Its been some time, but I had posted in a Glock 19 Exo thread a while back how I had placed an order in early May for a 19 Exo and it was taking months to get. Turns out, Failzero had gone out of business or something like that, hence the delay. The guys who started Failzero or were the brains of Failzero left and started WMD Guns (http://www.wmdguns.com/) and are now calling the Nickel Boron coating, what Failzero was calling Exo, NiB-X and my Glock 19 was sent there for the coating. I picked it up last week, Friday.
First impressions of the coating: Love it! The finish and application is excellent, so much so that I want to have all my firearms (that fell of the boat on my last fishing trip) finished with this coating. I've only put 100 rounds through it, but it was enough to get some powder/residue on the pieces and it's no lie, they just wipe off. No need for a cleaner or anything, I used a dry paper towel and everything wiped right off. Very nice! The rest of the claims will appear over time.
First impressions of the Gen 3 Glock 19: Just okay. This is my first Glock and have read of all of the "problems" with the Gen 4's which is why I wanted to get the Gen 3. Using Wally World Federal 115gr 9mm, I had shells not extracting very far, hitting me in the head, and round number 13 stovepiped with a double feed. I thought this was just limited to the Gen 4's, but not the case. I've read Glock Talk stating it's the ammo's fault, but no other pistol in my inventory (that fell off the boat) has any issues with the ammo. Is it softer/lower-powered, sure, but as mentioned, no other pistol I've had has an issue with it. I'll be ordering the Wolff recoil rod and reduced power spring to have it work with Federal and possibly other low powered ammo. Shouldn't be necessary IMHO.
Other than the problem with extraction, I like the pistol. I installed a butt plug and changed the front sight to a Glock night sight because 1) it was only $30, 2) the dots are bigger, 3) they glow in the dark if needed, and 4) it's so darn easy to change one on a Glock so why not. I actually like the rear, square notch so I'm leaving it as is.
Wrapping up, overall, I really like the pistol, but not crazy about having to buy an after-market recoil rod and spring to fix an issue with a brand new pistol. At least I hope it's just the recoil spring being too strong that's the issue, because I've read that the extractor is also an issue with the Gen 4s. The posts I've read recommended the Lone Wolf Dist. extractor over the factory extractor. Again, changing it on a new pistol shouldn't be necessary IMHO. I'd expect that on a Ruger 10/22, but not a Glock 19.
Now, how to tell the wife I have it . . . :shock:
First impressions of the coating: Love it! The finish and application is excellent, so much so that I want to have all my firearms (that fell of the boat on my last fishing trip) finished with this coating. I've only put 100 rounds through it, but it was enough to get some powder/residue on the pieces and it's no lie, they just wipe off. No need for a cleaner or anything, I used a dry paper towel and everything wiped right off. Very nice! The rest of the claims will appear over time.
First impressions of the Gen 3 Glock 19: Just okay. This is my first Glock and have read of all of the "problems" with the Gen 4's which is why I wanted to get the Gen 3. Using Wally World Federal 115gr 9mm, I had shells not extracting very far, hitting me in the head, and round number 13 stovepiped with a double feed. I thought this was just limited to the Gen 4's, but not the case. I've read Glock Talk stating it's the ammo's fault, but no other pistol in my inventory (that fell off the boat) has any issues with the ammo. Is it softer/lower-powered, sure, but as mentioned, no other pistol I've had has an issue with it. I'll be ordering the Wolff recoil rod and reduced power spring to have it work with Federal and possibly other low powered ammo. Shouldn't be necessary IMHO.
Other than the problem with extraction, I like the pistol. I installed a butt plug and changed the front sight to a Glock night sight because 1) it was only $30, 2) the dots are bigger, 3) they glow in the dark if needed, and 4) it's so darn easy to change one on a Glock so why not. I actually like the rear, square notch so I'm leaving it as is.
Wrapping up, overall, I really like the pistol, but not crazy about having to buy an after-market recoil rod and spring to fix an issue with a brand new pistol. At least I hope it's just the recoil spring being too strong that's the issue, because I've read that the extractor is also an issue with the Gen 4s. The posts I've read recommended the Lone Wolf Dist. extractor over the factory extractor. Again, changing it on a new pistol shouldn't be necessary IMHO. I'd expect that on a Ruger 10/22, but not a Glock 19.
Now, how to tell the wife I have it . . . :shock:
