Posted: 5/6/2009 6:03:36 PM EDT
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Does anyone know if Glock still offers the new style "finger grove" frames as an upgrade?
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| A friend sent his Gen.2 Glock 21 in recently for a Gen.3 frame upgrade. He sent the entire pistol, sans sights, and got back a new Gen.3 frame, with all new internals, and I think they upgraded everything in the slide as well. It also was returned with new "standard" sights. The cost was around $150. You don't get to keep the old frame though, and the new frame has a different serial number. |
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A friend sent his Gen.2 Glock 21 in recently for a Gen.3 frame upgrade. He sent the entire pistol, sans sights, and got back a new Gen.3 frame, with all new internals, and I think they upgraded everything in the slide as well. It also was returned with new "standard" sights. The cost was around $150. You don't get to keep the old frame though, and the new frame has a different serial number. yup. Glock rebuilds the gun into a 3rd gen for 150$ and if you stick your mags in the box they will rebuild them as well as part of the service. This goes for any 2nd gen model |
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It's a losing deal, no matter how you look at it.
The problem is that a used Glock is worth only $100 - 150 less than a new one. You would be better off selling your old, 2nd gen gun and buying a 100% new 3rd gen one. The cost isn't just $150 for the frame, it's $150+$50 shipping to Glock + return shipping (which I doubt they pay). Not only that, but by swapping frames, you've just made a "mismatched" Glock, which is automatically worth less than a matched one. So in other words, you are throwing money at a used product to make it worth less, instead of applying less money to acquire something worth more. |