Quick Tip: Top 12 DIY Upgrades for Your Glock® Under $30
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- Опубліковано 25 лип 2024
- When the Glock® first appeared in the 1980s, it transformed pistol design forever. But it had one flaw: there was nothing you could do to customize it - no aftermarket parts or accessories. Things are MUCH different now, as Brownells Gun Tech Steve Ostrem explains. Aside from five generations of improvements made by the factory, there are now tons of aftermarket components to help you tweak your Glock® so it's perfect for you. Steve tells us about 12 add-ons, upgrades, and accessories that'll make your Glock® easier to adjust, work on, operate, and… just plain more enjoyable to shoot. You can install/use ALL of them yourself, and each costs LESS than $30!
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I don’t think the Glock is ugly. I’ve always liked the simplicity and square shape. Maybe I’m just a simple person.
Fact. Glock is so satisfying with a good trl1 and tier 1holster and what else is needed
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@@jeremiahwilliams4447 I respect it.
It's not as nice as a lot of other guns.
Gen 5 is great looking, older Glocks were fine.
I've had a Glock 30SF in .45 for 6 years or so. The title of this video interested me, so I started watching. I have fairly small hands, and it is difficult wrap my fingers and get a proper grip. Thus, it is, or rather was, difficult to operate the mag release button and the slide release button. Those two extended releases were totally easy to install and hugely worth the minimal cost.
Slide lock lever should’ve been the first one on your list. As a senior citizen I don’t have the dexterity and the strength I did when I was 25. This made that difference! And this old dog can still hunt, and hit what I am shooting at!
Just switch it and de-mag it using your fiber instead of thumb.
its a slide lock, not a slide release. shouldnt require any strength because its not meant to be used when its under tension holding the slide back. to chamber a round on a glock just rack the slide.
@@semajniffirg230 fuckin a right? People shitting on "glock perfection"... well it is damn near perfection if you actually get training and carry all day every day.
@@semajniffirg230 It's both.
@@blarghinatelazer9394 look it up in the glock manual...oh wait you never held a real gun in your life,nevermind!
I have the Talon grip tape on me 43. great addition!
The slightly longer mag release made a world of difference when I was putting in a lot of hours at an outdoor training facility during the winter months where my fingers would turn to mush, especially on rainy or snow days. This was on my 23 and I just swapped it out with the release from a different model with a wider frame (I don't recall which one as this was many years ago).
Thanks. Nice to have several low cost upgrades in one video.
I put an extended slide lock on every Glock I have. Makes a huge difference.
Matt M after I bought my first G34, (they come with one) I went back and put on on all my Glocks. Still my preferred rear sight is the stock G34/35/40/41 all of which I have except for the G41.
@Jaime Garcia just easier to breakdown the gun
Until it hangs up on your clothing. I've owned Glocks since 1992 and it's only happened a few times but it was during a quick draw and engage drill. We were taught that when reloading from a locked slide(which is a bad)position to grab the slide and rack, point being it's the largest object to get you loaded and back in the fight. All these addons are completely unnecessary.
@Jaime Garcia I agree. I like a G22 w/night sights, I'll polish the engagement surfaces to smooth up the trigger but that all.
@Jaime Garcia that's what I started with a early Gen2 G17 right at the time you might get some non lined mags, I actually won Gen2 G23 at the Gateway Gun club Jacksonville Florida in 1998 and before you think I am bragging I got 1st in C class which is how GSSF scored so I could've been 73 or so I didn't win it because I was the best shot I'll put it that way.
Number 1. Steel sights. 2. Ammunition. 3. Practice. 4. Extra OEM magazines.
Saw a couple products I think might work out, despite not being the OEM upgrades. Thanks for the ideas, double thanks if any of them pass the trials to be part of my EDC Glock. From experience, Talon grips rock. Cool vid, as always
+1 for the Vickers TangoDown mag release ✅. I added it to 2 of my pistols, a Glock 21 gen 4 & a Glock 20 grey gen 4. I'd add a Vickers release to any carry, duty 🚔 Glock model. Gen 1-5.
Nice dozen. Definitely considering a few of them. Thanks for the video.
Great Video. Well organized and informative. Lot's of info in a short time.
Have some of these mods. Just bought the Apex plunger. Great video. Thanks.
Outstanding presentation! I enjoyed this quite much. Many thanks. Semper Fi
Informative video on things that won’t break the bank. Thank you.
I got a metal guide spring rod, extended slide release tabs, xs big dot sights and talon grips.. Those takedown tabs really give you a much better grip when removing the slide.
Thank you for a concise yet informative video; they are rare nowadays
Have owned and been issues Glocks for 20 years and never felt I needed to modify or change anything on it. My issues gen 4 model 17 is perfect the way I got it. The only thing ever done is to black out the rear sight “bucket” with a Sharpie. That’s it! Great service and personal weapon.
I agree although my Trijicon night sights are a god send to me
2021... Just found this vid, what a great video! I don't see a lot of my "guntubers" talking about lw cost options for anything. Thank you sir!
Exactly ..."guntunbers.... will sell and promote anything they receive "free" from their ..."try this for free and make a positive video and it's yours free companies" to sell to their viewers but it's the "low subscribed channels , or "new channels" that show quality and what "really works.""
(Never wrote so many "air quotes""" before lol but you get me lol )
The extended slide release is a great add too!
I'd be leery of the Vickers, Tango Down after market slide stop. It can be sharp, awkward for some users. I added it to my Glock 21 gen 4 .45acp 5yr ago. I was advised about the sharpness. The steel & design are + though. Keep in mind, any extended or large parts may screw up a carry holster or pop loose in a stress, range shooting.
True, but for the best you might want to spend a bit more for the Sure Touch Extended Slide Stop Lever.
A lot of the new glocks come factory with extended slide release
@@DeclanHiggins__ I think he meant extended take down. I've added one to all my Glocks, but can't find one for my G36.
Don't buy into extended magazine releases though. You should have to turn the gun in your hand to release the magazine.
I've seen people with those gimmicks lose their magazine while shooting. Also lose their magazine when their carrying inside the waist band because their fat pushes on it.
So buy at your own risk. Glock spent millions of dollars designing their pistol. People think 30 bucks is holding Glock back from improving their pistols. I recommend getting some good sights that don't push out 😂 and a good holster. Those are my two upgrade suggestions for Glock.
The only thing on that list that I did to my Glocks is the Talon Grips, in rubber. Actually only the G43 really needed a new skin, but it felt so good I started adding them to my other guns :)
Block really is perfect. (After you’ve changed every factory component)
10,000 rounds through my gen1 glock 17. No mods. Runs great
Uh huh..
I'm sorry 😞
I don't believe it for a few reasons. First you'd need to replace springs. The 10k could easily mean 20k+ cycles especially if you account for the amount of dry fires, function checks, and just general need for cycling the slide like disassembly. So it is impossible to fire that many rounds and not having to replace the springs.
Thank You Brownells!
Thank you for the information. Good stuff.
I bought one them glock magazine tools (yellow handle) pushing 20 years ago from y'all. Its well made, very sturdy. Still have it & using it
I have been using the Talon grip tape , Vicker’s slide and magazine releases and extended takedown tabs ( Glockmeister) for years.
Brownell’s, consider providing a list of all these products hyperlinked to your retail site. It would be Rey convenient for your viewers to pause the video, click on the link of an item they want, make the purchase and then return to finish watching the video.
UA-cam doesn’t allow links to firearms parts and such
A 3.5 lb. connector combined with a gentle polish on all the trigger related parts make for a great 4-4.5 lb. trigger with the reliability of using all the factory springs
Omg I love this channel for all my needs thank you
Outstanding presentation!
Very informative video thanks sir !
Outstanding video and presintation.
When a guy who is old enough to remember what it was like to work on guns before they had polymer lowers and is salty bc of this fact, tells me I need a 30$ magwell for my G19, guess what... I buy a 30$ mag well for my G19. If a man is old enough to remember Moses in shorts, and is coherent, I listen.
At least Moses made sense.
Thank you. 6’5” and carry the 43. I will be ordering some of these soon.
I have tried several extended Slide Lock Levers (not Lone Wolf) and highly recommend the Deltac extended slide lock lever, because of the shape (it's angled about 30 degrees). The angle makes it WAY easier to engage. If you remove your slides all the time . . . this little itty bitty part is going to change your life.
It's difficult to find a magwell for the large frame Glocks..20s, 21s, 29s and 30s...I've done a number of these mods to my Glocks...especially the ghost connector and firing pin. Firing pin plunger & trigger return springs...excellent tutorial...
I upgraded some of my Glocks. Got the Sig P365 upgrade for my G43 and the CZ Shadow 2 upgrade for my G34.
Very, very informative. Thanks!
Some good ideas thank you. :)
G19 Gen 3. I've installed a steel guide rod (NDZ), Tru Glo Hi Viz sights, grip plug, Pearce mag extensions, talon rubberized grip tape, TLR-7A light and the extended mag release (the most mandatory upgrade). These are easy and transformative upgrades I would highly recommend. Everything but the sights you can install yourself and you can do those too if you're confident.
Great videos thank you!
Glock perfection. Love my P80s but needed to replace the extractor and ejector to eject the cases reliably on G19, G26 runs perfect as is. P80s come with the dreaded Gen3 parts. Slide release is a must have for these old mechanics fingers.
the ones from the 19x gen 5 are amazing
I got the LaserMax recoil rod that is a red dot laser, love it.
My G19 is set-up just as I want it. I used a few of these items on mine.
Very informative video. Can you please do one on the Springfield xdm next?
Real nice show, Sir! G27 “I need a bigger primary gun.”
13 inch barrel, like that attachment that gives you a stock, and don't forget the selector switch!
Glock: Perfection
Brownells: make your Glock perfecter
Not exactly. I think Glock is sort of catching on that the aftermarket stuff is where they can make a lot of money. I also notice they recently released a trigger in the last few years. I think the thing Glock is realizing is that people want small micro changes to their glock but some people don't mind the stock glock.
For a Glock 42/43 I recommend the Vickers +2 extension and a Ghost Extended Slide release. That's all ive done, plus 1000 rounds to smooth the trigger out.
I'm debating an Apex Flat Faced trigger for that 43, ive got one in my G17 and P320, its now drop safe :P , and like it but the current trigger feels fine. We'll see I guess.
Very nice video ,thanks.
Great video! Thanks.
Brownells 1939-2024 RIP...We will miss you !!! Corn by one's onw bushel.
A note about the Magpul Magwell, I have a sample size of 1 so take that for what its worth, it doesnt like my 10-8 magazine base plates. They seat but just barely, I gotta really press that mag in.
In their defence, the mag-well is only 'rated' for Glock and Magpul mags, so those 10-8's are outside of 'intended use'.
Just a note for anyone who like their aftermarket baseplates and wants a magpul magwell.
It's 2022, and on my G19 Gen3, the Magpul magwell doesn't like Glock mags, 15 round, original or late model. Likes Magpul mags.
What a great video, professional, fast, full of information, no fluff. Thank you
Great stuff, thanks
This is a great video. lots of information.
I usually put a Ghost Rocket in mine...all of mine have it. Then a 6 lb trigger spring, lightened plunger spring for a more positive reset and better feel. All have a stainless guide rod. The extended take down lever is great and again is in all my guns. And just a polish to the parts that interface. I have a Talon grip on my P80 G34...it is the non stippled frame and it is AWESOME!
The best $30 upgrade to your Glock is a box of ammo and an hour of range time.
jvanb231 box won’t last me a hour lol
Anthony Priore lmao “an hour of range time”....shows up with 50 rounds
Thats a shooter upgrade, not an upgrade to the Glock
@@KFitzG35competitor yea, I see a lot of guns that need a shooter upgrade :)
Amen , so many cant shoot for sit yet think they need to upgrade their gun.
Same in most equipment oriented sports really, but the is something special about a beginner with a $4000 race gun
I think if you had to just get one item, I would definitely think a spare magazine would be the most ideal. In all my years of owning one, I think the extended slide release is the second best item you can buy especially for the Gen 5 one. Makes it so much easier to use and on top of that you can use your right index finger to release the slide (or vice versa if you're opposite hand). It makes everything work way more smoothly.
I wish there were a list of product links in the description.
secpd just google it dude not hard
@@prestondoring2640 Ok, we're looking at a video by a retail establishment discussing products for sale via their establishment... One might think they'd make it easy for potential customers by providing the links. So, maybe don't be a douche; not hard.
@@Journeyman.71 They gave you the part number and price in the video. Is really too hard for you to type, egads, it in yourself?
@@bazonka1 Wow, another douche seeps up from the cracks and crevices of the nether regions of youtube.
@@Journeyman.71Let me get this straight. You're bitching because they didn't create links for you and you actually have to use your poor, overworked fingers to type something in. We are pointing out the level of your laziness. But we're the douches? Do you have someone shoot the gun for you as well? Anyway, here's the Brownell's link so you won't have to type quite so much. click.brownells.com/
Dope video sir
Can you do the same kind of video for a Springfield XDM please? My conceal carry is an XDM 9mm compact.
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Great video as usual!
Cool video, thanks 🔥👍🏽
Magpul needs to get on that magazine well thing to "fix" the gen 5 U-cut
That U-cut was fixed by glock so that it is no longer there. It is an extremely negative aspect of the first part of their gen - 5 release. My glock 45 gen 5 does not have it.
@@dyllion2048 well fuck me I guess
@@matebaunica6470 yeah i understand, did a bit of googling and there is this part slrrifleworks.com/gen-5-g19-magwell-adapter/ which contains a half moon cutout fix for your issue.
@@dyllion2048 oh cool thanks man!
@@matebaunica6470 I would do a bit of research on it to see if its worth the price tag. I have no due to not needing it. Hope it fixes your issue.
@Bownells,INC. It would be nice if you added links to all of these items in your drop menu. After watching video i went to look to see if i could quick link to each and start making purchases. And that was not an option. Too lazy to re watch vid and take notes. So until im motivated to do so i suppose i will write this instead. Thank you for the vid on kool addons.👍👍
Great video
Great advice thank you
very good, love brownells
Greetings from Caracas Venezuela, thanks for your knowledge and experiences, continued success, a hug for you and yours, waiting for more of your publications.
I am in full agreement. Super cost effective upgrades. I have done most of them. I like the 5-7.00 grip plug. I feel it is worth the monet. If you were to drop a Glock pistol, the plud may stop the frame from cracking. Thank you- Super video. I am a fan Of Brownells as well.
Quality and Value over flashy style and price? I like that.
No add ons to help with the ability to rack the slide? As people get older and get arthritis their ability to hold the slide and pull back becomes harder. That doesn't even include people who through injury have become handicapped and as result may have lost the ability to hold the pistol and operate the slide due to nerve, tendons, ligaments, and/or muscle loss requiring a back plate that knob or extra wing tabs to increase the area and have the pull against the second surfaces, instead of just the pinch strength. Many firearms are usable but the tension /resistance of charging the weapon can require more strength. Once chambered they are able to fire the pistol without issue and "Last Round Hold Open" Slide release allows switching mags and then hitting the slide release brings them back withy enough ammo. It is those little addons that can make or break the option of using a 9mm verse having to depended on .22 cal handgun which is smaller, possibly not able to even be gripped for arthritis limiting how far a person can close than hands. This is literally the quote about "god created man but Sam Colt made them equals.
Able Magawitch like this?
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@@RenoMay My comment was pointing out Brownells didn't list any of these type of devices as accessories and/or upgrades. The one you showed(linked) runs into a problem with the use of fingers for arthritis hands, if they can't grip the slide enough, reducing to a finger inside of a loop will be harder. That part also has slick curving sides which sadly reduces the usefulness, but for some it will be the right fit for their limitations. The Rear Back Plates that have the ""ears"" that stick out or small handle that you can insert to ether side(no not the giggle switch sadly...) which allows for them to squeeze the slide as much as they can, then have the rear piece catch on the side(s) of the hand(or able to hook on to many surfaces to do a push the gun forward to chamber the gun, instead of pulling the slide rearward) giving more contact area. Which allows the pulling with the side of the hand in addition the squeezing of the hand, which adds an addition point of contact to divide the force out to multiple points, which will hopefully overcome any limitations that they may have from age and arthritis. Let alone hand injury from damage or nerve damage, back issues that effect the nerves in the hands. There are so many ways to loose the ability to chamber a Glock style pistols it is scary. Hopefully most people will never experience them, of have to see someone the care about deal with it. That falls in with the AR-15 Pistol braces, they actually really do work to help people, despite everyone thinking they're just a way to get around the SBR stupidity and hassles....
@Kurt Miller Exactly , sadly these items weren't on the list. Which eventually we will hopefully live long enough that the age and body breaking down becomes a problem. Not that it is good thing, and hopefully better treatments and cures will be forth coming, but for now it is a reality many have to live with.....
I bought the Smith and Wesson Performance Center Shield EZ for my daughters and now I carry one. Very accurate and easy to rack the slide and shoot. I highly recommend them. I love the tritium night sites, straight trigger, and ported barrel.
I just ordered the Lighting Strike recoil guide rod from Brownell's, based on this video's recommendation. Nowhere on the Brownells site does it say it's only for Gen 1-3. It would have been nice to know, before I purchased this for my Gen 4 G19. Would have saved me time and shipping costs.
Bit rude to Blame Brownels for your issue here, just saying. Complicated product, triple check everything.
Love Brownells, like the video... HATE Lone Wolf. Only time I've ever seen my glock become consistently unreliable was the one I put lone wolf parts and a barrel in. I'm a test bed of one, and it was 10 years ago so maybe their quality control has become much better. That being said, I'll never put any of their parts on anything I own again.
The Joker personally I never had a problem. But stacking tolerances are a real bitch. I had a gen 3 G17 made in Smyrna and a G17 made in Austria. The barrels could be switched only one way. I took callipers to the barreling every dimension and for goodness sake there was almost no difference. And when I put the Aus barrel in the USA gun it was a tiny bit loose. (I don’t know if this is a common issue and really it didn’t matter but I was screwing around one day trying to put parts from different guns together and I “discovered” this).
@@john-paulsilke893 Every individual gun has it's own individual tolerances... That's not just Glock, or because of the country of origin specifically... That's because every piece of the gun is made "to spec" and every piece specifically fitted into those tolerances.
I'm not really sure your point but you're only making mine more imo. All the more reason not to screw with the tolerances of you're perfectly functional and legendarily reliable Glock with cheap, poorly made Lone Wolf products.
I got a converted Alpha 🐺 9x19mm barrel from LWD about 3mo ago. I shot 250rd of factory 9mm FMJ in my NIB Glock 33 gen 4. No misfires, problems. The LoneWolf barrel worked great. I did notice a small rust colored burn mark on the barrel but I think that's Glock's stupid new "copper" colored factory protective coating. A Glock staff member told me Glock USA in 2018 went to a new brown, rust color packing grease. The 🇦🇹 execs wanted all Glock pistols to use it.
@@DavidLLambertmobile I've seen that same copper grease on Gen 1's and 2's. It's just their standard grease to make sure the gun doesn't rust before they ship it to a gun dealer and you buy it off said gun dealers shelf. It's not meant to be the best, it's just meant to preserve their gun untill they sell it. That being said, not sure your point about the copper grease, other than you talked to some "exec's" about it.
The Alpha barrels seems like their top of the line barrels, but I'd still never buy one. There are better aftermarket options, especially if you don't mind a premium price tag.
The Joker I was simply agreeing in a weird and rough about way. That was a Glock on Glock issue. Adding another brand is only gonna make it worse.
Thanks for the video, Sir. Buying a Glock is one of my 2024 New Year’s resolutions. There are at least 4 accessories that you listed that I can use.
That's what I did to my Glock 43x when I bought it brand new I got ammo to and shot a 130 rounds through it and it's been a really great gun and it was 3 different brands of ammo but all where brass caseing
This reminds me...I need a G19. I don't really care for the ergos of the things, but they're one of those guns I think EVERY gun safe needs.
I'm a big tinkerer, too...and they're great for that.
Thank you🙂
A 10mm, or 45 ACP magazine release IS Glock's factory extended release for the 17, 19, & 22.
I’m pretty sure a time machine might cost less than G19 right now.
600 bucks
I just got one, gen 5 with the interchangeable slide plates for a red dot, slide has the front serrations, flared mag well, no cutout by my pinkie on the grip.... $650. I'm pretty stoked.
@@alvinb.52 did you get one at a local gun store? Where’d you find one in stock?
I got a gen 3 here in cali for 1000 :/
@@Killinrivas thats rough, there are a few places around me that are selling some new glocks but all about 100-150 over retail still going like hotcakes
The only thing I've thought about replacing on my Gen 1 is the recoil rod, not because it needs it, just because I think a metal one will be a little better. I never understood the "Glock Perfection" then everyone wants to change it all up with different parts.
nice video thanks
This is a great, no BS video. I'll be spending more of my money in your store really soon. :)
Fantastic!
dope!
I've had no problems with my factory glock . Save for the takedown spring broke once.
Good job
Zev technologies connector, Apex ultimate safety, Apex trigger shoe and bar.
That’s what combo I’m running, and I think it’s best..
I have the g48, added the Hogue grip and it works really well for my hand. thanks for the other tips.
Im thiinking 2 add-ons......enhanced mag well and Grip glove for Glock-19 Gen 5.....THANKS !!
I'm putting in a 24lb recoil spring, stainless steel guide rod, kkm precision 4.6 inch barrel, a 6 pound firing pin spring and a +10% xp magazine spring to make it shoot 45 super smoothly 😎
GREAT LIST
Man great info wish I'd had watched this few days ago.
3:14 how often do those springs need to be replaced? Do you replace just The spring or the whole guide rod too?
I replaced my factory spring at around 20k rounds. You will know it’s bad when the slide doesn’t go fully into battery when you gently release it from slide lock (IE ride the slide). And it’s a captured guide rod, so yes, you throw away the whole assembly and get a new one.
Informative
As long as it goes pew pew I'm good.
I'm laughing hard lol
What are the legal requirements in Michigan to build an AR 15 rifle
What are the legal requirements to build an AR 15 rifle
@@jackhostubes I am not sure about michigan, but buy a registered lower with a serial number with a background check from an FFL. From there buy an upper and complete the build legally and registered in your name
So far, I cannot find anything about my Gen4 17 that needs. I did purchase and install the Magpul magwell because I like the way it looks but it really makes no difference in how the weapon operates for me. The gun really is perfect, for me.
I put one of those ghost trigger bars in a gen 4 19 and the trigger pull changed exactly zero. I really don't think I did anything wrong either, the gun still functioned normal just no change at all really. Apperently other gens benifit more from that part, so I hear.