Combloc
Stop Negassing me!!!!!
Well, 86,126 to be exact. This is a one owner Gen2 bought new in October of 1988 that has been used in competition for most of it's life. While it was mostly retired around 80,000 rounds, it s still used in matches now and then. Just for fun, I field stripped it and took some pictures comparing it to a Gen4 with 750 rounds down the pipe. It's interesting to see just how well the finish and mechanicals have held up over the years.
The Gen2 is up top. Notice how smooth the frame is in the area surrounding the trigger pin running from the rear of the take down divot to just in front of the slide release. That's so smooth from a thumb rubbing against it over the course of almost 31 years.
Here's the other side:
Again, the Gen2 is at the top. The sights have been replaced but it's stock otherwise. This pistol has many times outshot custom built race guns costing thousands of dollars. To paraphrase the owner (who has won many a match with this old Glock), "It doesn't matter how much your pistol costs bud or how fancy it is if you don't practice with it."
Here, the slides have been removed to show the rails:
For the first 50,000 rounds, it was almost never lubricated and cleaned even less.
A few exterior shots of the slides. In all three the Gen2 is at the top of the frame:
Note the general lack of finish wear. That's one tough coating!
Front with the workhorse on the left:
A view inside. Which is which should be obvious:
And the rear with the 2 on the right:
The firing pin broke at around 48,000 and Glock replaced it for free. In fact, Glock has never charged a penny for any service and one time it was shipped out on a Monday and was back home by Friday. That, my friends, is Customer Service! While we're on the subject, the trigger spring broke around 26,000 rounds. There have never been any other breakages. At 50,000 rounds, the pistol was returned to Glock to have all springs replaced as preventative maintenance. The recoil spring has been switched out every 3-6000 rounds since new.
The breech face on the 2:
And on the 4:
I'll be back with more in a bit.
The Gen2 is up top. Notice how smooth the frame is in the area surrounding the trigger pin running from the rear of the take down divot to just in front of the slide release. That's so smooth from a thumb rubbing against it over the course of almost 31 years.
Here's the other side:
Again, the Gen2 is at the top. The sights have been replaced but it's stock otherwise. This pistol has many times outshot custom built race guns costing thousands of dollars. To paraphrase the owner (who has won many a match with this old Glock), "It doesn't matter how much your pistol costs bud or how fancy it is if you don't practice with it."
Here, the slides have been removed to show the rails:
For the first 50,000 rounds, it was almost never lubricated and cleaned even less.
A few exterior shots of the slides. In all three the Gen2 is at the top of the frame:
Note the general lack of finish wear. That's one tough coating!
Front with the workhorse on the left:
A view inside. Which is which should be obvious:
And the rear with the 2 on the right:
The firing pin broke at around 48,000 and Glock replaced it for free. In fact, Glock has never charged a penny for any service and one time it was shipped out on a Monday and was back home by Friday. That, my friends, is Customer Service! While we're on the subject, the trigger spring broke around 26,000 rounds. There have never been any other breakages. At 50,000 rounds, the pistol was returned to Glock to have all springs replaced as preventative maintenance. The recoil spring has been switched out every 3-6000 rounds since new.
The breech face on the 2:
And on the 4:
I'll be back with more in a bit.
