Kepo Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Is it possible or has anyone made major in a glock 19? With a kkm barrel and comp? Or is the barrel too short? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aircooled6racer Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Hello: I would not choose the Glock 19 to shoot major 9mm with. It will be a violent little shooter and hard to hang on to. Have you thought of shooting Carry Optics? Thanks, Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerritm Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 I had a Glock 17 open gun built and it was tough to make major, couldn't imagine a 19 working. It would be a handful. gerritm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hcore44 Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Why was it tough to make major with the glock 17? Felt recoil? I have recently started shooting 9major out of my glock 17 build into an open version with comp, red dot etc and it seems to be working fine. I am sure there are much better platforms but the 17 seems to be functional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abb1 Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 I wouldn't recommend it! A Glock 19 was designed for carry, not open class competition. Technically, anything is possible if you sink the cash in (comp, supported barrel, etc.), but why would you want to? You also have to remember that your gun will take a beating with 9mm major. I don't think that the Glock 19 will hold up to that abuse for a long period, and remember that with a short barrel, you need to up your pressures to make major. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superdude Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Yes, it can be done. The barrel is not too short. It will presumably be about 4.5" to accommodate a threaded portion for the compensator. If a shorty 2011 can make Major with a 4.26" barrel, the Glock can with a 4.5" barrel. Shorty 2011: https://stiguns.com/guns/match-master/ Yes, your loads will be high pressure, but that should not be a problem if you have good case support and use quality brass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kneelingatlas Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 (edited) I've shot a G19 Open gun and it was pretty sweet! Short, light and fast, albeit pretty nasty in the hand 8gr of HS6 under a 124 got me 171PF out of a Tanfoglio Open gun with a 4.1" barrel That was pretty nasty too! I don't know how durable the lock up on a Glock barrel is, but I rounded off the locking lug in short order shooting 9 major out of a one-lug compact slide, I've since collected some two-lug slide which seem to hold up fine. Edited December 2, 2016 by kneelingatlas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerritm Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 12 hours ago, hcore44 said: Why was it tough to make major with the glock 17? Felt recoil? I have recently started shooting 9major out of my glock 17 build into an open version with comp, red dot etc and it seems to be working fine. I am sure there are much better platforms but the 17 seems to be functional. The gun was built by a top rated builder with the everything right. So I know it was correct. Gun worked fine, ran like a top. Very dependable and accurate. To me it was very harsh recoil, and very hard on the parts. Beat the gun up. I was constantly fixing or tightening things. Maybe you will have better luck. Went to an STI and love it. I have a 19 that I built for my grandaughter. Fun gun to shoot. Just couldn't imagine shooting major thru it with the short grip & barrel. gerritm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kepo Posted December 2, 2016 Author Share Posted December 2, 2016 Thanks guys was just wondering, maybe something to tinker around with and give me a excuse to cut up the slide and Try a Romeo 3. I'm shooting 124 PD hp @ 1.150" with 6.0 gr of hs6 can go to 6.6 published load and it shoots very soft now. It got me wondering if it would be possible to make major since my DVC open likes 8.0 grains. Thought it might be worth working up a load ladder. I only have a kkm 4 port comp on it now would more ports be necessary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerritm Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Why not just make it for Carry Optics or steel, shoot minor. Would be fun that way, I had a really soft load for her @ 3.2grs of Titegroup with a 147gr Xtreme PHP @ 1.12-13 OAL. She loved it. Liked the load so much my son uses it in his STI DVC 3-G Limited gun. Right at 125PF. gerritm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mhall Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 3 hours ago, Kepo said: Thanks guys was just wondering, maybe something to tinker around with and give me a excuse to cut up the slide and Try a Romeo 3. I'm shooting 124 PD hp @ 1.150" with 6.0 gr of hs6 can go to 6.6 published load and it shoots very soft now. It got me wondering if it would be possible to make major since my DVC open likes 8.0 grains. Thought it might be worth working up a load ladder. I only have a kkm 4 port comp on it now would more ports be necessary? A shooting buddy used a slide ride optic on a Glock open gun. It ate the optics up. Don't know why, but it did. Just killed them. Both Vortex and Leupold. His frame mounted optics were very durable. Same optics too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerritm Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 I have a Burris Fastfire 3 with the dovetail adapter on my Glock 34 slide and have used it for a long time and lots of rounds, but not shooting major. gerritm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kraj Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 I sure you could, it might even be safe. But your going to get stomped in open Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mhall Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 (edited) I forgot to mention that major power factor loads were what was killing the slide ride optics. Minor was fine. Both with and without a comp. Go figure. Edited December 3, 2016 by Mhall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlmiller1 Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 The glock shouldnt really suffer much damage with major pf loads. Its the exact same gun except barrel as g23 & most factory ammo in 40 is major pf. Granted lighter bullets than 40 so slide speed is faster.... maybe try heavier recoil spring... otherwise I dont see any problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bkreutz Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 The problem I've seen in striker fired major PF guns is slide failures. I've cracked 2 M&P slides (I know, different brand, but the barrel lockup design is identical). the hammering on the ejection port starts the crack which then runs forward. A 1911/2011 lockup system is more robust and doesn't concentrate the impact on an open section of the slide. It worked well for a bit over a year, but there were a number of failures (barrel, trigger, compensator). I've since switched to an STI and relegated the M&P's to range duty with minor PF loads (wife's gun) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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