Fixin’ the Glock

[Magnumite]

So I usually express my feelings of what the short comings of the Glock are relative to me. Trigger typically isn’t an issue because I accept its design and character. Its a decent trigger. I smoothed the trigger on this one up. But that is not the ‘fix’. Anyone see it? It is the most annoying thing I experience with The Glock.

 

[joppaj]

Looks like you reshaped the inside of the trigger guard.

 

[Magnumite]

Bimbo…the big winner!

That is the most annoying thing about the Glock I can’t get past. I think the improvement is as much smoothing it out and eliminating the mold seam as well as making the cut out larger.

 

[joppaj]

That mold seam is bizarre. You'd think it would be cleaned off in the factory.

 

[Magnumite]

I’ll use a finer paper and tone down the work area. That should darken it. I put a film of oil on it, that toned it down.

 

[Magnumite]

That mold seam is bizarre. You'd think it would be cleaned off in the factory.

Agreed. Plus its an Austrian pistol…kinda cold there. No gloves?

I shot my FIL’s Kel Tec 9 carry. That seam will cut one to shreds. He said he may get another carry type gun.

 

[joppaj]

It looks good from your pictures.

 

[Magnumite]

Thanks.

 

[Magnumite]

After a film of Breakfree…

 

[outrider58]

When I did P80s, those seams were always the first thing I attacked. Inside and out. The true Glocks aren't as bad and having skinny fingers, I'm not starved for room inside the trigger guards. Having longer fingers, I'm able to 'park' the outside of the trigger guard between knuckles on both my strong hand and support hand, so no real need for much guard modifications...unless I am bored.

That is the nice thing about polymer gun frames though, they are easily modified.

 

[Magnumite]

That’s true, though they have their peculiarities. I fit a carbon fiber trigger to a 1911 way back. That stiff was impervious to a file. Fell like melted butter to emery cloth. After I dremeled this I used a file, then wrapped emery cloth around the file to get the flat bottom back and smooth out the curves. The way top end goes backnon these is cool…just slide it in place.

Aluminum is fun, too. I have been attacking a Taurus 92 to get it more shooter interfaced. Its aluminum. Working out well. Still a work in progress and the changes are apparent when shooting it.

I like what you mentioned about using the JB Weld as a filler/builder. Kept that in mind as I was doing this Glock.