easyg
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Well, the stock sights have worked fine for me so far, but I can see why someone would want metal ones.If you don't mind spending money on metal sights, metal guide rod and proper weight spring, and aftermarket barrel with conventional rifling and a better supported chamber, and stick-on grip tape to deal with that super-slick frame, then the Glock is not a bad gun. By that time, however, you've invested $800 and could have just bought an XDM or a SIG and ended up with a superior quality gun.
As for the metal guide rod and proper weight spring....
There's absolutely nothing wrong with the stock plastic guide rod and recoil spring assembly.
Buying a metal one is a waste of money for no real gain.
As for the after-market barrel....
If one wants to shoot bare lead or reloads, then yes, an after-market barrel is needed.
But if one wants to shoot jacketed or plated rounds, and doesn't mind sticking to factory ammo, then there's no reason to get an after-market barrel.
There's nothing wrong with the chamber support of the Generation 3 and Generation 4 Glocks.
I've put thousands of rounds downrange from my G23 and my G27 .40 caliber Glocks.
As for the grip tape....
Some folks like a more aggressive grip than others.
Nothing wrong with it, but it's not something that every Glock shooter is going to desire.
I went through the phase of trying different grip enhancers (skateboard tape, friction tape, rubber bike inner-tube, etc...) but after a lot of shooting I determined that there really wasn't a dime's difference from the stock unaltered Glock texture.
So now I'm back to bare Glocks.
As for the slide-release....
Yes, it is small and unobtrusive.
Which is the way it should be.
Some folks prefer a larger slide release, but as evidence from the thousands of Glock shooters around the world, most folks do just fine with the stock slide release.
Glocks are not for everyone, but there's nothing wrong with a stock Glock pistol outside of personal preferences.
They are safe, reliable, easy to use, easy to maintain, easy to shoot accurately, and very effective pistols.