nahanshew89 Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Nah, I finally got one, that sucker is secure to the frame weight, I found it absolutely unnecessary to drill a hole in my frame to mount the thumb rest. It works really good, but I'm going to have to do some tinkering and slightly adjust my grip. When it recoil the meat of my left hand/thumb area hits the slide stop and causes the slide to stay open every shot. It's hitting the extended part of the slide stop, an annoying but easy fix. The other thing is that there is a hesitation on the part of the slide going back into battery. Again, I think it's my grip, as in maybe my thumb rubbing the slide and causing a hesitation, because when I shoot it strong hand only, it's a non issue. Keep in mind, I have a Zev dragonfly slide, so it's probably catching the slide curs, some may not have this issue with a Glock slide. I'm also running a 13lb recoil spring, a 4lb striker spring, and a 6lb trigger spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honeybooboo Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 A Glock 22 with a frame weight and heavy magwell sounds like a lot of fun. Hmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskinsler83 Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Nah, I finally got one, that sucker is secure to the frame weight, I found it absolutely unnecessary to drill a hole in my frame to mount the thumb rest. It works really good, but I'm going to have to do some tinkering and slightly adjust my grip. When it recoil the meat of my left hand/thumb area hits the slide stop and causes the slide to stay open every shot. It's hitting the extended part of the slide stop, an annoying but easy fix. The other thing is that there is a hesitation on the part of the slide going back into battery. Again, I think it's my grip, as in maybe my thumb rubbing the slide and causing a hesitation, because when I shoot it strong hand only, it's a non issue. Keep in mind, I have a Zev dragonfly slide, so it's probably catching the slide curs, some may not have this issue with a Glock slide. I'm also running a 13lb recoil spring, a 4lb striker spring, and a 6lb trigger spring. You could also be having issues with frame flex where the thumb rest is not attached. Look at high speed footage of even an all steel pistol then imagine it worse with a polymer frame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nahanshew89 Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 (edited) You could also be having issues with frame flex where the thumb rest is not attached. Look at high speed footage of even an all steel pistol then imagine it worse with a polymer frame Hmm. I hadn't considered that. I'll look into it. Thanks for the tip. It does seem unlikely, I will say, since like I said, when I shoot one handed, the hesitation doesn't happen. Edited March 4, 2016 by nahanshew89 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nahanshew89 Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 (edited) OK I just did some experimentating with it... you're right. When I hold the gun with my weak hand, my rest hand if you will, and press down hard on the thumb rest while racking the slide, it definitely has an issue closing to battery. So I concede. I will have to hard mount the thumbrest to prevent the frame tweaking. Mine didn't come with that bolt, I bought it second hand, any idea what bolt or what have you I would need? Edited March 4, 2016 by nahanshew89 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskinsler83 Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 You can order it from SJC and just tell them you need the install instructions when you order it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwx40x40 Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Thinking about milling out my Safariland 014 to allow for the SJC weight. Anybody see any reason why this would not work? I know folks have modded CR Speed holsters, but have not seen anything about 014's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nahanshew89 Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Thanks DK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustychev Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Do any of the holsters DAA, Ghost ect. leave the slot in the frame rail open for a scope ring. Or put another way witch holster is the shortest/covers the least in front of the trigger guard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nahanshew89 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 As far as I've seen, all the "race" holsters cover the entire trigger guard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustychev Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 I know they cover the trigger guard what I am wanting to know is what one is shortest in front of the trigger guard. What one covers the smallest amount of the rail on the gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nahanshew89 Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 (edited) Ah OK sorry about that, I misunderstood the question. In that case, the Ghost Ultimate and the DAA are the two shortest I've personally seen. However, if you're talking about a sight mount that attaches to the frame rail, I believe they'll all need to be modified and cut away to fit. I know SJC offers a service to do it on the Ghost. Edited March 10, 2016 by nahanshew89 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majority1775 Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 I recently added the weight and had a CR Speed holster. I measured for about a week, then in about 15 minutes used a dremel with a sanding drum on it. Sanded down underneath the weight and trigger guard. Pulls smooth as if I never made the mod. Conceivably if I took the weight off, the holster would still function just as if I had not done the mod. Looks amateur for sure and it's fairly rough...but it's a holster not a gun, so I'm ok with it. :-). Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Btw. I am a forum vendor. I am working directly with SJC and have some ready to ship. The black ones are .125 the green is a double layer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskinsler83 Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Nice King!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskinsler83 Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Any cut out for the thumb rest as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 I have not yet. We have discussed it, but not there yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsessiveshooter Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Btw. I am a forum vendor. I am working directly with SJC and have some ready to ship. The black ones are .125 the green is a double layer. How much? Would they mount to a doh hanger? I'm just curious because I've thought about trying the weight but I don't like open race holsters.Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taco101 Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 Ordered the SJC weight. This should be cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taco101 Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 I recently added the weight and had a CR Speed holster. I measured for about a week, then in about 15 minutes used a dremel with a sanding drum on it. Sanded down underneath the weight and trigger guard. Pulls smooth as if I never made the mod. Conceivably if I took the weight off, the holster would still function just as if I had not done the mod. Looks amateur for sure and it's fairly rough...but it's a holster not a gun, so I'm ok with it. :-). Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Post a picture? I'm about to do the same mod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majority1775 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majority1775 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 See it's a little rough...I also flipped the barrel support, so I could hit the lowest screw without getting into the "newly" sanded screws. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majority1775 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Still pulls smooth...I've tried violently snapping it out, I've practiced reverse draw dry fire drills...it works great...I bet I could make it better. At this point, it works and well so there's no need. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taco101 Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 Cool! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majority1775 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 No problem! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now