0414_zpsdlzzttbr.jpg Lighting must make a difference as the one I saw today was close to the forum "Online". |
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Lighting must make a difference as the one I saw today was close to the forum "Online". Quoted:
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This is my BFG 26. the color tends to look different in various lighting but I would say it looks like a slightly lighter and more green then brown OD most of the time http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s92/chargeron24s/IMG_0414_zpsdlzzttbr.jpg Lighting must make a difference as the one I saw today was close to the forum "Online". Hmm yea mine never looks that green lol here is another of my 26 in regular bedroom lighting, in this one it looks a drop darker then first I posted 
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