please comment on Glock build

[bugboy]

Sounds like you want to put $800.00 into a $600.00 gun to turn it into a $450.00 gun so that maybe you can shave a second or so off of some of your times.

I would think a range membership/fees and practice ammo would yield quicker and more lasting results.

 

[MetropolisLakeOutfitters]

Sounds like you want to put $800.00 into a $600.00 gun to turn it into a $450.00 gun so that maybe you can shave a second or so off of some of your times.

It's more like I want to get something that not only I can be proud of, but is also more appropriate for hitting 5" steel quickly at 25 yards, and don't mind spending a bit, but am starting to recognize that it is probably a bad investment. I don't think it is that inappropriate to want to compete with a gun that has a decent trigger, magwell, a grippy grip, and nice sights. That's pretty standard. I just didn't expect the bill to end up being the same amount as what the damn entire gun cost.

 

[45recoil]

Don't do all that to a G35. Trigger, sights, big ol' mags, and ammo is all you need to campaign one successfully in USPSA limited or 3 gun.

This is great advice.

Dump all the metal work and Getchya some skate deck tape or some step tred tape found at most hardware stores. That saves you over $300 in those two things.

 

[drmitchgibson]

That's exactly where I am now. Yeah I already have the G35 but I could at least get most of my money back out of it at this point and invest in an STI. If I go crazy on the build, that immediately flies out the window.

Stick with the Glock. It doesn't matter what gun you use as long as it works. Or get an STI right now, but it won't improve your shooting off the bat. You'll be ****ing up learning to use a new gun on the clock, making mistakes and shooting poorly. If you're already good shooting the Glock, you should stick with it until you're great.

 

[Corey]

Everyone has given you good advice if 3 gun is your main interest Glock is a great gun to toss in the bucket if you toss that STI & the safety flips off you just earned a DQ. If your primary goal is USPSA 2011 is awesome I assume IDPA is similar to USPSA but I do not know the details. I own a STI but prefer the Glock 24 with a conversion 9mm barrel for 3 gun.
Jerod took a class and got a thousand times better.
Mitch has been shooting for a while and recently has put it all together and has shot really well lately.
They might say different but I think it is more the Indian and not so much the bow.
A 2011 is a great bow but early on range time and good instruction goes a long ways
good luck with your choices

 

[45recoil]

it is more the Indian and not so much the bow.

Thats exactly what im saying ....practice helps the indian in this context

 

[mikey80]

Bottom line is do what makes you happy!!

^^^ this

P.S. All the cowboys shoot a 2011...

 

[ryanncass]

You also have to factor in Mags for an STI are about 130 to 150 for good tuned mags a piece.

Also an STI EDGE is not legal for IDPA either so you would need a Eagle but still can not have the Big magwell or the stippling like you can in uspsa limited. So just buying the edge does not solve the issue you are looking for a solution too.

 

[MetropolisLakeOutfitters]

Everyone has given you good advice if 3 gun is your main interest Glock is a great gun to toss in the bucket if you toss that STI & the safety flips off you just earned a DQ.

Totally agree with that.

If your primary goal is USPSA 2011 is awesome I assume IDPA is similar to USPSA but I do not know the details. I own a STI but prefer the Glock 24 with a conversion 9mm barrel for 3 gun.

Primary goal is 3-gun that I can use in other venues.

They might say different but I think it is more the Indian and not so much the bow.

Of course but that doesn't mean that the stock Glock trigger, sights, grip, and magwell doesn't suck.

 

[MetropolisLakeOutfitters]

Stick with the Glock. It doesn't matter what gun you use as long as it works. Or get an STI right now, but it won't improve your shooting off the bat. You'll be ****ing up learning to use a new gun on the clock, making mistakes and shooting poorly. If you're already good shooting the Glock, you should stick with it until you're great.

I've been shooting an FNX-40, coming off of 1911's which I've shot all my life, both of which have the same controls as a 2011 which is why it is in the back of my mind so much. I'm already used to the controls. I've actually had a hard time getting used to the Glock. I like the FNX but a two-handed grip isn't ideal and I only have a 4" barrel so the sight picture sucks for long targets.

 

[mikey80]

I've been shooting an FNX-40, coming off of 1911's which I've shot all my life, both of which have the same controls as a 2011 which is why it is in the back of my mind so much. I'm already used to the controls. I've actually had a hard time getting used to the Glock. I like the FNX but a two-handed grip isn't ideal and I only have a 4" barrel so the sight picture sucks for long targets.

Sounds like you've had your mind made up the whole time.

Good luck, come shoot with us!

 

[MetropolisLakeOutfitters]

Sounds like you've had your mind made up the whole time.

Good luck, come shoot with us!

Not really, I made a conscious decision to go with the Glock but am having sticker shock with the upgrades. Am having a real hard time justifying it and wondering if I should back track and go the 2011 route or tone down the build. May do what folks here are saying, use the Glock but only get sights, a spring kit, and grip tape. If I had to do it over again I definitely would have just skipped right to a 2011. I've got no problems with shooting a Glock but it does seem to be a rather bad investment. I'm sure it would run well but if I ever sell it... I mean, I see used 2011's going for around $2,000 every day. Glocks, not so much. Anything I to do the Glock is pretty much just 100% money down the drain.

 

[MetropolisLakeOutfitters]

Getchya some skate deck tape or some step tred tape found at most hardware stores. That saves you over $300 in those two things.

If I did this am I supposed to sand the factory texture off so the sticky part has something flat to stick to? It's a gen4 and has all those small squares.

 

[SpaceFlunky]

keep it simple dude and dry fire the **** out of the Glock. You can literally spend $25 and have a great trigger (for a Glock) and then spend another $100 on some good sights. DONE.

 

[Dustin Cantrell]

My suggestion is to upgrade the sights, trigger and add a magwell. You can remove the finger grooves, undercut and stipple yourself. It's easy, just time consuming. The Ghost Ultimate trigger kit is $23 from MRPS and is quite the improvement coupled with a little polishing and tuning. Personally, I wouldn't do the slide cuts. I'd shoot it with the few upgrades I mentioned.

 

[mikey80]

If I did this am I supposed to sand the factory texture off so the sticky part has something flat to stick to? It's a gen4 and has all those small squares.

Cut the grip tape, place it on the glock where you wish to improve the grip, then put a light glove on your firing hand, heat the grip tape up with a cigarette lighter and apply a forceful grip with your gloved shooting hand. Repeat as necessary.

 

[jtischauser]

You can do the finger bump removal and trigger guard undercut yourself with a dremel and sander wheel. Put some non-slip stair tread tape on the grips and save yourself $250. Put the extended mag release on yourself, install the glockwerx competition spring kit, maybe replace the captured guide rod/spring, and install a zev magwell yourself. Put on some good sights and rock it. You don't need the slide cuts and muzzle cuts for lightening. And if you got it cut you would not have to get it cerakoted.

I think Glocks are sexy...

Yeah I can even do a trigger guard undercut now. Probably not as pretty as a professional job but it works and a competition gun is on,y gonna be pretty when it's brand new.

When I ran glocks I had about $400-500 worth of work in them. Pretty much all the stuff your doing here minus the cosmetic stuff like slide cuts and cerakote. Like Feegee said sticking $800 in a $650 Glock puts you at the price of a nice used STI Edge or a CZ Shadow both of which are better guns than a Glock for 3 gun.


If you're going to shoot it a bunch it's worth doing

 

[theKenny]

If you want to shoot IDPA and 3 gun just follow the idpa rules.
its not going to hold you back or anything.
My G34 only got sights, a Zev trigger housing, connector, springs, jager guiderod and reduced recoil spring.
and that was over the span of a year.

Shoot it for a while first and see. Maybe you'll like it, maybe you'll want to move to a CZ or 2011 or something.
That extra 800 is at least 2-2500 rounds of good ammo from AA or others.

follow Scott and others advice or just shoot as is for a while.
you're limited to 10+1 anyway in IDPA

Just don't want you to shell out all that money first.

 

[WillR]

From the first post it looks like you would have about 1500 in the glock. That's ok if you want to do that much custimazition. As a investment I would think you would never get close to that in resale value. On the other hand a Edge will hold its value.

It is good advice to get the basics and practice

 

[No.343]

I don't know very much about Glocks, but when I was working in Georgia I shot local matches with David Sevigny, Randy Rogers and other Team Glock shooters. All their Glocks looked stock to me.