Silenced G19 pics

[Minky]

It took nearly 2 months, but finally my project is finished. I present to you my KSC G19 with silencer: www.pbase.com/minkster/silenced_g19

I love how the finished product looks, but man it was a pain in the ass getting it this far! The silencer you see in those pictures is the 3rd one that I had to buy, all the same model from Guarder. The first one was missing one whole end (the end with the threading I needed) and all the internals. Returned that one, got a refund, ordered another one with a FLAG group order. After waiting for some time, the order finally gets in, and I drive up to Newman's house to pick my silencer up. Everything looks OK, since this time the silencer is actually complete...the problem comes when I try to screw it onto my barrel. Turns out this one was defective too, since it had 14mm Counterclockwise threading on both ends, instead of one end being clockwise and the other counter (I needed Clockwise for my barrel...). Sooo, I contacted Guarder themselves and explained my problem, and they offered to replace it for me if I shipped the defective silencer to them. That's nice, except that they're overseas and I've already wasted money on buying the damn thing twice . I finally proposed the idea to them of letting me send the silencer to one of their US distributors, who could then send me a replacement. They agreed and put me in touch with the guys at AirsoftExtreme, who took pity on me and told me to send my silencer to them to be replaced. Finally, yesterday a package from AE shows up at my door, and I quickly rip into it. Everything looks OK, so I try threading it onto my Glock barrel.... Holy crap it worked!

My excitement was short lived though, since the silencer threads are set back ever so slightly, just enough to catch the silencer body on the frame of the Glock when it cycles . Being the smart guy I am though, I realized if I stuck an O-ring at the base of the threads it would set the silencer off enough that it wouldn't catch the frame. So, one $.68 O-ring later, my silencer is working great, and the whole evil ordeal is over. Sorry for going off on such a rant, but I really needed to vent after all this! ;D

As always, comments are welcomed.

[Rustpot]

looks sweet, nice job

sorry to hear about the troubles

[SickPointe]

Very nice Minky. When I got my 17 a while ago, the first thing I looked into was silencers.

[Knief]

good luck using the sights with that

Aside from that, it looks awsome. Do you have a holster picked out to accomodate the silencer?

Do you notice any slide lag because of the extra weight on the floating barrel?

[Minky]

Thanks guys!

jdl: It's not in the way of the sights too much, and I actually nailed a pop can from 20 feet with the first shot I took with the silencer on . As for a holster, I'm thinking my Eagle thigh holster can probably hold the silencer in the extra mag pouch, and it already holds the G19 nicely. I'm getting a new vest sometime this summer, so I'll probably carry extra mags there. The gun still cycles fine with the silencer on, but there is a little bit of lag as the slide returns forward. I think the Guarder recoil spring helps overcome the majority of it though.

I forgot to mention it in my first post, but the silencer makes the gun sound nice as well. It takes away the sharp crack when firing, and turns it into a nice thud. I don't know yet how it sounds when downrange of the gun, so I'll have to get somebody to shoot at me with it to test. ;D

[Knief]

I'll volunteer for that position, now you'll have to come to a FLAG game!

[Bigmack]

that reminds me, Minky...i need some M203 feedback.

looks excellent, btw...makes me want to do it to my G26

[Jacko]

The silencer and the M3 on at the same time look extra sweet. Very nice, Minky!

[Spectre]

Minky,
That is truly how the gun should look, ive been wanting to do the same thing with my compact 9mm beauty since i got it, and now i might have to this summer just to keep up. And i guess to do you one better i'll have to put on the polished Caspian slide on it, just for that extra bit of sexahness

Question - is that a real IT M3 Tac Illuminator on there or one of the many replicas?

[Minky]

Spectre: A silenced Glock with a bright shiny slide eh? Stealth with style! ;D The light on it is indeed a real M3, and it fits perfectly after a little filing on the notch of the gun.

I have one final thing in mind for this gun before it's done, and that's a new front sight. I'm thinking either some type of tritium night sight, or else a Hiviz fiber optic sight for the finishing touch. Knowing my luck, once I get everything finished something catastrophic will happen to the thing, heh.

[Spectre]

wah?, no night sights on yours yet??, well then i'm not too far behind the curve, just picked up an auction on ebay for a trijicon rear and an Ameriglo front sight, should be here in a few days, now i just wish i had brought the darn thing back up to school with me instead of leaving all of my 'distractions' at home