80% Glock build costs

Alphabrew · Mar 28, 2018

Buff7mm said:
Figured I better put my costs in this thread since it is the cost thread.
Complete G22 upper, came with all lower parts to complete the build, eBay purchase $339.98 and free shipping.
P80 lower from Brownells on sale &119.95 and free shipping.
I already have a magazine so $0.00
Ready to shoot as a .40S&W $459.93

Now I did convert it over to 9mm so I had to buy a conversion barrel from Lonewolf for $99.95 and free shipping, but I did sell the 40 barrel for $70 so add the difference of $29.95
I also changed the extractor and ejector, but had the 9mm ejector on hand so add another $19.95 and free shipping to the total.
I already had a couple 9mm magazines from my G17 that my daughter has graciously borrowed. Kids, go figure.
$509.83 total
It was a police trade in so we shall see how this one runs, it’s a little stiff right now but I need to work it in a little bit I figure.

Nice job. You could have potentially made it even cheaper by buying a complete G22 pistol for the same or less than what the slide and LPK cost, and sold the frame for a few bucks. I guess it depends on transfer fee costs.

BUFF7MM · Mar 28, 2018

Alphabrew said:
Who has the best deals on poly 80 G19 frames? Any $120 shipped deals out there currently?

You just missed Brownells @$119 and free shipping over $99
I was going to order again but the deal was gone, dumbass me should have just ordered it with my other. :sad20:

BUFF7MM · Mar 28, 2018

Alphabrew said:
Nice job. You could have potentially made it even cheaper by buying a complete G22 pistol for the same or less than what the slide and LPK cost, and sold the frame for a few bucks. I guess it depends on transfer fee costs.

I wasn’t in for the Maryland waiting game, I still had to wait for shipping times but it feels good not having to deal with the man. :party29:

ken792 · Mar 28, 2018

Buff7mm said:
I wasn’t in for the Maryland waiting game, I still had to wait for shipping times but it feels good not having to deal with the man.

You can have the seller/dealer keep the frame to sell on consignment or to take a saw to it. That way, you never have to deal with getting a frame transferred to you.

BUFF7MM · Mar 28, 2018

ken792 said:
You can have the seller/dealer keep the frame to sell on consignment or to take a saw to it. That way, you never have to deal with getting a frame transferred to you.

Never thought about doing it that way, might need to look into that next time.

ken792 · Mar 28, 2018

Buff7mm said:
Never thought about doing it that way, might need to look into that next time.

It's also a good way to get free frames to practice modifying if you sell the parts that come attached to the frame. That way, you not only can leave the matching frame for your gun original, but it's not a big deal if you screw up or want to try something different. I've been meaning to practice some grip reductions and stippling when I have time.

Alphabrew · Mar 28, 2018

Got this one done pretty cheap.

Frame- $120
LPK- $50
Spinta Precision blem Slide- $145
Bear creek threaded barrel- $55
Plastic GlockSights- free off my Gen 4 G19 when I upgraded
Slide parts- free from Glock when they installed night sights in my Gen3 19
Recoil spring- $10

$380

Still need a thread protector

Racer Doug14 · Mar 28, 2018

Alphabrew said:
Got this one done pretty cheap.

Frame- $120
LPK- $50
Spinta Precision blem Slide- $145
Bear creek threaded barrel- $55
Plastic GlockSights- free off my Gen 4 G19 when I upgraded
Slide parts- free from Glock when they installed night sights in my Gen3 19
Recoil spring- $10

$380

Still need a thread protector

That's a darn good deal.

Alphabrew · Mar 28, 2018

Racer Doug14 said:
That's a darn good deal.

The magic was the free slide parts. Glock charges $67 to install night sights in your factory glock pistol, and if you send them the slide stripped, they’ll replace the slide internals for free ($100 worth of parts for nothing).

So for $67 I got factory glock steel night sights and all slide internals.

Also the threaded barrel was stupid cheap. BCA had a massive sale

BUFF7MM · Mar 28, 2018

Alphabrew said:
The magic was the free slide parts. Glock charges $67 to install night sights in your factory glock pistol, and if you send them the slide stripped, they’ll replace the slide internals for free ($100 worth of parts for nothing).

So for $67 I got factory glock steel night sights and all slide internals.

Also the threaded barrel was stupid cheap. BCA had a massive sale

Did you strip the channel liner also? I might need to send in a slide or 4.

Alphabrew · Mar 28, 2018

Buff7mm said:
Did you strip the channel liner also? I might need to send in a slide or 4.

Yes I stripped every damn thing. They won’t replace the barrel or recoil spring but everything else is replaced new, ready to add barrel and RCA and shoot

BUFF7MM · Mar 28, 2018

Alphabrew said:
Yes I stripped every damn thing. They won’t replace the barrel or recoil spring but everything else is replaced new, ready to add barrel and RCA and shoot

Do you have any info you could provide as to who I need to contact to get this process started?

Alphabrew · Mar 28, 2018

Buff7mm said:
Do you have any info you could provide as to who I need to contact to get this process started?

There’s a form you fill out and mail in with your slide. DO NOT send the frame.
Everything you need to know is here:

https://www.ar15.com/forums/Handgun...night-sights-installed-Happy-Cost-/13-162634/

Form is here, include 6% sales tax with payment:

https://us.glock.com/documents/GLOCK Warranty.pdf

BUFF7MM · Mar 28, 2018

Alphabrew said:
There’s a form you fill out and mail in with your slide. DO NOT send the frame.
Everything you need to know is here:

https://www.ar15.com/forums/Handgun...night-sights-installed-Happy-Cost-/13-162634/

Thanks.

Sticky · Mar 28, 2018

That's good to know, thanks Alphabrew! :thumbsup:

BUFF7MM · Mar 28, 2018

Alphabrew said:
There’s a form you fill out and mail in with your slide. DO NOT send the frame.
Everything you need to know is here:

https://www.ar15.com/forums/Handgun...night-sights-installed-Happy-Cost-/13-162634/

Form is here, include 6% sales tax with payment:

https://us.glock.com/documents/GLOCK Warranty.pdf

Looking through that thread I might opt to send in my G23/357 Sig build slide for a refinish, it is a little rough. Think I’ll call Glock tomorrow and get it ready to ship.

Alphabrew · Mar 28, 2018

Anybody cut a G19 Poly80 frame down to fit a G26 slide but kept the longer grip? This looks cool

BUFF7MM · Mar 28, 2018

Alphabrew said:
Anybody cut a G19 Poly80 frame down to fit a G26 slide but kept the longer grip? This looks cool

That would be a G26X prototype.

Sticky · Mar 28, 2018

Buff7mm said:
That would be a G26X prototype.

Alphabrew · Mar 29, 2018

The $55 BCA threaded barrels are back in stock

https://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=221790

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