You finished swapping slides on your Glock, racked it, and the slide stopped a hair short of fully closing. Or worse — it closes under recoil at the range and hangs up on the next round. The pistol isn’t “broken.” Almost every out-of-battery issue after an aftermarket slide swap comes down to one of five causes, and none of them require gunsmithing to di …
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If you've bought a stripped slide for your Glock, the next thing you need is a slide completion kit. But what's actually in one? And do you need anything else to get your slide running? Here's every part explained. What Is a Slide Completion Kit? A slide completion kit (also called an upper parts kit) contains all the small internal components that go inside a Glock slide. Thes …
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If you're shopping for an aftermarket slide for your Glock, one of the first decisions you'll face is whether to go with an RMR cut or an iron sight cut. It's a choice that affects what sighting system you can run, how much you'll spend, and what your build looks like. Here's what you need to know. What Is an RMR Cut? An RMR cut is a machined pocket on top of the slide designed …
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