Model12Win
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Does anyone out there shoot a Glock 17? I am thinking of getting a Gen 3 model and switching the plastic iron sights for the metal Glock ones. Usage would be for the range and HD work.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
Denis, I have been doing some thinking, and I have some "oddball" type guns like the Walther P99AS and the Beretta 92A1 that are both tricky to find holsters and accessories for.The millions of people who've bought the flagship model that founded the company since the 1980s would undoubtedly tell you to avoid it, if they were here.
Since they're not, I still have my issued 17 from 1988.
Carried it & others on & off duty here & there since then.
Swapping the plastic throw-away sights for steel is always recommended.
Watch for brass to the face on Gen 3s.
Denis
3s or 4s?Watch for brass to the face on Gen 3s.
Night sights are overrated. If it's so target you can't see your sight, you aren't going to likely positively identify the threat neither.I always change out the front sight for a steel one. I've had them loosen up from holster work.
I don't usually change out the rear sights for a steel one unless I'm going to put night sights on the gun.
I've never had a plastic Glock rear sight loosen or come off, however if you are going to use it for HD or SD, it probably makes sense to change it out. If you plan to practice alternative methods for racking the slide by catching the rear sight on something and pushing on the grip then definitely change the rear sight to steel. I have heard of people popping the plastic sights off using that technique.
However, I would just put night sights on the gun if I were going to use a Glock for HD/SD.3s or 4s?
Had some trouble with a 4 that would do that, but I've had good luck with the 3s so far.
Do you own a 2 or 1?Brass to the face started in the 3s, carried over into some 4s.
Hopefully Glock has it squared away by now.
Denis