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Many better options out there than giving Gabe Suarez your money. Google his name = Scumbag. IMO the Brownell’s slide is the best value out there. If you want something “fancier” there are plenty of other options out there.

yes, Comp flattens our muzzle rose and softens (subjectively) felt recoil. With a RDS, sight radius no longer matters. you may lose an inch or so on your irons, but when you are talking pistols, that really is not a big deal. I know very few shooters that are good enough shots to notice a decrease in performance with 1” less sight radius.

So the idea is that a G45 (17 frame with a 19 slide) with a Comp makes it G34 sized. So it’s an integrally compensated G34. Fits into G34 holsters and was easy to source.

You can buy a stripped Glock OEM frame if you look around. Check Big Tex Ordinance. They usually have them, as well as completion (parts) kits for frames and slides. You won’t generally see a 17L as a “tactical” Glock. The 17L is the “competition” model. The 17L is hard to find holsters for. Glock 34/35 is the normal “Tactical” Glock - just throw a SF x300U, and a magwell on it - that’s what I carried when assigned to the SWAT team. top left is my old SWAT gun. Top right was my steel Comp gun. Bottom middle is my version of a Roland Special (G19 with RDS, KKM Barrel and Comp) If you are really looking for a modern “tactical” Glock, get a Glock 45 MOS and put a magwell, RDS and a threaded barrel w/comp on it. It will fit in G34 holster.

That slide will fit a Gen 3 full-size Glock frame (G17/22/34/35) The frame is exactly the same for a G17/22 and a G34/35 - 100% interchangeable. They also have one milled for a RDS for an additional $60.

Threaded barrels for a Glock are legal. I was looking for a 17L slide for a project I was toying with but went with a G34 slide and a compensator. While I was looking, I signed up for a few websites for in stock notification. I just got an email that Spinta has 17L slides in stock. https://www.spintaprecision.com/glock-17l-gen-3-long-slide-nitride-bob-cut-window-version-2-sale/ Not sure where to find the barrels. I wasn’t that far in my search yet.

Would you consider splitting the optic out separately? Or the upper?

Nuts when $0.55 a round is a “Hot Deal”. Thanks for posting. Good looking out.

I know buddy. Don’t worry, I won’t let Pat’s ghost haunt you.

I just covered this exact statement in another thread: Cross post shenanigans: https://www.njgunforums.com/forum/index.php?/topic/96118-build-guide-for-non-nfa/&do=findComment&comment=1359042 Where Gun Store Guy is kinda correct, is that Hornady Critical Defense (optimized for small handguns with short barrels) and Critical Duty (optimized for full size handguns) rounds are probably the best (Power Ball and EFMJ being two other good options) rounds that retired LEOs can carry in their firearms outside their home because they are not hollow points, but they don’t act like FMJ either.

The SBF laws are clear enough. It gets confusing when folks try to get cute and play the “how about” game to find new loopholes or to make the laws creatively work for the gun they have their heart set on, when in reality they don’t. For the most part, I find they are relatively straight forward and easy enough to stay on the correct side of things - even if I don’t agree with them - with some noted exceptions. If you’re LEO, keep your eyes open - the NJSP Firearms Unit offer classes for LEO on FARS and NJ Gun laws that are pretty good. They charge a nominal fee - like $30 - that your command staff shouldn’t balk at. I think you can also pay your own way and go on your own time if your Dept. policies allow for that.

Personally, I look up the appropriate laws, statutes, guiding documents, directives, and guidelines myself and then I talk them over with people I personally know and trust. Some are in the firearms industry, some are LE, some are knowledgeable regular earth people. When that feels complete - I take MY chances on MY decision based on MY research and MY formulated opinion. I definitely don’t rely on gun store counter guys that I don’t know.

Thanks bro. I like to refer to it as the late great Pat Rogers did - Warrior Sized

All M1 carbine variants are banned by name IMO

The standard Mini-14 with full fixed stock is NJ legal. The pistol grip models and the versions with folding stocks are banned by name.

Blast dissipators/diverters/diffusers are not considered flash hiders in NJ. The pinky test is not a real test. In any event, all flash hiders are legal in NJ in and of themselves. They are merely one of the 6 features on the “evil” list that defines “Assault Weapons” in NJ. You are permitted to install two of the “evil” features on a Semi-Auto rifle and still be legal in NJ. A flash hider does not become illegal until it is the third “evil” feature on a semi-auto. And even then, it isn’t the muzzle device that is illegal, it’s the entire firearm. • You can put flashiders on bolt guns. • You can put a flash hider on a Mini14 or Fight Light SCR with no issues (the flash hider replaces the non-existent pistol grip for your second evil feature). Since an “OTHER” or SBF is defined as a firearm and decidedly not a rifle, the Assault Weapon restrictions/definitions do not apply. You do have to follow the federal definitions to avoid inadvertently building an AOW or SBR: SBF Requirements: • Over 26” in length (measured from the back of the receiver extension with the brace off to the end of the unpinned barrel or pinned muzzle device) • It can not have a stock (can have a brace or a naked receiver extension) • It must have a VFG (AFG types are not acceptable) • The lower must have been transferred as an “other” not as a complete rifle, and have never had a stock installed. Some manufacturers are engraving “SBF” or “Other” on the lower as part of the serial or model number as a marketing tool. It’s a nice feature but is not a necessary step to possess a legal SBF. If you were in a state (definitely not NJ) that permitted Short Barreled Rifles/Shotguns (SBR/SBS) and filed the appropriate NFA paperwork (Form 1) with the Feds to convert a rifle or shotgun into an SBR/SBS then you would have to engrave the lower accordingly - But you do not have to do that for an SBF. Finally - And this is important - GUN STORE EMPLOYEES ARE NOT PAID TO GIVE YOU LEGAL ADVICE!! I repeat - GUN STORE EMPLOYEES ARE NOT PAID TO GIVE YOU LEGAL ADVICE!! Do not rely on gun counter salespeople to keep you out of jail, or to sell you things that you can technically have but the employee doesn’t think so. They are paid to sell guns and keep the shop out of trouble. They are not required to have any training or certification in NJ or Federal laws past what is required to take your money, get you through NICS, and get you out the door. Take legal advice from lawyers*. * Yes, that includes advice on Gun Forums - including what I wrote above. I am not a lawyer. Accept what I said above at your own risk. If you don’t know, research what you learned and vet what you hear/read here and elsewhere.

The shop does not modify the OEM 15 round mags. Glock manufactures 10 round OEM mags for ban states - California, Massachusetts, NJ, Connecticut, New York, etc…. To avoid being sued by these states, Glock packs 10 rounders in all guns shipped to these states.

That time of year again folks. Pools are opening, people are outdoors. Pay attention. https://mariovittone.com/2010/05/154/

For the loctite users - it’s more than just red and blue. See below for more detailed info:

Doesn’t require a pistol brace - it just can’t have a stock. You can run a bare receiver extension if you want. Hell, with a barrel long enough to make the length requirement, you can run something like an AK under folder with the stock removed and be ok. (Still need the VFG)

Nice! Can I have it?

This makes my heart soar like an eagle! I have been increasingly impressed with Ruger lately. I look forward to them correcting the errors Remington made while they controlled Marlin.

I’ll take the 510C. PM out.