I will likely be buying a new G17 in the near future. This will be a "working" gun. It won't be for precision shooting and I'm not interested in looks. I'm fine with plain looking. At some point, I will be adding a red dot. I can get the G4 MOS for about 70-80 more than I can get the standard G4. The cheapest cut slide I can find is the Brownells at about $200. So, at minimum, I'm looking at spending $120 more if I wait and upgrade the slide later. And that goes up if I upgrade the slide upgrade. My question is this: given the function I'm looking to get out of the gun, what am I getting for the money from going with Brownells or Zev or Grey Ghost or Lone Wolf or whoever that I wouldn't get from the Glock slide?
Note: I wouldn't ordinarily have an issue with building the gun to keep from paying twice for a part but I can get a gun a blue label pricing and come in a bit under the cost to build.
Note: I wouldn't ordinarily have an issue with building the gun to keep from paying twice for a part but I can get a gun a blue label pricing and come in a bit under the cost to build.