I just don't get it. All that custom work on a glock. When for that kind of money they could get a X5 or something really, really nice.

To each their own. But dang these companies thing highly of their stippled, etched, CNC slide lightened, uber tactical glocks.

I get it. Machine time is expensive. But why?!... A Glock?

I don't get it either, but it's hard to argue about the customization capability of the platform or the availability of aftermarket parts.

It's the AR-15 of handguns, you could build one with no Glock OEM parts.

Not my cup of tea, but then again I don't need an X5 either.

Same people put mag wheels on Pintos.

Variety
it's the spice of life


I can't see my self purchasing a glock w/o customizing it.

If If Mark Moneymaker is pulling in 3 grand before lunch , every day, who cares what he blows it on ?

My money is safe. Considering the beating a slide takes, it can't possibly be a good idea to take metal out of it.

I've seen several of these high dollar glocks. Haven't seen a reliable one, though.

At least it's not a $3,000 Hi Point.

Link
Yes, it's an old video, but still funny.

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Originally posted by ruger357:
I've seen several of these high dollar glocks. Haven't seen a reliable one, though.

That's not a fair statement! I'm not a Glock fan at all, but I don't know if anyone can knock the reliability of them...

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Originally posted by Kskelton:

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Originally posted by ruger357:
I've seen several of these high dollar glocks. Haven't seen a reliable one, though.

That's not a fair statement! I'm not a Glock fan at all, but I don't know if anyone can knock the reliability of them...

Glock has built in tolerances just like any other firearm. Most of the custom work out there changes those tolerances. One or two small changes-the 25 cent trigger job, for example-has little effect. The trigger job, titanium parts, after market barrels, slide lightening and so on, changes lots of tolerances (tolerance stacking) which will, and does, make the gun unreliable. This is true for any firearm, not just Glocks.

1911's are an excellent example of this.

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Originally posted by OcCurt:

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Originally posted by Kskelton:

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Originally posted by ruger357:
I've seen several of these high dollar glocks. Haven't seen a reliable one, though.

That's not a fair statement! I'm not a Glock fan at all, but I don't know if anyone can knock the reliability of them...

Glock has built in tolerances just like any other firearm. Most of the custom work out there changes those tolerances. One or two small changes-the 25 cent trigger job, for example-has little effect. The trigger job, titanium parts, after market barrels, slide lightening and so on, changes lots of tolerances (tolerance stacking) which will, and does, make the gun unreliable. This is true for any firearm, not just Glocks.

1911's are an excellent example of this.

Yep, this. Every Glock I've ever seen go down hard had loads of custom work done on it.

May not be fair, but it is what it is. That is my experience running classes.

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Originally posted by Kskelton:

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Originally posted by ruger357:
I've seen several of these high dollar glocks. Haven't seen a reliable one, though.

That's not a fair statement! I'm not a Glock fan at all, but I don't know if anyone can knock the reliability of them...

I am a glock fan. I own 59 of them. When people start cutting away metal and changing springs randomly, they quit being reliable.

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Originally posted by ruger357:
I am a glock fan. I own 59 of them.

That's a lot of Glocks, brother!

I was at a range sighting in my rmr on my .22 pistol and there was a guy next to me with his uber expensive racing Glock with fancy slide, fancy rmr, magwell, extended mags, etc. It wouldn't fire more than two or three times before he had to clear it and start over. And he was using factory ammo, not his reloads because this range makes us use new American Eagle stuff

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Originally posted by Mike S:

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Originally posted by ruger357:
I am a glock fan. I own 59 of them.

That's a lot of Glocks, brother!

Any reasonable person knows that you have to stop someplace, and clearly, 60 would be too many.

I had a Zev glock 17, RMR, x300, magwell, stippling etc. a friend built it, I think the total cost was 2500-3000, he gave it to me for 1300 with the agreement I give him first right of refusal if I sell it(which is the only reason I bought it), a red dot on a handgun didn't do it for me.. I'd have needed to put 10k rounds through it I bet to get proficient with it and who knows what would happen to my abilities with regular pistol sights?

I ended up selling it back to him and he carries it daily. It did look cool though

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Originally posted by ruger357:

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Originally posted by Kskelton:

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Originally posted by ruger357:
I've seen several of these high dollar glocks. Haven't seen a reliable one, though.

That's not a fair statement! I'm not a Glock fan at all, but I don't know if anyone can knock the reliability of them...

I am a glock fan. I own 59 of them. When people start cutting away metal and changing springs randomly, they quit being reliable.

jesus, do you have a pic of your collection? That's insane

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Originally posted by cmr076:

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Originally posted by ruger357:

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Originally posted by Kskelton:

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Originally posted by ruger357:
I've seen several of these high dollar glocks. Haven't seen a reliable one, though.

That's not a fair statement! I'm not a Glock fan at all, but I don't know if anyone can knock the reliability of them...

I am a glock fan. I own 59 of them. When people start cutting away metal and changing springs randomly, they quit being reliable.

jesus, do you have a pic of your collection? That's insane

I hate glocks, but I love pictures of lots of guns, please do post if you have one.

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Originally posted by Skins2881:

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Originally posted by cmr076:

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Originally posted by ruger357:

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Originally posted by Kskelton:

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Originally posted by ruger357:
I've seen several of these high dollar glocks. Haven't seen a reliable one, though.

That's not a fair statement! I'm not a Glock fan at all, but I don't know if anyone can knock the reliability of them...

I am a glock fan. I own 59 of them. When people start cutting away metal and changing springs randomly, they quit being reliable.

jesus, do you have a pic of your collection? That's insane

I hate glocks, but I love pictures of lots of guns, please do post if you have one.

Who knows with that dude. He had a Barrett that he forgot about, until I brought it up to him one day. His gun safe is probably about the same size as my house.

I don't have a picture but I should probably do it. Maybe this weekend. It it nice to dig around in the safes and find guns you forgot you bought. It's like Christmas.

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Originally posted by ruger357:

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Originally posted by Kskelton:

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Originally posted by ruger357:
I've seen several of these high dollar glocks. Haven't seen a reliable one, though.

That's not a fair statement! I'm not a Glock fan at all, but I don't know if anyone can knock the reliability of them...

I am a glock fan. I own 59 of them. When people start cutting away metal and changing springs randomly, they quit being reliable.

Ok I apologize I thought he was talking about the reliability of Glock in general. I would agree that as people customize them to the point where nothing is stock anymore on the gun then the reliability greatly diminishes.