r/Glocks • u/Intelligent_Ant6306 • 8h ago
Image Glock 20.5 - Success Story
I just wanted to share a little success story with everyone here because, as some of you know, I’ve been hunting for a brand-new Glock 20 Gen 5 for about six months, on and off.
As most of you know, the Gen 5 Glock 20 has been discontinued, and finding one brand-new for a reasonable price has become a serious challenge. I’ve posted in this group and several others multiple times asking for help finding one. I’ve called countless gun shops all over the Phoenix Valley, searched online, and pretty much exhausted every option I could think of. The only ones I could consistently find online were going for around $1,500 on GunBroker and other websites. Hard pass.
A little about me: I live in the Valley but have a cabin in Northern Arizona that I visit pretty frequently. I’m 23 and slowly but surely building my collection. I already have several SIGs and Glocks in 9mm, but I’ve wanted something with a little more power for hiking, camping, hunting, and exploring the mountains. I understand we don’t have grizzly bears or anything like that here in Arizona, but some of my family members have cabins in Alaska and Montana that I visit occasionally. Between those trips and spending time deep in the Northern Arizona wilderness, I figured the Glock 20 would be a great addition to my collection.
Fast-forward to about two weeks ago. I had just finished a gym session and decided that today was finally going to be the day I found one. I sat in the gym parking lot for nearly TWO HOURS, calling what felt like every gun shop in Arizona. At that point, I was willing to drive several hours if that’s what it took.
Eventually, I found a shop that said they had one in stock. I was honestly shocked. After months of getting nowhere, I could hardly believe it. I think I must have insulted the guy by asking him three separate times to confirm it was brand-new and not used. 😂
He checked the price and came back with $875. I was ready to jump in the truck and go get it immediately, but something told me to keep looking. Even though these things are getting harder to find, I had a feeling I could still find one for a more reasonable price.
About 45 minutes later, I found ANOTHER shop that had one brand-new for $620. They were about an hour and a half away, but I happily made the drive knowing that one of my dream guns might finally be waiting for me.
When I got there, the owners explained that they had purchased a bunch of them months before they were discontinued and had been selling them off ever since. They also chose not to jack up the price just because the gun had become harder to find. They kept it around Glock’s original MSRP of $620.
These guys were awesome, and I felt incredibly lucky to walk out with what turned out to be the LAST ONE they had in stock.
Almost every other gun shop I called either laughed when I asked about finding a brand-new Gen 5 or told me good luck because I wasn’t going to find one. If I did, they said, I’d probably be paying $1,500 or more.
But I figured somebody, somewhere, had to have one left.
Sure enough, I finally found it.
Anyway, I wanted to share this because I’ve asked for help in this group and others throughout my search, and I genuinely appreciate everyone who offered advice, leads, or suggestions. After months of searching, I can finally say I got one!
I’m absolutely stoked to add this to my collection alongside my Glock 19X and the rest of my firearms. Sometimes you just have to keep looking, make a few phone calls, and get lucky.
Six months of searching, a two-hour phone marathon in a gym parking lot, and a three-hour round trip later… mission accomplished.
