minnesota1 Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 I recently won 2 guns at a GSSF shoot and the papers they sent me to get the guns said I could get them in an "olive green" color. Does anyone know if this means they painted on a finish that probably would chip off later on and look like crud or did they make all of the polymer that color? Also, what are your impressions of the color on the gun? Would it be worth a try? Thanks, Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robomanusa Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 The OD green frames are moulded that way, it is not a surface coating. Some folks like the 2-tone type look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricW Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 The color is part of the plastic. No paint. I have one, and I am the envy of all the other mall ninja. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
openglock34 Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 unless you are military, i personally think it is kind of ugly, and myself being in the military i have enough things that are "olive drab green" and do not need my glock to be green as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrett Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 Kind of fugly. But some people seem to like them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 Glocks are strange enough looking as it is. The green--though not a bad green in an of itself--makes for a really strange looking gun. Your opinion may differ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 What? An ugly Glock? Say it ain't so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcoliver Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 I think the OD green willl look good with clear holsters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 Clear holsters... Whatta concept! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9MX Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 i like to make my g17 two tone. can OD frames (just the frame) be purchased? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Perez Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 i like to make my g17 two tone. can OD frames (just the frame) be purchased? Yes , contact Glockmeister. You can do a frame swap ($155) which means your old frame gets destroyed or just buy a complete lower (~$230). I always thought Glock should have made the frame available in a matte grey or silver. Put some contrasting grip tape on it . Cool .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRT Driver Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 Someone said the Green frames were a limited run through a single distributor. Maybe some of the more knowledgable glocksters can elaborate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Anderson Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 The first run of OD Glocks were limited to a single distributor. Once that run was complete Glock was free to sell through any distributor of their choosing. The OD Glocks have been available this way since early summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierruiggi Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 The color is part of the plastic. No paint. I have one, and I am the envy of all the other mall ninja. Pictures! Give us pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricW Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 The color is part of the plastic. No paint. I have one, and I am the envy of all the other mall ninja. Pictures! Give us pictures! Remember, you asked for it... I could be wrong, but the likelihood of the Glock being molded in a very light color like gray/silver is very low. Not because Glock wouldn't want to make it, but because the amount of coloring agent weakens the plastic. The two strongest colors are natural (raw plastic color) and black. Every other color goes down from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierruiggi Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 Actually it looks good to me, specially with what I think are your TruGrips? And please, define what "raw plastic color" is. I think I remember from a documentary that plastic is kinda white o creamish looking. I could be seriously wrong though. And, how does the coloring agen weakens the plastic? Oh, and thanks for the pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywalker Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 Remember, you asked for it... It almost gives the impression it's a real gun... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Buff Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 But only the impression....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Boudrie Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 There are already other Glock colors: Red - Non operational training gun only, *BUT*, the frame could be used with a regular slide to create an operational gun. Definitely not a good idea, given the "non-operational" convention Glock has adopted for the color. Bright Blue - Used for some sort of simulation round (not sure it it was simunition) Orange - Magazines only. These were generally sold to LE for "range mags", and later on (I think) they changed it to orange baseplates only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricW Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 And please, define what "raw plastic color" is. I think I remember from a documentary that plastic is kinda white o creamish looking. I could be seriously wrong though.And, how does the coloring agen weakens the plastic? Raw plastic color is the color of the plastic before the coloring agent is added, and you're correct, it's generally a milky whitish to off-white for consumer plastics. Engineering resins can vary substantially in their natural color. The coloring agent weakens the plastic by simply replacing what was plastic with coloring agent. Black is an incredibly strong coloring agent and just a *tiny* amount will render the material jet black. Thus, black plastic retains almost ideal mechanical properties. White is the toughest color to make and takes a large amount of titanium dioxide to make the material white. I forget the %, but I think it's on the order of 5%. So much the plastic is displaced by coloring agent that the mechanical properties are substantially reduced. All the colors in-between obviously have intermediate mechanical properties. This is one of the reasons gray STI grips are so prone to cracking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierruiggi Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 Wow that was totally new to me! Thanks Eric! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnesota1 Posted December 24, 2004 Author Share Posted December 24, 2004 Eric, If black is the strongest of the pigmented colors, how strong do you think this olive green color is and how do you think it will stand up as compared to the black? The pictures you showed looked really nice. I'm almost to the point of saying that is what I want! Thanks, Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricW Posted December 24, 2004 Share Posted December 24, 2004 M1, I have absolutely no clue. White/whitish colors are the real known strength problem with plastics. The problem is making something darkish white, not vice-versa. I've not heard of any other problem colors, plus I've been away from the plastics industry for so long I wouldn't even know who to call to find out if there were. I'm sure it's just fine, or Glock, Walther, and SA never would have done it. Besides, anybody that's ever had any kind of a problem with a Glock frame just sends it in and gets a new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted December 25, 2004 Share Posted December 25, 2004 Clear holsters... Whatta concept! Talk to Erik Warren. He has one, and actually and the considerable cojones to shoot a match with it. 'Twas the talk of the town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eye Cutter Posted December 25, 2004 Share Posted December 25, 2004 cen-dex holsters offers clear kydex holsters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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