Useful Glock Armorers Tools

[RJ]

I’m new to Glocks, and am currently using a G26.5 for carry and a G19.5 for USPSA. I’m not a gunsmith but am handy with tools and ok with small parts if I go slowly.

I’d like to be able to perform a disassembly on a Glock for purposes of major cleaning, as well as to R/R parts (e.g. trigger assemblies. connector), and I have to say, from being genuinely curious as to how my firearm works to gain a better understanding of it.

I have a Glock Armorers punch and various small tools (screwdrivers, needle nose). I was going to take a Glock Armorers Course but folks here convinced me to try the YouTube route and learn myself.

Besides the above, do you guys suggest any other tools for a first timer that would make things easier? Such as Armorers blocks, or those small plastic hammers, or anything else?

Thanks for any advice.

[Gater]

Guessing you have this covered already, but this thing is outstanding for front sight installation:

https://www.amazon.com/Wiha-26547-Precision-Driver-Inch/dp/B000O5ILUM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1535890725&sr=8-1&keywords=Wiha+3%2F16+nut+driver+26547&dpID=21Ven5yZFyL&preST=_SX342_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

I have not tried it, but this looks like it may be useful (if overpriced) if you plan on messing with the release often:

https://tangodown.com/shop/tangodown-magazine-release-tool-for-glock-gmrt-01/

[peterb]

A magazine baseplate removal tool? I found the punch and squeeze method to be difficult, and it was much easier with the NcStar tool:
https://www.amazon.com/NcStar-VTGLMAG-Magpopper-Magazine-Disassembly/dp/B0742JNRCY

There are other magazine tools that may be as good or better, but I have no experience with them.

[Cookie Monster]

Been a while since I’ve torn apart my Glocks. You really don’t need much. Magazine cleaning tool and sight tools are good suggestions. Only other thing I’ve used is a razor knife and sandpaper.

[EricP]

A magazine baseplate removal tool? I found the punch and squeeze method to be difficult, and it was much easier with the NcStar tool:
https://www.amazon.com/NcStar-VTGLMAG-Magpopper-Magazine-Disassembly/dp/B0742JNRCY

There are other magazine tools that may be as good or better, but I have no experience with them.

This is a similar product top what Peter recommended. In addition to removing base pads, it also has a punch and a front sight wrench. Note: it will not remove Glock +2 extensions.

https://www.amazon.com/NcSTAR-VTGLK5-Glock-Pocket-Black/dp/B07BK9T13T/ref=sr_1_6?srs=2529984011&ie=UTF8&qid=1535901721&sr=8-6&keywords=glock

[Darth_Uno]

A front sight nut driver, and a rear sight pusher. I have this one and it's paid for itself several times over, plus you can get a lot of free beer changing sights for your buddies. :D https://www.ebay.com/p/Handgun-Sight-Pusher-Tool-Universal-for-1911-Glock-Sig-Springfield-and-Others/1254021922?iid=162774304090

If you have an RMR, I'd strongly suggest a 5/64 driver instead of an allen key. Or an equivalent Torx driver if you use Torx screws.

I'd also recommend a small magnetic bowl or tray for placing parts into. This is just handy for any project. And for that matter, and old pillowcase. Makes a soft surface to set your guns on if you care about such things, and dropped parts are much less likely to bounce off and skitter away.

[RJ]

Appreciate all the inputs.

I watched this last night, I’m not sure how knowledgeable this individual is, but it hit the highlights for me:

https://youtu.be/FN9a-4pp6dQ

Looks like a couple punches, a small hammer and a roll of blue tape is what I need.

[Chuck Whitlock]

http://www.10-8performance.com/products/Armorer-Tool.html

These little guys are handy, too.

[RJ]

http://www.10-8performance.com/products/Armorer-Tool.html

These little guys are handy, too.

Thanks Chuck. What do you use these for?

[RJ]

This is a similar product top what Peter recommended. In addition to removing base pads, it also has a punch and a front sight wrench. Note: it will not remove Glock +2 extensions.

https://www.amazon.com/NcSTAR-VTGLK5-Glock-Pocket-Black/dp/B07BK9T13T/ref=sr_1_6?srs=2529984011&ie=UTF8&qid=1535901721&sr=8-6&keywords=glock

I ordered one of these.

So far I’ve not found it terribly useful. Mine is very crudely cast, and the fit and finish are poor. The mechanisms do not operate smoothly and have a lot of slop.

[RJ]

A magazine baseplate removal tool? I found the punch and squeeze method to be difficult, and it was much easier with the NcStar tool:
https://www.amazon.com/NcStar-VTGLMAG-Magpopper-Magazine-Disassembly/dp/B0742JNRCY

There are other magazine tools that may be as good or better, but I have no experience with them.

I bought one of these, it is fairly effective.

Having said that, I think Glock magazines are pretty durable (mine have been). I replaced the plastic basepads with Dawson EZ off aluminum ones for my USPSA mags. I don’t intend to clean them after every stage like I see some of the single stack guys, but at least I have a chance to get the basepad off if I drop it in the mud. Been raining a lot here and my local range is pretty wet.

[Chuck Whitlock]

Thanks Chuck. What do you use these for?

Read the description and click through the pics....they give a number of examples. I believe that it was originally designed for a 1911, but has plenty of generic applications. I'm sure you can figure out some uses!

[RJ]

Guessing you have this covered already, but this thing is outstanding for front sight installation:

https://www.amazon.com/Wiha-26547-Precision-Driver-Inch/dp/B000O5ILUM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1535890725&sr=8-1&keywords=Wiha+3%2F16+nut+driver+26547&dpID=21Ven5yZFyL&preST=_SX342_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

I have not tried it, but this looks like it may be useful (if overpriced) if you plan on messing with the release often:

https://tangodown.com/shop/tangodown-magazine-release-tool-for-glock-gmrt-01/

Thanks, those look pretty cool. I may order the front sight tool as that looks better than the tools I’ve seen.

The best small one I’ve used was the one that came with The Dawson precision order I received. It had a hex head that was easy to carefully tighten the sight screw with a wrench.

[RJ]

Read the description and click through the pics....they give a number of examples. I believe that it was originally designed for a 1911, but has plenty of generic applications. I'm sure you can figure out some uses!

Definitely lol. I could see a wet patch wrapped around it cleaning slide channels.

[Doc_Glock]

If you want the complete Glock set besides a punch and sight tools, these tools will be used very infrequently.

Slide cover inspection plate:
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1004275310/glock-slide-cover-plate-for-inspection-only-glock-all-models-polymer-orange

I made one out of a slide cover I replaced with a gadget.

Striker Channel liner install and removal tool:

https://www.amazon.com/Dual-Purpose-Channel-Liner-Tool/dp/B0728L872T

[EricP]

I ordered one of these.

So far I’ve not found it terribly useful. Mine is very crudely cast, and the fit and finish are poor. The mechanisms do not operate smoothly and have a lot of slop.

I don’t disagree with the rough construction. As far as a range bag all-in-one tool, I think it is effective. I bought it primarily for removing base pads.

[RJ]

If you want the complete Glock set besides a punch and sight tools, these tools will be used very infrequently.

Slide cover inspection plate:
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1004275310/glock-slide-cover-plate-for-inspection-only-glock-all-models-polymer-orange



That is pretty cool. I had no idea there even was such a thing. Thanks.

[LOKNLOD]

That is pretty cool. I had no idea there even was such a thing. Thanks.

If you've got a gadget, it's pretty easy to chop your old slide plate to accomplish the same task.

[Greg]

A hammer is neither required nor desired when assembling or disassembling a Glock frame. If you feel like you need a hammer, you are doing it wrong.


This.

[PensFan]

Thanks, those look pretty cool. I may order the front sight tool as that looks better than the tools I’ve seen.

The best small one I’ve used was the one that came with The Dawson precision order I received. It had a hex head that was easy to carefully tighten the sight screw with a wrench.

The wiha driver is ok. I find it hard to get the torque I want when installing most sights with this tool however. And I had to modify the head of the tool a lot to make it usable.

The downside of the Dawson is it’s aluminum so it can’t be magnetized. But it’s ok for light use.

Forget the tango down tool. Just get a 3” #2 flat head screwdriver. Removing the mag catch spring a lot isn’t recommended. You can wallow out the hole in the frame. Bend the spring by improperly installing the mag catch. And most people gouge up the frame in the process.


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[RJ]

The wiha driver is ok. I find it hard to get the torque I want when installing most sights with this tool however. And I had to modify the head of the tool a lot to make it usable.

The downside of the Dawson is it’s aluminum so it can’t be magnetized. But it’s ok for light use.

Forget the tango down tool. Just get a 3” #2 flat head screwdriver. Removing the mag catch spring a lot isn’t recommended. You can wallow out the hole in the frame. Bend the spring by improperly installing the mag catch. And most people gouge up the frame in the process.


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Much obliged Pensfan.

I still aspire to take a formal Glock Armorer's class at some point. I appreciate that from a perspective of growing up with guns,many feel that these things are fairly easy to take a part and put back together (and I'm sure they are). But part of *my* interest in that class is to learn as a noob, and part is to learn how the learning takes place, as an Engineer in the Training and Simulation industry.

Thanks again.

[BigT]

A hammer is neither required nor desired when assembling or disassembling a Glock frame. If you feel like you need a hammer, you are doing it wrong.


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[PensFan]

A hammer is neither required nor desired when assembling or disassembling a Glock frame. If you feel like you need a hammer, you are doing it wrong.

I use one all the time. I have a well calibrated wrist. Installing sights and setting pins. :cool:

[willie]

And then there are little hammers and big hammers. Since I recovered from back surgery and no longer take opioids, I can't watch You Tube gun videos. They drive me crazy, and it's a short trip. ;)

[PensFan]

For every one of you there are a 1000 guys (hyperbole, but not by much) on YouTube banging on shit with a hammer that doesn’t need banging on.

I was just messing with you. When I build up new frames especially, the pins are tight. I'm very OCD about setting pins precisely. Most people gouge up the pin holes if they are tight by installing them by hand and punch only.

[jetfire]

One of the most useful things I own is the Lone Wolf Tactical Armorer’s Tool (https://www.lonewolfdist.com/Detail.aspx?PROD=1076&utm_source=Pistol-Forum&utm_campaign=Knives&utm_content=TacArmorerstool), which is just a Spyderco Endura with a wave opener and a 3/8ths punch on the back.

But the reason it’s useful is specifically that: it’s always with me. It’s my EDC knife, and I’ve discovered that there’s a lot of utility in having a 3/8ths punch on my EDC knife for more than just pulling the pins out of a Glock.

Oh and full disclosure: I work for Lone Wolf, but I was hot for this product for ages before I started pulling a paycheck from them.

[Cheap Shot]

A hammer is neither required nor desired when assembling or disassembling a Glock frame. If you feel like you need a hammer, you are doing it wrong.


This is crazy talk

[Chuck Whitlock]

One of the most useful things I own is the Lone Wolf Tactical Armorer’s Tool (https://www.lonewolfdist.com/Detail.aspx?PROD=1076&utm_source=Pistol-Forum&utm_campaign=Knives&utm_content=TacArmorerstool), which is just a Spyderco Endura with a wave opener and a 3/8ths punch on the back.

But the reason it’s useful is specifically that: it’s always with me. It’s my EDC knife, and I’ve discovered that there’s a lot of utility in having a 3/8ths punch on my EDC knife for more than just pulling the pins out of a Glock.

Oh and full disclosure: I work for Lone Wolf, but I was hot for this product for ages before I started pulling a paycheck from them.


I've got one. It stopped being my EDC when I stopped toting Glocks, but it still pulls yeoman duty clipped to the pocket of my get-out-of-bed shorts.

Come to think of it, Rich, you need one of these!

[RJ]

I've got one. It stopped being my EDC when I stopped toting Glocks, but it still pulls yeoman duty clipped to the pocket of my get-out-of-bed shorts.

Come to think of it, Rich, you need one of these!

Hah!


But could be...I confess I’ve been lusting after a new EDC knife. My mini Grip that I was Karma’d a few years ago by LSP552 is looking a big beat up. I will likely send it to Benchmade for a lifesharp tuneup. I mean, I’m no piker when it comes to flashlights (my high count was 27 when I met my wife) but I really only have that one folder knife, and I pretty much use all the time...


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[the Schwartz]

http://www.10-8performance.com/products/Armorer-Tool.html

These little guys are handy, too.

Yes, the one great addition to my kit that allows me to change out magazine releases for the extended version without gouging the interior surfaces of my frames even if I do slip when making the change. Someone must've known what a klutz I am...