I've gone to the Darkside a.k.a I just bought a Glock

[murphy j]

I've always been a loyal 1911 guy and currently own 2 custom built ones, but it's gotten expensive to shoot .45 and damn near impossible to find. Not to mention I've been getting kinda bored with the platform. So I'd recently been contemplating moving to a different caliber and platform, but hadn't settled on anything definite, but was leaning towards 9mm. I went to the Wannenmacher Arms Show in Tulsa last weekend and lo and behold, one of the dealers I've had business with in the past and I see at shows often had just gotten in a small shipment of Glocks in .40 and 9mm. They had two G19s and on impulse I worked a trade for one. I gave them an older, abused and rarely cleaned till I got ahold of it, 20" Bushmaster A3 and I got a BNIB G19 and $350. I also got a thousand round of BVAC 9mm ball and a box of 50 Speer Gold Dot 124gr +p. Now, I'm pretty ignorant when it comes to Glocks and what 'upgrades' can be done to them. I know I need to shoot the bejeezus out of it, but what else? I'm definitely going to replace the factory sights and am leaning toward the Warrens or Heinie straight eights. What other basic and inexpensive suggestions do you Glock guys have?

[LOKNLOD]

Welcome

Other than the sights, you might consider the Tangodown extended mag release, if you find the factory release a little hard to reach.

[trio]

well....your idea of go shoot it first is extremely valid...

whereas I mod all of my glocks exactly the same, it is through much trial and error and shooting that I have come to realize what i like in the glock



every glock I own has


1) warren tactical/sevigny dot on dot night sights (3 with warrens, 1 with sevigny...very similar sights)


2) glock extended slide release

3) ghost 3.5 connector

4) Vicker's Tactical Mag release....



for me, personally, that sets the gun up in a way that makes me more effective shooting the platform....


but...what works for me may not work for you...i'd shoot it bone stock first and go from there


the good news is, except for the sights, nothing I install in my guns costs more than $20...its easy to change, and just as easy to change back....so experimentation is cheap...its one of the beauties of a glock

[murphy j]

Actually that is a mod I've considered, but I'm not sure how immediately neccessary. The sights are a must in the near future as that rear sight is too much of a distraction.

[LOKNLOD]

Actually that is a mod I've considered, but I'm not sure how immediately neccessary. The sights are a must in the near future as that rear sight is too much of a distraction.

A sharpie does wonders for making the plastic rear sight less distracting I ran my 34 like that for a while before I got my Warrens (which I recommend also, but sights are very much a personal thing).

[murphy j]

1) warren tactical/sevigny dot on dot night sights (3 with warrens, 1 with sevigny...very similar sights)


2) glock extended slide release

3) ghost 3.5 connector

4) Vicker's Tactical Mag release

All things I've come across while using the search function, but if I wanted to do these things myself, where can I find 'How to' instructions? Is there a book I can buy or a particular forum to go to?

[murphy j]

A sharpie does wonders for making the plastic rear sight less distracting I ran my 34 like that for a while before I got my Warrens (which I recommend also, but sights are very much a personal thing).

I like Sharpie . I'd actually thought of this as I've run my 1911s with a tritium front and plain in the rear.

[trio]

check out www.glocktalk.com


there is a lot of crap over there....but if you can wade through it you can find out how to do about every possible modification to a glock you can conceive of....

[murphy j]

check out www.glocktalk.com


there is a lot of crap over there....but if you can wade through it you can find out how to do about every possible modification to a glock you can conceive of....

Thanks. I'll check it out.

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