My work Pistol and how its is set up for me.

     My work pistol is a Glock 17.  Like it or not, like the caliber or not, that is what we shoot unless the client shoots something specific or the mood strikes me.  Although having always had Glocks as my work pistols I prefer them.  It is just what I am used to.  They have always served me well.  (I have to admit though I have always wanted a STI 2011) 

     I recently had my gun worked on by a friend ("Ski", Not "Ski" in College Station) and I asked him not to mess with the trigger.  I have a 3.5 lbs connector and other than that I really didn't want to mess with the trigger.  I have witnessed guns that were over worked and became dangerous when holstering or slightly touching the trigger.  I can deal with the trigger with training. 

     I had the grip stimpled with a dot typed configuration.  I prefer this over the other patterns or designs.  I have held pistols that had huge cuts into them and your hand was left raw after shooting.  I did not see an advantage when shooting these plus it just sucked to shoot.

     As a lefty it can be awkward to get to the mag release so I installed an extended mag release.  I think this one may be Glock Miester but I have had it for years so I am not certain. 

     I have an extended slide release to assit when locking the slide to the rear or if I am shooting Other Strong Hand "OSH" I can send the slide forward with my thumb.

     Inside I have a standard guide rod spring however my guide rod is steel thus adding weight to the front end.  There is a significant weight difference however the main difference may be in my head.   I think it helps me shoot therefore it must.   Right?????

     As far as sights go I shoot Ameri Glo Defoor Tactical sights on my guns.  I recently tried a different set for a day and went right back.  I was trying to get a cleaner sight picture at 25 yards and found these other sights to be too slow.  Great for bulls eye shooting.  Although I shoot a lot of bulls I am not a bulls eye shooter and went right back to my Defoor sights.  They are flat black allowing me to use the blades without distraction.  The front sight is thin enough for me to really aim at the X ring and not just the bulls eye however the rear sight is wide enough for faster sight acquisition as in combat or CQB type shooting.  Plus.  The price is unbeatable. 

     My buddy took my entire gun apart and polished all the parts to the point you could almost shave in them.  If he saw rubbing anywhere he polished it.  He gun had a recognisably smoother feel.  The whole gun just felt smooth especially the trigger.  I don't think he did any magic to it, he simply polished it up thus allowing all the parts to slide or glide over one another.  It felt great. 

     So just like the carbine.  Set your gun up for you.  For the fight or the way you shoot.  If the gun is for carry I would suggest not over working the trigger or making it to light and a set of night sights or something that you can use as a refernce point in the dark.  Remember you should hold yourself to 100% round accountability and sending one off early and striking the wrong target is unacceptable.  

     Die Well    The DAV