Our site sponsor, TigerSwan, will have their own Glock models available this summer. These use the same parts/configuration that their instructors run. If you’ve ever seen guys like Kyle Defoor or any of them actually you’d know they run and run very well. I’m interested in the Wilson barrel because I didn’t even know (because I’m not an industry insider) that Wilson made Glock barrels. But I’m looking forward to checking them out and picking one of these guns up when they’re available!
TigerSwan Glock 17
This Gen 3 Glock 17 has the same parts installed as our instructor guns. The Gen 3 model Glock has an aggressive grip to help manage recoil. The professional installation of select components makes an incredible difference in accuracy and shoot ability. The TigerSwan Glock 17 will be available in our Pro Shop 1 June.
The pistol includes:
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[li]Hand Fitted Wilson Match Barrel[/li]> [li]3.5 lb Glock Trigger Bar Connector[/li]> [li]Dawson Precision Adjustable Rear Sight[/li]> [li]Dawson Precision Black Front Sight[/li]> [li]Vickers Extended Tactical Glock Magazine Release[/li]> [li]Glock Factory Extended Slide Release[/li]> [/ul]
Well I’ll be G’ D’ed. LOL
A Wilson fitted match barrel! And when that Marine SGT asked about tips to improve the accuracy of his Glock he got dog piled about “software” not “hardware” and all the elite shooters just shoot them Glocks so much you get good.
This is very cool. I’ll never buy one, I’m full up on Glocks but nice to know how these pro’s hot rod their Glocks.
I think it takes nothing away from the Glock (durable, reliable, ubiquitous) and adds a measure of shootability and accuracy that helps with scoring well on the Aggregate and other 25 meter shooting.
But hey, as many here point out regularly, what do I know?
When I drop a Bar-Sto in my Glocks I notice an instant inprovement in the trigger quality. It locks up the barrel/slide frame fit more, which takes some of the mushiness out of the trigger. You can see it working as the rear of the slide doesn’t dip as much when you pull the trigger before the sear is released.
The improved accuracy gains are both practical and inherent. Plus it improves the unsupported chamber issues in .40 and .45. Based on all these improvements, I always opt for a match barrel to improve a Glock’s accuracy and shootability.
Interesting choice on the adjustable rear sight. I wonder why they went that route. My experiences with adjustable sights on handguns has been sub-par to say the least. I also don’t see the extended slide stop as a benefit. Other than that it looks like a great setup. Change out those two things and I’d probably take one.
As long as i could get some good night sights on there, i would be interested. What qualities does the 3.5 lb Glock Trigger Bar Connector give to the trigger pull?
Noticeably lighter than standard “5.5 lb”. And this translates directly to being easier to hit more accurately faster. Of the 3 Glocks I’ve had with the 3.5 (now called the “-” I think) the one with the Scherer aftermarket version was smoothest.
The difference in drills and gun games is pretty dramatic in my experience - primarily when you get out past 10-12 yards.
My Scherer 3.5 Glock 17 was IMO too light a pull for CCW.
Without question, replacing the factory Glock barrel with a match barrel can improve the mechanical accuracy of the pistol.
Generally the wisest money to be spent on accuracy is on proper training and developing excellent sight management and trigger control skills. If you’re a Tiger Swan instructor, however, you’re probably in the top percentile of shooters in regards to those skillsets already. At their high skill level, they may well find that the inherent accuracy limitations of the weapon itself are actually a significant drag on their level of performance and so improvements to the inherent mechanical accuracy of the pistol might make a lot of sense.
I’m sure that Tiger Swan instructors have fielded innumerable queries about their preferred equipment choices while teaching classes and that this pistol is the product of the expressed desire for such a product by a lot of students who wish to emulate the performance they see from the instructors during class. The pistol, though, isn’t the reason they are good shooters. Years of some of the best firearms training in the world combined with dedicated practice and the benefits of heaven only knows how many rounds downrange to high standards of performance combines to make the equipment look really good.
The exact nature of the change depends on the little idiosyncrasies of your particular specimen, but in general the commercially available 3.5# connector (I’m assuming that’s what’s in the TS guns) drops the felt weight of the trigger pull by a pound or so. It doesn’t actually yield a 3.5# trigger in any stock Glock I’ve tried, but if combined with some other things that GotM4 could tell you about it can be a part of a true 3.5# trigger…or less. AFAIK there is a real 3 or so pound Glock factory drop-in connector that results in a label-accurate trigger pull, but they’re only available to a certain high-speed unit that uses Glock sidearms.
No, I don’t shoot a match barrel, some instructors do. It’s a personal preference thing.
Yes, I use my sights from Amerglo, not the Dawson’s. Again, personal preference by the instructors.
This setup is used by a few of our instructors and we thought it was a great way to get the most out of the Glock. To our knowledge, no one has offered this combo before.
The match barrel will, for sure, shrink your shot group at 25. This is attained because of the tight fit, and higher quality manufacturer’s process of making the barrel. It’s a “heavy” barrel for a pistol, so to speak.
