I bought my first firearm in December 1993, a Sig 228, that I still have today. Between that date and early this year, I am lucky enough to have bought several brands of firearms,CZ, HK, Beretta, IWI, SW, Ruger, FN, Browning, Dan Wesson, Walther, Springfield. But never a Glock. Two months ago, I bought my first Glock, a Gen 5 19. I keep saying to myself that this maybe the last handgun I am getting as I will be 66 in a couple of months. I believe that the G19 will be a classic someday, just like my 1911, my Beretta 92, my Hi Power, and my HK P7.

"Someday"? We passed Someday about twenty years ago.

I bought a 43 on my 43rd birthday (four years ago) and went to visit my baby sister (she lives 3 mins from the gun store) and the 43 got stolen by her since she didn’t have a gun in the house. I never bought another one because the 43X came out. But I might pick up another one since Shield just announced a May 18th release date of their 9 rd 43 mag. Will have to compare it to a P365 for size.

A local FFL was having a 10% off sale if you paid cash. I saw they had 1 G21 Gen 4 in stock and took it upon myself to see that they soon had 0 G21’s in inventory!

I found a drop in KKM barrel from Wing Tactical and I have one of those inbound too. I have a bevvy of cast bullets for that G21 to digest and for me to terrorize steel plates this summer.

I have a G20 gen3 and a G21 gen4 as well as my Sig P320 RX I do love shooting my G21 very much, it's a soft shooter for sure and accurate.

I've owned many Glocks over the years. G19, G27,Gen 3 G22, G31 .

I was without a Glock until 2021 whenI purchased a Gen 4 G22 which was a police trade in. It had a small scuff on the bottom of the grip and normal wear on the slide.

I had the slide refinished in Satin Ion Bond, Talon Grip covered the scuff mark. I then bought 2 conversionbarrels from Rock Slide, a 357 Sig and 9mm. The 9mmis really accurate and pleasant to shoots, thatswhats in the gun now.
I also installed a replacement trigger to correct trigger sting.
I use it for my home defense pistol with Streamlight TLR 1. With refinish, 2 barrels, trigger and original gun cost ($350), I've got maybe $675 tied up init.

But I'm very happy with the whole package. It's really the only Glock I need.

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Originally posted by Sunset_Va:
I purchased a Gen 4 G22 ....I then bought 2 conversion barrels from Rock Slide, a 357 Sig and 9mm. The 9mm is really accurate and pleasant to shoots, that's what's in the gun now. I use it for my home defense pistol.

Make sure you don't use the 9MM conversion barrel for home defense. Put the stock .40 barrel back in for serious use.

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Originally posted by bubbatime:

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Originally posted by Sunset_Va:
I purchased a Gen 4 G22 ....I then bought 2 conversion barrels from Rock Slide, a 357 Sig and 9mm. The 9mm is really accurate and pleasant to shoots, that's what's in the gun now. I use it for my home defense pistol.

Make sure you don't use the 9MM conversion barrel for home defense. Put the stock .40 barrel back in for serious use.

I think the 9mm conversion barrel from a reputable company , used with proper Glock 9mm magazines and tested at least with at least 500 rounds is viable for home self defense.

My 2 Glocks do 5 calibers, 3rd Gen G32 with G23 barrel for both .40/.357 and 9mm "match" conversion barrel and my G30SF has a Storm Lake 10mm barrel along with Glock .45ACP barrel.

(well the .40/.357 magazines interchangeably have worked for almost 20 years for me so I think they're reliable enough)

Honestly, my G32 w/ 9mm match conversion barrel has had no issues and if you can go 500 rounds without any hiccup.

Plus +++ train for failures anyway as part of your routine because nothing is 100%.

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Originally posted by bubbatime:

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Originally posted by Sunset_Va:
I purchased a Gen 4 G22 ....I then bought 2 conversion barrels from Rock Slide, a 357 Sig and 9mm. The 9mm is really accurate and pleasant to shoots, that's what's in the gun now. I use it for my home defense pistol.

Make sure you don't use the 9MM conversion barrel for home defense. Put the stock .40 barrel back in for serious use.

I understand your concern. I've shot around 250 rounds using the conversion barrel, JHP and FMJ with no issues. I did polish the feed ramp.

I've seen no signs of peening or unusual wear on the barrel so far. I do however, have a backup pistol nearby the Glock.

https://rockslideusa.com/product/barrels/

Rescued this poor police trade-in last Friday.

Nice Glock.

I have no hesitation at all in getting a police trade-in Glock. If anything is wrong with it, it's about $25 in parts and 20 minutes in labor that will make it right.

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Originally posted by CPD SIG:
If anything is wrong with it, it's about $25 in parts and 20 minutes in labor that will make it right.

$31.80 from Top Gun Supply, to be exact.

Replacement recoil, trigger, firing pin, and striker block springs came in today from TGS.
Based on looking at the pistol, I'd be surprised if the pistol had 300 rounds down the pipe.
I will probably shoot this pistol as is for awhile (it's a project gun), but if/when it takes a HD/SD role, all the springs get replaced.

I had a failure in my G32 one time that required repairs.

I was able to give it to my range master and have them mail it Glock and Glock fixed it for free and shipped it back to me.

Glock took any non-standard parts off that I had put on but returned those parts with the gun.

Such as the #3.5 lb trigger and the "hip clip" backplate.


For that Police Glock : I'd do a field strip and clean and check out the barrel etc and go shoot that sucker and if it breaks use the lifetime warranty

Picked up another Glock 45 with Ameriglo Bold night sights, last weekend. Wanted to get an extra since my current G45 is my EDC.

Was $520 out the door w/background check after GSSF coupon.

This weekend I’ll be breaking in a Shadow Systems MR920. I’ll probably be dumping at least one of my Gen5 G19s (early no front serrations & a NIB MOS) and will likely be grabbing a an XR or DR Shadow if this shoots as good as it feels. That would probably put at least one of my Gen5 17s on the blocks as well (early no front serrations and an MOS). With the flat strap it points better than the Gen5s, but the trigger is no where near the older 19 & 17 which have thousands of rounds down range.

I thought I had moved completely to the 320 platform, but keep coming back for more of the Glock platform. It’s not that I like the trigger better, I just feel better running it fast under pressure.

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This weekend I’ll be breaking in a Shadow Systems MR920. I’ll probably be dumping at least one of my Gen5 G19s (early no front serrations & a NIB MOS) and will likely be grabbing a an XR or DR Shadow if this shoots as good as it feels.

I'm in agreement with you. The MR920 feels and fits superbly and frankly makes the Gen5 G19/23 seem off in-hand. I've been very content with my fullsize Gen5s (G17, G45) but the Gen5 G19 and G23 and that rear palm swell they have just doesn't cut it for me.

I love the U notch tritium Ameriglo rear sight on my Glock 47 9mm so, maybe foolishly, I ordered 2 more of them, one each for my 17 and 34.

Now I'm realizing that there's a difference in the sight dovetail between the 47, which is a gen 5 MOS gun and the 17 which isnt. My 34 and 17 are both gen 5, but only the 34 is MOS. The 17 isn't, so the dovetail is further forward.

The new rear sights I ordered have been shipped and are in the mail. I expect they'll fit the gen 5 MOS Glock 34 fine, but will they fit the non-mos Glock 17?

I ordered 2 of these. The .276" tall GL885R, which is what is on my G47.

https://ameriglo.com/products/details/gl-885r

Ameriglo's site says "fits all Glocks", so I'm fairly certain the dovetail is the same, but it's clearly shorter (front to back) than the sight that's currently on the gun. Any issue with that that I'm missing?

Scopelist advertises that part# gl-885r as the "Agent MOS".

https://www.scopelist.com/Amer...-U-Notch-Rear-S.aspx


I also ordered 2 Dawson .195" tall tritium front sights, which will match the front sight height on my g47.

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I have had Glocks for many years and G17 was the only pistol beside 92FS I was trained on in 1990. Gen 5 G19 s feel really good in my hands and I can shoot them well. They also carry well. Currently have G19 MOS and G19 Gen5 with night sights and outstanding Overwatch triggers, but decided to experiment with Shadow MR920. What do you know, the Shadow could not cycle a single mag without all sorts of malfunctions, was fit too tight, slide stop did not move, disassembly was a chore, the slide was not beveled properly, grip felt abrasive and blocky. Got rid of the thing a week after, my record short time of owning a gun in 30+ years. No Gucci for me, will stick to my Glocks.

Ken226, I'm a little confused. Simply put, you're saying that the rear sight channel on your Gov contract CBP-only pistol has different dimensions than your 17 and 34?

I finally bought a 43x. Only have to wait 10 business days…