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Polymer 80 Glocks aka "Ghost Guns"
drobs
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Anyone here build one of these?
Seems the Glock patent on the Gen 3 has run out and now there are tons of companies selling slides, parts, and frames. The Polymer 80 is an 80 percent Gen 3 Glock frame that you drill a couple holes for pins, cut a couple tabs off, and dremel out the dust cover (recoil spring housing area). The frames have no serial numbers and ship directly to your door.
The liberals hate them:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/law-enforcement-struggling-to-combat-unregulated-diy-ghost-guns/
https://wjla.com/features/7-on-your-side/ghost-guns
I haven't built one yet but plan to build 3 of them. Have 2 complete kits and a slide for a 3rd one.
The above pictured P80 G26, I bought as complete kit for $449 from:
https://80pbuilder.com/custom-kits
There are kits available on gunbroker plus all the parts can be bought individually.
Complete spendy kit:
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/802827630
Parts:
https://www.gunbroker.com/Glock-Parts/search?Keywords=polymer 80&PageSize=96&Sort=5&View=1
Gunbroker actually has some decent prices on the frames:
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/802555130
Seems most of the big gun parts companies have these available - Midway, Brownelles, etc. Even Ebay lists all the parts.
Figure you can buy a used Glock 23 for around $300 - so there is no savings putting these kits together. But you can piece together a Glock over time.
For me it works out, as the 2 FFL's I previously used for transfers, are no longer in the gun business.
How to video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Crszvpjszck
I also bought a Heavy Armor Division slide that is cut for a Vortex Venom red dot. This one will be a 2 tone with black slide and FDE frame. I have suppressor height black sights and a $50 threaded G19 barrel I bought from Combat Armory for it:
http://www.combatarmory.com/glock-barrels-1/
Comments
There is a core group, trading, selling buying - in order to do just that. (Obfuscate the trail.) A "No Paper Gun," will quite often bring a premium.
Not that I would know anything about that.
just me but for the money and the fact I still can just buy one made at the factory I see no big savings just the fact it has no serial number
but for now I could buy one ( new or used ) just say it was sold to get the same effect
when the big hammer falls( by the left at one point in the future ) I will bet any gun made at home with out a number or some how tracked
will have xx days to be numbered and logged in / registered of forever be declared a felony to own . thats a given
I have build several AR rifles but now even a factory name built AR can be had for a 1/3 of what they were just a few years ago
who would have guessed a AK , sks or ruger mini 14 to name a few would sell for more than a AR -15
I agree- its not something you do to save money.
Here?s my 1st poly 80.
It?s basically 1911 ergos with Glock internals- this one took me a while to get right but I have even shot it at the local USPSA match.
I meant to only get frame for my 22LR Advantage Arms Glock 19 conversion. That didn't last long though.