Glock Open Gun
- Thread starter JB
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The only advantage would be price. You can build a Glock open gun pretty cheap compared to other brands.
You would not want to shoot minor in open. With the compensator, open guns recover from muzzle flip just as fast shooting major as they do in minor (sometimes faster with major depending on the load) so you would not be going any faster and would lose points for C's and D's.
Not many people shoot Glocks in open. I suspect they are not as competitive as other brands likely due to trigger pull and being too light.
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You could ask KC Eusebio how it worked out for him. (It didn't)
Seriously, to directly answer your questions;
It's not worth the time and money to re-invent the wheel. 95% of raceguns are Open double stack 1911 based.
The best gunsmiths in the US can't do it - no one in Canada is going to figure out how to make a Glock Open gun better or even last near as long.
(Open guns take a beating!)
If you're planning on shooting minor in Open, you've lost before you fired your first shot.
Like Phil said, A good open gun recoils flat - so there is no advantage (like in other divisions where minor has less perceived muzzle flip) to shooting minor, only advantages to shooting major and getting more points when you pull out of the "A".
Seriously, to directly answer your questions;
It's not worth the time and money to re-invent the wheel. 95% of raceguns are Open double stack 1911 based.
The best gunsmiths in the US can't do it - no one in Canada is going to figure out how to make a Glock Open gun better or even last near as long.
(Open guns take a beating!)
If you're planning on shooting minor in Open, you've lost before you fired your first shot.
Like Phil said, A good open gun recoils flat - so there is no advantage (like in other divisions where minor has less perceived muzzle flip) to shooting minor, only advantages to shooting major and getting more points when you pull out of the "A".
You guys don't know what you're talking about.
Open Glocks are awesome.
You're just jealous!!
KC just goes where the money tells him to go.
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But seriously, my experiences:
I don't shoot open much, but this gun has been very reliable.
Shoots flat, dot tracks well and with the brass magwell and grip insert, has all the weight were I would want it.
I can drive it quickly between targets.
Trigger, I have it down to sub 3lbs, and works well for me.
The only issue I have ever had was a trigger spring broke on me during a match, but springs/slide locks/parts in general fail on every brand of gun so I can't attribute it to the fact that I'm running major ammo through it.
I put this together to get a feel for open and to see what I actually want in an open gun.
My future move will be to a 2011 of some sort, but this gun is definitely serving its purpose well.
JB, if you want to try it, let me know.
Open Glocks are awesome.
You're just jealous!!
KC just goes where the money tells him to go.
But seriously, my experiences:
I don't shoot open much, but this gun has been very reliable.
Shoots flat, dot tracks well and with the brass magwell and grip insert, has all the weight were I would want it.
I can drive it quickly between targets.
Trigger, I have it down to sub 3lbs, and works well for me.
The only issue I have ever had was a trigger spring broke on me during a match, but springs/slide locks/parts in general fail on every brand of gun so I can't attribute it to the fact that I'm running major ammo through it.
I put this together to get a feel for open and to see what I actually want in an open gun.
My future move will be to a 2011 of some sort, but this gun is definitely serving its purpose well.
JB, if you want to try it, let me know.
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Start with an STI, Trubor or MatchMaster depending on if you like a full size or a shorty. Anything else and you are wasting your time and money. Or go full custom if you want (or the new STI DVC Open gun). The Trubor works as good as any gun I've had from my Millenium Custom to my SVI at a pretty reasonable cost.
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You guys really give out awards for "open minor" over there?
With open guns, you want to run the lightest bullet allowed with the slowest burning powder to work the comp. The 9mm or 38 super guns can run a 121-124 grain bullet and a lot of powder. 40 bullets are typically not available that small. That brings us to 357 sig which is a 40 case necked down to 9mm and thus can run the lighter bullets while still having the large case capacity of the 40. 357 sig is supposed to be awesome for open but I have never tried it. You would be spending more money for brass though unless you can make your own.
I have one in open & standard- it's 9x40 and I just run standard 40 brass through my sizing die- cheap & easy.
As for an open Glock; no thanks.
I researched hopping up one years ago and played some with a 21 in standard division.
What I didn't like was no matter what you did the trigger sucked and anything you try to make the trigger not suck ultimately shortens up the margins on the factory internal safeties.
I'm not much of a fan either of the high percentage of overall weight the cyclic components carry.
As for an open Glock; no thanks.
I researched hopping up one years ago and played some with a 21 in standard division.
What I didn't like was no matter what you did the trigger sucked and anything you try to make the trigger not suck ultimately shortens up the margins on the factory internal safeties.
I'm not much of a fan either of the high percentage of overall weight the cyclic components carry.
