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Man I hear ya ! I almost traded off my older Gen 3 G30 the other day for a darn S&W Shield in 45ACP . I got to thinking about it and realized that I'd never find a better built compact 45 in the hard to find "frying pan" finish . So I kept mine. The frying pan finish is hard to beat !!!! Heck , it even made me like it more. Glad for your find !!!! Heres a picture of mine.Found a new in box RTF 23 with the old frying pan finish.
Here I was picking up my shield 2.0 9mm because I had them install a set of Truglow TFX sights.
Well... I was planning to get a g 23 in the future but why buy a regular new glock with the "new" less durable finish when I could get a new never fired RTF 23 with straight serrations and that Frying pan finish....
I bought it. One of my better purchases of a pistol I made. A true gem these gen 3s with the old finish are.
Man I hear ya ! I almost traded off my older Gen 3 G30 the other day for a darn S&W Shield in 45ACP . I got to thinking about it and realized that I'd never find a better built compact 45 in the hard to find "frying pan" finish . So I kept mine. The frying pan finish is hard to beat !!!! Heck , it even made me like it more. Glad for your find !!!! Heres a picture of mine. View attachment 377390
Have you lost your mind ?!?!?!?! LOL .And you should have traded too...:devildance:
If you get you a Lone Wolf 40-9 conversion barrel you'll have 2 guns in one ! Those G23's are awesome to do that in !The funny thing is the older finish Glocks always look brand new no matter how much its been shot or put in and out of a holster. Lol
357 sig barrel.If you get you a Lone Wolf 40-9 conversion barrel you'll have 2 guns in one ! Those G23's are awesome to do that in !
Ok, that is enough - going shooting tonight for sure. And not with a 30s but only because I DON"T HAVE ONE! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!Man I hear ya ! I almost traded off my older Gen 3 G30 the other day for a darn S&W Shield in 45ACP . I got to thinking about it and realized that I'd never find a better built compact 45 in the hard to find "frying pan" finish . So I kept mine. The frying pan finish is hard to beat !!!! Heck , it even made me like it more. Glad for your find !!!! Heres a picture of mine. View attachment 377390
Mines the old standard 30 , not the 30S and not the 30SF . The old tried and true 30 .Ok
Ok, that is enough - going shooting tonight for sure. And not with a 30s but only because I DON"T HAVE ONE! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
Apparently you are not doing enough draw and fire practice. I have a gen 2 19 that is starting to look a bit rough. My philosophy is as long as it is working keep running it regardless of how it looks and for me nothing is more satisfying than taking an old beater that looks like hell and shooting as well as and in some cases better than guys with all the fancy stuffThe funny thing is the older finish Glocks always look brand new no matter how much its been shot or put in and out of a holster. Lol
Here's an up close look at the frying pan finish . You can see how its kinda smooth and textured at same time. Just like a black Teflon coated frying pan.How would I know if a new to me Glock 30 has the old frying pan finish? I recently traded into a 30sf. It was my second Glock, now I have more. I'm hooked.
Shot Peening is what that is called, all the tiny little craters, makes the slide less likely to crack or corrode.Here's an up close look at the frying pan finish . You can see how its kinda smooth and textured at same time. Just like a black Teflon coated frying pan. View attachment 377617
Where did that come from??Shot Peening is what that is called, all the tiny little craters, makes the slide less likely to crack or corrode.
I like finding some of the earlier models and recently ran across a 24. But what does it mean "found a unicorn"?Found a new in box RTF 23 with the old frying pan finish.
Here I was picking up my shield 2.0 9mm because I had them install a set of Truglow TFX sights.
Well... I was planning to get a g 23 in the future but why buy a regular new glock with the "new" less durable finish when I could get a new never fired RTF 23 with straight serrations and that Frying pan finish....
I bought it. One of my better purchases of a pistol I made. A true gem these gen 3s with the old finish are.
A NIB RTF Frying Pan is definitely a unicorn... or at the least, an almost extinct creature which is often spoken of, but almost never seen in the wild.But what does it mean "found a unicorn"?