Howdy..so I'm looking at going RDS.
I've got a 509T coming in. I'm considering getting a 508T too.
I've got a Gen3 G17 and a Gen4 G17. I also have two Gen3 G19's but they have nice Austrian proof marks, and call me sentimental, but I wouldn't mill those..I'd end up buying another slide for a G19. I also have a G26 but I don't think I'd go RDS with that at that point.
But, my question is:
- should I be looking to go Gen3 for RDS, Gen4...or sell/trade my way into a Gen5 first, that I'll then RDS.
I'll also add that:
- the Gen3 frames fit me very well, and I generally don't have any issues with the Gen3 guns.
- I do have a Wilson drop in Match barrel in the Gen 3 G17 that shoots with good precision for me, so I think an RDS would be a good addition to this gun, unless I'm making a mistake sticking with Gen3 for some reason that I can't envisage.
- I won a walk back competition/drill, in a John "Shrek" McPhee class, with the Gen4 G17, with the last winning shots out to about 105 yards so that Gen4 is a good shooter too (incidentally I beat two shooters that had RDS's on their Glocks, but this was around 4 years ago and my vision has taken a noticeable nose dive since then - hence my wanting to go RDS, partly).
I mention the last points regarding precision only because I am thinking of RDS'ing a gun that does have very good precision potential, and I wonder how much more precision potential a Gen 5 might have compared to my Gen3 and 4 G17's.
I also wonder about the Gen4 and Gen5's being flatter shooting, but I'm not sure I've noticed a difference between my Gen3 and Gen4 G17..
So overall, which platform would benefit most from the RDS treatment, do y'all think?