Glock Accessories

[Wannabe2000]

I am going to be getting a Glock 17 in about 3 weeks. What are some good accessories/ tools that I should get for my first gun? I already have 4 17rd mags for it.

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[tcsd1236]

New frame Glock with the accesory rails? Pick up an M3 light. If your gun doesn't have night sights, that should be at the top of your list. Otherwise, make sure you have a good security holster and keep the other bells and whistles to a minimum.

[Glockarmorer]

Yeah, what he said!! LOL

A good holster and night sights are a must.

Spend the rest of your cash on ammo and training! It's a much better investment!

Besides, you can't improve on PERFECTION! http://www.officer.com/ubb/smile.gif

G.A.

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No cops, know anarchy.

[Sparky]

Tritium night sights are a MUST. I highly recommend the Ashley Outdoors sights. HIGHLY!!! Check ou their website (I forget the address, but a search engine will do the trick) The front sight post is a little larger and has a white ring around the tritium insert, and the rear sight is dovetailed with either a white line or Tritium insert. These are great sights for rapid target acquisition (quick shootin'). At least I like them anyway. http://www.officer.com/ubb/smile.gif

Someone may correct me if I am wrong, but I have heard that the accessory rails on the Glocks aren't so good. Evidently, when you mount a light on the rails, it causes malfunctions. Sure Fire is recommending that any undergun lights for the Glock be mounted OFF of the rail. Supposedly, Glock is working on the problem and may have fixed it already. Just some scuttlebutt that I have heard and that you may want to check into.

I HIGHLY recommend undergun lights. After using them on the tac team, I would have a hard time not having one if I ever went back to night shifts. The only problem is that they don't design too many duty holsters for weapons equiped with them and they add a LOT of extra weight and size to lug around. The added length could be a problem in a mid or high ride as it would poke out too much to let you sit down. I really wish someone somewhere would seriously look at ways to make undergun lights practical for regular uniformed patrol.

I have seen some guys make good use of the accessory rails by simply keeping their light in a pocket and slipping it on prior to building searches and stuff, and then taking it back off before reholstering. The problem with this, though, is what happens when you need to reholster quickly with one hand occupied by holding a scrote??

Anyway, just some thoughts that I thought I'd pass on. http://www.officer.com/ubb/smile.gif Take what you like, and leave the rest.

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-Sparky