New Glock M17 modifications?

Add a grip plug and night sights.

Trijicons. Good leather.

The only must have for me on any Glock is the extended slide release. $20.00, and you can drop it in yourself in 5 minutes. The tiny, flush mounted stock piece is ridiculous. I added a slip on Pachmayr grip, Novak low-mount Trijicons and a stainless guide rod. The latter not really out of any concerns over reliability, I just like how it seems to smooth the action a little in addition to adding a little weight to the muzzle.

Do any of you Glock folks trick them out in any way before you settle in with them?

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I settle in with them and then decide if anything needs changing. Mine are very few - night sights and an extended slide takedown tab - and I had it for 9 years before I did that.

I haven't felt the need to change anything on my Glocks.

Save the money for now and get some ammo.

Ghost Rocket 3.5lb connector
6lb trigger spring
.25c trigger job

But if this is your first Glock, you should probably try it stock first. All the parts I listed are cheap enough to buy just to try them out.

Don't do anything until you have shot it for a few months. At that time if it needs anything you will know.

leave the trigger alone and the rest of the gun just put a set of good sights on it. IMHO the best defensive sights on the market are xs 24/7 big dot night sights.

My set up 3rd gen, bright eye tririum sights 3.5 trigger rail mounted light, fobus holster for play and a Bianche trigger finger release belt slide. Advantage arms 22 conversion. Carry my 638 J frame instead. Glock stays in the safe. Go figure.



Jim

I started tricking my Glock out with everything i could find online that i could hang off it.
Once i did all that i went to the range and had so many failures to load i took it all off and i keep the gun stock as it came from Glock.What im saying is every mod needs tuning and testing and it can be a time involved procedure if you are to have a reliable weapon.I wasnt willing to invest the time and im just happy with a stock gun i know thats reliable.

Either a 3.5 trigger connector and a heavier trigger spring (has the opposite effect than you might expect), or a 3.5 Lb connector and the Olive NY trigger spring, and the 25 cent trigger job. If you decide to polish anything use Flitz or something that will not remove any material. Do not use any kind of solid polishing compound. You do not want to cut through the coating of the internal parts and get into the copper underneath. Grease instead of oil, it stays put better. Other than that the extended slide stop, mag release ( the short rounded one from Brownells is great ) tried 4 of them before I found that one and really like it. Also an extended take down tab will help. A grip plug is good, keeps dust bunnies out of the trigger mechanism. A non captured guide rod in steel if you are in to changing your spring rates for competition or anything like that. Any mods themselves should have no effect on the reliability of the gun itself. Only poor parts will. The only problems I have had in my IPSC Glock 35 so far has been mag springs that are worn out or followers than get dirty and hang up. Other than that I have had no firearm malfunctions in well over 5000 rounds. Only thing now and again is a handload that I did not chamber check, or failed to put a primer in when I loaded it. And I have only had 4 of them in the past 3000 rounds. The Dawson or Heine sights are good for target purposes. The Glock (TruDot by Kimber )and Trijicon night sights are good for night but are lacking for precision target work. They are combat sights and do their job well. But are not suited for taking aimed shots at 50 yards.

3.5 Lb connector and the Olive NY trigger spring

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More consistent pull weight and less break at the end. However, that is all personal preference. Other than a set of night sights and the trigger parts, I left mine stock.

I don't use an extended slide stop as I believe in the slingshot method to put the gun back in battery. That's the reason they come with such a small one from the factory anyway, it's only there to be a stop, not for a release as well.

Its mostly a personal preference.

3.5lb connector, 25 cent polish job, night sights, streamlight TLR-1, lone wolf ultimate trigger stop, and a grip reduction that will correct the grip angle.

Thats just the stuff I like on my Glocks. I got a Glock 21SF and had the grip reduction/grip angle job done on it and I love it even more now. Some like the glock grip angle, I dont favor it, but I can deal with it.
The rail mounted lights come in handy for home defense stuff. I dont like using a light on my weapon unless I have to, But when you are awaken in the middle of the night , and you are sleep drunk, its nice to already have the light on your gun so you dont forget it. Then you can detach it and use whatever light + pistol tactics you wish, or just leave it on.

Congrats on your new 17 , they are awesome pistols.

I used to trick out my Glocks a little, but in the end only the sights really need replacing.

Glocks have a funky trigger pull and you will be tempted to change it. Don't. Save yourself the money and the time wasted on aftermarket stuff. Buy ammo and shoot the heck out of it.

I like the extended slide release because a handgun should be operable with just one hand. The slingshot method may be preferred, but I want to be able to thumb it if necessary. It can be tricky to slingshot it one handed.

I like Heinie sights as a replacement.

3.5lb connector
6lb trigger spring
.25c trigger job

A quick list of Glock mods that I have tried and abandoned:

Trigger stops

Grip reductions (try selling that one)

Tungsten guide rods & aftermarket springs.

Brass weight in the grip (I refuse to call it a 'butt plug')

NY-1 - 3.5 pound connector combo

Adjustable sights

Trigger polishing

Aftermarket barrels, unless you're doing a caliber conversion.

Night sights and don't skimp on the holster and belt.

night sights, more magazines and ammo then go shoot it a lot!

Add a grip plug and night sights.

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Grip plugs are totally unnecessary and prevent you from putting your thumb up the backstrap to get more leverage to pull a jammed magazine free. The excuse that dirt and gunk will come up through the backstrap into the firing mechanism and prevent the gun from working is unfounded.

Grip plugs are totally unnecessary and prevent you from putting your thumb up the backstrap to get more leverage to pull a jammed magazine free.

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Agreed, especially in finger-groove frontstraps which don't have the semi-circular cutout in the lower front.

The excuse that dirt and gunk will come up through the backstrap into the firing mechanism and prevent the gun from working is unfounded.

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If anything, it lets the dirt and gunk out.

I have a different name for them, but it is a double entendre which might not be
suitable for THR.

I never know what I take when I take a trip, So I carry two bags of weapons. I have an old S&W model 41. I.5 trigger and I use it to out shoot 50yard Yankies when I travel up there. It has a beeman 1.5 parallax adj. The glock and kimber seem to hold there own. . As far as the bright eyes I'm not sold yet but I'm confused about "precision" I can hit a milk jug with it at 100 yds what else do I need? I seldom practice beyond 7 yds with combat guns so the sights were a throw back to my work days at night.



Jim

JI

All you'll really need -- good leather, more mags, a ton of ammo, range time & targets

leave it alone except for night sights and for future reference its a G-17 not an M-17