Posted: 2/14/2007 7:33:28 PM EDT
How is this done? New slide? Milling? Magic? Money? Is it worth doing just for KB protection?  I'm thinking in SHTF I can use it to start a fire. Either way it looks like something I NEED |
| I think some pics are a little dramatic, my friends 22 doesnt shoot flames like that. however in the dark it might. I never had a problem shooting ported Glocks, and it realy never improved recoil as far as i could tell.....maybe a tiny bit. It will get your front night sight covered in powder residue tho..............so bad it wont appear to glow, that kinds sucks |
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I believe that's what they refer to as an "artist's rendition". In other words, it ain't real. Glocks can come with ported barrels & slides from the factory. I believe it is an option (usually denoted by a "C" following the gun model designation) and available as the following guns. G19C, G17C, G18C (full-auto that you can't have) in 9mm. G23C, G22C in .40. G20C in 10mm. G21C in .45ACP. G31C, G32C in .357Sig. In practice, it doesn't help that much. |
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Thanks for the replies. I think I'll hold off and continue saving for my XD. Then there's my CMP order. Then there's my ammo order(s), Then there's my wifes gambling habit, she lets me look at her you know what, then there's my, ah hell you get the drift. I don't NEED it but it looks cool as hell so I'll keep it on the back burner. |
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Factory ported Glocks cost much less than buying a regular one and sending it to a gunsmith. And they are plentiful, not rare at all. Lets see... Yup! RSR lists compensated models at only $5 more than non compensated ones. Dealer of $464 on the Glock 23"C" and $459 on the regular G23. So why pay a gunsmith $100 to take a mill to a regular one? Edit: And the muzzle flash actually does look like in the OP's pic. Here's a YouTube to show what it looks like: www.youtube.com/watch?v=333KMCtIsmo |
| i wouldnt own one because i DO shoot my guns at night and i can see that screwing my night vision and making me lose my front sight plus making me give away my position worse than before. ive never shot one at night but that is my fear. perhaps somebody can enlighten me to that one. Its both a new slide an barrel if i recall correctly. |
If you do shoot at night, hopefully you are well able to differentiate your targets good from bad without the use of an external light source such as a flashlight. And if there's enough ambient light (moonlight, streetlights, etc) to do that then your "night vision" shouldn't be affected by muzzle flash. With the recent snows I went into the backyard to play with my pistol "in the dark" for a bit. At midnight, with the moonlight and reflection from the snow it was bright enough that I didn't need night sights and could clearly see my sights without the need for the tritium inserts. But I could also still see them glowing. If however you need to use a flashlight to make sure that the rustle in your bushes that you're drawing-down on isn't your neighbor Phil who just went outside for a midnight smoke, then you also just gave away your position so what's a little muzzle flash? It's all about tradeoffs. I have tritium night sights and flashlights and use them both. In practice, the ported guns don't offer more advantages than they do disadvantages. |
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NOTE...............A regular run of the mill night sight wont get as dirty but still will after 50-100 rnds, however the sights on the G22C my friend has are the TFOs, they are rather long compaired to the norm..........thus putting the rear of the sight closer to the ports making it dirty as fuck after a few mags. I wouldnt recommend the TFOs on any ported Glock model. They are some VERY nice sights tho. |