increases speed, spin and in the end, accuracy. The biggest
noticeable difference comes in less build up around the firing pin
hole in the breach and on the feed ramp to keep the Glock running
smoother, longer during prolonged range activities. At around
US$12 per 2 ounce bottle, it’s a small fee to pay to ensure the
longevity of a tool I plan on keeping around for a long time to come.
COMFORTABLE CARRY
LIGHTS, LASERS AND HYPER DRIVE
During this article, there are two items in which I have purposely
not mentioned and before you research the editor’s email address
to write in and demand my head on a stick displayed in the town
square, read slowly and take in what I am about to say speaking
from experience. The first of these items is that of a flash light.
While there are tons of reasons why a pistol mounted light is
a wonderful option; depending on the purpose it serves, but for
every day carry, there are things to consider.
Firstly, they are bulky and uncomfortable to carry concealed.
This often leads to the previously mentioned sin of getting fed up
with the discomfort and leaving your CCW at home. If you are like
me, there is enough of “you” in the pants already to have to share
with anything but your gun. Most rail mounted lights add more
weight both in itself and the specialised holster you will require
to safely carry it.
Secondly, if you are in a low light situation and wish to explore
what you perceive as a threat, you will have the tendency to muzzle
sweep everything you do not wish to shoot in search of what you
may need to engage. This has been documented hundreds of times
as to leading to house pets, children, neighbors and responding
law enforcement offers accidently startling the firearm light user
and inadvertently discharging a round in their direction. A better
suggestion would be to pocket or belt-carry a Streamlight or
Surefire light independently from your CCW and utilize the Harris
method when it’s time to engage a true threat.
FINAL THOUGHTS
CTING
One overlooked area of a great carry gun whether it’s a Glock or
not, is what holster you choose to actually carry the pistol. If you
can’t carry your CCW comfortably, in a readily accessible manner
and decide to leave it home, it’s useless regardless of how great
it is. As an avid fan of carrying inside the waist band just behind
the hip, I choose a kydex holster by T-Rex holsters after sampling
approximately two dozen holsters prior to it. This IWB holster is
a simple, straight drop holster with a wide belt clip and narrow
profile. I have worn it both with my former CCW and current
one with ideal comfort and reassurance of retention. I have
inadvertently fallen wearing this rig as well as rolled around on
the ground playing with my infant daughter with not so much
as a wiggle of the holstered firearm. When I draw from cover,
the process is always a crisp, quick motion with very little tug or
resistance as I clear the holster. Re-holstering is simple due to the
rigidity of the kydex construction and I enjoy how comfortable it
sits slightly above the belt line. Starting at around US$60, these are
well-made products by an avid combat shooter who understands
the needs of a serious gun owner. As a side note, I chose to go
with kydex mostly because, while I have always loved the concept
of leather holsters and have carried several of them for years,
they are simply not very practical in the area of the country I live
in. If you live in a predominately colder area, you make want to
look into rigs by companies like Savoy Leather and Galco holsters
for premier IWB holster options that will last for years to come.
Lasers, the new fad in the everyday carry sales industry and not
my first choice to have on my firearm. Noticed I said sales industry
and not actually carry. First, lasers are a two way street. While they
work great for seeing where your muzzle is pointing, they are also
great for giving your threat a great location of their target in low
light to shoot at. Most shooters I have seen using a laser have a
little red dot hopping all around a target getting them caught up
on where the dot is when should be their number one focus should
be the front sight and sight picture.
It’s been my experience that while the battery life in these
glowing little wonders is relatively long, they die at the worst
possible time. Two times this has personally come true for me,
once giving a live fire demo as part of my former SWAT team to
a VIP presentation and once while teaching a class to a ladies not
for profit shooting group who were interested in the new items on
the market to aid in self-defense. If it wasn’t for the use of back
up iron sights, I would have seriously looked foolish, which is still
better than dead if I had relied on them in a combat situation. For
these reasons alone, I prefer to leave the laser blasters to Han Solo.
If you have followed this article and decided to add any or all of
these upgrades, you have made a good deal of investment your
daily carry firearm, but the most important investment you can
every make is to properly train. Try to get away from the square
range mindset and challenge yourself to shoot in various positions,
over and around various barricades and practice reloading on the
move using cover and not just concealment. Regardless if it’s a
stock Glock, upgraded Glock or not a Glock at all, no firearm will
become a magic wand of shooting experience and mastery.
To grow your skills as a well-rounded shooter, you need to train
in as many scenarios with as many different types of firearms as
possible. You never know when you may have to rely on someone
else’s firearm for protection if you are caught up in a mass attack
happening at a large public area such as a church, mall or school
and your own firearm is damaged or out of ammo. In choosing
to carry a tool of great power such as a personal firearm, you
owe it to yourself, your tool, the guy next to you
and the general public to be as effective and safe
as possible. Remember, if you’re not part of the
solution, you are just another part of the problem.
Train Hard and Finish the Fight!
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