Concealed Carry Handguns – August 2019

CUSTOMIZING

Forabuildlikethis,Iwantedan

undercuttriggerguardandadifferent

typeofstippling.Knowingthatanyat-

temptonmypartwouldprobablyre-

sultinourbeingcrownedthe“Ugliest

Gunof2019”contestwinner,Isent

theframeofftoRussBaconofNevada

Cerakotetoworkhismagicwithlaser

stipplinginanefforttoimprovethe

texturingoftheframe.

Russworkedhisbasket-weavepattern

intothegrip,resultinginatexturethat

isnottooaggressiveyetprovidesa

goodholdwhetheryouarewearing

glovesornot.Ioptedto“losethe

fingergroves”forthisone.

Mybasegunwasreallytakingshape,

soIturnedtothetwocomponentsI

considercriticaltoanyGlockusedfor

aself-defensecapacity:thefrontand

rearsights.Glockfactorysightsare

prettymuch“placeholders”untilyou

canfindsomethingbetter.Iinstalleda

setoftritiumsightsfromTruglo.

Theslideiscutforanoptic.Iperson-

allythinktheRMRisthebestsightof

itstype,butthisparticularslidewas

intendedforaDokterOptikorVortex

VenomandIdecidedtoforgothe

reflexsightinthisinstance.

DOESSHESHOOT?

WithmynewGlockbuildcomplete

andlightlyoiled,Iranitthroughthe

pacesatmylocalshootingrange.

Itriedavarietyofammunition,in-

cludingAmericanEagle115-grainFMJ,

Remington124-grainFMCandHornady

147-grainXTPatatargetsetupat 25

The Facilitator by

DeSantis is a Kydex

OWB holster with a

Redi-Lok retention

tab to prevent a

gun grab.

The Pro-P Gear

Magazine Clip

allows you to keep

a magazine at the

ready while clipped

to your pocket.

30 CONCEALED CARRY HANDGUNS  FALL 2019

“...THE REAL

SURPRISE

WAS THE

HORNADY

AMMO.

MY THREE

FIVESHOT

GROUPS

HAD ALL

ROUNDS

TOUCHING

IN A CLOVER

LEAF THAT

WOULD

MAKE

SAINT

PATRICK

SMILE.”