"Must have" mods for a Glock?

[HICKMAN]

Owners of other firearms don't need to get together in a club to tell each other how awesome they are. The world already knows.

probably why Glock Talk dominates all of them

 

[Fenway]

Magazines and Night Sights

 

[rmabrey]

I added Meprolight night sights, a grip plug. and ordered several Glock factory 10 round mags w/fingertip extension for my G27

 

[OAK]

Hey Joe, perfection isn't hard to find....

It goes by the name of Glock!

 

[subtlesixer03]

Personally I like the 8lb conector. I actually like a harder trigger pull. Im just used to it so its doesnt affect my oh s#$@ aim much. Im looking to get the big dot night sites as well. love them on my 642. They are definitly not for shooting bullseyes but are really easy to see in a hurry. Im liking the fobus cc paddles. Sit nice and tight on me, retain well so far, arent all that expensive, and easy to draw from and take on and off.

 

[shawnfox12]

bro just go to MYGLOCKDOC.com he is the master of all glocks and the hop ups for a glock is endless he will be at the indy 1500 gun and knife show i would go see him and take your gun you will thank me for it i will look for you to thank me every one i have sent to him has lol !!!!!!

 

[lovemachine]

Must Have
Night sights, and plenty of mags.

Nice to Have
In addition to night sights, all my Glocks get the following treatment:
• polishing of internal contact surfaces, to include the trigger bar (back end where it meets the connector, and vertical extension where it meets the firing pin safety), the connector "hand" where it meets the trigger bar, the face of the firing pin safety, and the firing pin lug
• factory extended slide stop
• factory extended mag catch, dehorned
• frame plug
• smooth trigger face (on compacts and subcompacts)

Dumb questions.
Why do you polish these? And how do you go about polishing them?
And I've never heard of a dehorned extended mag catch.
Smooth trigger face?

 

[shooter521]

bro just go to MYGLOCKDOC.com he is the master of all glocks

https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/handguns/82079-glock_doc_at_1500_a.html

Why do you polish these? And how do you go about polishing them?

To remove surface imperfections that can affect the quality/smoothness of the trigger pull, and to "pre-mate" the contact surfaces. You could do the same thing over time by just shooting the gun, but it would take many thousands of rounds. Polishing can be accomplished by using some Flitz or similar polishing compound on a felt buffing wheel attached to Mr. Dremel.

And I've never heard of a dehorned extended mag catch.

The factory extended mag catch has sharp corners and edges that can dig into flesh, making IWB carry somewhat uncomfortable. I knock the corners off and lightly bevel the edges of the catch, so that it's still extended but just not as sharp.

Smooth trigger face?

The compact and subcompact Glocks have a serrated "target" trigger in order to gain enough ATF points for importation, but it irritates the pad of my trigger finger during long or high-volume shooting sessions. The full-size Glocks have a smooth trigger face, which I find to be much more comfortable. I simply replace the trigger w/ trigger bar assembly in the compacts and subcompacts with one from the full-size gun.

HTH!

 

[baldmax]

Owners of other firearms don't need to get together in a club to tell each other how awesome they are. The world already knows.

Glockers need that kind of support group, they are some of the most unsecure whinners I have met.

 

[lovemachine]

https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/handguns/82079-glock_doc_at_1500_a.html



To remove surface imperfections that can affect the quality/smoothness of the trigger pull, and to "pre-mate" the contact surfaces. You could do the same thing over time by just shooting the gun, but it would take many thousands of rounds. Polishing can be accomplished by using some Flitz or similar polishing compound on a felt buffing wheel attached to Mr. Dremel.



The factory extended mag catch has sharp corners and edges that can dig into flesh, making IWB carry somewhat uncomfortable. I knock the corners off and lightly bevel the edges of the catch, so that it's still extended but just not as sharp.



The compact and subcompact Glocks have a serrated "target" trigger in order to gain enough ATF points for importation, but it irritates the pad of my trigger finger during long or high-volume shooting sessions. The full-size Glocks have a smooth trigger face, which I find to be much more comfortable. I simply replace the trigger w/ trigger bar assembly in the compacts and subcompacts with one from the full-size gun.

HTH!

Not sure about that polishing thing, sounds a little complicated, and I know that I'd screw something up with Mr. Dremel.
You made me want to get out my G21 and compare the trigger with my G19 now.

 

[shooter521]

Not sure about that polishing thing, sounds a little complicated, and I know that I'd screw something up with Mr. Dremel.

Yeah, but you know where I work, so bring it down sometime and we'll git-r-done!

 

[lovemachine]

Yeah, but you know where I work, so bring it down sometime and we'll git-r-done!

LOL Thanks! I appreciate it!

 

[mvician]

Not sure about that polishing thing, sounds a little complicated, and I know that I'd screw something up with Mr. Dremel.
You made me want to get out my G21 and compare the trigger with my G19 now.

As said you could just shoot the GLOCK and it will smooth out, or dry fire it every day. Dry firing with help you with trigger control.

 

[lovemachine]

I haven't dry fired a whole lot. But I got some good info from COACH about dry firing practice. I need to start doing that.

 

[Amishman44]

1) Night Sights
2) Extended Slide Release
3) Frame/Grip Plug
4) Not much else is needed to an 'out of the box' G-32 (.357sig) that is dead-on accurate and very fun to shoot...except maybe the addition of a .40 S&W barrel.

 

[Rob377]

Not sure about that polishing thing, sounds a little complicated, and I know that I'd screw something up with Mr. Dremel.
You made me want to get out my G21 and compare the trigger with my G19 now.

Once you get in there, it'll make more sense and you'll see it's alot easier than it sounds.

 

[Woo]

• factory extended mag catch, dehorned

Got any pics shooter?

 

[Glock Lover]

My Glock internals polish up nicely after running a couple thousand rounds through them.

 

[figley]

As far as "de-horning" the mag release goes, the term sounds much more complicated than it is. I just remove it from the gun, then take an emery board/fingernail file, or about 150 grit sandpaper, and round the edges and corners of the protruding portion so that they don't cut into my hand. I'm a lefty, so I came about this purely by necessity.

I do de-horn the standard-length release, which I went back to. Shooting left handed, it would cut into the top of my middle finger, middle knuckle.

Again, for a carry/fighting pistol, the extended mag release is not recommended. As a lefty, my mag release is exposed when holstered, and susceptible to accidental bumping more so than most. In a fight though, it's exposed no matter which hand the gun is in. And in a gunfight, a magazine is a terrible thing to lose.

 

[Shootsforfun]

Glocks only need a few things. A trigger job (3.5lbs) 25 cent polishing, Training and trigger discipline.....Oh and a holster .......