Remember that a while back I decided I was going to tweak out one of my Glocks? Swapped out for a threaded barrel, sent it offer some cerocoating and an RMR cut? Any of that ringing a bell?
Well today I finally got the RCR optic. So…we go from this:
To this:
Still remaining, I need to put a nice not-too-light-not-too-creepy trigger in it. (Any suggestions, Tam?) And then…just shoot it until I’m happy with my proficiency. And my Safariland holster fits it, with optic and light, just perfectly….
By the by, if anyone is as big a gear queer as me and is curious, its a Viking Tactics Skirmish Belt with Cobra Belt. IFAK/TQ pouch is by Warrior Poet Supply. And the dual mag pouches are High Speed Gear Double Decker Tacos. Thats it…I didn’t want to clutter things up. This isn’t an end-of-the-world type of setup. I just wanted something for investigating the odd bump in the night or “‘who’s truck is that in the driveway?’ at 130am” sort of rig. Pistol, FAK, and 2 spare AR/Glock mags. Just need to add a flashlight pouch and I’d call it good.
I have almost no experience shooting red dots on pistol, so there’s going to be a bit of a learning curve but I’m optimistic that the benefits will be worth it. Specifically, shooting faster and with better accuracy at those speeds.
What, no knife? You’re practically naked.
Maybe something like this?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/276513854724
You are correct. There is a learning curve. My switch to RDS came due to elderly eyes. It took a case of ammo and six months to train my brain away from a lifetime of ‘Front Sight!’.
Your rig looks good.
Some of my Glocks have Zev trigger systems. Very smooth and predictable break at about 3 lb. I use them for carry as well as competition. They are not as light as my competition 1911s (1 3/4lb), or carry 1911s (4lb). All of my remaining Glocks use the factory minus connector.
I installed a lighter trigger bar some years back. I’ve only had one accidental discharge due to the very light trigger pull.
If changing trigger weight, definitely spend some quality time with some targets to get a real feel for the trigger.
A holster dealer maybe 20 years ago had me try the trigger on his Glock. Felt like a revolver. Told me how he did it. Light trigger bar, with a NYFC 8lb(?) trigger spring. Really feels decent.
Then I took it to my next 4 day class (1000 rounds). Whoa! Started to chew up my trigger finger (probably should have done a smooth finish on the trigger face), so I quickly swapped the standard spring back in after a few hundred rounds. Forgot about the lighter trigger bar ( didn’t have the standard one with me, apparently.
Didn’t feel too light. No problems in all the classes I took over the next ~15 years. Recently did a full teardown and finally noticed the (-)bar. I’m gonna leave it alone. Feels like a normal Glock to me.
Maybe the AD was a clue to that the modification was not a good one!! Have never had an AD or ND with a Glock trigger or the even the new Sig triggers.
Suppressor? Got threads.
The best trick that a trainer shared with me for quickly and repeatedly finding the dot when you present the pistol is to imagine you’re sighting your gun down the tip of your nose. Not sure why, but that helped me find the dot quickly each time. Your mileage my vary.
The Soros owned DAs and prostitutors love aftermarket triggers and anything that enhances the effectiveness of the tool. Something to think about when responding to that “bump-in-night”.
I Dig Au:
Did you mean “Prostitutors” or “Prosecutors”?
As if there’s a difference…
Ceejay
Who mfg the holster, if I may ask?
” And my Safariland holster fits it, with optic and light, just perfectly….”
did you take the back strap off for the pics, it’s in the first pic? i found i like using the one with the longer beaver tail…fits my hand better
I find the beavertail grip unnecessary. And removing it makes the grip smaller and seem to fit my hand better.
I’m genuinely curious. That is a lot of work to craft a standard glock into a preferred side arm. Why not with a PSA Dagger upper that came pre-coated, and pre-cut for the RMR? My PSA upper was $149, and came ceracoted, pre-cut, and with a threaded barrel.
I don’t have enough rounds through it to determine suitability, but it functioned correctly, and was a cheap date.
Thats a reasonable question. The answer, and i really hate saying this, is that I’m a snob. I could get the off-brand Glock slide, but I didn’t need to. I am all for saving money but for a gun that is goine to be a buy-once-cry-once sort of thing that I plan on keeping for whatever remains of my life…I don’t mind spending the money. I like the Daggers, and have over a dozen of them, but I just wanted the Glock and I could afford it, so why not? Y’know?
Is there any reason you did it on a Gen 5 and not the Gen 3 you seem to like a lot more?
Its a Gen4, actually.
I recently picked up a Glock Performance Trigger and was impressed with the pull/break/reset on that trigger. It definitely tightened up my groups a little bit, plus it has the added benefit of being a Glock factory component. I’ve tried the Timney Glock Trigger (resold it after a few months) didn’t care for it, as well a a few others. Also, a very good buy in my opinion is the Taran Tactical TTI Glock Connector Kit (https://tarantacticalinnovations.com/tti-grand-master-connector-kit/) for under 40$. I’ve bought a couple of the Carry Versions and they get you a 3-5lb trigger pull with a crisp reset. Certainly worth a try.
Been looking at the Glock Performance Triggers. Seeing a lot of good reviews on it and not a bad price at 99.00.
What I read says they are for Gen5 Glocks. Not sure if there’s backwards compatibility with earlier Gens.
Yep, I would be running them in my Gen 5s. A Glock 20 and 17, both MOSs.
If you are running it on a Gen 4 then you need the backplate that comes with the trigger shown here:
https://store.glock.us/glock-performance-trigger
If you are running it on a Gen 5 then you can keep the backplate that is currently on your Gen 5 Glock. There is a slightly older version of the trigger out there item # GLO70272 that did not come with the backplate and thus was only compatible with Gen 5 9mm Glocks. The new version item # GLO74332 comes with an updated backplate and is thus compatible with Gen 4/5 9mm Glocks.
Thanks for the headsup.
For me the swap to the dot included lots of dry fire reps at first just to make sure the dot showed up quick every time. Then more range time to train myself to be target focused instead of trying to focus on the dot.
Turn some money into noise and good luck!