Hi all,
I have been lusting after long slide Glocks ever since I started shooting Glocks a year ago. I had the opportunity to buy a G24 recently, but the seller sold it out from under me. So, I was browsing GunBroker in search of a LS to no avail, well, if I wanted to spend $850 on a NOS there were a couple to be had. I noticed that there were a bunch of stripped frames for sale, and as an experienced AR builder, the idea popped into my head of building a G17L from the ground up. This thread will be about the progress in my build.
I started out by clicking on the BIN button for a LNIB G22 Gen3 frame. From reading the item listing, it was pretty well described as though the seller opened the box, removed the slide, closed the box and sold it on GB. I also bought the (2) 15rd .40 mags for $18ea (a steal). I then ordered a LWD 17L slide and 6.02" barrel. Both are stainless, and I will be sending the slide off for custom lightening cuts and cerakoting. I don't like the brushed stainless slide look, or the fugly LWD logo, so that will kill 2 birds with one stone. For the fire control group, I chose the Zev Fulcrum ultimate trigger, and ordered the rest of the slide guts from MidwayUSA. Sights will be DP, Ice magwell, and TTI base pads.
As of right now, the frame is inbound to my FFL, the slide/barrel are inbound to me, and I just received the trigger kit and slide parts from MidwayUSA. I will be posting pics along the way, and any tips/tricks, or suggested changes to my build sheet are welcome, as I'm a noob to customizing Glocks.
ETA: I realize the 40 mags won't work for this project, I bought them to use in my G35 gen3.
I have been lusting after long slide Glocks ever since I started shooting Glocks a year ago. I had the opportunity to buy a G24 recently, but the seller sold it out from under me. So, I was browsing GunBroker in search of a LS to no avail, well, if I wanted to spend $850 on a NOS there were a couple to be had. I noticed that there were a bunch of stripped frames for sale, and as an experienced AR builder, the idea popped into my head of building a G17L from the ground up. This thread will be about the progress in my build.
I started out by clicking on the BIN button for a LNIB G22 Gen3 frame. From reading the item listing, it was pretty well described as though the seller opened the box, removed the slide, closed the box and sold it on GB. I also bought the (2) 15rd .40 mags for $18ea (a steal). I then ordered a LWD 17L slide and 6.02" barrel. Both are stainless, and I will be sending the slide off for custom lightening cuts and cerakoting. I don't like the brushed stainless slide look, or the fugly LWD logo, so that will kill 2 birds with one stone. For the fire control group, I chose the Zev Fulcrum ultimate trigger, and ordered the rest of the slide guts from MidwayUSA. Sights will be DP, Ice magwell, and TTI base pads.
As of right now, the frame is inbound to my FFL, the slide/barrel are inbound to me, and I just received the trigger kit and slide parts from MidwayUSA. I will be posting pics along the way, and any tips/tricks, or suggested changes to my build sheet are welcome, as I'm a noob to customizing Glocks.
ETA: I realize the 40 mags won't work for this project, I bought them to use in my G35 gen3.
