G36 - 5 inch barrel mod?

[WebHobbit]

http://glock.com/g36.htm

I'm a wheelgun man. Always have been. One reason (a big one actually) is because of the big grip dimensions of almost every single autoloader of any serious caliber.

I'm a short dude -- really short- 5 foot 4 (barely) & I have very small hands. For that reason revolvers (J-L) fit me best of all handguns provided I have open back-strap grips.

One problem is I REALLY like the .45 ACP caliber but don't particularly care for the classic 1911 platform. It feels great in my hand but I just never could get used to the whole single-action drill. Just not my thing.

I LOVE the looks of the slimline Glock G36 but I believe the .45 caliber really NEEDs the 5 inch tube to work properly with the excellent 230 jhp loads we have today (Hydrashok, GoldDot, etc.). Also I don't have any problem concealing the 4 inch barrel of my 686 revolver so I don't think a 5 inch .45 would be any big deal.

So I'm wondering could the G36 be fitted with a 5 inch barrel??? If so how much would a mod like this cost?

 

[Rich357]

You might ask Bar-Sto if they would make a 5" barrel for a Glock 36.

http://www.barsto.com/

Have you tried the other sub-compact Glocks? The G27 .40S&W gives a lot of performance from a short barrel. So does the G33 .357SIG.

Have you tried the compact Glocks? The compact Glocks (G19, G23, and G32) are virtually the same size as the G36. The G36 is slightly thinner but its grip is a little longer front to back. The compacts give you more rounds and a lot of power.

Rich

 

[Tamara]

Hrmmm...

Have you tried a SIG P-220? Just curious if it fit...

 

[Jim Watson]

I saw a G21 with the butt shortened to the length of a G30 by Robar. You could carry it with a G30 magazine for concealment and if you wanted more capacity and more to hold on to, they had put a sleeve around the bottom of a G21 magazine to fill it out to the size of the grip of the gun. When in place, it was just like holding the original G21.

Except that the grip had been reduced in circumference, the finger grooves, checkering, and hump gone, and was not enough larger than the G36 to matter. It won't be cheap, but it sure helps with my hand size and might do for yours.