Trey Veston
Member
So, I bought a P80 frame kit for the purpose of building a G23 with an OD frame and optics ready.
I already had a Gen 4 G23 that I liked, but thought that the P80 build would be fun and I'd end up with a cool, reliable Glock-based pistol with a red dot.
I did not.
First range trip, the frame cracked and it went full-auto. So, I have a worthless lower with some salvageable parts and a very nice custom upper that only fits a Gen 3 G23 frame.
Added a poll to get folks' opinion.
Leaning towards getting a whole new custom slide and selling the Gen 3 slide.
The reason being that I love the trigger and grip feel of my Gen 4 G23, but also loved the look of the custom slide. Plus, I specified the wrong RMR cut for the optic I really wanted, so if I kept the current custom slide, I'd have to compromise on the optic, anyway.
Cheapest would be to just get the OEM Gen 4 slide cut for the optic I want.
I already had a Gen 4 G23 that I liked, but thought that the P80 build would be fun and I'd end up with a cool, reliable Glock-based pistol with a red dot.
I did not.
First range trip, the frame cracked and it went full-auto. So, I have a worthless lower with some salvageable parts and a very nice custom upper that only fits a Gen 3 G23 frame.
Added a poll to get folks' opinion.
Leaning towards getting a whole new custom slide and selling the Gen 3 slide.
The reason being that I love the trigger and grip feel of my Gen 4 G23, but also loved the look of the custom slide. Plus, I specified the wrong RMR cut for the optic I really wanted, so if I kept the current custom slide, I'd have to compromise on the optic, anyway.
Cheapest would be to just get the OEM Gen 4 slide cut for the optic I want.