LOKNLOD
12-21-06, 12:14
This is my father-in-law's G19, he bought it years ago when he was a jewelry salesman and traveled a lot with inventory. He's never fired it :eek: It was fired by the previous owner (another salesman) but I've got no clue how much. Topglock's date-tool lists it as around June 1991? Maybe some of the Glock experts can verify that as plausible.
http://home.off-road.com/~loknlod/G19_1.jpg
I brought it home to give it a good cleaning and lube (and 'cause I wanted to shoot it of course). I've never really had a chance to play with a G19 beyond picking one up at the shop or gun show so I'm looking forward to spending some quality time with it.
http://home.off-road.com/~loknlod/G19.jpg
It's totally dry. Fired enough for some wear but you can still see some of the copper lube. I can't tell if some of the grime is powder residue or dust -- I know it has been stored with the slide locked back :confused: for at least some of its life. The guide rod is broken, unless they used to use a non-captive recoil spring? I'm going to replace it for him. Are there any other parts I should look into upgrading while I'm at it?
http://home.off-road.com/~loknlod/G19_3.jpg
http://home.off-road.com/~loknlod/G19_4.jpg
Mags are non-drop free.
http://home.off-road.com/~loknlod/G19_5.jpg
Subjectively I like the size and feel of it. The length doesn't feel much different than my 17 but the grip is definitely a lot shorter. It's kind of got me thinking about doing a shorted 17 to use 19 mags for carry. Or just getting a 19.
http://home.off-road.com/~loknlod/G19_1.jpg
I brought it home to give it a good cleaning and lube (and 'cause I wanted to shoot it of course). I've never really had a chance to play with a G19 beyond picking one up at the shop or gun show so I'm looking forward to spending some quality time with it.
http://home.off-road.com/~loknlod/G19.jpg
It's totally dry. Fired enough for some wear but you can still see some of the copper lube. I can't tell if some of the grime is powder residue or dust -- I know it has been stored with the slide locked back :confused: for at least some of its life. The guide rod is broken, unless they used to use a non-captive recoil spring? I'm going to replace it for him. Are there any other parts I should look into upgrading while I'm at it?
http://home.off-road.com/~loknlod/G19_3.jpg
http://home.off-road.com/~loknlod/G19_4.jpg
Mags are non-drop free.
http://home.off-road.com/~loknlod/G19_5.jpg
Subjectively I like the size and feel of it. The length doesn't feel much different than my 17 but the grip is definitely a lot shorter. It's kind of got me thinking about doing a shorted 17 to use 19 mags for carry. Or just getting a 19.