[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Most worthwhile Glock mods? (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 9/15/2012 4:57:23 PM EDT
| So what have been the most worthwhile mods you have made to your Glock? Some things in particular I'd be interested in hearing about are stainless steel guide rods, and expensive drop-in trigger systems vs. changing the connector & trigger spring. Though I'm certainly curious to hear about any mod outside of these (and imagining many of you will say "new sights"!) |
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The only thing I've done with my G19 is replace the extractor and ejector ONLY because it was beaming me with brass, replaced the trigger with a G17 trigger (I like the smooth face trigger on a glock better than the serrated face that comes on the compact and subcompact models), and replaced the sights.
It's very easy to spend a lot of money on cool new stuff that you don't need and can have a negative impact on reliability. It's even easier to install that stuff. For the most part, resist the temptation. |
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I use my G34 for USPSA ....it comes with a factory (-) connector...striker spring is stock
Heinie Slant Pro rear, Dawson .280" front (,090 wide) hardened stainless guide rod with uncaptured ISMI 17# spring polish surfaces, slight radius on the firing pin safety button JP mag button Jentra grip plug grip tape, especially in the thumb well |
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Night sights
$0.25 trigger job extended mag release extended slide stop lots of mags and ammo good holster Stippling is a great addition but not needed. I love my stippled gen 3 G19 but I carry a gen 2 G19 the I am leaving the frame alone on because gen 2 is how all Glocks should be made  
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Replace the factory plastic sights
extended slide release .25 trigger job remove the finger grooves on the G19 and radius/relieve under the trigger guards on all of them (allows for a higher grip and fits my hands better) relieve around the magazine release (dish it out so it's easier to depress the release) metal guide rod heavier recoil springs in the .45 and 10mm shoot 'em |
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Right out of the gate?
Trijicon night sights. (Any night sights will really do, but Trijicon is based near my home town, so I gave them the money) Extra mags. I keep one in my truck, loaded up. I keep the rest in my bedroom. (You probably don't need a pile of them like I have). Down the road? Trigger connector. I went 3.5#. You can argue practice all you want, but my 30 yard shots never went where I wanted them to, even after 2000+ rounds. I'll take that wheelchair device. Threaded barrel. Because suppressors are just that great. I went KKM, and I am insanely pleased with both the barrel and shooting without ear plugs. |
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A friend of mine was talkng about the .25 trigger job and said it wasn't worth doing. The polishing simulates wear from use, in other words you're accelerating parts wear and will have a swell trigger for awhile before you have to replace those parts and you'll have the same stock trigger again. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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I honestly don't think anything is a must have on a Glock.
Night sights are great to have, but in the past year I have done a shitload of night shooting and night sights are not as effective as people make them out to be. I like ny1 triggers. extended mag releases and that's it. |
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A friend of mine was talkng about the .25 trigger job and said it wasn't worth doing. The polishing simulates wear from use, in other words you're accelerating parts wear and will have a swell trigger for awhile before you have to replace those parts and you'll have the same stock trigger again. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile I would respectfully disagree with your friend. Polishing the surface is different then wear on a part. I've taken a few apart that have seen HEAVY use and even then the wear on a lot of parts was surprisingly light. Either way the metal on metal contact on most of the internal parts have very little pressure on them while doing so, the surfaces are simply gliding over one another which isn't going to wear out the parts. Polishing these parts will actually increase their life span as the polished surfaces create less friction between them (giving the smoother trigger feel). The area with the most force on them are where the firing pin and trigger bar connect as well as the trigger bar and connector. These are also the parts that exhibit the most wear. |
Night sights. In the front anyway; I must be one of the only people around who actually prefer the standard rear sight. (SAY IT AIN'T SO!)  Just enough to make it easier to index in low-light.
More mags. And ammo. Maybe a light, if it's a house gun. Haven't picked up a pistol light myself yet; not sure if I want to get a TLR-3 or not. Would have to switch my Minotaur for a CTAC instead. Not sure if it would effect reliability or not. Definitely need to test before I add the light to the CCW stable. Sticking with my old 9P for now. I have no need for extended mag/slide releases or lighter triggers. The less I mess with it, the better I like it. It's a combat pistol; 5lbs is plenty light enough. ~Edit~ My bad, it's 5 lbs. Forgot it has a dot. |
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Steel sights are the necessary upgrade. Not for night sights, but because the factory plastic sights are junk. They wear from normal use, and they can't reliably be used to rack the slide one handed off a hard edge or the belt. You can get factory style sights in steel, or three dots, or Big Dot sights, or plain steel sights, or tall steel sights.
Actual modifications that I like: high stippling, undercut triggerguard, NY1 spring with "-" connector. I like the Grip Force Adapter because I have long fingers. The answer is: replace the sights with steel sights, shoot it a lot, then think about modifying it. I carried a mostly stock G17 for a year and took two classes with it before I really started modifying it. What my carry Glock now has: Generous high and forward stippling (because I wanted texture up high for my thumb to bear against) Warren Tactical sights Undercut triggerguard (more comfortable for my middle finger) GFA and a shortened slide release (because I have long fingers) I also cut the toe of the grip to help clear double feed malfunctions one handed. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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I've installed the Vickers extended mag release, and really like it. I've seen a number of different 3.5 # connectors out there. Are they all about the same or are some better than others? Any need to change out springs with that? I have a Scherer 3.5 # and I like it better than Lone Wolf, just from a quality viewpoint. The Lone Wolf was crude by comparison. There is no need to change any springs when you change a connector. However, if your gun has thousands of rounds through it, you might want to drop in a new trigger spring while you have it apart to install the new connector. I recommend a stock trigger spring. Same advice for the slide lock spring. It's cheap insurance. ETA: +1 on the Vickers. |
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- Smooth trigger on compact and subcompact models - Night sights - ... I understand the extended mag release on the gen3 or earlier models. I wish they had come up with the 4th gen reversible one much earlier. I don't like messing with the internals unless you want to replace the recoil spring to tweak it to your loads. The connectors and stuff aren't a big deal but I prefer the stock 5lb trigger.
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What about polishing the feed ramp? I have been thinking about doing that myself. I have the strike force grip adapter and it is ok. Worthwhile experimenting with for the cots. Other than that (not accessory-wise) Trijicon HD night sights Polishing the feed ramp, as well as the contact surfaces of the trigger bar, is easy to do. I prefer using a dremel with a cloth wheel and emery rouge. Others prefer doing it by hand, with Flitz, Mother's, or similar. |
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What about polishing the feed ramp? I have been thinking about doing that myself. I have the strike force grip adapter and it is ok. Worthwhile experimenting with for the cots. Other than that (not accessory-wise) Trijicon HD night sights Polishing the feed ramp, as well as the contact surfaces of the trigger bar, is easy to do. I prefer using a dremel with a cloth wheel and emery rouge. Others prefer doing it by hand, with Flitz, Mother's, or similar. I forgot that I polish my feed ramps and chamber throat as well. Not that I think it needs it but I got into the practice ever since my first auto pistol. The first generation of hollow points and auto pistols were sometimes finicky when it came to feeding reliably, polishing the feed ramps helped. I got into the practice and have done it to all my autos since Just out of habit now. I figure it cannot hurt. |
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The only I say a Glock NEEDS is a set of durable metal sights.
The rear sight seems to hold up to a number of single hand manipulations but I have seen numerous front sights pop off the first time you try to catch it on a boot during reloads or malfunction clearance drills. After that it is simply personal preference and fitting the gun to you. I choose to knock down the finger grooves, reduce the backstrap, undercut the trigger guard, stipple the entire grip, do magazine cut outs on the frame, add a 3.5# disconnect (factory as I have seen countless after market parts cause malfunctions and rather dramatic Class III type failures) and a bit of grip tape to the slide. But again, those are all based on personal preference and my time behind the gun. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Just night sights. That's all. Is anything else really needed? This...no need for extended slide stops, just slingshot that bastard back into battery after a mag change. Absolutely. My issued Glock had the extended slide stop. I had to change it out for a regular one due to my grip occasionally activating the slide stop. |
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I don't want to derail the thread, but I have a quick question I wanted to ask about the extended mag release.
Being a girl, my hands are kinda small, and with a proper grip on my Glock 19, I can touch the mag release, but not really push it at all. Would the Vickers mag release be long enough for me, do I need to get the extended Glock release, or am I stuck either way? 
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I don't want to derail the thread, but I have a quick question I wanted to ask about the extended mag release. Being a girl, my hands are kinda small, and with a proper grip on my Glock 19, I can touch the mag release, but not really push it at all. Would the Vickers mag release be long enough for me, do I need to get the extended Glock release, or am I stuck either way?
http://i49.tinypic.com/11j50jo.jpg The Vickers mag release will help you for sure with that. |
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I don't want to derail the thread, but I have a quick question I wanted to ask about the extended mag release. Being a girl, my hands are kinda small, and with a proper grip on my Glock 19, I can touch the mag release, but not really push it at all. Would the Vickers mag release be long enough for me, do I need to get the extended Glock release, or am I stuck either way?
http://i49.tinypic.com/11j50jo.jpg The Vickers mag release will help you for sure with that. Agreed.* I also like relieving around the mag release (on the sides towards the grip/your thumb) as it allows my thumb to more naturally slide into place and I feel like I get a faster and more positive release without repositioning the gun. Not a lot, just dished out somewhat. That's just my opinion although most folks who've tried mine say they like it- they don't seem to be able to bring themselves to modify their own Glocks though so maybe that says something. As others have mentioned, you can also learn to use your left hand to drop the mag.
*The Vicker's is in between the original part and the Glock factory extended release which is just a large frame mag release. The Glock extended mag release sticks out way too far on the smaller framed guns in my opinion. I tried one just playing around and it was pretty easy to dislodge the magazine with the gun in a holster. On the bright side it's long enough that you could cut it to the exact length you wanted. |
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I don't want to derail the thread, but I have a quick question I wanted to ask about the extended mag release. Being a girl, my hands are kinda small, and with a proper grip on my Glock 19, I can touch the mag release, but not really push it at all. Would the Vickers mag release be long enough for me, do I need to get the extended Glock release, or am I stuck either way?
http://i49.tinypic.com/11j50jo.jpg I recommend the Vickers as it has no sharp corners and the factory extended can be too long at times, causing the magazine to be released when it is bumped against something. |
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Sights Dot Connector Vickers Tactical Slide Release Vickers Tactical Extended Mag Release Vickers Tactical Baseplates http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t5/d90king/B4AA7407-F1A2-4199-A57A-4CD990E0C261-8983-00000A457B522CBA.jpg |
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Just night sights. That's all. Is anything else really needed? This...no need for extended slide stops, just slingshot that bastard back into battery after a mag change. That's slower. Going slower than you have to is just silly. Sights, vickers slide release, vickers mag release is gen 4, and a grip plug to make reloads more consistent. |
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Quoted: I don't want to derail the thread, but I have a quick question I wanted to ask about the extended mag release. Being a girl, my hands are kinda small, and with a proper grip on my Glock 19, I can touch the mag release, but not really push it at all. Would the Vickers mag release be long enough for me, do I need to get the extended Glock release, or am I stuck either way? http://i49.tinypic.com/11j50jo.jpg Use your support hand. |
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I don't want to derail the thread, but I have a quick question I wanted to ask about the extended mag release. Being a girl, my hands are kinda small, and with a proper grip on my Glock 19, I can touch the mag release, but not really push it at all. Would the Vickers mag release be long enough for me, do I need to get the extended Glock release, or am I stuck either way?
http://i49.tinypic.com/11j50jo.jpg Yes it should help. I have small hands too and the Vicker's enables me to drop the mag without shifting my grip, which I can't do with a stock release. A factory Glock extended release makes it really easy to drop a mag, but they are very long and can be bumped on things. They are also sharp on the edges, though you could round them off. I really noticed an issue with the factory extended mag release when firing left handed––the extended release is long enough to really push into my left hand when gripping the gun with my left hand. +1 for get a Vickers |