What Have I Done to My Glock?

[Stickgunner]

As a LEO instructor I tell my students if you want to tinker with your handgun get a 1911. Leave Glocks and M&P's alone, they're fine the way they are.

None of my LE guys better be playing parts replacement without departmental approval, but if a guy wants to spend money otherwise, its on them. To put a bunch of money into a Glock without even firing it seems odd to me, but its not mine, nor anyone on my squad, and not a weapon that belongs to a friend or family, so I don't care.

 

[Stickgunner]

Agreed...and to add; folks who EDC overthink trigger weight waay too much in my opinion. In a true "deadly force" encounter, you will be able to press a trigger of Any weight...I guarantee...5-6 lbs or even more on a striker fired platform makes it safer to carry...at likely SD distances the functional difference between a crisp 3lb 1911 platform and a mushy 6lb Glock trigger really won't matter...but I know some commandos who have not been in a close quarter struggle may flame me.

I'll assume you are a police officer from your comments, and if so, you know fully well that CQB and shooting at distance are two different things. Take a 14lb DAO weapon and see how qual scores go at your department. It won't be pretty.

 

[Lt.Donn]

I'll assume you are a police officer from your comments, and if so, you know fully well that CQB and shooting at distance are two different things. Take a 14lb DAO weapon and see how qual scores go at your department. It won't be pretty.

Quals and "fighting" are totally different...in 25 yrs and multiple shootings, distance involved ( non SWAT) were never over 10 yds...but I agree with your statement about qual scores diminishing with difficult platforms...makes we wonder how we ever scored well with heavy model 10' s in dbl action...but that was a different era a full generation ago

 

[Kokodude]

I have a 43X that I sometimes carry.
Soon after I purchased it, I added an APEX flat faced trigger but kept the OEM trigger bar and sear.
That kept the trigger pull weight to 5 lbs. while saving my finger from that terrible OEM trigger.
I also added a slightly extended slide release and had the slide cut to direct mount a Holosun 507K.
After shooting hundreds of rounds through the gun, I've never had a failure and feel confident in carrying it.

 

[Navy vet]

IMHO Hanguns are a personal decision. To me my G19 Gen 5 MOS and G43x MIS fits like a glove. I have tight groupings with both. Admittedly I cheat. I have Holosun green dots on both and aftermarket iron sights on both. The G19 has a Glock Advanced Trigger (3.5lb) and Pure Tungsten guide rod. The G43x has stock trigger but modified barrel and slide with Glick Store "C Cut". This and Pure Tungsten guide rod keeps muzzle down and quicker repeat shot. Both will run anything I feed them. Got atleast 10k thru the G19 with no issues. G43x is fairly new only 500 so far. I carried the G19 for years. 43x is my EDC now.