Hi all,
I just brought home a new Glock 17 and couldn't be any more excited about it! Paid $500 OTD for it. I was originally trying to hunt down a NIB OD green 17, but I didn't want to pay more than $600 and wasn't having any luck finding one at that price. I also just found out that Glock now makes factory threaded barrels for the 17, 19, and 21! All of a sudden the color of the frame wasn't so important to me.
Naturally, I put the money I saved towards the threaded barrel. I don't have it yet, but it should be here in a few days.
I've owned a few of the compact and sub-compact Glocks over the years, but this is my first full-size Glock pistol. Here is a crappy cell phone pic of it next to my carry gun (26):
Now you can't tell from the pic, but the 17 has the more reflective "frying pan finish" that most people like, whereas the 26 has a slightly duller, matte-looking finish. I thought all of the newer Glocks are supposed to have the duller finish, but apparently not. The serial number on my 26 starts with "R" and on the 17 it starts with "T," and from what I understand the Glock serials are supposed to be sequential. I don't know if this means they went back to the old finish again or what.
A few other things:
- I noticed there is no longer a half moon cut-out at the bottom of the front strap. When did they decide to do away with this?
- All of the NIB 17s there had smooth triggers and not the serrated trigger. I know the smooth triggers are available as OEM aftermarket, but I didn't know they were shipping on new guns. Is this also new or have 17s always had the smooth trigger from the factory?
- Finally, I noticed the bottom of my trigger is making contact with the trigger guard as I pull it back. Well, actually it's the trigger safety button poking through the trigger as I depress it and the safety button itself is making contact with the trigger guard. This is making the trigger pull feel a bit gritty and I don't like it. On my 26 w/ the serrated trigger there is at lest 1mm or so of clearance at all times. Any ideas on why this is happening with the 17? Do you think the problem would go away if I swapped the smooth trigger out for a serrated one?
Thanks in advance!
I just brought home a new Glock 17 and couldn't be any more excited about it! Paid $500 OTD for it. I was originally trying to hunt down a NIB OD green 17, but I didn't want to pay more than $600 and wasn't having any luck finding one at that price. I also just found out that Glock now makes factory threaded barrels for the 17, 19, and 21! All of a sudden the color of the frame wasn't so important to me.
Naturally, I put the money I saved towards the threaded barrel. I don't have it yet, but it should be here in a few days.I've owned a few of the compact and sub-compact Glocks over the years, but this is my first full-size Glock pistol. Here is a crappy cell phone pic of it next to my carry gun (26):
Now you can't tell from the pic, but the 17 has the more reflective "frying pan finish" that most people like, whereas the 26 has a slightly duller, matte-looking finish. I thought all of the newer Glocks are supposed to have the duller finish, but apparently not. The serial number on my 26 starts with "R" and on the 17 it starts with "T," and from what I understand the Glock serials are supposed to be sequential. I don't know if this means they went back to the old finish again or what.
A few other things:
- I noticed there is no longer a half moon cut-out at the bottom of the front strap. When did they decide to do away with this?
- All of the NIB 17s there had smooth triggers and not the serrated trigger. I know the smooth triggers are available as OEM aftermarket, but I didn't know they were shipping on new guns. Is this also new or have 17s always had the smooth trigger from the factory?
- Finally, I noticed the bottom of my trigger is making contact with the trigger guard as I pull it back. Well, actually it's the trigger safety button poking through the trigger as I depress it and the safety button itself is making contact with the trigger guard. This is making the trigger pull feel a bit gritty and I don't like it. On my 26 w/ the serrated trigger there is at lest 1mm or so of clearance at all times. Any ideas on why this is happening with the 17? Do you think the problem would go away if I swapped the smooth trigger out for a serrated one?
Thanks in advance!
