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 Glock 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.

 

[walkin' trails]

The first semi auto I carried on duty was a Gen 1 17. I played with some early “enhancements” like an aftermarket 3.5 lb connector that didn’t work very reliably and didn’t improve my shooting. Went back to the factory 5.5 and shot that gun in competitions and even to qualify for firearms instructor school. I never had any issues with a Glock factory trigger weight, but in more recent days, have had issues with the shape of the “target”’trigger Glock puts in any pistol smaller than the full size.

One police department that contributed to my task force early on had mandated the 8lb connector. When they approved a retrofit to 5.5, I saw their shooting accuracy improve a little bit. But after becoming so used to a 5.5, I had no problems transitioning to the M&P.

I was recently reunited with my old Gen 2 19 which I’d passed to my dad years ago because he had a fixation with Keltec. He maybe shot it once and never carried it. Other than a good cleaning, it’s going to get a 17 trigger bar with smooth face trigger and new sights as the original Trijicon are long depleted.

 

[RichCapeCod]

I have had many different handguns in my life (I'm 80...) including numerous Glocks. When I was a child I served in the NYPD Firearms and Tactics Section where, among other jobs, I was responsible for Research and Testing. I do not own stock in Glock. This model pistol is extremely reliable and a very useful tool for personal self defense, especially when having to equip organizations made up of hundreds or thousands of occasional firearms users (as are most police officers).

Love shooting my S&W 19 with Jordan grips, my Walther PP and TPH in .22, my Beretta 71 .22, and I carry either a S&W 342 or 642 when out and about. Having said all that I respect Glocks for what they are; reliable, well designed pieces of machinery that will work virtually every time you pull the trigger. That's saying a lot.

Rich

 

[Lt.Donn]

The first semi auto I carried on duty was a Gen 1 17. I played with some early “enhancements” like an aftermarket 3.5 lb connector that didn’t work very reliably and didn’t improve my shooting. Went back to the factory 5.5 and shot that gun in competitions and even to qualify for firearms instructor school. I never had any issues with a Glock factory trigger weight, but in more recent days, have had issues with the shape of the “target”’trigger Glock puts in any pistol smaller than the full size.

One police department that contributed to my task force for early on had mandated the 8lb connector. When they approved a retrofit to 5.5, I saw their shooting accuracy improve a little bit. But after becoming so used to a 5.5, I had no problems transitioning to the M&P.

I was recently reunited with my old Gen 2 19 which I’d passed to my dad years ago because he had a fixation with Keltec. He maybe shot it once and never carried it. Other than a good cleaning, it’s going to get a 17 trigger bar with smooth face trigger and new sights as the original Trijicon are long depleted.

Many believe the '2's' are the best Glocks ever made

 

[mrmike7189]

I bought a used Glock 19 Gen 2 with the factory 8lb trigger. (Must have been a LEO gun).
I'm fine with that since my Smith &Wesson 915 DA/SA has a first trigger pull of approx. 9lbs.
Adapt and overcome. Living in MA, I've gotten used to shooting heavy triggers........
Be aware that all new guns must have a 10 lb trigger.

 

[Dennis 52]

I do have a couple of g19 mod 3’s. I shoot them and I’m accurate with them. I have to shoot them 2 handed because I have small hands and can’t get a comfortable grip one handed. The other thing is they are light with a, to me, a substantial recoil. Therefore my carry is a Springfield 1911, sig p220 or an sig 239. I just like the feel of the metal guns.