[nedsled]

So I recently DROS'ed a Glock 17 Gen 3.
Primary use will be range (paper punching) and HD.

Trying to get a handle on all the potential mods. And yes, I DO plan on shooting it a lot before I start trying to change it, just trying to get edu-ma-cated.
My familiarity with DIY gun-stuff: Have built a couple AR15 uppers, one lower, and 2 10/22s completely from parts.

So:
1) Connectors - Seems like the Glock OEM Minus is universally well regarded. Are these currently very hard to find? Or just very hard to find for a reasonable price?

2) 0.25 trigger job - Any reason NOT to do this? Warranty voiding perhaps?

3) Spare Parts? - Thought about buying an OEM recoil spring assembly just to have as a spare. Any other OEM spare parts worth getting?

Thanks!

 

[Hydra-SHOKz]

Your best bet is to just shoot it and shoot it a lot. The trigger will polish itself in the areas it needs it. I personally prefer the connector that comes in your pistol over the minus. IMO, it's crisper. Minus connectors shouldn't be hard to find and they aren't expensive. You can get spare parts from lots of places and it's a good idea. I use Big Tex Ordnance and Ghost Inc. mostly.

I have a gen 3 17 and the only thing I changed was the sights. I have 4 gen 3 19's and the only thing I changed is the sights and they all have G17 smooth triggers.

 

[gunsmoke92]

Congrats.
1. Minus connectors are very good and should be reasonably available. Learning how to tune them can be invaluable.
2. Nothing wrong with the 25 cent trigger job. Just go slow and gentle. Flitz and a soft cloth goes a long way.
3. Spare parts, recoil assemblies maybe a spare trigger spring, a spare striker spring, and a spare striker safety plunger spring.
Beyond that, there's not much to wear out.

 

[PilatusTurbo]

The Gen 3 Glock 17 is excellent. All I do is add night sights and an OEM extended mag release. I did do a little traction tape to the side panels, but it's just fine without it. It's one of the best and softest shooting 9mms I've shot. Love the 17.3.

 

[VASCAR2]

There is a small coil spring in the trigger housing which are known to break. There is a small spring in the frame that keeps upward pressure on the take down lever. I keep a spare of both these springs and an extra recoil spring.

The 25 cent trigger job shouldn’t affect the warranty.

The stock 5 pound trigger is completely usable and I never had an issue with the stock trigger which tend to improve with use. I’m reluctant to change any connector on pistols that are going to used for defense.

 

[vmann]

I actually swap out the minus connectors for the standard connector…I hate the mushy feel of the minus connector

 

[MajorD]

My favorite spare parts to have on hand is an entire spare gun. This way if something does break you have an immediate spare and fixing the broken one doesn’t need to be a rush job.
i have been shooting glocks for decades - since the early 1990’s and I have only had to replace a single part - an extractor that chipped in a gen 2 19, it only acted up when using aluminum case ammo, still ran fine with brass case. They simply don’t break often, and since I go to a few gssf matches every year, simply have the armorer inspect my guns when I go, and they will replace any parts as needed.
as far as modifications the only thing I have ever done is replace the plastic sights with steel ones.

 

[unit1069]

If I had a 3rd generation G-17 the only thing I might experiment with is recoil spring weight and guide rod. That's the only thing I've changed in my 3rd generation G-32. A different recoil spring weight definitely mitigated the recoil "snap" for me and it might make some difference in 9mm. All the 3rd generation Compact 9mm/.357sig/.40S&W models had the same recoil spring weight. I always thought that was an incorrect one-size-fits-all design.

 

[nedsled]

I actually swap out the minus connectors for the standard connector…I hate the mushy feel of the minus connector

I always heard* that the OEM Glock ones were pretty decent, not quite as good as a Ghost Edge in terms of feel but more reliable as a drop in component.

* "always heard" = "since I started reading about Glock connectors about 23 hours ago"

 

[Maxx702]

I always found Glock stock triggers to be pretty decent and have never changed anything on any of mine. Yes, they do get better as they wear in. If I did pick one up and didn't like the trigger pull, I would just polish the one that's in there.

Congrats on the G17.3. You should like it a lot....... And welcome to GT.

 

[Rock_Crawler_Jeep]

My 2 cents...

My oldest Glock is my G20, a Gen 2 bought in 1993.I have fired over 175,000 rounds through it. It is all stock.
Despite being shot once or twice a week at the range - every week without fail- it is not a carry gun or Home Defense gun. I hunt with my G20. I replace springs every 5,000 rounds, with OEM springs. My connector is the original 1993 unit. I did the 25 cent trigger job before it was "a thing" simply because I understand how firearms work. It helped at the time. Other Glocks got the same smooth trigger without being polished- I just shot them alot.
Just go shoot your Glock and get used to it.
Oh- one more thing...
Many years ago, my G20 fell out of my holster while riding my dirt bike and broke a plastic sight. I sent the slide to Glockmeister in Phoenix for a set of OEM steel sights. Never had an issue after that.

 

[BallisticNerd]

I'm an advocate for upgrading for a good set of night sights and a good weapon light on any defensive pistol. I personally use either the Trijicon XD HR with bold orange outline on the front post or Ameriglo's Trooper sight with the same setup. For weapon lights I use the Surefire X300 ultras and XC1's both Streamlight TLR-1 and TLR-6 all depending on which Glock it is.

After that OEM is perfectly fine. Any upgrades are all preferential to your taste BUT so long as it still runs reliably.

 

[nedsled]

I'm an advocate for upgrading for a good set of night sights and a good weapon light on any defensive pistol. I personally use either the Trijicon XD HR with bold orange outline on the front post or Ameriglo's Trooper sight with the same setup. For weapon lights I use the Surefire X300 ultras and XC1's both Streamlight TLR-1 and TLR-6 all depending on which Glock it is.

After that OEM is perfectly fine. Any upgrades are all preferential to your taste BUT so long as it still runs reliably.

I am not wild about the stock sights but want to shoot it first before I start thinking about what to replace them with. I'd prefer fully adjustable but the OEM adjustable sights still have that little 3/4 box outline which I don't like. Who knows, maybe POA will be close enough to POI that adjustable won't feel so necessary?

I am considering a light but that is for later. I'll be perfectly honest, I think $300 Surefire lights are snake-oil - DEPENDING ON WHO YOU ARE. Let me emphasize that bit. If you are a cop or someone who is gonna be running through an alley or something, banging your gun into fences and ****, YES, buy a top of the line light that costs more than half the cost of the gun.

But for the average dude, gun sits in a case, visits the range once in awhile, his Glock gets treated like a spoiled child... that TLR6 is as expensive as I'd want to go.

 

[BallisticNerd]

I am not wild about the stock sights but want to shoot it first before I start thinking about what to replace them with. I'd prefer fully adjustable but the OEM adjustable sights still have that little 3/4 box outline which I don't like. Who knows, maybe POA will be close enough to POI that adjustable won't feel so necessary?

I am considering a light but that is for later. I'll be perfectly honest, I think $300 Surefire lights are snake-oil - DEPENDING ON WHO YOU ARE. Let me emphasize that bit. If you are a cop or someone who is gonna be running through an alley or something, banging your gun into fences and ****, YES, buy a top of the line light that costs more than half the cost of the gun.

But for the average dude, gun sits in a case, visits the range once in awhile, his Glock gets treated like a spoiled child... that TLR6 is as expensive as I'd want to go.

The X300's used to start around $240-$260 I can't remember exactly. 10+ years ago I paid less than $200 for all but maybe 1 of the 4 that I have back when they were 500 lumens; 2 of which I run on carbines with command pads. I see now they are 1K lumens. I guess if a guy was only ever outdoors but I wouldn't want that much inside a building. I used to be that guy running the streets for 3 years. So to me it's a no-brainer but I do agree $300+ is ridiculous. Just checked out their website and it looks like the current models now run msrp at $359-$369!!! Ouch. Anyhow. I like the ones I have. Lucky me for getting into them when I did. Once I got out of that I eventually did get into the TLR-1's for their cost with no shortage in quality.

 

[Night Train]

For home defense, I would definitely get night sights. I prefer the XS sights DXT2 Big Dot Night Sight for Glock Pistols. If your wallet is fat enough, then go with the Surefire X300 Ultra series. Otherwise the Streamlight TLR-1 Tactical Weapon Light is a more economical alternative. Or even slightly more economical, the Olight Valkyrie series which I have on a couple of my Glocks.

 

[Pat Riot]

@nedsled
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Connectors - I would leave it alone until you have a few hundred rounds through the gun. Why change what you don’t know you have, I like to say. What’s there now may be perfect for you. Actually, in regards to the 25¢ I would hold off on that too for a few hundred rounds.

The 25¢ trigger job would be fine but as has been said “Go Easy”. You’re just trying to remove roughness, not change the shapes of things.

You mentioned “DROS’d”. Are you in California?
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I don’t recall when CA laws go into effect about buying “precursor gun parts” (stupid term, but it’s what they use) I would definitely have spare parts available. A very good resource in California is Rifle Supply in Huntington Beach, CA. Great bunch of folks there.

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[Bren]

So I recently DROS'ed a Glock 17 Gen 3.

I am mainly curious what "DROS'ed a Glock 17" means.

1) Connectors - Seems like the Glock OEM Minus is universally well regarded. Are these currently very hard to find? Or just very hard to find for a reasonable price?

They are popular. I have a bunch I have removed from our guns over the years. Once you learn to shoot a Glock trigger, that long mushy break of the minus connector makes it harder to do fast. They are much beloved by people who want to pull the trigger straight through from slack to fire for every shot.

2) 0.25 trigger job - Any reason NOT to do this? Warranty voiding perhaps?

People commonly screw them up, then post threads asking why their gun won't work, but I have polished the internals of every Glock for many years and never had a problem. Depends on how much you understand Glocks and working on guns in general.

3) Spare Parts? - Thought about buying an OEM recoil spring assembly just to have as a spare. Any other OEM spare parts worth getting?

Back when parts were cheaper, I used to buy lots on eBay from people who replaced them with aftermarket crap and didn't know enough about the gun market to know they needed to keep the originals. I have boxes of parts for every gun I use in competition and some I don't. Generally, I have every part except the frame, slide and barrel (and I have some barrels). However, after using several Glocks for competition and training for several years, I have never needed to use one of the parts, other than a spring cup to replace one I lost during disassembly.

 

[Pat Riot]

I am mainly curious what "DROS'ed a Glock 17" means.

It’s CA DOJ-speak for “Dealer Record Of Sale”

California is the only state that uses that term, as far as I know.

 

[Bodhi’s Dad]

Don’t forget the channel liner very cheap but very necessary.

 

[Tvov]

The only thing I've had fail on my Gen 2 G17 is the trigger return spring - that broke about 20 years ago. Very easy replacement.

I recently replaced the main spring, because I thought the gun was having age-related fail to feed issues. New spring works great, but I really think it was me limp wristing sometimes.

Buying "just in case" replacement parts is a fine idea, but I would put it at the bottom of the list.