TGO David

OPSEC. Don't advertise what you have. I know that we all do it to one degree or another here on the forum, but "out in the world" we need to keep a lid on it as much as possible.

Putin basically ended the COVID pandemic. I am so conflicted about him, on this one realization.

That's my kind of luck, too. Maybe it's true what they say, though? Two is one, and one is none. I stumbled across the CHPWS plate while educating myself on which optics the OSP takes. It looks like a good option.

Source: Hellcat® Pro OSP™ 9mm Handgun - Springfield Armory (springfield-armory.com) Basically, Springfield is giving us a Hellcat that takes the 15-round magazine without the need for a grip-extension on the mag, a slightly longer slide, and more beef in the right places. It's got the capacity of a Glock 19 with the width of a Hellcat and is optics-ready right out of the gate. It seems to have the same optics footprint as the regular Hellcat OSP, meaning it natively takes the HEX Wasp, JP Enterprises JPoint and Shield RMSc optics. If I am correct about the optics footprint, it also works with the Holosun 507K adapter plate that CHPWS makes. That adapter plate is very thin and just negates the fact that the Holosun 507K doesn't have holes for the rear recoil lugs on the Hellcat. Easy peasy. Reviews that I've seen for the new Hellcat Pro make it look really promising. I could probably be swayed to spend some cash on one, myself. Here's the best review that I've seen yet.

@Defender - You might also just consider putting an aftermarket slide on your G45. That way if you decided that a red dot wasn't really your cup of tea, you could just sell the aftermarket slide and put your OEM slide back on the frame. This slide would fit your G45 and is the cheapest I've seen, PLUS it is a good manufacturer! You'll pay less for this than having someone mill and re-finish your existing slide. ZEV Duty Stripped Slide For Glock 19 Gen 5 RMR Cut - Omaha Outdoors

It's worth the effort and expense to switch to one. The learning curve isn't near as bad as most folks assume that it will be.

It's actually very grippy. The texture almost feels like a carpenter's rasp. Lots of bite.

Yep. Melonite is a nitride finish. It's rugged. Same as the Glock finish. I use it on my slides from them.

Let me just say that I swap this slide onto my G45 as well, whenever I want 17-rds and a slightly larger grip. I mostly carry this as it looks here, though, since my G45 is also milled for an optic but includes a comp and larger light. This Gen5 Glock 19 is definitely more of an EDC for me and has been through three different slide/optics configurations since I've owned it. (^^ This is an older pic with a Night Fision rear sight. I didn't like it, so I swapped that out for a 10-8 Performance rear sight) What you're looking at is a setup that has worked very well for me. Specifics are: Gen 5 Glock Frame with mostly stock internals. Zev Pro Trigger with Zev "Minus" Connector. Curved trigger shoe version. Agency Arms Syndicate S2 Slide with Agency Optics System (AOS). Holosun HE509T-X2-GR Green Dot optic on AOS plate. Traditional "irons-behind" plate version. Night Fusion front sight with green outline Tritium dot. 10-8 Performance rear sight with solid-black configuration. Glock OEM Gen5 "Marksman" barrel. Streamlight TLR7A weapon light. LAS Concealment Saya 2.0 holster. Why this setup? The key component in this setup for me is the slide because of the Agency Optics System. For years now I have run slides cut specifically for the Triicon RMR footprint. But as other players, like Holosun, have entered the game and gotten to be really good at it, I have wanted an optics mounting system that was manufacturer-agnostic. The AOS setup fits that bill for me and is really strong and very proven under some abusive conditions thanks to folks like Aaron Cowan at Sage Dynamics. How does it perform? Really well. I've become a serious fan of the Holosun 509T because of its rugged design, reputation for reliability (again, Sage Dynamics) and fully enclosed emitter design. This is my first green dot version, though, and I have not yet decided if it is all that more advantageous than a red dot. I have two other 509Ts, both red dots, on other guns and I run them just fine. The green dot is supposedly faster to acquire visually, but I honestly cannot tell much of a difference. It may just be me, though. The gun itself performs as you'd expect. It is a Glock. The Marksman barrel is quite nice. The gun is capable of more accuracy than I am. Occasionally the planets align, I do my part somewhat perfectly, and it feels like we're both in the groove. Those are good times. ZOMG, your serial number is visible! Meh. I'm not that paranoid. The government knows I have some guns and I run a big-ass gun forum. I'm already on their list.

Also, I've used Custom Slide Work | DP Custom Works LLC many times now and have been SUPER thrilled with the result and turn-around. I used Primary Machine, another shop, once and ultimately wasn't pleased with the result.

I would encourage you to find someone who is willing to have the slide coating done again with nitride or heat-cured Cerekote no matter what you do. I have seen way too many slides ruined by rusting due to the optic cut merely cold-blued or finished with an air-cure coating of some sort. This isn't something to skimp on. It will affect the longevity of your gun as well as it's resale-value if it's done wrong.

I bet the construction codes are quite a bit different from the sake of earthquake tolerance alone. What other things have you noticed about the way houses are built here? In the last twelve months, three homes in my tiny little neighborhood of less than 30 homes were sold by their original occupants to Californian refugees.

Nice! I bet that $10 Luger has a story that none of us want to know.

The older I get, the more I understand and relate to Red Foreman.

Open-carry used to be the only way that regular civilians could carry a handgun in Kentucky. We had the ability to do that without a permit for as long as I can remember. Long before Kentucky started making the Concealed Deadly Weapon License a thing. Back in my late high-school and early college years, in the late 1980s and early 1990s, I worked at one of the Wal-Mart stores in my hometown. We had an old farmer who would come into the store almost every weekend with a chromed 8-inch revolver of some sort strapped to his leg in a legit cowboy leather holster. Being a kid who grew up in a police and military family and who hunted often, I was enamored by firearms, so this guy's heater never bothered me. But it sure drew some attention from everyone else. The way he was eyeballed throughout the store by our store's management and other customers made an impression on me. It made me adverse to that sort of attention and made me appreciate the concealed aspect of the CDWL once Kentucky started issuing them.

FFS.

I don't think y'all would know what to do if you ever got hold of some of that Glock lipstick.

The length actually helps quite a bit. This video explains why.

No one wants to see that. But a more relevant comparison would be a tricked-out custom M&P. Get out your turd polish!

I should really read more carefully. I would have seen that you solved it.

I'm still searching but I did find this on YouTube. The fix is to take out the optic screw on the ejection port side and file down the length of it slighty.

Apparently folks are having to shorten the optics mounting screws provided by Holosun so that they don't impact the extractor assembly. I saw this mentioned elsewhere recently, and I don't recall where it was. Probably Facebook or Reddit. I'll see if I can find more info.

Let's just agree that a lot of you replying in this thread aren't the customer demographic that will spend the money to customize a Glock. Let's also agree that the people who do that are no different than the people who spend money to customize a 1911.

Got to love utilitarian simplicity.

I don't carry a 1911 anymore. If I am carrying something like that, it is a 9mm 2011 and definitely concealed.