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locke_n_load wrote:

goose wrote:

Jago668 wrote:Why not just carry a G26, and then spare G17 mags?

This kind of logic will NOT be tolerated around here! :-)

Although I will admit a wish to take this the other direction. I'd like a 17 slide on my 26 lower. Nice sight radius, small handle above my belt. The product shown kind of does this but with the added bonus of a really compromised grip and a need to assemble. I also assume that it comes with a belt clip because I can't imagine that bad boy in a holster or IWB.

Just buy a G17 and cut the grip down to accept G26 mags.

Having worked on a sub-2k to take the G19 magazines, the thought has crossed my mind. And I really do like the idea. BUT emotionally it feels 100 times more difficult to carve on a Glock frame than a Kel-Tec. And I'm not dissing the Kel-Tec but one was (when we bought ours) a $240 frame and one is a $500 frame. A few more years to soak up with the teenaged boys. After they leave the nest and my dollars free up a skosh, this might be pretty high on my list.

barres wrote:I believe someone is thinking pocket carry for this setup, hence the comparison in size to a cell phone that many throw into a pocket these days.

I think you're right. But as a G17 owner, I can't imagine that slide (even with the tiny grip frame) in a front pocket. At least not if I was expecting to ever have to sit.

I was hoping someone would come up with a cool "I could use it here..." scenario. I haven't heard one yet. They may find customers but I am doubtful that they'd find enough to justify production runs of any size.

Jago668 wrote:Why not just carry a G26, and then spare G17 mags?

This kind of logic will NOT be tolerated around here! :-)

Although I will admit a wish to take this the other direction. I'd like a 17 slide on my 26 lower. Nice sight radius, small handle above my belt. The product shown kind of does this but with the added bonus of a really compromised grip and a need to assemble. I also assume that it comes with a belt clip because I can't imagine that bad boy in a holster or IWB.

not poo-pooing it out of hand but it looks like a possible finger biter (where the grip edge is against the magazine). I would also say as a conceal carry gun, it takes the debate about "one in the chamber" to a whole new level.

Waiting to hear some ideas that others might come up with for a niche it fills. I am open.