Riomouse911
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I posted a week or so back that I was planning on getting a couple more Glocks before I finally pull the plug on my career. I ended up getting a pair of 9mm’s; a Gen 5 G-45 and a G-43 both with standard Glock sights and 5.5 lb triggers.
I had also looked into building a polymer 80 G-17 a while back, so I bought a Cerakoted desert camo Gen 3 MOS slide, barrel and internals… before learning that making a P-80 into a gun is a no-go here
. So, I bought a stripped Gen 3 G-17 frame already Cerakoted (Seller said FDE, which is what I wanted, but it’s actually Coyote Tan. Oh well). This frame took the place of the P-80, so I waited the ten days and picked it up. The guns innards are Lone Wolf, striker spring is a Wolff 5 lb with a reduced power plunger spring, the barrel is Midways house brand Swenson (non-threaded), magazines are Glock OEM 19X 17-rounders, the American Flag striker cover is from Bastion Gear, and the sights are Tru Glo. The MOS cover plate that came with the slide was black, so I sprayed it tan/brown with a few leaves for stencils.
The slide took a touch of filing and the barrel a bit of hard-backed 600 grit sandpaper at the front where the hood locks up to seat the barrel fully. The G-17 was pretty accurate out of the gate, hitting POA (but funky) at 10 yards from the first shot fired. However, I found out by shooting it that the trigger reset was weak when the gun returned to battery with the trigger held back (hand cycling before the range didn’t reveal this issue). When I got it back home, a bit of 400 then 600 grit sandpaper in the rear where the trigger bar is close to the frame took off the little bit of Cerakoting that was causing the parts to drag just enough to affect the trigger reset. Now it’s golden!
I also grabbed the rest of the 9mm Glocks in the safe; a 17L, 19, 34, 43X, and a .22 caliber 44, and went to the range with a coffee creamer can full of WWB 124 gr FMJ and a bunch of Aguila super extra 38 gr hp .22 LR.
I warmed up with about 100 rounds through the 44, then loaded 6 rounds into the 43, 43X, 45, 17, and 17L and put them side by side on the bench in front of me. (The 43 magazine only holds 6, as do most of my revolver cylinders, so I thought that was a fair number to start with.)
At ten yards I fired 2-handed at a quick 1-second cadence with the 45, set it down grabbed the 43X and shot, then the 17, then the 43, then the 17L. The 5-zone targets I’ve been using are basically the size of the X (orange) and 10 rings (gray) of a B-27. (We qualify on the B-27 silhouettes at work, so if I’m shooting within the black border I’m very happy
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Despite all the things I’m not a fan of, the one huge thing I like about the Glock system is the way I can grab just about any one of them and find myself shooting it with passable accuracy. 1,2 and 4 (lower left) are all the very first shots I fired with these particular guns. (Yeah I know, three are of the same grip size, but the sights and triggers are all much different on all three.
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The Gen 5 45 is a cool gun, the grip feels really nice and the magwell flare makes reloading a breeze. I didn’t notice any more recoil with this slightly lighter gun over the other 17-frame size guns, in fact it felt like shooting the 34 and it kicked less than the 17L (must be the additional slide mass). I did notice the trigger pull was a bit more than on my other guns. I’ll be putting in a 5 lb striker spring at some point to match the others.
The 43, as expected, is tiny. Thin grip width and short grip length meant the finger-extension magazine was what I used. It’s a true micro gun so it’s a tad snappy, but I must say it shot pretty well for me.
The newly built 17 started life with the quirky ability to put two rounds into a spot, then two in another spot, then two more into a third, all about an inch and a half apart. After about 100 rounds were fired through it the parts settled in and it was shooting more consistent “groups” in the orange. The 45 and 43, as I expected, were boringly consistent and, when I did my part, put shots in the orange right out of their boxes… same for my well used 43X, 19 and 34, while the 17L, sighted in for 25 yards, shot a tad high all day when aimed with a 6 o’clock hold.
I spent the day shooting from 5 to 20 yards, all fun.
I guess this was a good way to end “Glocktober”, as my regular gun store calls the month, by getting these new ones broken in and the old ones dirty again. Now it’s off to a two-day motorcycle race in the desert before I can get down to cleaning them all.
November, I have a feeling, will be a K-frame S&W month. I believe they’re getting a bit jealous being stuck in the dark for a while.
Stay safe.
I had also looked into building a polymer 80 G-17 a while back, so I bought a Cerakoted desert camo Gen 3 MOS slide, barrel and internals… before learning that making a P-80 into a gun is a no-go here
. So, I bought a stripped Gen 3 G-17 frame already Cerakoted (Seller said FDE, which is what I wanted, but it’s actually Coyote Tan. Oh well). This frame took the place of the P-80, so I waited the ten days and picked it up. The guns innards are Lone Wolf, striker spring is a Wolff 5 lb with a reduced power plunger spring, the barrel is Midways house brand Swenson (non-threaded), magazines are Glock OEM 19X 17-rounders, the American Flag striker cover is from Bastion Gear, and the sights are Tru Glo. The MOS cover plate that came with the slide was black, so I sprayed it tan/brown with a few leaves for stencils.
The slide took a touch of filing and the barrel a bit of hard-backed 600 grit sandpaper at the front where the hood locks up to seat the barrel fully. The G-17 was pretty accurate out of the gate, hitting POA (but funky) at 10 yards from the first shot fired. However, I found out by shooting it that the trigger reset was weak when the gun returned to battery with the trigger held back (hand cycling before the range didn’t reveal this issue). When I got it back home, a bit of 400 then 600 grit sandpaper in the rear where the trigger bar is close to the frame took off the little bit of Cerakoting that was causing the parts to drag just enough to affect the trigger reset. Now it’s golden!
I also grabbed the rest of the 9mm Glocks in the safe; a 17L, 19, 34, 43X, and a .22 caliber 44, and went to the range with a coffee creamer can full of WWB 124 gr FMJ and a bunch of Aguila super extra 38 gr hp .22 LR.
I warmed up with about 100 rounds through the 44, then loaded 6 rounds into the 43, 43X, 45, 17, and 17L and put them side by side on the bench in front of me. (The 43 magazine only holds 6, as do most of my revolver cylinders, so I thought that was a fair number to start with.)
At ten yards I fired 2-handed at a quick 1-second cadence with the 45, set it down grabbed the 43X and shot, then the 17, then the 43, then the 17L. The 5-zone targets I’ve been using are basically the size of the X (orange) and 10 rings (gray) of a B-27. (We qualify on the B-27 silhouettes at work, so if I’m shooting within the black border I’m very happy
.
Despite all the things I’m not a fan of, the one huge thing I like about the Glock system is the way I can grab just about any one of them and find myself shooting it with passable accuracy. 1,2 and 4 (lower left) are all the very first shots I fired with these particular guns. (Yeah I know, three are of the same grip size, but the sights and triggers are all much different on all three.
)The Gen 5 45 is a cool gun, the grip feels really nice and the magwell flare makes reloading a breeze. I didn’t notice any more recoil with this slightly lighter gun over the other 17-frame size guns, in fact it felt like shooting the 34 and it kicked less than the 17L (must be the additional slide mass). I did notice the trigger pull was a bit more than on my other guns. I’ll be putting in a 5 lb striker spring at some point to match the others.
The 43, as expected, is tiny. Thin grip width and short grip length meant the finger-extension magazine was what I used. It’s a true micro gun so it’s a tad snappy, but I must say it shot pretty well for me.
The newly built 17 started life with the quirky ability to put two rounds into a spot, then two in another spot, then two more into a third, all about an inch and a half apart. After about 100 rounds were fired through it the parts settled in and it was shooting more consistent “groups” in the orange. The 45 and 43, as I expected, were boringly consistent and, when I did my part, put shots in the orange right out of their boxes… same for my well used 43X, 19 and 34, while the 17L, sighted in for 25 yards, shot a tad high all day when aimed with a 6 o’clock hold.
I spent the day shooting from 5 to 20 yards, all fun.
I guess this was a good way to end “Glocktober”, as my regular gun store calls the month, by getting these new ones broken in and the old ones dirty again. Now it’s off to a two-day motorcycle race in the desert before I can get down to cleaning them all.
November, I have a feeling, will be a K-frame S&W month. I believe they’re getting a bit jealous being stuck in the dark for a while.
Stay safe.
