glock 19 extended mag release

[David E]

Wrong on all counts....again.

The valid points to glean from this are:

1). It's ok to make changes if they provide a worthwhile benefit

2). It's prudent to make sure those changes don't adversely affect OR are not adversely affected by something else. In this case, a poorly designed holster adversely affected what should be a simple part swap.

3). Just because an accessory negatively affects a beneficial change does not, by default, invalidate the beneficial change.

Let's say someone wisely does not buy into the "if Gaston thought you needed one, he woulda made it that way" mantra and decides they want better sights. They like the ones by Dawson Precision and shoot the gun better using these sights. But then he discovers they don't fit their poorly designed holster. While this design deficiency would've gone unnoticed had he not changed the sights, it is a design flaw nonetheless.

Should he change back to the stock sights, even tho he's more accurate with the Dawson's? Or buy a properly designed holster and have the best solution? I vote the latter.

 

[sohcgt2]

How come it has to be a poorly designed holster, if the holster was fitted to the gun in its factory configuration then it will not fit when a tactical light is installed. that does not make the holster poorly designed or inferior. Why can't we say if you choose to modify your firearm you should be aware that some of your accessories may also require modification, or the user may need to change method or mindset in order to make the modification work for them.

In this instance I tried an extended mag release for a couple of months and found it to be incompatable with concealed IWB tuckable carry holsters. Since my concealed carry needs indicate the use of a tuckable holster an extended release does not work for me. If I only ever carried open or draped for concealment I would have no problem with the extended mag release.

 

[David E]

I repeatedly specified the Glock brand extended mag release, since its possible to leave the factory with one installed.

I was never referring to every possible extended mag release configuration ever made.

 

[R.W.Dale]

I repeatedly specified the Glock brand extended mag release, since its possible to leave the factory with one installed.

I was never referring to every possible extended mag release configuration ever made.

So?

You can order a glock with a factory light too that wont fit in most holsters.

Does that automatically make all holsters that wont accept a light inferior products.

No of course it doesn't.

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[David E]

Ummm, we were talking about Glock mag releases......... You're making an asinine comparison.

Most people are smart enough to order a holster to accommodate the light if thats what they want. They shouldn't be surprised to learn that their holster won't accommodate the light if they never mentioned it to the holstermaker or bought one that didn't specify it was for an attached light. If they are surprised when it doesn't fit, they're idiots.

The Glock extended mag release, on the other hand, is obviously not in that same category. It's a very small item that smart holster designers take into account.

The lesson remains: make a change on your gun, make sure your other gear doesn't have a problem with it before calling everything good to go.

 

[R.W.Dale]

I did make a change. I ditched the stupid pointless tacticool extended mag release that was gouging into my hips and wasn't going to work with ANYONE'S IWB tuckable holster for the nice streamlinined stock unit that works with every glock holster made.

Again I ask you is there anywhere on your torso firm enough to pop an extended mag release if pressed against it? Somehow I doubt it.

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[David E]

I did make a change.

What makes you think I was talking about you? I only cited a worthwhile thing to do, should anyone ELSE decide to make a change to their gun, etc.

I ditched the stupid pointless tacticool extended mag release that was gouging into my hips

If the stock one was "perfection," what made you try it in the first place?

and wasn't going to work with ANYONE'S IWB tuckable holster

Oh? How many other brands did you try?

Again I ask you is there anywhere on your torso firm enough to pop an extended mag release if pressed against it? Somehow I doubt it.

Hmmm. I praised you for recognizing a problem (incompatibility) and solving it, even being glad you found what works for you. But AGAIN you respond with the personal attacks. What's up with that?

(ok, I asked you questions in this post, but honestly, I don't care what your answers are. You are bent waaaaay out of shape because I happened to refer to your holster as having a design flaw. Don't take it so personally! Wow!


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[R.W.Dale]

I didn't try it in the first place. They were installed on the gun when purchased.

Its not a personal attack its a legitimate question can you pop the mag release with your hips?

If the answer is NO don't you think that perhaps possibly something that works for you may not work the same way on someone else's body no matter how much thought the holstermaker put into it?

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[David E]

I'd have to use an inferior holster to find out....

I use the Glock extended mag release. I suspect yours was another brand. I use a properly designed holster. I don't have a problem as a result.

Like you, I've owned crap holsters, but I quickly learned what key features a properly designed holster should have.

 

[R.W.Dale]

I'd have to use an inferior holster to find out....

I use the Glock extended mag release. I suspect yours was another brand. I use a properly designed holster. I don't have a problem as a result.

Like you, I've owned crap holsters, but I quickly learned what key features a properly designed holster should have.

Not in a holster. CAN YOUR TORSO pop the magazine release? Is the problem me and another poster were having EVEN POSSIBLE with your build?

What IWB tuckable holster do you use? And how exactly does a "quality" flat piece of leather backing pressed up against a body do anything different than a "less quality" flat piece of leather pressed up against a body?

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[David E]

You sure have a penchant for pursuing inconsequentials...

Yes, it's possible with my build, but please don't ask what I'm wearing!

Have a Happy New Year!

 

[R.W.Dale]

You sure have a penchant for pursuing inconsequentials...

Yes, it's possible with my build, but please don't ask what I'm wearing!

Have a Happy New Year!

LOL. I wasn't going to ask but now that you've said that I have a mental picture that's just TOTALLY blown this thread

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[David E]

Nice to see you have a sense of humor! I wasn't sure...