So, I’ve saved up to get a milled slide for my M&P 2.0 9C. There is just one problem. I can only find aftermarket, pre-milled slides for Glocks. For my M&P I would have to send my slide in, and it’s a 1-3 month turn around. Why do Glocks get all the toys?
That being said, just dropped $70 on a couple raffle tickets for a brand spankin new Trijicon 4x32 ACOG for my AR. Maybe I will get lucky?
It’s a similar situation to the cellphone industry - you can find a lot of accessories for iPhones but it’s harder to find for some other manufacturers.
Dawn, I don’t follow your logic?! In the phone world, everyone knows iPhones are the best, so it stands to reason, the iPhone has more toys. In the gun world, everyone one knows Sigs are the best!
Simple numbers and economics. There are a “metric s**tload” (that’s a genuine unit of measurement) of Glocks on the market, and that’s not going to change anytime soon. Therefore, Glocks have a massive aftermarket of parts and accessories.
I sent my slide to battlewerx . It did take quite a while to get done because their recoating provider had some problems. It did come back perfect though! RMR fits like a glove!
Methinks that a)glocks are very popular and very easy to use and therefore the favorite for training novices. Then thats what they buy. It’s unfortunate because there some much better makes out there that are also safer like the Sig and the Kimber
I emailed Smith and Wesson asking about a replacement slide I could purchase but I’ve not gotten a response. My guess is they don’t approve of aftermarket modifications.
You can blame law enforcement for making Clocks famous. But the real reason they get all the toys can be summed up by an old phrase. The squeaky wheel gets the grease.