Hey all, first post here after being a long time lurker, love the forum!
I am curious if converting my Glock 23 to a "G19" by switching the complete slide assemblies and trigger housings is all that I need to do? The reason I would like to do this is because I have a Gen4 19 with night sights, and a Gen4 23 with a Robar beavertail/grip reduction. I can't afford night sights for the G23, nor another Robar treatment for the G19 at this time, plus I prefer 9mm, so I thought I'd just switch the two. This way, I'd end up having a customized frame sporting a 9mm slide with night sights without spending any more money.
My question is this: Should I also take the locking block from the 19 and put it in the Robar G23 frame? I've shot both guns, so there may be slight part-mating wear on the locking block, and was thinking the locking blocks should go with their respective slide assemblies. Is that the case? Anything else I need to consider?
In any case, I plan to shoot the pistol for a 1000+ rounds before carrying, as I'd like to make sure this setup is reliable enough for EDC. As I understand it, the frames are identical, save for the trigger housing/ejector, so reliability should be fine. The only other mods are an OEM minus connector and an NY1 trigger spring. I'll report back any issues.
Thanks for any insight!