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    Ambi Bolt Release for Small-Handed Shooter

    in Rifle - Technical

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    I recently had a rifle built up for a woman who fires from the left shoulder. I went for a Troy ambi bolt release, but in use I find the reach to the lever is so long that, while it's workable for me, I'm certain the woman, given her small hands and short fingers, would not be able to even reach the unit with her left index finger. Can anyone recommend an ambi bolt release that would be more small hand friendly? I am not interested in the BAD unit since I'm not a fan of anything requiring you to stick your finger inside the trigger guard during a reload.

    Small Diameter Carbon Fiber Forend?

    in Rifle - Technical

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    I recently had a rifle built up for a lady shooter who does not have a lot of upper body strength so the emphasis was on trying to make the rifle as light as possible, especially out front. My first instinct was to go carbon fiber for the forend, but I got talked by the manufacturer of a particular aluminum unit into going for that instead. This forend is so small in diameter the riflesmith had to actually take a pinned, Vietnam era milspec gas block and cut it down to fit under the handguard. Got the rifle, I love the small diameter of the tube now, it seems much more small hand friendly (and the woman in question does not have particularly large hands) but it makes the front of the gun entirely too heavy.

    My question: is there a good, small diameter, carbon fiber forend out there that you might recommend?

    JP Ambi Thumb Safety

    in Rifle - Technical

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    I am having built up - actually have had built up - a rifle for a woman who fires from the left shoulder. At first I thought to get her a JP ambi thumb safety, and then found what everyone else has known for years I'm sure - the shooting hand interferes with the offside lever rotating down into Fire. No problem, I just kept the lefty thumb safety in place and pulled of the other lever. The problem - and admittedly this is aesthetic rather than functional - is that now the retaining screw on the side of the receiver opposite the lever does not fit flush, it extends up above the receiver a bit. Again, the part works fine, this just looks bad.

    The part went straight from Brownells to the riflesmith, then the rifle came to me without any of the original packaging. Was their supposed to be a second, shorter screw included with this unit in case you wanted to run it as a single-side thumb safety? If not, would simply shortening the barrel of the existing screw work? Is there a particular screw that I might get at a screw store that would work instead?

    Glockmeister G349 Trigger Spring

    in Glock

    Posted

    Kyle, I was looking forward to hearing from you on this, since I remembered you as using the Glockmeister trigger spring. What was your replacement schedule like? I'm pretty religious about replacing my trigger springs every 5k rounds (with the requisite hundreds of thousands of dry fires that take place during that time also, natch). Actually the only time I've ever broken a trigger spring in a Glock was when I let someone convince me that every 5k was overkill, I should let it go 10k. Around the 8k mark, sure enough....

    Glock 21 mags not dropping free

    in Glock

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    I have three thoughts:

    (1) If it doesn't happen during practice sessions at home, and it does happen at matches, then perhaps the problem is not the gun, you are doing something different at the matches. I'd look at your technique as possibly being the problem.

    (2) If you did want to look at a hardware fix for the problem, I would try something like an extended magazine release button before I started Dremeling on my gun's frame.

    Having said that....

    (3) Are you loading your mags with dummy rounds during your practice sessions at home? Is it possible that the problem is your mags are swelling when loaded with rounds at the match - yes, I know that non-drop free mags aren't supposed to do this - but they're not during your practice sessions at home if you're dry firing with completely empty mags? You might try loading your mags with dummy ammo at home and see if you still get the problem.

    Glockmeister G349 Trigger Spring

    in Glock

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    Hey guys, I've done a search and can't find a thread that specifically addresses my question. Can anyone share with me their experiences with the Glockmeister G349 "Competition Trigger Spring"? Does it really provide the stated "up to half pound" trigger weight reduction? How is it for durability versus the currently stock battleship gray spring? Breakage rate, etc.?

    Stippling Info Needed

    in Glock

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    Having switched to the Gen-4, largely because of the smaller grip circumference which fits my small hands better, now the Gen-3 feels too large. I'm seriously considering taking down and stippling the grip on my old Gen-3 G17. Also I want to get rid of the finger grooves which I've never liked. I'm thinking I should not take the grenade checkering all the way off, but maybe about half, yes? If I took it off totally I might risk punching the iron all the way through the grip, also might get the material so thin that grip pressure could prevent the mag from falling free during a load.

    I realize the fastest way to take off material might be a belt sander, but I kind of like the idea of the greater control afforded by the Dremel. What would be the best Dremel wheel for this job? Did anyone find it necessary to do the "wipe off the tip with water after every dimple" thing that G-ManBart mentioned in his instructions on stippling the STI grip? He says he doesn't believe that's necessary for a black grip, but still....

    Of the photos I've seen here, I like the fine patterns with lots of small dimples better than the big, deep dimples. Also I may be using this gun for concealed carry in the future - I've certainly done it enough in the past - and don't want something so rough it would wear a hole in the lining of a concealing garment.

    Do You Get Slide Bitten By A Stock Glock?

    in Glock

    Posted

    You are allowed in SSP to put on the gun any factory part that has ever been offered on any model from the factory, even if it's never been offered on your particular gun model. For instance, you can put the extended slide stop from a 34 onto a 17. Or the low profile slide stop off a 17 onto a 34. You can put the extended slide stop off Glock's competitoin oriented models onto any non-competition model, as well. in this case it's not even that complex: the new beavertail was designed from the ground up to go on a Gen-4 Glock, it's a factory part designed for these models in particular, of course you can use it in SSP.

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