How To Customize Your Glock: Step-by-Step Modifications You Can Do at Little Cost
by Robert H. Boatman, Morgan W. Boatman
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Author: Morgan W. Boatman, Robert H. BoatmanEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-11-01
ISBN: 1581604823
Number of pages: 72
Publisher: Paladin Press
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Book Review: Proven Helpful to Many Glock Shooters
Summary: 5 Stars
Hello,
My name is Morgan Boatman, I am the coauthor - with my father, Robert Boatman - of How to Customize Your Glock. Being the author, I cannot exactly give a review of my own book, but I can supply additional information that you may find interesting.
The story behind the book is that it began as a labor of love. After my father wrote his book Living with Glocks in 2001, I started shooting Glocks too. Information about these unusual pistols was hard to come by back then. It was almost as if Gaston Glock expected his pistols to be self-explanatory because of their proclaimed "perfection." Truth is, one of the most significant innovations of Gaston was that his pistols introduced to the world the notion that every shooter could be his or her own gunsmith. Before the era of Glock's modular design, such a proposition was pretty much out of the question. So, for those who had an interest, it was suddenly a simple matter, for instance, to change trigger pull characteristics in a few minutes. The problem was getting the information on how to do so correctly and safely.
I have always had a natural talent in working with and understanding machines, so I didn't find Glock maintenance or parts-substitution difficult at all. A certain friend of mine however - an expert in many fields - was somewhat less able when it came to machinery. While Glocks don't need as much cleaning and maintenance as other semi-autos, my friend was putting off these crucial tasks until he could avoid them no longer. I knew that running his gun filthy and with over-mileage components was inevitably going to impact reliability and longevity.
What seemed simple to me was a big deal for him. So I started writing out the basic procedures for maintenance. These procedures started without the aid of illustrations or photographs, so they had to be completely comprehendible just from simple and direct textual descriptions. Each step had to be a balance of simplicity and complexity so my friend would neither impatiently skip ahead nor lag behind in confusion. I sincerely wanted him to make it through each procedure for his own safety. This became the kernel of How to Customize Your Glock.
After several rave reviews from shooting friends (both Glock aficionados and otherwise) I decided I would flesh-out the material into a legitimate book. The next step was therefore to support the descriptions with photos. What finally turned out to be over two-hundred photographs were taken using my personal Glock 23 as a model on a specialized lighting rig and stage that I designed and built in my garage. Each shot was composed and carefully edited by me to communicate without confusion the procedures detailed in the text. They are high-resolution images taken with the same digital camera I use for my automobile magazine work.
My father wrote introductions to each section and we submitted the manuscript to Paladin Press, publishers of my father's other books: Living with Glocks, Living with the 1911, Living with the Big Fifty and Living with the AR-15. Our joint venture has been enthusiastically received by the Glock community and has become a Paladin Press Best-Seller.
So, my unassuming little primer originally intended to simply keep my friends safe and save them money and aggravation turned into an honest-to-goodness book that has now helped over a thousand Glock enthusiasts.
So, for those who find themselves a little intimidated by their Glock's accessibility, I offer this step-by-step self-help manual to build your personal confidence and foster greater familiarity with your pistol.
Thank you,
Morgan
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Summary of How To Customize Your Glock: Step-by-Step Modifications You Can Do at Little Cost
This mini-"Glock-smithing" course by Glock enthusiasts Robert and Morgan Boatman first explains why you would make a specific modification and what you gain in terms of improved performance. It then presents step-by-step procedures for altering triggers, extending magazines and slide releases, adding new sights and incorporating other alterations for practical carry and use, as well as providing detailed instructions for basic disassembly and assembly, cleaning and routine maintenance. The workbook format makes the manual simple to follow as you work on your Glock, and high-resolution photos illustrate each part and step precisely.Firearms & Weapons Books
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