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Member Section => Handguns => Topic started by: Buzzcut on October 07, 2011, 07:10:07 PM
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Hello All
Got a G 21 Gen 4 today looking forward to range time with it.
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Nice! Enjoy.
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Looks sweet Buzzcut! I love Gen 4's and I love 45's. I expect the combination will be just fine...
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NICE new toy.
The G21 Gen 4 has just a slightly smaller grip than the Gen 3, but I still wish they'd make an even smaller single stack one. I have "medium" sized hands and the Gen 4 still feel a little too big to control properly.
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I wish glock would get rid of those stupid finger grooves,they don't fit my hand at all as I have thick fingers.Guess I'll have to find a gen 1 glock 21 if I want one. ::)
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Congratulations Buzzcut!!!! It's not nearly as "ugly" as mine. It is my beloved railroad tie with finger grooves, and there is enough steel on the slide to make it a more than adequate club. :P
I'm glad the "G" 4's realized "one size does not always fit all". The reduction of finger grooves, and adjustable back strap (M&P Copy) ;) makes it an even better version.
*and it's still a .45. ;D I could always send mine off for some grip reduction, but I like it blocky and original.
Low maintenance, combat accurate, uber reliable, and dishwasher safe... 8)
Post a range report.
Good shooting!
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I wish glock would get rid of those stupid finger grooves,they don't fit my hand at all as I have thick fingers.Guess I'll have to find a gen 1 glock 21 if I want one. ::)
I feel your pain. My wedding ring is size 16.
I ground off the finger grooves from my G23 and put a Hogue grip sleeve on it. Now the grooves are where I want them.
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I wish glock would get rid of those stupid finger grooves,they don't fit my hand at all as I have thick fingers.Guess I'll have to find a gen 1 glock 21 if I want one. ::)
There are folks who will remove the finger groves, Majer.
Also, there are instructions on how to build up an extended beavertail. (I believe they are on Brownells.)
They use some type of compound that will set up after being formed.
I'd guess you could use that compound and file/grind off the finger grooves and smooth it out with the compound and stipple it for texture.
Here is a YouTube video of a Do-It-Yourself Grip Reduction
Here is a link to the Brownells article on both the grip reduction and the bevertail.
http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/lid=10437/guntechdetail/Glock_Grip_Reduction___Custom_Beavertails
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Touching a frame will void the warranty, so make sure it is a shooter first (kind of a given for a Glock, but still).
Then a Dremel or slackbelt sander will remove the fingergrooves in a hurry.
I high-gripped up my trigger guard to not rub my middle finger raw. Took maybe 30 seconds.
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I dremel off the finger grooves on all my glocks. If you get one of the hobbyist soldering iron/wood burner kits they sell at harbor freight once you take down the finger grooves you use the knife blade attachment and cut the checkering through the flats where the finger grooves used to be. Basically you're just following the pattern that's already there and connecting it. It gives you a nice flat, checkered frontstrap. I'll try to take some pics when I get home the middle of next week and post them.
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There's just something that goes against the grain to have to do major surgery to the grip frame of a gun to make it more shooter friendly. I just think they were a bad idea to begin with, and since they are starting to reduce the size of them,I must not be the only one. ;D
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It would be smart on glock's part if they had front straps that interchanged as well. I've heard rumors that for the Gen 5 they consulted with Magpul and are going to design the grip a lot like the MIAD, multiple front and backstrap options. It would be great if they did but it's not like there sales have suffered. On top of that they created an entire cottage industry of "gunsmiths" that do nothing but modify glock frames. I personally don't view it as major surgery, I can knock out a finger groove removal and front checker job in about an hour. To me it's no harder than doing a trigger job and feedramp polishing which I also do to all my glocks. maybe it's just me but whenever I buy a new gun odds are I'll have it in many pieces within a week or two. When it goes back together every little piece has been inspected and any machining marks or burrs have been buffed and polished out.