So I have finally come to a place that I am actually committed and comfortable with an entire carry system. By system I mean the complete pistol accessory’s included, belt and holster/mag carrier. For years I have chased the elusive “ perfection” from the company that claims it and several others. Ive had several points that I thought “ this is close, if only…” and the hunt continued. It always seemed that if the pistol was right the sights weren’t. If the sights were great the damn gun didn't have a rail…if it had a rail then the light I wanted didn't work for me…..
I know you have all been through this.
Anyway I have actually dialed it in and I have put together a system that is exactly what I want and feel I need in a gun to help protect me and mine. Like so many of these types of things they seem to come full circle if you stand still long enough.
The point of this is that after all these years I am now going to put together a dedicated training pistol in the exact configuration of my primary carry. No longer will I need to safe and clear my sidearm for dry fire practice ( I still will of course). No longer will I have to put a dirty and HOT gun back down my pants when leaving the range. This means I have also dropped out of my last class because the gun ( broke an extractor on a gen 4 19 at a class a few years ago)I was using went down as I will have an exact spare.
This pistol will live all its indoor not at the range life with a dry fire mag and barrel block installed. It will live in a dedicated orange wing claw 2.5 and I am even going to weight down a couple of oem mags with orange plates and make dummy mags. This will allow me to practice much more and do it without any more administrative handing of live weapons in the house with my family then necessary for cleaning and maintenance.
I have always wanted to do this but just wasn't in a place where both the carry and training gun weren’t going to change or be different. And honestly the expense was a factor as well. I know that I could have done this with a SIRT pistol or other types of training aids but I want this to also serve as a backup to my carry pistol.
So I have assembled- or at least ordered all the parts needed ( other then an SCD) to put together a new carry gun and make the one I am carrying now my training gun and I am as excited as a kid at Xmas!
Glock 19 Gen 5 MOS
Heinie MOS ledge sights
FCD plate
RMR 06 type2
Streamlight TLR-7A
Barrel Blok
Orange WingClaw 2.5 with DCC mono block-ordered
Orange AIWM mag carrier-ordered
Glock OEM Orange floor plates x3 - ordered
Glock OEM mags x 2 to replace the used ones I am going to dummy
DriFire Mag-ordered
SCD-the only part I just can’t get my hands on( hell I wouldn’t even mind getting gouged on a couple!)
Anyway That’s my plan. Anyone else go about it this way? How do you like it? What did I miss?