Waterfowl-widowmaker Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Would using a 34 slide be okay for building an open gun. What would the disadvantages be over using a 17. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ak_tech Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 I have kinda been interested in this too. From what I have seem, most recommend the 17. I'm interested to see what people say here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonedudley Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 I mean the reason most people want a 34 is for sight radius. If you're building an open gun you have a dot why would you need a longer sight radius? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ickus Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 I think the 34 has longer barrle, that helps Feet per SEC? My 34 open runs great!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooldylocks Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 From what I have read, more people build off of a G17 because the slide speed is faster. And with a shorter gun your transitions and stuff are also faster. That is why a lot of "Shorty" open guns are built on the shorter 2011 frames as I understand it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBolt Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 34 slide plus a comp makes for a long gun to maneuver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davepoloman Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 glock 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRichardson Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Something I have always wondered, even on the sti based guns, is if the longer gun would be flatter because the comp would have more leverage on the gun because it would be further from your hand. Just wondering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefish Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 If you check the inside of the 34 slide compared to the 17 slide, the 34 slide has some extra lightening cuts in addition to the slot in the slide which can be prone to cracking over time running 9 major. In addition to the slide speed and handling of the 17, that is another reason to go with the shorter 17 slide - strength. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilBunniFuFu Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 (edited) 34 slide will be fine for an open build. Just cycle speed is slower due to the mass and it's more gun to move around. On the plus side you will have an easier time making major. Edited March 5, 2014 by LilBunniFuFu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetback Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 K.C. Eusebio of TEAM GLOCK, uses a GLOCKWORX built 34 length open 9 major gun. With a GLOCKWORX made stainless slide. i don't know the particulars of the slides internal configuration (if it has lightened cuts like factory 34 slide). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuentesd99 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Some people use the G34 because it is a lot easier to make major then with a G17 because of the longer barrel. just like sweetback said. KC uses a G34. Again like the others said, the longer slide will decrease your cycle rate and slow down your transition speed a hair. Would you be able to tell the difference, I don't know. in the STI area, they are going shorter for lighter weight and faster movement, but they are mostly shooting 38sc which is a lot easier to make PF then 9 Major. But the most important thing is FEEL. Every gun will feel different to you in how it feels and the way it shoots. The gun when shot will give you feedback and you will know if you will like it or not. I have both a G22 and G35 as my Open guns. I like the G22 better because it feels better to me when I shoot it. Again, that is all shooter preference. Use what feels better to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskinsler83 Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Slide speed on a 34 is same as 17 with correct spring and PF. The coffin cut is there to make the slide weight nill between the two. The longer barrel with comp is no longer really (.25" +/-) than a 5" STI with trubore or brazo comp. Come on fellas think lol. It will make major easier and can go a little higher maybe to increase the comp efficiency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCringleberry Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 I prefer the 34. Easier to make Major and I like longer guns, they transition fine and the G34 is way lighter than my STI Open gun by 17 ozs so moving it around is nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskinsler83 Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Everyone talking about weight. It's a good thing in a polymer open gun shooting major and like he said above it's still nothing like a S_I platform and the transitions will be adapted with dry fire and range time (you won't notice it I bet ;-) ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskinsler83 Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 (edited) and KC's gun for Major is the g34 platform with mostly just panel cuts to equal about what the coffin cut would add. Then his steel challenge gun is a g17 platform for minor. Edited March 6, 2014 by dskinsler83 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiveShootLive Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 I own a SJC, I was into them quite a few years back, but it is rough on the gun, .38SC is the true ticket in open, dollars aside. I know 9 Major is ok, but my heart still doesn't really trust it. It wound up being a steel/open minor gun, all of my mistakes wind up steel guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cody123 Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 (edited) ........ Edited March 7, 2014 by cody123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskinsler83 Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 You can't post it here either bro lol forum rules enough post or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle7735 Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 G34 an 17 slides weigh within .1 of an ounce of each other. And have the same slide travel length. Easier to make major in the 5.3. However the weight out front will be slightly greater due to leverage. However. Its only .75 of an inch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bthunter019 Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 The talk is it's better to use a 17 then the 34 cause of the length of the 34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamiethesquid Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 My build will be a 35 slide, that way I can play in 9, .40, and .357, of course the 9 will require a conversion barrel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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