Randy’s teammates getting some chill time. I mixed the epoxy compound in
a large syringe — with no needle — courtesy of my medic. Flipping the frame over, with the mag well pointing up, I braced it with two weights I bor- rowed from our weight room. I slowly injected the epoxy into the cavity be- hind the mag well, where the curved back strap is and made sure not to get any air bubbles into the mix. After letting that dry for a day,
I put the frame in a vice and began using my Dremel tool to grind away until the evil hump on the rear of the frame was gone, and a nice flat, rounded backstrap was left. After three quick coats of truck bed liner and letting that sit
for another 24
hours, I was ready to take this bad boy to the range and see if it would blow up in my hand — or not.
Medic Alert The next day I told my medic what I
Teaching the locals how to shoot the Glock.
comprehensive website detailing the steps to reduce the Glock’s grip size. I had the basic tools needed (marine epoxy, truck bed liner and a Dremel tool), so I got to work.
War-Zone Pistolsmithing After disassembling the frame com-
pletely (not much trouble at all given the Glock’s simple design) and giving it a thorough cleaning, I plugged all the holes with, of all things, bubble gum. Modeling clay wasn’t handy but with a quick chew, the gum had the right consistency and would keep the epoxy out of the holes and where it belonged.
was about to do and if he heard scream- ing to come running. At our 50-meter range I busted a few caps, inspecting the gun after each shot. All seemed to work fine. I stepped it up and put a few magazines downrange. It was a great improvement over the way the original grip angle felt and pointed. Now that the improvised way of doing a grip re- duction was proven to work, we were all set to make modifications to any of the other Glocks then put them to work in the field. Some may believe that’s a lot of
work for a pistol that is just a second- ary weapon. And you would be right. However, I’ve jumped out of many planes in the military, and never need to pull my reserve chute — but you can bet I always had the best one I could get a hold of. Self-preservation is something I hold in high regard, es- pecially if I am betting my life on a pistol at arm’s length. Taking the ex- tra time and effort was worth it to me.
Improved Performance Packing the Glock 19 over the
Robar Mod (top) Randy Mod (bottom) 56
Beretta made our life easier in more ways than one. For instance, car- ing the pistol concealed in civil- ian clothes. As you can imagine it was hotter than hell in Iraq, and on the occasions when we wore street clothes, a T-shirt and pants kind of thing. With its lower profile and weight, yet not compromising fire power from the M9, the Glock al- lowed us to be armed undetected in every situation we encountered from the chow hall, to the gym, to meet- ings with Iraqi counterparts. In- creased marksmanship performance was another plus added by the con- sistent trigger pull of the Glock, as well as more efficient manipulation
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