I love my G30. Only improvement I can think of is a front rail. Guess I could sell it for 1/2 and buy a new one. However, there's another possibility: Looking at the front frame profiles of the rail and non rail GLOCKs, they appear to be the same. So, why not set up a milling machine and cut rail grooves? I know it would void the warranty. Are there any other problems. Has anybody done this?
I think your dust cover would fall off due to gravity. Not really required to function, but it is the part of the frame the serial number is attached.
The plastic of the dust cover may not be thick enough to do so and remain sturdy enough to hold a light or laser. I think they actually added more plastic in the version with the rail to hold up to mounting things on it.
I wonder if that's where the famed "Pig-nose" comes from - the added thickness to support the weight of a rail-mounted object.
Well, seems that's a non starter, and I'll have to go to my backup plan: Rivet on a Picatinny Rail! <G>
You could build up the dust cover with a black epoxy resin and then cut the rails in. I've seen this done to a second generation G17L. You could also send your G30 back to Glock and get a new frame. I believe they charge $150 for this.
Sell it outright or trade it at OMB guns or Cabela's or anyplace, and you'll get more than half for it, without destroying a good gun. I personally shopped around until I found one without a rail, so there are folks out there that want them.
