[ARCHIVED THREAD] - G17 into G19L (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 2/9/2014 10:43:26 AM EDT
Here's my new toy from Santa.
And it's about to go visit the plastic surgeon. I've been carrying a G19 Gen4 for a while now, and its pretty good. So now I want a G19L. 
A little in-progress picture. Choppy chop. 
Rough test fitting of a loaded mag. Lines still needs final straightening. Magwell bevel and shorten to clear the mag. Pretty much done with the cut. Edges dehoned. And made a custom grip adapter that replaced the Grip Force adapter, which looks cleaner than the former adapter. 
G19L compare to a regular G19 
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Nice work, but why didn't you cut the whole grip? You have a G19 magazine, but the pistol will still print like a G17. I may be wrong, but my guess is so that the magazine base would sit recessed in the grip rather than sticking out the bottom like a normal 19 does (comparrison pic). It looks cleaner that way to me. OP, like it. You made it look like it came that way! I see lots of transfermations on here that look good. Make me wish I had the nerve to start cutting away at mine sometime. |
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Quoted: I may be wrong, but my guess is so that the magazine base would sit recessed in the grip rather than sticking out the bottom like a normal 19 does (comparrison pic). It looks cleaner that way to me. Quoted: Quoted: Nice work, but why didn't you cut the whole grip? You have a G19 magazine, but the pistol will still print like a G17. I may be wrong, but my guess is so that the magazine base would sit recessed in the grip rather than sticking out the bottom like a normal 19 does (comparrison pic). It looks cleaner that way to me. Yeah, I get that. It does look very nice. However, the point of chopping a 17 is to get a pistol with a shorter grip. He now has less capacity with the same length grip. |
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Nice work, but why didn't you cut the whole grip? You have a G19 magazine, but the pistol will still print like a G17. It actually doesn't print like a stock G17. Since the whole grip was chopped, and not just a mag base slot. Here's a look of the chopped grip with the medium backstrap added to the back. This shows how much of the grip was chopped, in addition to the backstrap area. Also, the stock G17, the mag base overhangs on the bottom of the grip frame, therefore there's even an added length to the stock G17. 
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Quoted: It actually doesn't print like a stock G17. Since the whole grip was chopped, and not just a mag base slot. Here's a look of the chopped grip with the medium backstrap added to the back. This shows how much of the grip was chopped, in addition to the backstrap area. Also, the stock G17, the mag base overhangs on the bottom of the grip frame, therefore there's even an added length to the stock G17. http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e121/fourstardrift/Guns%20stuff/7E3D4A38-86C5-41F0-920A-2F67DA2062CF_zpsfm2se1dt.jpg Quoted: Quoted: Nice work, but why didn't you cut the whole grip? You have a G19 magazine, but the pistol will still print like a G17. It actually doesn't print like a stock G17. Since the whole grip was chopped, and not just a mag base slot. Here's a look of the chopped grip with the medium backstrap added to the back. This shows how much of the grip was chopped, in addition to the backstrap area. Also, the stock G17, the mag base overhangs on the bottom of the grip frame, therefore there's even an added length to the stock G17. http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e121/fourstardrift/Guns%20stuff/7E3D4A38-86C5-41F0-920A-2F67DA2062CF_zpsfm2se1dt.jpg I stand corrected. I still would have chopped it all the way down myself. |
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Yes, it would work, 17L/24 slide will work on a 17's frame. Quoted:
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Nice looking polymer-surgery. Now go get a 17L slide for it and truly have a 19L.  Not compatible. Yes, it would work, 17L/24 slide will work on a 17's frame. There aren't any gen 4 17L's are there? A gen 3 slide would technically work, but it's ugly. |
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Yes, it would work, 17L/24 slide will work on a 17's frame. Quoted:
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Nice looking polymer-surgery. Now go get a 17L slide for it and truly have a 19L. Not compatible. Yes, it would work, 17L/24 slide will work on a 17's frame. You're right, I was thinking 19 frame for some reason. My bad. |
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If it makes you happy, dude. This is one modification I'm not a big fan of and personally don't really see the point, but hey, it's your gun so keep on keepin' on. Really? I think it's pretty functional. You retain the sight radius while making it easier to conceal. That being said, I'm partial to a 19 chopped to 26 dimensions. |
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Really? I think it's pretty functional. You retain the sight radius while making it easier to conceal. That being said, I'm partial to a 19 chopped to 26 dimensions. Quoted:
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If it makes you happy, dude. This is one modification I'm not a big fan of and personally don't really see the point, but hey, it's your gun so keep on keepin' on. Really? I think it's pretty functional. You retain the sight radius while making it easier to conceal. That being said, I'm partial to a 19 chopped to 26 dimensions. I own a 34, 17, 19 and 26. I can shoot them all with comparable accuracy to the other. While the extra half inch of sight radius may make the gun more accurate in theory, practically there is just not much difference to me. I'd rather have a stock 19 then get after a 17 with dremels and files, but once again, it ain't my gun, and ain't my money, |
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Here's the G19L hanging out with the bigger G17 SBR. http://i590.photobucket.com/albums/ss343/urbanguerillaclothing/UGC_G17-SBR-and-G19L.jpg What kit is that with the G17 to make it SBR? |
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What kit is that with the G17 to make it SBR? Quoted:
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Here's the G19L hanging out with the bigger G17 SBR. http://i590.photobucket.com/albums/ss343/urbanguerillaclothing/UGC_G17-SBR-and-G19L.jpg What kit is that with the G17 to make it SBR? That's a stock kit from Hera Arms: Glock Carbine Conversion. I think it's been discontinued by them. |
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I own a 34, 17, 19 and 26. I can shoot them all with comparable accuracy to the other. While the extra half inch of sight radius may make the gun more accurate in theory, practically there is just not much difference to me. I'd rather have a stock 19 then get after a 17 with dremels and files, but once again, it ain't my gun, and ain't my money, I can shoot them all equally when I'm shooting slowly and trying to shoot tiny (well, not as large) groups, but when I start shooting fast such as IDPA/USPSA or practicing for self defense, I find that I make better hits in less time with the longer sight radius. When I'm pushing to go fast and my sight picture might not be just perfect, the longer sight radius is more forgiving in my experience. |
| I didn't have the heart to cut a Glock frame so I put a 34 upper on one of my 19 lowers and now have a 19XL. Nice job man. Never will be a fan of the Gen 4's but that's just personal . The Gen 3 grip feels like it was made for my hands. I did mine simply to make it easier to carry a 34 IWB concealed. |
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I didn't have the heart to cut a Glock frame so I put a 34 upper on one of my 19 lowers and now have a 19XL. Nice job man. Never will be a fan of the Gen 4's but that's just personal . The Gen 3 grip feels like it was made for my hands. I did mine simply to make it easier to carry a 34 IWB concealed. Any picture of it? |
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Thanks all. Any picture of it? Quoted:
Thanks all. Quoted:
I didn't have the heart to cut a Glock frame so I put a 34 upper on one of my 19 lowers and now have a 19XL. Nice job man. Never will be a fan of the Gen 4's but that's just personal . The Gen 3 grip feels like it was made for my hands. I did mine simply to make it easier to carry a 34 IWB concealed. Any picture of it? Yep, Don't know how to post pics here but I can e-mail them if you send me your e-mail. If so send to [email protected] would be glad to show it off LOL:) |
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Yep, Don't know how to post pics here but I can e-mail them if you send me your e-mail. If so send to [email protected] would be glad to show it off LOL:) Quoted:
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I didn't have the heart to cut a Glock frame so I put a 34 upper on one of my 19 lowers and now have a 19XL. Nice job man. Never will be a fan of the Gen 4's but that's just personal . The Gen 3 grip feels like it was made for my hands. I did mine simply to make it easier to carry a 34 IWB concealed. Any picture of it? Yep, Don't know how to post pics here but I can e-mail them if you send me your e-mail. If so send to [email protected] would be glad to show it off LOL:) Did you use a Lone Wolf 19XL barrel? Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |