Put a Nitrided KKM barrel/comp on a ATEI worked up slide and it was doing crazy stuff... basically shooting a group at 25 yards that I'd expected at 10.

Decided to go for broke and push out to 100 yards.



Target on left is from a sandbagged 14.5" rifle with 69 gr SMK, large target is ten rounds with 124 gr HST, shot off-hand.  About the same accuracy I'd expect from my M92 from the bench

Pictures of the guns are up on my Instagram

Another 3-4 weeks looks like!

Yessir, still have like 6 available for order so you're definitely in!



The Roland/Fauxland special gets a lot of scorn on social media these days... but it smokes my priceless Nighthawk Custom 2011 in performance, capability, and portability.  I've never been that trendy, any how

Yes.

Mechanical accuracy wise, I have no idea since I don't own a ransom rest... but with my RS I'm casually shooting out bullseyes at 25 yards OFF HAND with duty ammo, LOLOL.  I don't even have match ammo to test with it.  I use stock all stock springs too and connectors too... only trigger change is the Overwatch Precision trigger.  Video + Resulting target

The combination of match grade barrel, comp for reduced felt recoil and muzzle flip, and red dot sight puts the Glock 19 into open gun territory... and you can slam something together with bolt on parts in 15 minutes.  My Nighthawk 2011 and most competition 2011s are finely tuned and worked over pieces of art that take untold hours of skilled labor and years of experience.... and even then, reliability can be sketchy if your gun and mags are not perfectly clean, and everything is not finely tuned and maintained.  With a Roland Special Glock... you just gotta make sure that your Recoil Spring Assembly's strength level is suited for your ammo.

2 Things to Make sure your Roland runs.

1.  Make sure the recoil spring assembly is stronger than the striker spring:  On an empty gun, pull the trigger, hold the trigger, cycle the slide... make sure the recoil spring assembly is strong enough to get the slide and barrel fully in battery.
2.  Make sure that the recoil spring assembly is weak enough to work with the comp and ammo you run.  Since the comp is on a tilting barrel browning style pistol, the pulling force of the comp which reduces muzzle flip and recoil can have an affect on reliability.  I like to load up a mag with the ammo you're testing, and holding the gun with just your thumb and index finger on the trigger, fire the gun into a berm.  This is the absolute worst case scenario for a Glock and "limp wristing".  If there are any issues, it'll show up immediately.

Haters think compare it to having a spoiler on a Honda Civic.  WRONG.  It objectively improves performance immensely.  
Haters say you should just focus on fundamentals.  True... but having good skills and a pistol with a higher performance potential is not mutually exclusive.  The RS/Fauxland will not give you skill, but it will increase whatever skill you already have

KKM just let me know that my shipment of barrels got delayed, another 2 weeks :(

As an FYI, I'd manually set the focus on something way in the background and lock the focus there, and then try to align the sights.  It's how I got my picture below!

As for compatibility it depends on your holster really:  the Dawson front sights at 0.395" are tall, but not obscenely so like the .495" front sights that you need for Delta Point Pro co-witness.  My tenicor and Raven Concealment Phantom works well with the Dawson front sights!

On thing with irons on Roland/Fauxland is that folks have been suggesting just sticking with Ameriglos.  I love Dawsons and the use of a rear set screw... but a milled RMR sights low enough that I feel the Dawson rear sight is taking up too much valuable, and already limited FOV on the RMR.  Might swap out my Dawsons for the Ameriglos.

I also did thing comparing RMRs on G19s.  The 7.0 MOA dual illuminated RM04 is smaller than the precision oriented 0.100" Dawson Precision front sight, as an FYI.  I've also been using the 3.25 and 1.0 Adjustable LED RMRs for best overall accuracy and adaptability... but the RM04 is a good choice for people who want maximum durability and long term functionality.  The down side with Dual Illuminated sights from Trijicon is that you can get sight washout when shooting in a dark area towards a well lit area... a very real problem in Urban areas as I've learned from my LE friends who've actually had to pull the trigger.  Best to make sure you have a solid iron sight backup with those sights!

I really like the Vanguard 3 minimalist holster for comfort and daily carry.  I'm 6'1" and can carry it every day no problem.  Not as comfy as a Glock 19 without a light, but close!  It's very affordable too!



If you need reholstering ability, I also really like the Bawidamann GOTHAM holster, which I also carry.  It's better for concealment, reholstering, and has a more stable mount, but it's got more material.

I heard from my pals that the Roland Special is amazing under NODs and it is absolutely true!

In unofficial communication with Trijicon, they have done soft updates of their electronics over the years, so newer models will be more durable.

That being said, even the latest RMRs do need to get slightly modified to become 100% reliable, I posted about it a few pages back.  The long and short story is that the side contact of the power supply was designed before pistol mounting was a thing, and the extreme shock will shift the battery, resulting in flickering and the sight turning on and off.  To fix this, simply bend the side contact so it scrapes the battery.  Ta daaaaa, now your RMR is fully shock proof.

The RMR is currently a SEVEN year old design.  

PS:  The hardest thing for me, transitioning from irons to red dots, was learning to catch the dot.  High level shooters (A class and above in USPSA) don't have this problem, but it took me a month of practice and 1000 rounds to get it... same for pistol mater Ken Hackathorn haha.  24 time USPSA national champ Rob Leatham discusses how to transition to red dots here and it's very useful info.  You can find those same training techniques... in the excellent "Practical Shooting: Beyond Fundamentals" by Leatham's peer, Brian Enos, published originally in 1990.  Leatham, Enos, and Barnhart cracked the code on pistol shooting in the late 80s and nothing's gotten better.  These are the guys that trained SOF and passed on the knowledge of amazing shooting haha.