Carlos Posted October 2, 2004 Share Posted October 2, 2004 John Nagel (AKA Mad Scientist) just built my new open gun and it is fantastic! So far, I have shot only a few hundred trouble free rounds but John has had this gun in R&D for over a year. He has endured problems involving cracked factory Glock slides, selection of scope mounts (none suited his needs so he built his own!), ejection issues, etc. All the problems have been overcome & my gun is the result of his hard work. The slide is a custom-machined Caspian. The barrel is a KKM supported 9 major with 3 hybrid holes. The excellent titanium 7 port comp was done by another forum member, Brian Hawley at Expiramental Machining. Many of the trigger components started out as Lightning Strike parts as modified. However, the collection of parts would not work without John's extensive R&D. Here is another picture: John may be building more of these; look for guns from Nagel Custom to make an impact in the comming season. Regards, Douglas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric nielsen Posted October 2, 2004 Share Posted October 2, 2004 Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBeazlie Posted October 2, 2004 Share Posted October 2, 2004 Oh man!! Way cool! Oh! maybe I should have posted this on the "most disliked phrases" list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driver8M3 Posted October 2, 2004 Share Posted October 2, 2004 very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessej Posted October 2, 2004 Share Posted October 2, 2004 Looks like he pimped out your glock. Scope mount and comp look badass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingerjg Posted October 2, 2004 Share Posted October 2, 2004 Sweet! How do you like the Lightning Strike trigger over the stock trigger? Ive been thinking about getting one for mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twix Posted October 2, 2004 Share Posted October 2, 2004 That is one of the coolest looking G-locks I have seen. Nice work John, and congrats to you Carlos. Can you tell us a little about how it shoots for you? TomB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhino Posted October 2, 2004 Share Posted October 2, 2004 Douglas ... very cool gun. Does it have any problems with the slide whacking the scope mount because the frame flexes? If not, how did the builder overcome the tendency for that problem? Did he find a way to stiffen the frame, or does the mount somehow accomodate it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Scientist Posted October 2, 2004 Share Posted October 2, 2004 Carlos, Thanks for all the kind words. I am verry pleased how this gun turned out. a big thanks goes out to the L Strike folks they are great to work with . as far as frame flex goes there is none on this mount that is apearent .No metal transfer that I have seen. The r-d work started 3 years ago with the Idea of making a Glock solly for uspsa open class work. I have gone thru many setbacks but stuck with it even under advise that I should give up.What you see now is the result of that work . To say the least I am proud of this project and look forward to more chalanges with the Glock platform. Johnnie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Meek Posted October 2, 2004 Share Posted October 2, 2004 Carlos, You shooting that glock at fredericksburg tomorrow? I want to fondle that. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sterling White Posted October 3, 2004 Share Posted October 3, 2004 Doug, Bring the gun to Fredericksburg....I want to shoot it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpolans Posted October 3, 2004 Share Posted October 3, 2004 Looks cool. I'd love to see it next time I'm back east! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newguy Posted October 3, 2004 Share Posted October 3, 2004 I've seen a couple of Glocks set up for open, but all looked like amateur dremel jobs. This is the cleanest open Glock I've ever seen. Really a beautiful job. I've got a friend who's been trying to get his open Glock to eject right and is ready to pull his hair out. Any hints on how you solved the ejection problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Scientist Posted October 3, 2004 Share Posted October 3, 2004 New guy, Thanks for the compliment I realy tried to come up with a package for Glock people that you guys could be proud of when you show up on the line to compete with the S-I crowd. The look , the feel, the balance , the performance have all been tested in real match environments for 3 years. I think that my craft will only get better with feed back from the shooting public.That is why I have been a regular contributor on this Forum. If you listen carefully people will tell you what they want. The real test on any gun no matter how cool it looks or how well it performs is reliability . To make a open gun run you have to have have a machine shop at your disposal . I make my own ejector post that makes tunning easier and I make my own parts for the exstractor system. The parts are made one at a time for each project as a service to the people that have had faith in this project.I wish it were a simple parts swap that makes these guns run but the tolarances that you work with on a mass produced gun are not always the tightest. Open guns with a low scope present much problems getting the case out of the gun and individual tunning of each gun can be frustrating. as each one is a little to alot diferent on the final specs . hint exstractor tension needs to be higher and the ejector needs to be tuned to eject more out and you may need to lower the port. Johnnie 770 402 1290 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogiebb Posted October 4, 2004 Share Posted October 4, 2004 ....i wanted to play with a Glock open blaster for a long time... i got to admit this is one of the best looking OPEN glocks that i have ever seen....great job man... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcoliver Posted October 4, 2004 Share Posted October 4, 2004 No pics here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chp5 Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 Great work Johnnie!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianH Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 Nice gun, John. Came out good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGlock36 Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 WOW now that is a purdy blaster. Would be nice to shoot it, say, tuesday night, while setting up. Errrrrr well you get the drift (cough) Doug (cough) LOL. John it looks awesome. Paul Franklin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmshtr Posted October 17, 2004 Share Posted October 17, 2004 I had a chance to fondle this bad boy at my shop, and I must say that I was very impressed. Muy Bien, Carlos y Machinist Loco! Felipe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted October 17, 2004 Share Posted October 17, 2004 Top view pics? (blow holes?) Looks good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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