Yes to both, I built a Glock 17. I may build another soon, a 19 most likely.

No and no.

My commission is only 10% or a 6pack, whichever comes first.

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Mine took a bit of tinkering but I do like it.

This has to be a joke at this point. A good shoot is a good shoot.

I’ve put two together so far. Zero problems with them.

Poly 80 ARs next

If you've built one in the last 6 months:

- any pitfalls / mistakes to avoid, or tips that you can pass along?

For those who's guns weren't reliable at first, what did you do to fix the problem?

Yep. I'm trying to decide what to do for my third one.

what slide is that. I think I just found my third......

Ok I’ve decided to fo.  Can anyone help with the holster question

Kind of aggressive. I would prefer something between the grip and my delicate baby soft skin.

Probably wouldn't have made a difference one way or the other but it did get brought up and prior to that I didn't think that sort of thing actually mattered.

Not advocating for anything either way, just saying it was an issue the prosecution raised. He wasn't convicted but it was one more thing they tried to use to hang him. Probably depends on where you live. What no one bats an eyelash at in Wyoming might be a big problem in New York. May not be a big issue.. but it still could be an issue. Personally I don't care but I'm not going laugh at anyone for taking into consideration how a liberal prosecutor or jury might see things.

You think if I took some 1200 grit to it to knock the edges off it would be more comfortable?

I don't know about him but for me? Yes, I would prefer to carry a handgun designed and manufactured by experts in the field and have lots of insurance. Why on earth would you think otherwise? Please explain.

Well there goes more of my hard earned money

Cnn, cbs, foxnews, abc, comedy central, all the places where dumbasses get their facts.

Damn Yankee Kydex
Cascadia Concealment
Squared Away Customs

Well the polymer 80 isn’t designed by amateurs......and plenty of reputable manufacturers with LOTS of experience have stubbed their toes with certain designs......I personally don’t take everything hook line and sinker just because XYZ Company made it.  That’s how you end up with sig p320 face.  I prefer to vet each individual product I’m interested in buying.  I don’t like buying lemons or crap products from any manufacturer so I don’t just take everything at face value.  Maybe you have a different system that works for you but mine works for me.

I just did my first build. It was stupid easy with a $20 Amazon dremel, end snips, my hand drill, and a file.

Runs like a top, ejection is goofy-but that’s like all my glocks.

The hardest part is enduring the goofy guys that make instructional YouTube videos.

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Do,they sell a lower and a build kit together? Too many options

80PBuilder is your best option, IMO, for an "everything you need in one order" kit.

https://80pbuilder.com

Would buy another.  I had issues at first putting the rear rails in but overcame.  Once it was broke in with about a few hundred rounds it and my Swenson slide and barrel run 100% using Glock magazines and steel or brass cased ammo.

It worked 100% with my Glock 19 upper but not with the Swenson until the I got the rails smoothed out.  I would trust it with my life using Glock magazines and brass cased ammo.

taggage

It took Polymer80 two weeks to send me a replacement locking block...they are hard to reach by phone and email.  I finally got my parts while I was on vacation, so I'll be swapping out the locking block today.

Overall, I really like them as the grip feels so much better than the OEM frames.  I carry my 19 built and I plan on having my wife carry her 26 or 19 builds, once I get some rounds through the frame.

"Well, there was this one instance somewhere up north. I don't know the guy it happened to, but I know a guy who knows a guy who's cousin it happened to and he wouldn't lie!

It had something to do with a righteous shoot...but then the jury saw he had something like "Surprise Cockfag!" engraved inside the dust cover so the judge threw the book at him."

A guy at my club was having the exact same issue with his G26 build using Lone Wolf LPK. I suggested using Glock OEM LPK but haven't met him after that.

I’ve heard that people even own multiple AR’s. Just hearsay of course.

I would not trust mine yet.  Both had pin misalignment issues from the get go.  
Both required tweaking, sanding, grinding to correct the issues.  
I had to request new locking block and rear rail module due to pin hole misalignment.

Any height misalignment or canting from either the locking block or RRM can cause binding on the slide.  
My rear rail module on my second one required extesive grinding to get it to sit lower in the frame.
Many people have had this issue and P80's response seems to be to send out new locking blocks and rear rails which hasnt always fixed the issues.

Now I am starting to get a slight warping of the frame towards the front which has already been reported by others.

After extensive filing and sanding amd polishing they are now running reliably but the frame warping is not confidence inspiring.
Time will tell as I run more rounds through them.  Only a couple hundred each so far.

Can you cite a single instance where that has EVER been an issue?

When will they make a 17 length grip on a 19 length slide... a Gen 3 Polymer 80 19X/45 essentially?

I can't see that being a patent infringement as it would be Gen 3. Can't see why it would be technically hard to do either.

For those wanting a less aggressive texture. Try there readeymod frame. Attached File

It's discontinued.  Still available in a few places though.

The Talon grip I got for my ReadyMod is still sitting in the envelope. Gotta get it installed.

Built my first one on monday.  I might go out and shoot it today if I have time.  Feels awesome, quite a bit lighter than a 'real' G17, probably due to the milled slide.  I bought everything from Rock Slide USA, it's really simple you can just choose all your parts and what color lower you want from a single build page.  Their lowers are $149, which is going price but not the sale price I've seen at other places, however their upper parts kit price makes up the difference.  Only thing I didn't get from them is sights, I did an adjustable glock polymer rear and a meprolight tritium front.  Build went together pretty easily, I used a dremel on the rails and then a file/various grits of sandpaper to finish them off.  For the channel I was going to use the dremel but my sanding drum was too large so I used a rat tail file and did it all by hand.  After cycling it a little bit the gun is now very smooth, can't wait to see how it shoots!

Lone Wolf Distributors Chameleon PVD finish

That’s not the point. If you’re forced into the situation, why give the cops/prosecutor anything at all to support an indictment and put you on trial? That said, the “Punisher” swag is a far worse idea than Polymer80 frames and self-loaded ammo.

where did you get the magwells? they look 3d printed

Yes, and they are oddly addictive to build.

Looks like a Cain Arms magwell. They're 3D printed.

@us-kiwi
Failure to feed. Please post it!

Standby.........
@TX_Road_Warrior

ETA
Failure to feed issues with P80 build.

Recently I purchased a P80 Glock 19 kit from 80Pbuilder.com. While preparing to assemble this kit, I installed the completed slide onto my genuine G19-gen3. It fit cleanly and I was quite impressed generally. However, upon racking the slide, it failed to chamber a round.

Turns out that the extractor would not open enough to allow the round to slide up the breech face. By swapping parts, I determined that the extractor assembly was jamming up.
Something was stopping the spring from compressing enough to allow the extractor to open up.

So, I shortened the plastic extractor spring bearing a little  this allowed the extractor to open enough to successfully chamber a round. Unfortunately, I had shortened the plastic bearing too much, and the extractor was capable of jamming open.
Thinking that I had the wrong plastic bearing, I contacted 80Pbuilder.com and they were kind enough to provide a new bearing. However, the new one was functioning just like the original  jamming the extractor.

Now, I was really confused, and was determined to find the cause. Careful measurements were made, comparing all the parts to the original G19 parts but failed to show the problem.
However, careful shortening of the new plastic bearing solved the issue. It appears that the plastic bearing length is very critical, as it controls the amount of travel of the extractor.

Single file strokes were making a measurable and visual difference. So if you are 'doing this fix' go slow and check the function frequently.
Once correct function of the extractor was obtained, round feeding was working well.

However, brass was being shaved by the sharp upper edge of the feet ramp, as rounds were entering the  chamber. Careful polishing removed this sharp edge and rounds were now feeding smoothly.

The frame was then assembled, without issues, and now over 200 rounds have been fed and fired without error.

I still have not determined the EXACT faulty part, but genuine G19 extractor parts work.
I will update this thread/ post if I ever find the answer.

This post/thread is not intended to find fault with 80Pbuilder.com in any way  they responded promptly with the replacement part I requested, at their own expense.

TL / DR  FTF was fixed by unjamming the extractor, brass shaving fixed by polishing top of feed ramp.

The shooting is what’s going to put you on a trial.  Not punisher swag.

Harold Fish

How so? I hadn't heard of the case, but this was the first search result: https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=4266

No mention of gun mods or ammo or anything like that.

@us-kiwi

Thanks for sharing. I'll look into that.

I had no idea it was a patent issue. Oh well,  maybe someday in the future. I have to say that 26L is pretty slick though. I'm in the process of building up a P80 hybrid...the 19 sized frame with the longer dust cover to take the 17 slide. I may just have to do a "little brother" hybrid as well.