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I got a a weird but goofy simple question.

When it comes to placing the A4 carry handle.

Is it positioned flush with the front of the upper receiver or one notch back?

While fiddling with the A4 carry handle tonight, I noticed when it's placed one notch back, the sides of the A4 carry handle seem to match the contor and profile of the traditional upper receiver part.
 
AFAB said:
I could see myself owning one of these (if someone makes a version that doesn't require me to pay off ATF-faggots - or is way cheaper) because of its novelty.

EDIT: I stand corrected. Someone does make an M26 that doesn't require any stamps, but 1.5k for a simple bolt shotgun is absurd.
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Everybody whos ever had to use one wishes they had a regular shotgun. This thing is a debacle.
 
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I know this might be a long shot but does anyone here have any suggestions or experience in lightening the DA trigger pull of a Smith & Wesson Governor? I've found a couple options online such installing a Wilson Combat Revolver spring kit, an Apex Mass Driver Hammer kit but I wanted see if an6one here has any suggestions.
 
John Badman said:
What’s a good trigger I can put in my Glock so it’s not mushy but still has around 4lbs of pull
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Just get good with the stock mush. I've never felt held back by the stock trigger in gen 5 19/17/45. I have no idea why people spend $150+ on a slightly better trigger for a Glock. I recall seeing a video for a Johnny Glocks kit that was like $350 and I couldn't figure out why someone would spend 60% of the price of the gun on a replacement trigger.

On the other hand, don't listen to me. While I keep my Glocks almost completely stock, I autisticly very carefully choose every single component for my AR builds.
 
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Just get good with the stock mush. I've never felt held back by the stock trigger in gen 5 19/17/45. I have no idea why people spend $150+ on a slightly better trigger for a Glock. I recall seeing a video for a Johnny Glocks kit that was like $350 and I couldn't figure out why someone would spend 60% of the price of the gun on a replacement trigger.

On the other hand, don't listen to me. While I keep my Glocks almost completely stock, I autisticly very carefully choose every single component for my AR builds.
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I'd be curious to hear from more "operational" shooters how much the squish really matters in the heat of the moment. I can see it being a bit funky when slowly lining up shots at a range, but in the moments it really counts it seems you's be plowing through the squish in barely a split second.
 
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but in the moments it really counts it seems you's be plowing through the squish in barely a split second
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It flat out doesn't matter at all, at least with gen 5 triggers. I know gen 3 triggers were a tad bit worse (no experience with gen 4), but the mush is incredibly overstated.

1. I've shot the Taurus G2C and G3C quite a bit (especially the G2C), and those guns definitely have worse triggers (mostly due to miles worth of take-up). They still weren't a problem when shooting fast at close range (within 25 yards).

2. I have a Sig P365XL, which some will tell you has a much better stock trigger than any Glock, and the trigger pull is absolutely worse than the stock gen 5 trigger in the 19/19X/45/17. Trigger pull is heavier and has like 3 false walls. Unironically, it's worse than the G2C/G3C trigger pull.

3. Walther PDP (full size) has a really nice stock trigger as far as striker fired pistols go. My brother owns one and I've shot quite a bit with it. Really nice pull, break and reset. Easy to shoot fast, accurately. Probably what people wish a stock Glock trigger felt like.

Those are the striker fired guns I have the most time shooting. I shot someone's P320 a bit (don't remember which model exactly) and I don't recall it feeling any better than my P365XL. I shot someone's fullsize Springfield XD and the whole thing felt like such a cheap piece of shit that I can't even remember how the trigger felt (probably terrible).

My personal and completely uneducated opinion is that the biggest trigger detriment in defensive shooting is high pull weight. When you mix high pull weight with poor fundamentals, it's going to be a bad time.
 
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DirectorDelta said:
lightening the DA trigger pull of a Smith & Wesson Governor
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shorten the mainspring tension screw with a file slightly (and i do mean slightly, 1/32"). you can find the good position for your preference by backing it out. combine this with a lighter (13lb at the lower limit since you will start getting light strikes around there, the factory spring is 18 or 20 depending on the year made, and a 16 is very reliable while being lighter on DA pull).

none of the above affect the sear or hammer and thus has virtually no effect on single action trigger feel. tkcustom has all the parts. this will also work on the judge although your primary change is a lighter main spring or shorter yoke screw since there is no tension screw.

John Badman said:
What’s a good trigger I can put in my Glock
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overwatch or apex imho, but the glock performance trigger is probably the best for carry use.

Particle Bored said:
I'd be curious to hear from more "operational" shooters how much the squish really matters in the heat of the moment.
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it really doesn't matter much apart from follow up shots and even then it's trained through. i have shot Glocks in combat, LE training, PPC, bullseye, steel challenge, and 3 gun. mush isn't really a thing except in slow fire and it's mostly for people that aren't following through on the decision to shoot and "pulling through" the trigger to complete the action. the mush sensitives i know are the type to slow squeeze and stop just after the bang, which isn't great as a shooting method without a light single action hammer to provide the crisp feel. the Glock's "ramp" has a totally different feel and shooting well with it is a training thing.
 
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Samhain said:
Just get good with the stock mush. I've never felt held back by the stock trigger in gen 5 19/17/45. I have no idea why people spend $150+ on a slightly better trigger for a Glock. I recall seeing a video for a Johnny Glocks kit that was like $350 and I couldn't figure out why someone would spend 60% of the price of the gun on a replacement trigger.

On the other hand, don't listen to me. While I keep my Glocks almost completely stock, I autisticly very carefully choose every single component for my AR builds.
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My Johnny Glock trigger on my 43x breaks like glass. You get what you pay for.

Adding that the stock triangular glock trigger shoe suck ballz.
 
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Samhain said:
Just get good with the stock mush. I've never felt held back by the stock trigger in gen 5 19/17/45. I have no idea why people spend $150+ on a slightly better trigger for a Glock. I recall seeing a video for a Johnny Glocks kit that was like $350 and I couldn't figure out why someone would spend 60% of the price of the gun on a replacement trigger.

On the other hand, don't listen to me. While I keep my Glocks almost completely stock, I autisticly very carefully choose every single component for my AR builds.
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I actually kinda agree and kinda disargee.

Flat out, I'm a hobby shooter, I carry a g20 as my Daily. (it's a g3) I have my trigger worked, you know why? Not because I'm delta and that .000004 inch and half lb pull will make me head shot jace but I'm a fucking trigger snob. That's it.

I can afford 200+ to make my daily gun feel better. So I did it. I regret nothing. It's literally that simple.
 
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Particle Bored said:
Anyone have recommendations for IWB holsters specifically for Glock 26? Seems a lot that comes up in searches are G19 holsters that happen to fit G26s.
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Here's one that I'd feel confident using.
SuperConglomerateWhale said:
The 629 I'm currently waiting on picking up was only $800.
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Please tell me about it. Even better, post some pics when you get it.
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Flat out, I'm a hobby shooter, I carry a g20 as my Daily. (it's a g3) I have my trigger worked, you know why? Not because I'm delta and that .000004 inch and half lb pull will make me head shot jace but I'm a fucking trigger snob. That's it.
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The only pistols I've left mechanically stock are those that came from CZ Custom (not sure that counts as stock). Even if I don't change fire control parts I always swap sights to either Dawson Precision or Warren Tactical. We spend a lot of resources on these weapons and our skills with them; they should be configured as we see fit. As long as we don't compromise their reliability I say change what you want when you want.


I think the manual safety is in a silly position and I wonder how much this will cost. If it's anything like it's predecessor I doubt I could even afford to finger-fuck one.
 
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Dean Pentel said:
I think the manual safety is in a silly position and I wonder how much this will cost. If it's anything like it's predecessor I doubt I could even afford to finger-fuck one.
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I'm sorry but this is all wrong. I've got some expensive hardware and if I didn't have a nice 6" 2011 with a holo sun I'd probably bite the bullet and pay MSRP for the Luago Alien. What is it now? still over 4K out of the box no accessories?

Putting the Alien in a combat context or even a concealed carry context? No. Just no. I can live with/the Glock itself can live with my ass/belt line summer sweat on my 27 but, a Laugo Alien? No. Not to mention anything concealed carry better have 5+ years to that exact model without any "Sig P320 bullshit", hiccups or weird ammo preferences. CCW needs to be reliable, ugly and light the end.

While I'm bitching did they seriously call it the "Remus" after "Alien Romulus" was released 2 months ago?
 
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I'm sorry but this is all wrong. I've got some expensive hardware and if I didn't have a nice 6" 2011 with a holo sun I'd probably bite the bullet and pay MSRP for the Luago Alien. What is it now? still over 4K out of the box no accessories?

Putting the Alien in a combat context or even a concealed carry context? No. Just no. I can live with/the Glock itself can live with my ass/belt line summer sweat on my 27 but, a Laugo Alien? No. Not to mention anything concealed carry better have 5+ years to that exact model without any "Sig P320 bullshit", hiccups or weird ammo preferences. CCW needs to be reliable, ugly and light the end.

While I'm bitching did they seriously call it the "Remus" after "Alien Romulus" was released 2 months ago?
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I know a dude who's wife has one and he says the tolerances are too tight to be a truly reliable gun since it needs very frequent cleanings. That's something I'd worry about if it's sucking in lint and dirt all the time while carried. This guns and others like it are pretty much toys, which nobody seems to admit. It's also rarely mentioned, but in a new Ben Stoeger vid he says it gets really hot after a few mags to the point of not being able to shoot it.
2011s are sick and everybody keeps trying to replace them with something else, but they're really not replaceable. They're just not a good choice for carry or combat/anything dirty, and if their tolerances were loosened in order to function while dirty, they'd suck ass and lose what they have going for them.
 
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Dean Pentel said:
I think the manual safety is in a silly position and I wonder how much this will cost. If it's anything like it's predecessor I doubt I could even afford to finger-fuck one.
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Reminds me of shooting my dad's Cobra FS380, where the safety flips down to fire. It falls out of safe if you bump the gun. I imagine an Alien would have a bit more reliability but it still makes me wonder why they designed it like that when there's already a thumbrest/safety literally right below it. It just makes me appreciate the CZ 75 safety even more, where the grip I use to fire the gun is the exact same I use to release the safety if I need to. No fiddling with it or readjusting grip to reach the safety, so flipping back to safe is also instant.

Complications like this seem to explain why people created grip safeties and bladed trigger safeties in the first place, especially for duty/concealed carry.

Edit: Found a photo of the Cobra safety, it's pretty hilariously simple, doesn't seem to have any way to apply tension to keep it from falling in or out of safe. Cobra-FS380-Factory-Original-380-Metal-Safety.webp
 
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Dean Pentel said:
Here's one that I'd feel confident using.

Please tell me about it. Even better, post some pics when you get it.

The only pistols I've left mechanically stock are those that came from CZ Custom (not sure that counts as stock). Even if I don't change fire control parts I always swap sights to either Dawson Precision or Warren Tactical. We spend a lot of resources on these weapons and our skills with them; they should be configured as we see fit. As long as we don't compromise their reliability I say change what you want when you want.


I think the manual safety is in a silly position and I wonder how much this will cost. If it's anything like it's predecessor I doubt I could even afford to finger-fuck one.
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What is the point of a $4k EDC that won't run if its dirty, or gets too hot to handle after a couple of mags?

If I'm going to EDC something expensive as fuck that gets too hot after a few magazines, its at least going to be a gun that fucking works if it gets dirty.

Like this one.

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