Desk-Jockey

I switched from sig to glock this year. Gen 5 34. I swapped out some controls for Vickers but left most things stock. biggest performance improvement has been adding weight. Brass light and a tungsten grip plug. I tried just the light and it felt nose heavy. Both really settle the gun down on recoil. trigger has been a problem. Started with a timmeny that worked fine in another gun for about 500 rounds. It was good for 200 rounds of practice but it stopped resetting on the 3rd stage in the first match. I ordered the Johnny glock return spring. If that doesn’t work I will try the glock pro trigger, probably the Johnny glock version. I haven’t touched the recoil spring yet but will probably go uncaptured steel guide so I can tune the springs once I find a load it likes. I am also not super impressed with how it groups. It is fine for USPSA but not as good as any gen 5 I have. A new barrel might be in the cards.

I switch from 320 legion to glock for CO. I just finished building up my 34. I can’t say noticed a lot of difference between the 34 and 17 until I started adding stuff like a weighted light. If I were doing it over, I might have just done a 17.

Well, I built a 34.5 for this year. my Timney was perfect for two practice sessions and then took a dive on the second stage of match #1. By stage 3 it was not resetting after every shot. I am going to pull it apart and check the install. Getting more interested in the Johnny glock version of the oem performance trigger.

Can you direct mount to the slide now? No plate?

USPSA production magazine limit changed from 10 to 15. Hurray!

FWIW I am running a Vickers and it is OK. I put a set o handle it grips on my 34 and they are a bit thicker so I was looking for a more prominent release. The Glock store has a tear drop release that is a hybrid. Polymer “crossbar” and an aluminum button. I may get one if this Vickers doesn’t work out.

If you have the tools, compare the specs on the firing pin channel. Like is it on center relative to your other guns. I had an SS where the channel was bored out of spec. It behaved the same way with the stock trigger. SS took it back and replaced the slide.

If you want to buy once, cry once, I would say GX products is worth the wait. Red Hill is a pretty close second IMO but I like the GX vice function. Comptac international is a heck of a holster and I still use mine for IDPA. Blade tech is fine too if you want to spend a little less. I shot their old black ice holster for about 3 years before I got a GX. agree with the suggestions above about optics cut and 34/35 length. Mine were all 17 length for years and of course I bought a 34 to build a carry optics gun so I had to buy a new holster.

Thanks

Will these chew up factory (and other plastic) mags?

Some people on another forum pointed me to Ben Stoeger’s video on the glock performance trigger. Sounds like he was running 2 of them in a pair of 34s and they started to gum up. He notes that he is neither cleaning nor lubing them, as is recommended. There was some explanation about how the coating may have had something to do with the issue but the bottom line was he said he would be having them removed from his guns.

Another slip guy here. I have been known to dab their gun grease on the rails but I am not sure it matters.

So how are these things running for you folks? I had been a long time glock guy for idpa and USPSA and then switched up to 320 legion for a while for carry optics for a couple of years. It was fine, but I didn’t love it. I had a fit of glock nostalgia and just ordered a 34 for this season. I am picking up parts and about to order either a stock glock performance trigger of the Johnny glock version. I have two glocks wearing Timmneys and don’t have a lot of rounds through them but one has definitely has had a few light primer strikes.

Or avoidance doubt, I was referring to the lever. Your part #27 on the diagram. https://tangodown.com/vickers-tactical-slide-stop-vtss-001/

Posting for future reference, I reached out to Tango Down about their slide stop on a gen 4 10mm. They say it fits but it is not tested for log term use. They recommend replacement at 3K rounds. FWIW it is not obvious to me why the slide stop is a wear item but what do I know? Text of their email below: “The VTSS-001 does fit the G20; however, that said, we have NOT tested it with a high round count. Since the 10mm models are not very common, we haven't modified everything to include those model listings in product descriptions/packaging. GLOCK does recommend on the 10mm models to change the factory slide stop every 3,000 rounds due to extreme slide velocity and weight, ours would require similar replacement.”