Svashtar
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I already had a G21SF so commissioned a "build your own" Lone Wolf slide, then bought their slide completion kit. A couple of the parts like the extractor and striker liner seemed a bit cheap, so I upgraded those. I added a 6" KKM barrel, but asked them to cut it to 5.5" which gives me an inch more than factory but isn't hanging out too far for my taste. The slide had RMR cutouts so added a Trijicon RMR and mid height Night Fision backup sights. Total cost for everything was about $1250 or so, but it's a nice package and I can just switch uppers and mags. Of course it would have been way less if I had skipped the RMR, but it was the first I'd bought and wanted to try it on the new slide.
I put color coded Ghost, Inc. MOAB baseplates on the mags so I know which caliber mag is in the lower. I also bought gold and black rear slide plates that say "G20" and "G21" for an "At a glance" verification of the upper just in case I get confused.
. I'm a big fan of non-captive recoil springs and guide rods from Wolff Gunsprjngs, so went with a 20 lb spring IIRC, but bought a selection from factory weight up to 22 lb just in case. I like the Hornady 180 grain XTP. I had the slide cerakoted Sniper Grey, and just had 1911 style slide serrations as I wanted to retain as much weight as possible, but some of the options other than the stock Glock serrations were pretty cool so maybe I missed a bet there. While I was at it I had the lower stippled and trigger guard relieved, which made a huge difference in feel and shootability, especially with a heavy recoil, then went to a Ghost 3.5 connector, and did a .25 cent trigger job. I have a G29SF with extended baseplates, but it's a handful, and the larger frame pistol is obviously a better choice for hunting / woods carry.
The one thing I don't have yet is a good holster for it. I was thinking some kind of chest rig to stay off my waist as I have enough stuff there, but will have to do some research. Any thoughts on good carry options are welcome. I have Hogg IWB Kydex holsters for a G19 and G30S for CCW, but the G20 setup is really too large for anything like that.
I put color coded Ghost, Inc. MOAB baseplates on the mags so I know which caliber mag is in the lower. I also bought gold and black rear slide plates that say "G20" and "G21" for an "At a glance" verification of the upper just in case I get confused.
. I'm a big fan of non-captive recoil springs and guide rods from Wolff Gunsprjngs, so went with a 20 lb spring IIRC, but bought a selection from factory weight up to 22 lb just in case. I like the Hornady 180 grain XTP. I had the slide cerakoted Sniper Grey, and just had 1911 style slide serrations as I wanted to retain as much weight as possible, but some of the options other than the stock Glock serrations were pretty cool so maybe I missed a bet there. While I was at it I had the lower stippled and trigger guard relieved, which made a huge difference in feel and shootability, especially with a heavy recoil, then went to a Ghost 3.5 connector, and did a .25 cent trigger job. I have a G29SF with extended baseplates, but it's a handful, and the larger frame pistol is obviously a better choice for hunting / woods carry.The one thing I don't have yet is a good holster for it. I was thinking some kind of chest rig to stay off my waist as I have enough stuff there, but will have to do some research. Any thoughts on good carry options are welcome. I have Hogg IWB Kydex holsters for a G19 and G30S for CCW, but the G20 setup is really too large for anything like that.
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