DustyGmt
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I like Dale Fricke Kydex, I've had one for my 19 for ages. Quality made, it was $100 way back when and thought it was steep for plastic but well made.... never heard of a SCD, not for me.
I've been thinking about doing some different mods to my glocks. I've got extended slide locks and night sights on them but aside from that they are pretty much stock.
What trigger mods do you guys use? I've heard of guys liking the NY1 trigger, anybody here use them? Just kicking around ideas, I really dont mind my stock trigger but if I could have a lil faster reset I wouldnt mind trying it out, also considering chopping my 17 to accommodate my 19 mags, not a real complicated mod and not much fear of regret, I mean it just makes my carry guns more versatile so not much to lose right?
Another thing I had considered was removing the sights of my 43 entirely to make it more pocket friendly and filing it down so that it's just a flush filler insert to fill the empty space in the rear and if I didnt like it I could just replace with a new set. Anybody advise against going sightless on a 43?
I stippled my 17 and did so with very shallow lil dimples and it came out pretty good, I'm not concerned about the integrity of the frame but I sort of regret it, or at least wish I had it done by a pro to get that cool swirl effect, still not sure how they get that effect and would like to know but in all I think I'm all set with stippling in general.
What mods do you guys do or have done? I am thinking most about a trigger mod, when I shoot my carry guns I like to draw fast and shoot 2-3, 4-5 rounds very fast and do different drills requiring speed so quicker reset would be nice.
The Tau SCD has been discussed before. It has to do with safely re-holstering and avoiding and accidental discharge caused by say an item of clothing getting caught in the trigger guard and discharging the gun. Not speaking of ND's caused by a finger in the trigger guard while reholstering.I like Dale Fricke Kydex, I've had one for my 19 for ages. Quality made, it was $100 way back when and thought it was steep for plastic but well made.... never heard of a SCD, not for me.
The Tau SCD has been discussed before. It has to do with safely re-holstering and avoiding and accidental discharge caused by say an item of clothing getting caught in the trigger guard and discharging the gun. Not speaking of ND's caused by a finger in the trigger guard while reholstering.
A lot of my thoughts are different solutions that includes for different folk.I'd carried my Glock 23 for 18 months before any modifications took place:
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As use progressed, I went with the 3-pound trigger system and better sights. I then replaced the recoil spring guide with a much more robust system. Shooting .40 S&W 170 grain bullets provided less control and muzzle "flip" than I really needed, and extended shooting sessions became a harsh endeavor for my shooting hand. So, for more comfort I installed the Pachmayr grip sleeve, which helps a whole lot in providing longer shooting sessions.
Sending the barrel and slide off to Mag-Na-Port reduced the "snappy" muzzle flip somewhat, but not completely, and I didn't expect that type of outcome. That's about as far as I'm willing to go and feel the end result was certainly justified, for my liking:
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The "Diamond D" holster rig puts my Glock 23 below my left armpit very comfortably, and within easy reach. I even forget it's there when I've gone into places where we are not welcome while carrying any sort of artillery.
I'm like a 51% glock guy, I had both glocks and 1911's and loved them both almost equally but when it came down to it I decided to ditch the .45 altogetherI sell it and get a 1911. Modification complete.
(sarcasm)
I get tempted by 1911's sometimes,
A lot of my thoughts are different solutions that includes for different folk.
I used to be in for .357 sig when I switched from the 1911 and I now have retreated from that caliber. One reason is economy and availability, but the other is less recoil, blast, and flash. It is easier to get multiple hits with a 9 and the practice ammo is much cheaper and with no thought of reloading the steel case berdan 9.
Relative to porting, it works, but I just as soon not have holes in my gun and the blast.
For grips, I will stick with the factory. They softer pachmayr sleeves have a place on a sq range, but not for a gun used in fighting. This is a personal opinion.
Most important I do not have a single shooting hand. Shooting ambidextrous at close ranges, especially when fighting in structures is important. Shoulder holsters need a jacket or cover garment and such is not worn so much in florida.
This what I wear in the winter months; in the summer I dispense with the Tee shirt and jacket
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Sights and then drift them a bit.
I commend you sir. It takes a big man to admit he pushes to the left.
Pretty much the same experience here.It is really only with Glocks that it happens. It’s the way I grip a pistol and the Glock grip angle. It also does not show up in slow fire but if I put one of my 19s in a holster and the timer goes off I draw and shoot I push it left. Other guns it’s not a problem.
I haven’t carried a Glock (other than a G20 in the woods) since the turn of the century, but when I did the only modification was the addition of night sights and a finger rest on the magazine floorplate of the subcompact model.
It amuses me that many of the people who are such fans of Glock “perfection” are the same people who buy one and then replace almost every part. I have my reasons for not liking Glocks as carry guns, but reliability isn’t one of them. A box-stock Glock is about as reliable as a handgun can be. Adding aftermarket parts is likely to only make that worse.