Got to handle one of the B&T G19s at one of the shops I teach at today. The cut is definitely deeper than the factory MOS cut. The barrel is either not factory, or not original to the gun, as it has a different serial number and different serial format than the Glock numbering system. I should have gotten a pic of the top of the barrel, but was running to set up my classroom so didn’t think about it.
The slide-to-frame lockup seemed pretty solid. Did not try the trigger. Finished seemed more like the flat black Gen. 3 finish than the current glossy black finish, but that is likely the B&T refinish after milling the slide cut. Retail was $1,449ish for pistol and optic, and falls in line for what I would expect from an LGS for something like this.
I found this interesting, but to quote
Pride and Prejudice (as every good gun forum should), not handsome enough to tempt me; I’m very happy with my carry and training G19.5s with green 509s. I think that the G49 direct mount will have enough incremental advantages, namely direct mounting of optic, extended slide length to reduce likelihood of hand in front of muzzle during manipulations, and a more robust slide at the muzzle end, to justify a purchase (particularly if I can find a blue label version, which, I have long suspected has higher QC, and a recent thread seems to support this theory). I’m not sure the same can be said about the B&T version, at least for me and my needs.