Glock Question - Plug or Unplugged?

[MadDogs]

Have a Gen 4 Glock 19 and was thinking of getting a grip plug until I heard from some LEO friends that said their armorers require them to leave their Glocks unplugged. Question is to plug, to leave unplugged? Feel free to post commentary such as any product recommendations. Thanks!

 

[Buzzdraw]

The Gen IV will require a different plug. I'm not aware of any of them on market, as of yet.

Glock factory recommends to leave unplugged.

Compact and subcompacts with plugs are bad news for an emergency stuck magazine removal. Thus plugs a bad idea for carry or defense-use Glocks of the aforementioned sizes. No problem with standard size regarding an emergency mag strip and a plug.

For competition purposes, a proper plug in a standard size frame is an advantage. For USPSA Production, there are rules with regard to how much plug projection below butt is permitted. For IDPA, there are rules relating to materials/weight.

 

[grwd]

this:

 

[okiebertt]

I have the plug in my Glocks. It just gives it a more finished look.

 

[Glocktogo]

this:

Word! I've had olyeller do this on my 17 and 21SF and it's far superior to a plug or unplugged.

While I understand that the opening is intended to let debris fall out the bottom of the grip, I think it's far more likely that debris will be introduced into the action in the carry position from an unplugged well.

I've yet to have a Glock malf to the point that I had difficulty stripping the mag by the baseplate. Image of the 21SF work:

 

[ez bake]

Not to get completely off topic but G2G, what necker is that?

 

[Ignored Member]

Word! I've had olyeller do this on my 17 and 21SF and it's far superior to a plug or unplugged.

While I understand that the opening is intended to let debris fall out the bottom of the grip, I think it's far more likely that debris will be introduced into the action in the carry position from an unplugged well.

I've yet to have a Glock malf to the point that I had difficulty stripping the mag by the baseplate. Image of the 21SF work:

I had the grip of mine done similar to this and couldn't be happier.

 

[jcbarlow]

Why does Glock reccommend to leave the grip unplugged?

 

[Glocktogo]

Not to get completely off topic but G2G, what necker is that?

It's a Ka-Bar Becker Necker. I sold it a few months back. Already had a neck knife I liked.

 

[Ignored Member]

Why does Glock reccommend to leave the grip unplugged?

Supposedly debris will fall out of that hole when firing and when it's plugged up it won't let the debris out and it will jam up the weapon.

I've fired somewhere around 1,500 rounds through mine so far without a single failure of any kind, I know 1,500 isn't a whole lot, but I still think it's B.S. about debris jamming the gun up because of plugging that hole.