| Back in early
2001, I became convinced that it was possible to make Glocks much more
accurate than they are "out of the Tupperware". I looked
around, read, asked questions, and generally searched for possible
methods for accomplishing my goal.
Virtually every industry contact I made
either totally ignored my inquiries, told me that match accuracy was a
non-starter in Glock pistols.... or inflicted upon me often ridiculously
illogical stuff like "Glocks are ONLY combat
pistols....", "...they're inherently inaccurate....",
"...you'll make it unreliable if you try to increase
accuracy...", blah, blah, blah.... yadda, yadda...
A couple of folks I spoke with even
suggested that I did not even rate an opinion on the subject due to my
obvious lack of "expert" status in the industry. The
"conservative" powers that be seemed to be convinced that
pistols must sacrifice accuracy to be reliable... I thought to myself
during a number of these tirades, "Bunk!"
So, I refined my goal some bit: Build
a Glock that is radically more accurate than stock, doesn't sacrifice
any of its legendary reliability, and can be had by the average shooting
enthusiast without retaining a master gunsmith or enduring months long
waiting lists.
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Some bench rest
rifle shooting information on the importance of chamber and throat
geometry piqued my interest to such an extent that I began to analyze
the Glock Model 22 barrels that I had on hand (stock and KKM Part #
G22D1). The first thing that really stuck out was the incredibly huge
bullet jump present in both barrels. Additionally, I measured chamber
length, diameter, vertical/lateral/longitudinal "play", barrel
hood/breech face fit, barrel/slide fit, and a host of other
relationships. I also became interested in the interaction of the
ammunition and weapon with respect to accuracy... things like head
spacing (case mouth vs. extractor), case to chamber fit, component
consistency, etc.
The results of my analysis convince me
that Glock owners are contending with a vast array of worst-case
tolerances, chosen to insure absolute reliability and low production
costs at the expense of accuracy potential inherent in the design.
Frankly.... bottom line.... I love
Glocks, and I'm tired of the "traditionalists" looking down
their noses at my favorite firearm. I'm convinced, as I was in the
beginning, that I can produce a Glock that can compete head-to-head with
most any other tricked-out production pistol and without it costing
thousands. This section of this website will be devoted to documenting
my efforts at achieving the goal. |
