glocksmithing – Viking Armory

Glock Connector polishing notes

Do a basic polish. When that is done put a very slight bevel on the face of the ledge.

Side Drawing and Picture of connector before:

Very slightly bevel the face of the ledge.

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Glock Safety Plunger Polishing

Here are some shots of Glock Safety plungers I polished using the method I wrote about here:

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Generation 1-4:

Generation 5:

Glock 43 and 48

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Glock Trigger Shoe Modifications

The above are average measurements. It is polymer, it moves so you will not get consistent measurements. They are mass produced and can vary in size between batch runs. The trigger I had at the time had the above measurements. Yours might vary. “A” was my distance to the center of the trigger bar slot.

We want to get the screw hole centered in front of the trigger bar slot (A) left to right and at the height of the front curve.

You are going to need Standard Trigger:

 2 - 56 3/16 long stainless steel socket set screw 
 2 - 56 3/8 long stainless steel socket set screw for trigger bar
 .035 Allen Wrench
 #50 drill bit
 2 - 56 tapered tap

You are going to need Performance Trigger:

 2 - 56 3/16 long stainless steel socket set screw
 2 - 56 3/8 long stainless steel socket set screw for trigger bar
 .035 Allen Wrench
 #50 drill bit
 2 - 56 tapered tap

Using the #50 drill bit, drill a hole 9 mm down and center of the trigger bar slot. Make sure it is straight. I use my Dremel Drill press to do this. Slowly work the 2 – 56 tap through it.

Front Shot:

Looks pretty centered:

While I am at it, I drilled and tapped the safety and trigger bar holes with the above tools and threaded in 2 – 56 x 3/8” set screws

Once I am confident that everything is setup correctly, I will seal the deal with Loctite 425

I modified the safety on this trigger as well

Here is what the trigger safety looks like unmodified:

There are 4 different cuts I am going to try.

Never cut off more than shown in the last example.

Here is the start of my testing:

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GlockSmith Block

I wanted to create a block that Glock Armorers could use to perform Glock-Smithing tasks regardless of Glock model.

GlockSmith Block Naked Showing New PinsSo far it has spots for:

– Trigger Shoe Removal and Install

– Connector Adjustments

– Trigger Jig

Showing the new pins:

– Firing Pin Spring and Cup(s) replacement

It has been working out pretty good for me. If you have suggestions or ideas hit me up using the info below.

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Glock Polish Job – Firing Pin

Using the polishing items in the notes HERE I did the example below:

Here are is a before shot:

I am trying to show the firing pin face in this one. Notice the grooves:

General Cleaning / Shine polish to all areas. Careful not to remove too much from the YELLOW areas and the firing pin tip.

The Face area is what you want to get butt ass smooth.

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Glock Safety Plunger Holder and Polishing

When polishing any small part like the Glock safety plunger using buffung wheels on my grinder the part would at times go flying out and get damaged or temporarly lost. To help with that I create and print the Glock Safety Plunger Holder. I have different versions for different models and generations:

Plunger Holder.stl:

Glock Gen 1-5 Sfty Holder — Plunger Holder.stl

Glock Gen 1-5 Sfty Holder Reverse — Plunger Holder.stl

Gen 5:

Plunger Holder Shallow.stl

Glock Gen 1-5 Sfty Holder Shallow — Plunger Holder Shallow.stl

Glock Gen 1-5 Sfty Holder Shallow Reverse — Plunger Holder Shallow.stl

Gen 5:

Plunger Holder with Lip.stl – I am testing this one out. I added the lip to see if it would help hold the Glock Safety Plunger a bit better…

Glock Gen 5 Sfty Holder with lip Gen 5 — Plunger Holder with Lip.stl

Plunger Holder G43 G48.stl

Glock G43-G48 Sfty Holder — Plunger Holder G43 G48.stl

Plunger Holder G43 G48 Shallow.stl

Glock G43-G48 Sfty Holder Shallow — Plunger Holder G43 G48 Shallow.stl

Plunger Holder G43 G48 Reverse.stl

Glock G43-G48 Sfty Holder Reverse — Plunger Holder G43 G48 Reverse.stl

Plunger Holder G43 G48 Reverse Shallow.stl

Glock G43-G48 Sfty Holder Shallow Reverse — Plunger Holder G43 G48 Reverse Shallow.stl

I usually print these up when I have just a bit of filament left. Then toss it in a drawer till needed.

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Timney Trigger Glock Install

Here is a recent Timney trigger I installed. This post is not to show how to install it or review it. There are plenty of articles on both out in the wild. This is just to show what one of my installs for this product look like:

This is what you get:

Slide it in place:

Put the pins back in:

Drop the slide back on, function check and ready to shoot!

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Safety Plunger De-Bur and Polish

Glock pistols are mass produced using stamped parts. That is not a bad thing, just the way it is. Because of that, a part will sneak in with a less than desirable finish. I am of the belief that you should inspect all you parts for defects and burrs.

In this case, I found a bur on the safety plunger.

I filed down the burr with a small file, being careful not to remove to much material.

When it met my stringent standards I polished it up:

Dropped it back in, runs like a champ!

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Glock Sight Install

We all know the factory Glock sights are notoriously poor, so let me replace them! I take a lot of care to make sure the sights on your pistol are installed and aligned correctly. I have a very nice sight pusher tool that drifts the sights on and off without the need of a punch or hammer. Using such a tool protects tritium vials from breaking, prevents marring of the slide, and the sights.

Here is a shot of a Glock 19 I did:

Factory Front Sight:

Factory Rear Sight:

Sights getting installed:

New front sight:

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SpringCO Recoil Management System

I just picked up the Recoil Management System, Versatility Kit from the great folks at SpringCO for my Glock 19 Gen 5. I wanted to show what I did to get it installed. It was pretty straight forward and easy to do.

Here are the parts that came in the package.

SpringCO Glock Recoil Management System Whats Included

I am going to install the Green 13# spring. As this is a non-captured setup I will be trying the 15 and 17 pound springs in the near future and keeping the one I like best and works best for my situation.