BlueOvalBruin Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Hate to be the oddball.. Any open glock guys out there weighed there slides? I weighed mine in 13.3 oz from my glock 22.. Anyone think I should reduce the weight anymore? I’ve weighed my G17 slide, it’s about 11.5oz. Can’t remember the exact amount, but mid 11’s it was. That is completely bare, no sights, no striker assy, no extractor assy, nothing but steel. I can’t say if your slide is too heavy, as long as it works it should be fine. Lightening the slide would be more of a feel thing then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGlock Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Hate to be the oddball.. Any open glock guys out there weighed there slides? I weighed mine in 13.3 oz from my glock 22.. Anyone think I should reduce the weight anymore? I’ve weighed my G17 slide, it’s about 11.5oz. Can’t remember the exact amount, but mid 11’s it was. That is completely bare, no sights, no striker assy, no extractor assy, nothing but steel. I can’t say if your slide is too heavy, as long as it works it should be fine. Lightening the slide would be more of a feel thing then. I can tell you that have opened up the port on 22c to make it more of a 35 type slide.. And the feel has increased.. A lot of the guys here talk about lightening the slide to 10.5 oz on their 2011 guns to reduce flip and recoil.. So that's where I get the idea from to reduce the weight.. But I understand that glocks are a little different.. The question is how much is too much.. So I am thinking on getting it down to 11.5 oz or so and keep it there. Blue, have you lightened your 17 slide? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueOvalBruin Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 No, haven’t lightened it. You might not want to go too low. John Nagel from SJC has said that the G17 slide might be too light, that the G22 slide might be a better weight. Most of those folks running 10-11oz 1911 slides are using steel comps or bull barrels which absorb some of the recoil. The thing about the glock is the barrel is light and the comps are a very light aluminum. I might lighten the slide, but probably only if I switch to a hybrid barrel and I need to cut a slot for the rib. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGlock Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 No, haven’t lightened it. You might not want to go too low. John Nagel from SJC has said that the G17 slide might be too light, that the G22 slide might be a better weight. Most of those folks running 10-11oz 1911 slides are using steel comps or bull barrels which absorb some of the recoil. The thing about the glock is the barrel is light and the comps are a very light aluminum. I might lighten the slide, but probably only if I switch to a hybrid barrel and I need to cut a slot for the rib. Ok that is some great info! Thanks.. John is definitely the man when it comes to open glocks.. Like I was saying definitely felt a difference after I opened up the top of my 22c slide.. I was considering doing 45 cuts on the top edges and front cocking serrations.. But may just consider doing the front cocking serrations.. I tell ya.. It's always a tinkering game.. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannu Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 When we talk about BARE slide, nothing over 10oz for me, please. If you ask me, all weight you take off makes the gun easier to shoot. Naturally, you must have some kind of dot tracking ability - for open novices it might be easier to shoot full mass slide (I think STI Trubor 5" is around 11.7 oz) at first and lighten the slide when the shooter has gained some experience. About Chirs´s video... To me it seems that the gun is recoiling pretty heavily back and forth, but of course it is hard to say from a vid. Can be because of 3N37 too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRUbor9 Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 That is 3N37 powder I'm using. nice fireball! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRUbor9 Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 (edited) I finally got around to weighing my slide and it's 8.7oz ETA- And my gun has no holes/deep cuts in it. The top is flat and it was given a shallow french border cut Edited August 5, 2011 by TRUbor9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueOvalBruin Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 I finally got around to weighing my slide and it's 8.7oz ETA- And my gun has no holes/deep cuts in it. The top is flat and it was given a shallow french border cut Is your scale calibrated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PINMAN44 Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 My new one has a 9.7 ounce slide for major. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriojas Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 My slide weight is 9.5 ounce its a mid. Length open gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aircooled6racer Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Hello: My full length slide is 10 ozs and I don't think you would want one much lighter. Thanks, Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kneelingatlas Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 I don't think you would want one much lighter. Eric, why do you say that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robot Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 (edited) totally agree with Chris. I went with a super light slide, 8lb spring coz I want a fast reciprocating slide with minimal dip. http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8047/8127029570_c4c85a2444_c.jpg Edited October 27, 2012 by robot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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