I am wanting to upgrade my bone stock Glock 19 (gen4) and was wondering what kind of upgrades would be on top of the list.
this is my CCW gun and home defense weapon
thanks for your time and help.
The thread is going to go the route of shooting the gun first to get a level of proficiency and verify reliability. And those answers wont be wrong.
That said. I prefer Heinie Ledge sights or Redback 1 sights. I run both on my Glocks. Others have decent suggestions in that area as well.
Maybe a Vicker’s slide stop depending on how you release or manipulate your slide getting it into and out of battery.
I dont modify a Glock carry gun much. I like night sights, after that Im pretty satisfied. I would buy some good accesories such as a good IWB and OWB holster, good gun belt, mag pouch, weapon mounted light, defense ammo and practice ammo. I think if you research for good equipment mentioned above along with some practice and training you would be good to go. Just my thoughts. Good Luck.
The only thing that absolutely positively MUST be added are new sights. Everything else is personal preference.
I whole heartedly agree.
Here’s what I do in order of importance:
Important:
500+ rds through the gun to make sure it’s GTG
Ameriglo Pro Glo I-Dot night sights “GL-201”
A good holster: personal preference but I’ve been using the Bladetech Nano and it’s been great
Several extra Glock factory mags
Good defensive ammunition
Nice to have:
25 cent trigger job
Vickers Mag ReleaseVickers Slide Stop
Glock 17 flat trigger
Exactly. My preference runs to Warren sights on Glocks.
Even that is personal preference. I’ve never felt the need to swap out the cheap plastic factory sights on any of my Glocks.
The only “upgrades” I opt for are extra mags, and lots of them.
I consider tritium sights a mandatory upgrade for a carry pistol. The plastic sights are prone to breakage under hard use, and are unsuitable for one handed manipulations where you need to use the rear sight to rack the slide. There are plenty of sight options for the Glock - the optional steel OEM factory night sights are perfectly serviceable, rugged and reasonably priced ($59).
I upgrade the following on all of my Glocks but they are Gen 3’s.
SIGHTS the factory are amongst the worst sights made.
Vickers mag release. Big improvement over stock, but not sure about Gen 4.
Vickers extended slide stop. “…^^^^^…”
plug.
Lots off ammo and training should also be a high priority considering it’s your carry gun.
has any body said night sights, a training class and 2 cases of ammo yet?
spare mags are nice too.
get a good holster and a good belt.
make sure it runs… if not, lone wolf extractor and white sound extractor plunger assembly are supposed to work miracles. Make sure you have the latest rev glock recoil spring assembly in it too. Have to google around as to what it is exactly… it should have a 3 stamped on it i think (somebody correct me if i’m wrong)
The sights have to go. Even if you don’t want tritium, the plastic sights do not withstand abuse of any sort, to include racking the slide with the rear sights.
The only other improvement I deem necessary is the vickers mag release. After learning to shoot it well you could play with different connectors, grip force adapter, or a grip plug.
The stock sights not only have a terrible sight picture, but they are a huge liability in my opinion and can just get worn off from drawing.
As everyone else has said, metal sights, and butt plug are only the things you can/should get before you even shoot it. The only gun upgrades i know of that are good to get even before any trigger time (besides magazines and ammo :-))
Once you shoot it, see if you have issues manipulating the mag release and slide stop. If you don’t then don’t get extended ones. For me the slidestop is plenty big enough but the stock mag release is almost unusable for my hands.
A good holster, mags, ammo, and belt are important and many peopke skimp in this area while pumping money into their guns.
My opinion only, but the following is something I do for every one of my Glock handguns.
Not necessarily in any order:
Ammunition (Practice with your carry load at least every other range trip)
Magazines (no less than 8)
Glock OEM 3.5 Connector
Glock OEM Olive 8 lbs trigger spring
Extended slide stop/release (preference is up to you)
Lightning Strike recoil rod assembly (captured)
Lightning Strike Titanium Safety Plunger
Night sights ( I prefer Trijicon, but preference is up to you)
Glockmeister sight tool or other comparable brand
Rail mounted light ( Streamlight TLR 1s, Surefire, Insight)
Good solid holster (I prefer Raven Concealment Systems)
Spare parts kit (including magazine springs)
I’m merely talking about addition/modifications to the gun, not the shooter. Schooling is essential.
Lightning Strike
http://www.lspi.com/products.html
Glockmeister sight tool:
http://www.glockmeister.com/Glockmeister-Sight-Tool-for-All-GLOCK-Models/productinfo/GMST/
Raven Concealment Systems:
http://www.ravenconcealment.com/
Here is one of the better articles ive read on glock mods.
http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/2012/01/01/glock-setup-tips/
It helped lead me in the right direction with my glocks.
the gun has had over 550 rounds thru it and havent had any problems
I thought about buying some skate board tape or some of that friction tape hockey players use for the grip. I was also looking into the ameriglo I-pro sights or Trijicon sights.
I keep hearing people switching out this connector for that connector having no idea how to change out parts kinda on the ropes about that stuff (for being to difficult to do on my own)
On my gen4 19 this is what I did or will be doing.
new sights - not sure which sights to put on it yet
smooth trigger - done
.25cent trigger job - done
If it was a gen 3 I would put on a vickers mag release, but the gen4 mag release works great as is for me.
My gen4 19 has the dot connector and after the polish job the trigger is very nice. Smooth take up with slight creep/rolling break. Trigger weight is less than a gen3 5.5 connector, but slightly more than a gen3 3.5 connector. For me the trigger feels perfect and all factory parts, I really like it.
Right now I am putting a bunch of different types of rounds through it to prove it before I start to carry it. To be honest, with all the latest problems Glock is going through, it is going to take some rounds to get to the point where I trust it.
If it is a range gun, no big deal. But OP said his is a CCW/HD gun, and the front sight is staked on, and could easily come out. That is unacceptable for a gun you bet your life on.
This is a good thread as I am looking for mods for my glock as well but it is a 23. From what I understand it uses most of the same mods as the 19. I have already ordered a vickers enhanced mag release and a ls captured guide rod assem as I don’t trust a polymer one no matter how many people havn’t had an issue. I want a vickers enhanced slide stop as well. Once it gets a couple hundred rounds through it I will decide what else I want to mod. It’s a gen 3 with the new style extractor but my serial starts with a n and what I read on here it should be gtg. It has the glock steel night sights on it but I don’t how well I will like them.