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RTF2 Gen 3 Glocks are back

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Introduced in 2009, Glock came out with an updated version of their Gen 3 models that featured a very aggressive grip pattern dubbed the “Rough Texture Finish, Version 2,” commonly just called RTF2. While some loved it, others panned it as being too coarse on their hands and clothes, and it wasn’t carried over to the new Gen 4 lines.

Which is a shame, because the 2,000 small icepick-like pyramids on the grip really were my favorite Glock texture.

I give you my RTF2 Gen 3 G22:

But now there is a reason to rejoice, as Glock just announced the RTF2 is making a comeback!

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The entry level AR the gun community always wanted?

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Springfield Armory teased for weeks (months?) about the new Saint, promising something different. On November 1 they debuted….an AR-15. Pause while I shake my head and do this motion: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Sure, the company started in the 1960s with M1A1 M14-ish rifles and over the years imported FAL and HK 91 style battle rifles from Europe while revamping their .308s with the SOCOM line and others, always staying north of 5.56.

Now, the company is going the AR route, and Colion Noir’s initial impressions of the gun are positive.

“I feel like Springfield was going for something different: like they wanted to bring an affordable AR-15 to the market that you didn’t feel you had to change to be proud of it,” says Noir of the newest black rifle on the block.

Clay Martin gives the Saint a good man rub below: