JHOWARD Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Hopefully this hasnt been beat to death, but who has done it? I'm thinking this may be a worthwhile thing for my setup, but I'm not trying to ruin my reliability. Is it an obvious change for the better? Seems like it would be, but I dont have anything to base that off of but the science in my own head, which is yes, less reciprocating mass leads to less "flip" and less forward momentum when the slide is locking forward. And for those who have done it. Is there a formula that you found worked best? Less weight on front, rear, or just a balance of both? I have been adding frame weight. I'm considering an SJC weight or their heavy optics mount next to compliment my brass magwell. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigsauerfan Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 (edited) i did some experimentation with couple limited guns myself. found that a lightened slide cycles faster, so the front lift is kind of a little more hmmm snappy , but it also get back down on sight faster too. depends on what you're confortable with. i've also found that the areas of the slide where you shaves some material has something to do with mitigating the front lift which is an inherent result of lightening the slide ; from my experience shaving on the front and the rear of the slide (nothing between near the breech level) kind of gets me a better feel as felt recoil goes. some of my glocks got more weight removed up front, so the front snap is maybe more felt in my hands. i guess it's a matter of what you're more confortable with . i guess vogel wouldn't see a difference loll. Edited January 13, 2017 by sigsauerfan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxil343 Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 On 1/12/2017 at 10:41 PM, sigsauerfan said: i did some experimentation with couple limited guns myself. found that a lightened slide cycles faster, so the front lift is kind of a little more hmmm snappy , but it also get back down on sight faster too. depends on what you're confortable with. i've also found that the areas of the slide where you shaves some material has something to do with mitigating the front lift which is an inherent result of lightening the slide ; from my experience shaving on the front and the rear of the slide (nothing between near the breech level) kind of gets me a better feel as felt recoil goes. some of my glocks got more weight removed up front, so the front snap is maybe more felt in my hands. i guess it's a matter of what you're more confortable with . i guess vogel wouldn't see a difference loll. This. You really need to shoot a gun with a lightened slide to make sure it is what you want. A 35 with a lightened slide just feels violent in my opinion but your opinion may be different. After shooting one it was obvious to me that the slide lightening on a .40 Glock was a no go for me. Now the 9mm guns are a totally different story... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norone Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Taxil343, Same for me. I am experimenting with adding weight to the front of 35 slide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigsauerfan Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 (edited) 31 minutes ago, Norone said: Taxil343, Same for me. I am experimenting with adding weight to the front of 35 slide. imo problem with adding even more weight to a 35 front is it result in some noze dive after shot recovery. the trick with glock pistol is adding weight on the lowest part of the pistol (brass magwell , front rail, tungsten GR, ) and removing weight on the slide which is a moving part. it is by adding weight then balancing that weight that you may fing some speed and a more stable gun who returns on the sights faster generally speaking. Edited January 17, 2017 by sigsauerfan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHOWARD Posted January 17, 2017 Author Share Posted January 17, 2017 This is for 9mm and yes, I want to add frame weight and reduce slide weight. I have a brass magwell, thinking I can tune my spring and load to avoid making the slide more violent. It's for 3 gun, so as long as it knocks over steel and is accurate, it doesn't have to meet any type of minimum power factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigsauerfan Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 i'd leave the 13lbs RS (assuming it's already in instead of the oem 17lbs RS) . if you use sub 125PF ammo, maybe keeping a 11lbs RS around for some experimentation wouldn't be a bad idea, while i suspect the slide might hit the slide stop harder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkvibe Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 I have a G35 with a lightened slide. Less mass sounds like a good idea but don't forget when you reduce the mass it will also be traveling faster with all other things being equal. At first I like it because it cycled fast and came back on target faster. It didn't take long to get sick of the violent feeling recoil. At the end of the day I have an expensive glock that I never shoot because I switched to an STI Edge. Turns out the investment I made in it was a waste of money. IMO just shoot your glock the way it is until you switch to a different gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigsauerfan Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 45 minutes ago, darkvibe said: I have a G35 with a lightened slide. Less mass sounds like a good idea but don't forget when you reduce the mass it will also be traveling faster with all other things being equal. At first I like it because it cycled fast and came back on target faster. It didn't take long to get sick of the violent feeling recoil. At the end of the day I have an expensive glock that I never shoot because I switched to an STI Edge. Turns out the investment I made in it was a waste of money. IMO just shoot your glock the way it is until you switch to a different gun. OR....add the SJC frame weight to compound for the now more snappy muzzle flip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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