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Offline Modas

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Drank the glock-aid
« on: April 16, 2008, 11:03:10 AM »
Picked up my G19 yesterday :D  I really wanted a 1911 but I needed something my wife could handle at the same time.

Messing around with it yesterday (unloaded) I came to the conclusion... Could Glock have made the slide release any smaller???  Good grief.  Can any Glock shooters out there share any insight to this?  Should i upgrade the slide release to something bigger, or is this something I'll get used to? 

I really had to work at getting that puppy to release.  I can't imagine doing it with gloves on.
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Re: Drank the glock-aid
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2008, 11:11:26 AM »
You could do the Springfield XD slide release upgrade.  ;)
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Re: Drank the glock-aid
« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2008, 12:16:21 PM »
The XD is more comfortable to aim and shoot with it's grip angle than the Glock. Both are very dependable. The release is better on the XD.
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Re: Drank the glock-aid
« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2008, 12:21:38 PM »
The Glock is fine; I have an old 17 myself. I do like my XD better though.

Oh, one thing about the slide release and the wife using it. I have noticed that women seem to have a bit of a problem with any small slide release on a semi. My hobby job is working at a large retailer of firearms and I show a lot of pistols to women; their thumbs don't have the reach and thus they don't get the leverage.

You might check out that aspect with your wife. If she does have trouble, you might want to check into a factory extended slide release. They're out there for about $20.

You can see the ext release in this wmv  http://www.topglock.com/media/7496_mrs_150.wmv
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Re: Drank the glock-aid
« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2008, 01:04:59 PM »
Just teach her to use a 2 handed rack and don't bother with the slide release.

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Re: Drank the glock-aid
« Reply #5 on: April 16, 2008, 01:16:58 PM »
Quote from: Pyro on April 16, 2008, 01:04:59 PM
Just teach her to use a 2 handed rack and don't bother with the slide release.



When the clip empties the slide locks open. So she still has to use the release or fully rack it when another clip is in.
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Re: Drank the glock-aid
« Reply #6 on: April 16, 2008, 01:22:55 PM »
Im a big glock fan and have carried one of some type(22 27 or 35) on duty for years. I have never trained to even use the slide stop lever so it never really bothered me. The only time i do use it is for locking the slide to the rear when unloading. It is tiny and i found a replacement for the 19 here.

http://www.parts.cc/glock/Parts_Acc/slide_stop_Lever.htm    As toad said its bout 20 bucks

I agree with pyro and was trained tap/rack so i stick with it. Was told as a baby police man that it was better to use as it was a gross motor function vs a finite motor skill.  I dont know if this is true but it works for me


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Re: Drank the glock-aid
« Reply #7 on: April 16, 2008, 01:33:04 PM »
Semi's can be tough for some women. Most do OK if they use an two handed opposed motion to rack it. Some of them can't even get that very well though. Of course, a lot of them have trouble with the release too so.... I often recommend a revolver.  :)

A big part of the problem is that many women DO NOT want a hot chamber lying around the house despite the multiple internal safeties on the Glocks, XD's, S&W M&P's etc. If that's a given, then they HAVE to cycle the action before use. Tough to make some of them change their minds on this.
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Re: Drank the glock-aid
« Reply #8 on: April 16, 2008, 04:10:32 PM »
Quote from: Modas on April 16, 2008, 11:03:10 AM
Picked up my G19 yesterday :D  I really wanted a 1911 but I needed something my wife could handle at the same time.

Messing around with it yesterday (unloaded) I came to the conclusion... Could Glock have made the slide release any smaller???  Good grief.  Can any Glock shooters out there share any insight to this?  Should i upgrade the slide release to something bigger, or is this something I'll get used to? 

I really had to work at getting that puppy to release.  I can't imagine doing it with gloves on.

Yep, you are absolutely right here in your assessment.   The Glock's slide release is AWFUL!   It is HORRIBLE.

Fortunately, it can be easily replaced   The best replacement Glock Slide Release on the market is the one that I have on my Glock that is made by ARO-TEK.

Here is a photo of a customized Glock 26 with it installed:




The ARO-TEK release is super easy to use.   Much better than the standard release on any other gun on the market today.

It is a shame that Glock does not correct this shortcoming with the factory slide release.   But for $36, you can replace it with the best slide release on the market today.

See:  http://www.arotek.com/
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Re: Drank the glock-aid
« Reply #9 on: April 16, 2008, 04:43:19 PM »






That has to be the ugliest gun I have ever seen. It just needs some neon, a big wing, and a nissian skyline to ride around in. A pink one.
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Re: Drank the glock-aid
« Reply #10 on: April 16, 2008, 04:45:06 PM »
Dont even use the slide release. Instead, just pull back on the upper reciever when its locked back and it will release the slide forward. I have a Gloc 23C and I love it. Way better than the M9 I had to carry around! :aok
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Re: Drank the glock-aid
« Reply #11 on: April 16, 2008, 04:46:37 PM »
NM I are the tard
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Re: Drank the glock-aid
« Reply #12 on: April 16, 2008, 04:49:43 PM »
Quote from: GtoRA2 on April 16, 2008, 04:43:19 PM

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That has to be the ugliest gun I have ever seen. It just needs some neon and a big wing, and a nissian skyline to ride around in. A pink one.

Well, the grip does look a bit odd, but that is only because the magazine was removed from the gun in the photo.

What specifically is ugly?  Do all of you think that extended barrels are somehow ugly??

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Re: Drank the glock-aid
« Reply #13 on: April 16, 2008, 05:06:29 PM »
Quote from: LTARGlok on April 16, 2008, 04:49:43 PM
Well, the grip does look a bit odd, but that is only because the magazine was removed from the gun in the photo.

What specifically is ugly?  Do all of you think that extended barrels are somehow ugly??

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Riddle me this ltardtard, doesnt the extended barrel defeat the concealability a bit?

Still, what isnt ugly about it? The sites, the fan boy barrel, the stainless mag release..... it all screams I am ricer who owns guns.
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Re: Drank the glock-aid
« Reply #14 on: April 16, 2008, 05:36:29 PM »
Quote from: GtoRA2 on April 16, 2008, 04:43:19 PM
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That has to be the ugliest gun I have ever seen. It just needs some neon, a big wing, and a nissian skyline to ride around in. A pink one.

I kinda gotta go with GtoRA2 here. That gun does look a bit on the smurfy side. Specifically the front & rear sight, extended barrel, slide & mag release. However, unlike large wings, coffee can exhaust tips and 22's, the additions to the gun do improve its performance, so I can see why they were added.

It does look like something you would expect to see on "The Fast & The Furious: Ricers on patrol"
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