Posted: 4/16/2017 1:10:53 AM EDT
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So I recently got my first glock, g19 gen 4. I'm not 100% sold on it yet though, so I'm not certain I'm going to keep it (but it's certainly growing on me). Heresy, I know, but I do want to at least probe some of it's potential before writing it off. But I don't want to do anything I can't undo in case I trade it for a P07 - stock > modded when it comes to resale.
Yes, I will be shooting it stock first off, for at least a couple hundred rounds to get a feel for the gun. So far I'm looking at doing sights (blacked out rear, fiber optic front), ghost 3.5 connector, buying new oem trigger parts (including g17 smooth trigger, per /r/glock recommendations) and trying a polish job. I ordered the oem extended slide release, because I much prefer that to running the slide personally. That way everything can be set back to stock. For someone who's more used to and appreciative of DA/SA usually, but does want to try and work at learning to shoot and love glock, are there any other things recommended to try if there's some part of glock perfection that I find in shooting stock that I want to mess up? |
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While I do not at all like these glock aftermarket parts personally, if you want to tinker most everything in the glock aftermarket world is drop in. Whenever putting in a part the key is you always mod the part to fit the gun and never the gun to fit the part. Remember this and you will never have a problem going back to stock.
Some people like to tinker and are good at it and seem very happy with results in such cases. I my self keep my glocks stock ( except for sights) and shoot them pretty well ( gssf master class) and in gssf see people shoot way better than me in a game where rules dictate you use a factory stock gun. While there may be a place for aftermarket tinkering for the most part the advantages gained are usually only fully realized by probably 1% of the shooters who do it. |
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I do a G17 smooth faced trigger, Glock OEM "-" minus connector, heavy trigger reset spring(a must if you are dropping the weight with a connector weight keep the trigger from getting the mushy clunk feel), lighter striker block spring and an extended slide stop.
The trigger will yield about 4# give or take .2# depending on mileage of the parts. It also has a more positive reset, minimal over travel and the take up to wall feel is just right not to hard a wall but not a non existent wall. |
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While there may be a place for aftermarket tinkering for the most part the advantages gained are usually only fully realized by probably 1% of the shooters who do it. 
But part of what makes the glock so amazing and well loved is it's potential as a platform it seems, so in case I find issues in the stock form, I want to give this potential some breathing room and see what can be before chucking the whole thing. |
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Glock OEM "-" minus connector, heavy trigger reset spring(a must if you are dropping the weight with a connector weight keep the trigger from getting the mushy clunk feel), lighter striker block spring and an extended slide stop. Amy thoughts on OEM vs Ghost connectors? I see a lot of people saying that the ghost is preferable because it gets rid of the wall and provides a smooth pull all the way through, so I thought I'd give that a try to see how that sort of pull is. Are there any other differences/advantages I'm missing to one or the other? Which springs do you recommend? I see some people say OEM NY for trigger and some say aftermarket, but I haven't read much at all on the striker block spring. |