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    me te Cte lia SEL Introduction The early 1900s signated the beginning of a new era in modem service pistol development, From the fertile mind of America’s most famous gun inventor, John M. Browning, came what was to be the most Jewendary combat handgun of all time~the Government Model 1911, baaiter known as the Colt 45 Automatic. Undoubtedly, this pistel mas: teypiece started i all For almost a century, this magnificent warhorse set the standard by which all other service-chass pistols that followed woukl be judged. Metallurgical advancements, along with the exploration of new ‘manufacturing methods and modern materials, have rapidly changed the course of small-arms innovations, Germany’ can take the credit for pioneering the use of plastis in the manufacture of combat arms, going back to World War If and the introduetion of the MP-40 submachine gun (SMC). After the war, similar plastic materials were used on see ondgeneralion military rifle furniture, most notably the eadly American ATCIO, MIG, and MI4; German C3; Belgian FAL, and others. The ‘vomposite worked quite well with the MP-40 SMG firing ristol-calier immunition, but the plastic materials incorporated in the full-powered sssaullrilles proved. less desirable after heing unable to take abuse (ex tracking when dropped on solid ground) and were easily affected by inying climatic conditions. While the develooment of stronger polymer ‘material was under way, wood continued to be used an military hard ‘ware up until the alter part of the 1970s. By the early 1980s, a new supertough polymer had finally become realy. Polymer 2 possessed strength and durability unknoxin in early plastics, This new space-age matenal was virualy indestructine and less suscepaible to warping or cracking even under the most severe climatic conditions, making it the ideal component fora true ulttamodem com bat arm for the new millennigin. Prime examples of these Ist centu ty polymer military marvels include the pioneoting Austian Steyr AUG and the latest Germany made contender, the G36 assault rifle. From burstfring Broomhandle Mauser machine pistols of the 1930s to Hiller's batalion clearing MG-34 machine guns of World War 1, Germany led the way in the new wave of small ams development. ‘Afier the war, most of the original military gunmakers of the Third Reich (except Walther and Mauser) ceased operation. ft was the newly formed company of Heckler & Koch that caried an with the develop ‘ment snd production of advanced weaponry for the madern Wwarior. This wellaespected company alo pioneered the use of modern poly mer in the manufacture ofits service class handeuns, most notably the futuistic Sm double-action only VP 70. ‘The VP-70), which debuted in the early ‘70s, was’ the first polymer framed selflocding pistol in its lass, packing an impressive 15:shot magazine combined with blowback action and a strikertire mecha- ism. The major drawoacks of the VP-70 were its massive size and) excessively heavy trigger pull. A three-round burst-firin model with shoulder stock attachment called YP-70M was offered to the law enforcement market. ronicaly, despite the many futuristic characteris tics bu into the VP-70 pistol, it has failed to gain the market it was aimed for, Presumably it came too soon, at a time when the buying public and law enforcement community were not ready to embrace the belief that the new wonder polymer would stand up to moder ‘ammunition pressures, Since the introduction of sel-loading firearms, {gun inyentors had believed that only ordnance steel coukl provide safe and reliable operation. Then came Gaston Glock, 2 litl-known engineer ftom Vienna, ‘Austria In 1963, he founded Glock C.m.bH. in the Viennese suburb of “THE GLOCK EXOTIC WEAPONS SYSTEM Deutsch Wagram. (The new company’s first products were door pans for the local matkec) As his company gradually expanded, Glock designed and manufacured a varity of miliary and policeelated equipment including. krives, entrenching tools, nondsintesrating tnachine gun belts and flagmeniaion hand grenades for wai I 1982 Glock~now one ofthe most celebrated gun inventors ofthe 20!” century—prodiuced his ist rearm, the Model By the year 2000, Gaston Glock’s patented polymer. pistol had become a sucessful service pistol, used by thousands of police depart mens and dozens of mitary forees around the world, This wonder gun ako became a (op choice among civilian gun owners for personal catty ‘nd delensive applications With over tivo million produced to date and 15 cifeent models to choose from, the Glock pistol will no doubt con tinue t9 set new standards in the design and manufacture of hitech polymer handguns for years to come, Chapter | Design and Function ‘THE MODEL 18: GLOCK’S MYSTERIOUS POLICE MACHINE PISTOL The Glock is unquestionably one of the finest handguns in the world. Although the space-age polymer frame and supecior erganom: ‘es are the primary features ofthis weapon, its outright mechanical sim pilsity is unbeatable Kt took a while te finally convince cle-hard afi vados in North America (who favored allsteel handguns over this toylike polymer version), but it soon became apparent that this brain dul of an Austrian inventor was the shape of things 1o come, OF the many interesting pistol variants currently offered by ick GmbH. in Austria, the Model 18 is the rarest, It was origi nally produced in timited quantities for an Austrian antiterrorist unit. A few samples were brought into the United States for law forcement evaluations sometime in 1989 and received favorable eviews; however, distribution of the machine pistal in. North Anicrica is restricted 10 poliee tactical units and VIP_ protection nents. For this reason, Glock’s Model 18 pocket machine gun will Femiin the most sought after model by private machine gun collec- tory and professional criminals alike. The Model 18, shich is only produced in Omm Para, i a direet descendant of the fist Glock pistol, the Model 17, which is chambered for the popular 9mm Parabellum, The Model 18 features a selective fire capability and delivers 1,200 rounds per minute (rpm? in fully automat fc mode, Except for the fireselector switch mounted to the left side of the slide where the grasping serrations of the aide ace cut, the full auto {Bun closely resembles the earlier Mocel 17 ‘The large-diameter fireselectne pin that connects with the slide acts as the tripping shoulder to the sear when the selecor is set at full auto. The camming shoulder of the pin depresses the sear just before the side reaches its full forward recoil releasing the stsiker to fre the gun. With the selector switch rotated upward (Semia.to, ts camming shoulder moves out of the way, thus preventing mechanical ripping of the seat asthe side completes its fil forward recoil resuling in serniauto fie. To Prevent unauthorized individuals from converting their serniauto Glocks to machine guns, dimensional changes wete done in the Model 18 50. that iis full auto components would not be iazeichangeable with the patts ofthe enlian model, Larger calibers such as the popular 40-caliher SEW and bighore 45-caliber ACP will be moce difficult to controt in full-automatic mode than the smaller Imm version. With no provision for front grip and shoulderstock attachments, a.40- or 45-caliber machine pistol using 3 ‘THE CLOCK EXOTIC WEAPONS SYSTEM Let-side view of the magnificent Clock Medal 18 machine pit hambeecd fix the Som Parabellim, The fire sled s mounted at ihe eae ofthe lide and ist ffl fing, Thi he 215 con try machine pte dncd) Ave To's lace seeped Law 2000. This in highly customized Glock Faturing the Hy compensator sy PREIEN AIG ELNCTIN: Rights vow of the acon generaton Glock Mee 2 chambered for dhe power fl 45 ACE. First generation Glacks have plain grips square serations Om fro and back of i: Thi-generation and ucrant meds foture finger groove ae ie on the frases aswell an square serrations light plastic frame wil start 10 rise uncontrollably in long burst mode as the meyazine capacity passes is halfway mark. The Model 18 has 10 bbursteontrol device and produces an average of 1,200 rpm jn fullauto ‘mode. To be fully effective, the ileal candidate for ful-auto conversion among Glock pistol models would be the Model G34 (mm) and Model G35 (40 SéW). These two pistols are Glocks top-of the line competition versions and feature the long-tide format with ported fae rels for fecoll and muzalevise reduction advantage. The new models ao incorporate nicely contoured finger grooves for mare positive hold and accessory rails for mounting a laser sighting device or a small lash light: The frame side rails can also double as a detachable front grip altachment to further maximize conicol of the converted gun, A new compeny called CCT/Swiss Ine. currently markets a detachable folding stock for the Glock Model 18 rmacline pistol. This stock simply attach 2 10 the opening of the erp just behind the magazine chute with no alteration (o the pistol frame required. Add this accessory along with a Fleldsrfped view of te seisuts Clk Model 2 {Lower ha ofthe Glock: psa showing the original seminute trigger qchinien pilores tins usetindia. front grip and you will have the most versatile fully controllable machicie pistol in its clas, “Those who desire «selective fire Glock but do not favor the long: slide versions may wattt to consider the newly Upgraded regular full ‘ize models that incorporate finger grooves, side rails, and ported bar rels. This lineup includes the Model G-22 (40 SEW), Model G-31 4357 SIG), Model G20 (0mm), and Model G21 G45 ACP). In ‘compact versions, the following miniguns are also offered with port fed barrels and frame rails: Model G-19 (mm), Model G-23 (40 SEW), and Model G32 (357 SIC), Firing these miniscule semis in fullauto mode is quite an experience. But remember, never attempt to fice a long burst, especially with these miniguns, until you have mastered shooting them with total contol in full auto. If you lose control ofthe weapon while firing, it will become a runaway gun and may pose a danger (0 you and those around you, Practice quick release ofthe trigger pullin case you lose control of the aun while fir ing. Always practice with the minimum amount of ammo in the mag azine (three to five rounds) and work your way up until you have fained toxal experience in controlling the weapon in fullautomatic mode. Be a safe shooter ‘Older models that don’t use ported barrels and frame rails can be upgraded by using aftermarket barrels and sides like the Caspian Arms Hybrid system (pocted barrel with matching site) for Glocks. These custom parts are ideally suited for hobbyists or gunsmiths who may ‘want to maximize the rocoil contro! system of any Glock pistol regard less of caliner, A custom-made hybridized Glock called the Law 2000 is available from Aro-Tek complete with "Sure Touch’ steel magazine relewse, extended dice release, and long-wearing titanium recoil spring tguide-all added to farther maximize the already superb. handling chac- acteristics of the Glock, This company also markets a unique laser sys tem for the Glock pista called Law 2000 Mic, a miniature device that attaches to the front ofthe irigaer guard and that has is activator but ton located to the back of the grip. This superb setup is unrivaled by ‘any otler lasr sighting system currently offered. Refer to Chapter 10 to contact these aftermarket accessory producer, ‘THE GLOCK EXOMG WEAPONS SYSTEM CONVERTED SEMIAUTO MODE! ‘THE CIVILIAN ALTERNATIVE For qquiified individuals or bona fide collectors who may wish 10 parchaje a Glock Model 18 machine pistol but cannot duc toa ban on Private sales, the fist step iso get dpproval from the Bureau of Alcohol, “Tobacco, and Firearms (BATF) t manufacture a machine gun Registered machine pistols (especially prototypes) can command a very hhigh pice and are most sought after by machine gun collector. Converted Browning HiPower or 1911 models will easily bring ‘between $4,000 and $5,000, assuming the work is well done an that they are in excellent condition, Remember that when you decide to ‘eanvert 2 gun fo full auto, whether you or somebody else is making the pars, priot approval from the federal goverment must be secured. Do ithgaly! When completed and duly registered as a converted fullauto gm, your $500 Giock may now carry 2 $5,000 price tag, Not bad for a doy’s work ‘Once you have mastered the mechanical functioning of the semi ‘auto Glock, transforrning it to a fullauto machine pistol is aot that it Fic, In fact, it gone of the easiest pistals to convert to daliver rapid fire with a single pull of the tigger. This can be attributed to its ult simple trigner/sear- and striker lirkape arrengement activated by a medi lumtravel trigger pull (modified double action), (The Heckler & Koch ‘YP-70 machine pistol operates in the same system, with a straight but longer tigeer pull) “the Glock has a pivoting trigger that operates on a three-stage pull principle that its inventor calls the ‘Safe Action’ system, The first siage Of the pall deactivates the builtin trigger safety—this small protruding piece at the front of the trigger prevents trigzet tovement unt i is intentionally squeezed to fire the aun. Tre second part of the trigger pull (halfway) pushes the spring-loaded firing pin safety upward to clear the pathway forthe stilker soit can fly Forward to fire the gun ence the sear is tripped. The third and final stage of the trigger pull is the actual disengagement of the sear and striker Unique in the Glock system is that the striker is only cocked DESIGN AND FUNCTION “Te tripping action ofthe Glock occurs each re the rodine endef the triage bar {vointd toby dele punch, top hits the disconnecing shir wf the connector ‘pointed toby cic, baton), The fsconnectiom proces betwen these te part ae nt ech laf eg po halfway each time the slide is retracted to introduce a round into the chamber: Spring fatigue is Kept to a bare minimum in this design since the spring iin the relaxed mode until the weapon is fred. In addition, the striker tel s locked in this postion nul the tigger pl reaches its second stage to deactivate the firing pin block. As the firing pin block is pushed upward to clear the pathway for the striker, the sear, which is a intewrel part ofthe trigaer bar, engages the underside lg of the srk: cer and pushes it badward as the third stage of pull starts, At the end of the pull the trigger bar is forced downward as it hits the inclined bent below the connector, thereby causing the disengagement between the sear and striker permitting the striker o fly forward to fire the gun. AAs the slide recoils after the shor, the disconnector the factory cals it the connector is depressed sideways andl to the left by the camming shoulder of the slice. This permits the sear to bounce back as the tal end of the bar bypasses the inclined bent of the connector (which fune tions as the disconnecting shoulder for the bar-at the end of the pull). ‘The serie points wo the mechanical deconmecor oF the Glock as actuated by the ‘ld caning shoulder ding rel “Te scribe point te camiming shoulder ofthe side, The se pushes the discon: ‘ecomplish the mechanical diecommertion betoen the tigger thon’ seengetgurment of tio sar and esikir eer Fall ‘As the slide accomplishes its rearward secoil, it ejvets the empty shel, On its forward recoil it introduces a Iresh cartridge to the cham her With the triager pull sil maintained after the sbot, the sear remains fully to the rear, catching the striker underlug 2s the slide returns to bat tery holding the striker wath its spring now fully compressed. As the tig, tet pull is released 10 fire the nest shot, the striker moves forward Fratfvay, bul remains cocked with the sear. The spring loaded [ring pin Safety wil actomatically move downward unel tock the front end of the striker, preventing it from moving. “To fire the next round in the chamber, the three-stage pull will once again come into play and the mulkiple safeties will be deactivated before ignition takes place, As we can clearly see here, the Glock pistol i a marvel of engineering of unsurpassed simplicity and safety. Combine these features with 21st century manufacturing technology fand the end resit iso revolutionary combat handgun ideally sited for ‘gocous military applieation, Gaston Glock deserves the highest eredit in inverting this marvelous pistol. His wend-setting hand has. i 2 (ery short period, accomplished what many gun inventors of the late 20th century had only dreamed of in terms of success and fortune: ‘THE SELECTIVE-FIRE CONVERSION SYSTEM: HOW IT WORKS. ‘Over the years, Paladin Press has published some intriguing oor: ‘version manual for many popukir weapons, such as the Ruger Mini 4, Ml and Il pistols, 1022, AR7, Colt 45, HiPower, Remington 1100 shotguns, and Marlin 22 lls, for their “Exotic Weapons’ series. Most Uf these "how to” manuals are stil available from Paladin, The Glock machine pistol conversion manual is a great addition to this series because of the simplicity of the design and the minimal amount of Work involved, The conversion design cletailed in this book allows the transformation of a regular seraiauto pistol into one that delivers selec= fivefire operation ‘without altering the major components of the gun such as the receiver (frame) or side. (Even the factory has to alter is Side to mount the fire selector in the Model 18 machine pistol) It is absolutely phenomenal that such a project can be undertaken easily ising only a few (ools and tiny pieces of scrap metal thal no one would leven bother 10 look at ror amateurs working without the directions in this book, convert ing the semiauto Glock to a selective fire weapon would be a dificult task, But for experienced gun designers or inventors, solving Clock's techanical puzzle is easier than it looks. However, ii still 9 challenge to make a superb allpurpose combat handgun even better “To understand and fully appreciate the amount of tinkering that went into making the selective fre machine pistol featured inthis book You must fist understand how the newly converted weapon works Mechanically, the basic functions of the onginal components are vir ally unchanged. The few added components operate only when the ‘gin is fired in full automatic mode. SEMIAUTOMATIC MODE To shoot the pistol in semiautomatic rode, the fire selector lever at the rear ofthe slide must fist be rotated upward lil the switch ison the: downward full-auto position). With the shooting hand finger off the trigger move the fire-selector lever. Fitst, push it to the left as far as i ‘ill go to disengage if from its index post. Now rotate the lever upward luni the bottorn index notch stops against the post, The baat in spring: loaded plongor will auiomaticaly lock the selector against ts index post in this setting. ‘Now, with a loaded magazine inserted in the gun, and referring to the drawings on pp.9 and 10, pull he slide back al the way to the rear (sth your Finger off the trigger) and Het it fly forward to put a cartridge (in the chamber (7). Point the gun at your intended target and squeeze the tiguer (9) to disengage is bullin safety (2A). As the trig per pivots to the rear while being pulled, the tigger bar hump (11) will push the spring loaded firing pin safety block (121 upward to diseneage fis connection with the stiker (13). At this point, the sear (4) will tengage the striker underhug (2) and push it backward as che pall on the trigger continues. At the final stage of the pall inst before tt comes Lo # FULL om AUTO lad CERO me {COUNTER RECOIL 5 Le eh | full stop, the radiused end tail of the wrigger bar (15) will be foreed downward by the camming shoulder of the disconnecior (16), resulting in the tripping action between the stiker and the sear fring the gum. After the bullet has let the muzzle, the slide wall recoil rearwacd to accomplish the extraction and ejection of the empty shell. Immediately after the recoil stars, the disconnector (3) is pushed to the left by the ‘camming shoulder ofthe se (not shown in the ilustration). As the dis onnector moves to the left asa result ofthe side's recoiling action, the camming shoulder of the discornector alo moves toward the lef, allowing the end tal ofthe ingger bar (15) to bounce back upward, It brings along with it the atvomatic connectur (17), which is now riding over the sear, As the automatic connector is pushed upward by the bouncing action of the wigaer bar, fis rear end tal (8) wil pivot upuvard sightly and automatically postion jtself 30 iti ready to be activated by the fireselector tipping shoulder (1). (This only oceurs ifthe fire selec (ors set at fullauto mode.) Ar the end of the side's rearward travel, the recoil spring (10) will ower the slide to cetum back to ils battery postion. As the slide starts fo move forward with the trigger pull sll maintained, the sear (now back to its upward rearmest postion) will catch the striker underiug, holding the stiker with its spring (14) fully compressed (cocked posi tion) while the slide continues to move forward to complete the eycle ‘of the action, Since the tripping shoulder of the fireselector lever did hot make contact with the automatic connectors rear end til, full auto ‘matic firing was avoided, ‘o fire the next shot, the pull on the tigger must fist be released allow the trigger group to returm (o its nermal position, The above sequence of operation will be repeared as fast as the trigger can be pulled and released by the operator. The slide will be locked open by the slide stop after the last round has been fit FULL-AUTOMATIC MODE. Before: moving the that your shoeing, fing selector 10 any positon, always make sure +i off the trigger. To fire the pistol in full auto- 1 eiecence fo the orginal seria fom eG selector mou ‘Left ear perspacive view of the smal No mater how you lok at eis (Glade 2s prety wes matic, move the fireselector ever to its downward position. Push the selector io the left as far as it will go, then push it down until it stops wilh its notch locking up with the index post. Now the pistol is set to fre’ full automatic. ‘Assuming thata loaded magazine is already in place, with your fin get off the trigger, pull the slide all the way’ to the rear and let ic snap forward to introduce a round to the chainber. Point the gun at your intended target and squeeze the trigger to fire the pistol. Alter firing the first shot, the slide wal recoil rearward to ciect the empty shell, At the fist stage of the recal, the disconnector wail be forced to move sideways by the slide camming shoulder thot seen in ilusiraon? allowing the end tail of the rigger bar to bounce upward to cael the striker underlug as the slide stars to move forward after corm pleting its recoil. With the trigger pull maintained after the shat, the tri: inet bat remains atthe rear, The sear (crucifix! at this point has moved ‘upward and is feady to engage the striker underlug asthe slide moves Forward (Note: The striker wil be held inthe fully cocked position with its spring (14) fully compressed only iF the trigger pull is maintained after fing a shot) When the sear bounces upward after the discon recting process i completed, it pushes up against the automatic con hector As a result of this action, the taltend portion of the auto con hector wil pivot slightly upward, ready to engage the fre selectors ip~ ping shoulder as the slide completes is full forward closure “As the slide continues its rece, twill camber the next round from the magazine and will Jock with the bare atthe end of the cyele. Just before the slide reaches its full forward stop (,050 ~065 inch! the trip ‘ing shoulder ofthe fice selector will tart to depress the radiused rear fend tp of the auto connector As the slide comes to a full forward stop, the sear is now fully depeessed by the lower step of the automatic cor rector resulting in the selease ofthe fully cocked striker to detonate the ‘Ghambeted round. This cycle of operation will continue as jong as the ‘trigger pull is maintained or until the magazine is empty. The slice will be held open by the slide stop after the last round has been fired. ‘CAUTION: As with other selective fire weapons (ex. M2 30 cal jer carbine, M16, HEK G3, HGK MP5, FAL, AK-47, Bereita 93R, Glock Model 18), never pull on the tigger while moving the fire- selector mechanism, becauio this may cause an accidental discharge, ‘The end tal of the suto connector protrudes at the hack of the frame just below the fireselector lever. IFthe striker is in a fully cocked post tion after a shot is fred and the trigger pull is not released, the auto matic connector will be riding over the sear: Moving the fire selector fo fullauto setting a this point without reteasing the pull on the tig, fger will push down the tail of the auto connector, which ‘wil in tum {depress the sear and trip the fully cocked striker and cause the gun © fire unintentionally. Be careful! Make certain your finger is off the tig ger each time you reload the pistol and each time you change the fite selector seting NOTES ON FULL-AUTO CONVERSION PARTS ‘Ones completed, the conversion parts wil Fit any Glock pistol, The ‘only parts that are not interchangeable are the trigger bars and! lec tors/Aégget mechanism housings, The 45 ACP and 10mm models use larger bars and different ejectors due to their cartridges’ being longer than those of the 9mm, .40 SGW, and 357 SIG. The trigger bars of these smaller pistols also will not fit in the larger frame guns. However, {you can pulichase a spare trigger assembly (Short ot long) and ejector to Complete your conversion ki, allowing it ro function with any caliber ‘or model you may wish to use or convert Having readily interchangeable components makes for a very ver~ salle system, allowing the user who has a variety of Glock pistols to use ‘one basic conversion kit, What else could be better or simpler? NUMERICAL TABLE OF CONVERSION PARTS 1. Autontatic eonneetor: ordnance sie 2. Auto connector pivot tod material 3, Fire selector pivot pin: mils tod (0 be riveted) 4. Index plunger: deil-rod. materia inilsieel usable) 5. Phunwer spring: Ruger 1022 rifle firing pin retraction spring, lvail able from Ruger Firearms or gun shops) 6. Firesclector index: mild-stee red tto be riveted) 7 Fire selector: milelstee! plate (case-handering optional) Note: Modified factory parts not labeled in the drawing View showing the rea afte sjctor atthe top ofthe gp fume The wuternaie cm aa ne re contre win tke radveed ca ip ofthe neetor een an the right side nud be paral in elevation before heen action Se a scalags af ale ving COSO ta 0US inchs. The of ese in full aut takes place (abot rage pull maintained. When fly Serv bs Genus ws toabisiaacanr is hak eeranna Ufoprewred bythe fie solo he seer snd ofthe atomaticonmecror wii mone throne 035 10 060-nc downward accarnps ts Wiping ation. ee sof and retshlefunttoning in fall-ato ode the tipping shoulder of Chapter 2 The Automatic Connector System ‘The automatic connector i the heart of the conversion process, It cis as a bridge between the fie selector and sear. The connection between the sear and selector occurs enly when the tigger is polled and the gun is set in fullauto mode. Ordnance steel mut be used ‘when building this part. Is elongeted portion is only 60-inch thick ‘The pant must be tempered aftr Final Fiting and polishing is done. ‘The automatic connector is one of the two main ingredients in the conversion group, the other being the fireselector lever, All other parts are nothing more than pieces of small rods (or riveting and the spring loaded index plunger. The small spring to power the plunger is eam ‘mercially made and available ftom Ruger Firearms. This conversion process is a simple as it will ever ger ‘The auto connector used in this project is completely handmade using only a hacksaw to cut the part in rough shape, a small fst file to fon the part o ics final shape, and assoctec apt paper for final polishing. ‘The hole forthe pivot pin is died after polishing, Read for fina fing, the part can now be assembled to the trigger mechanism housing, part must be heattrested after the inl fiting is done: fling the metal lif additional adjustment is required) is easier ta do while itis sil sof Ir you look at the completed par carefully you will notice that the front end of it has an open square pattern to act aya sade to ridle aver the rightsde frontend wall ofthe trigger mechanistn housing. The left leg of the automatic connector slides ini the front natches of the hous ing during assembly. Sill looking atthe front top end of the connector, {you Wl see a step to the right just above the right leg. This step is need ‘ed to clear the pathysay for the slide camming shoulder (the long clon gated shoulder at the rightside rear of the side, opposite the striker lunderlug), whose sole function is to separate the disconneetne and trig- bar during recoil ‘During final fitting pay particular attention to this step, especially it the slide is tight when drawn to the rear, [F you see heavy rulb marks in this area, polish them off so that the slide will cycle nosmally If there i, ‘not enougi clearance in this step, the side will force the automatic con rnector fo move to the left when the slide is drawn to the rear. If this happens, the inner side of the connector will butt against the striker lunderlug and restrict its movement, causing. a misfire and tight slide travel as well as tightness in the movement of the sear If the connector is pushed sideways due ta lack of clearance for the slide cami shoulder, the plastic part will move and tighter! everything inside the hhowsing. Pay particular attention in these two areas if you encounter the above problems and make the necessary adjustment to ensure that all parts work propery. “WE GLOCK EXOTIC WEAPONS SYSTEM Front peripcive fhe tame prototype pat. Te narrow rr em el the partons fo cach cccntonatyngalnt the wiping ule f the re eter daring uo Tring. The redesigned ad ienproved autora connector as corrected the pln Bovionr perspective view ofthe iat protetype automate connector, Coot sel freuen ting this art since elongated poron only 0GOach sic Lefts view ofthe mproved connector The pit pin i ston ese “This isthe lprome and Ail snfiguation uf the automatic cannestor with Tru wider car ond til odivsed Ye prove the ire selector from sagging ore "THE AUTOMATIC CONNECTOR SYSTEM Looking below the middle part of the automatic connector, you Will also notice three step cuts, Just past the front section (sacle) the first step is narrow, This high cutis basically a clearance to permit unin= terrupted travel of the sear when the trigger is pulled from its normal starting positon, No part of the sear should touch this clearance por ‘ion of the connector while sliding below it as the trigaer is pulled. The automatic connector must remain in its normal (downward) postion tll the end of the trigger pull is reached, Pas the narrow section is an inclined shoulder. This angle core sponds with the downward action of the trigger bar as it starts its cs ‘connecting process with the connector bent. Make sure thet the incline angle has enough clearance for the sear to move freely below it so the incline angle will not interfere with the original furxtioning of the gun ‘when the wiguer is pulled from starting poine to its end of travel The next portion past the incline shoulder is wider. This section of the connector is the actual contact point that will ride over the sear each time the gun is fired and mechanically disconmects immediately after recoil Normally, the automatic connector remains in its dow \ward position until itis pushed upward by the sear bouncing after the recoil and while the tigger pull i sil in effect. As the sear pushes the connector upward, its tail end will rise ready to engage the tripping shoulder of the fire Selector ifthe weapon is set to fre fll auto, If the selector i set for semiauto, the tripping action is avoided and the aper ator has to release and repull the trigger to fre the next round Just before the end tal of the automatic connector, a square notch has been cu. This is basicaly to clear the back-end shoulder of the frame where the noich is aligned. The notch allows the connector 19 move fully to its downward position during the tripping process. ‘Las but nt least i the end tail oF the part, Notice thatthe end tal has a cicular shape. The upper half of the circular shape fs the actual contact area of the part to hit the tripping shoulder of the fire selector ‘mechanism during slide closing, This is anosher eriieal portion of the auilomatie connector that may require careful fitting 19 ensure. proper timing in the release of the sriker during full auto aperntion Ifthe stiker is tripping early, before the side comes to a ful top you can trim a litle bit from the top of the radlcs to delay the release of the stiiker unt itis imed properly to the fll closure ofthe side wit the barrel, IF you need ta trim the circular shoulder from the top to Feet the timing of striker release, ile the contact area gradually to avo overcutting. You may also trim the tipping shoulder ofthe fire selector lever in place ofthe automatic connector until che timing of the striker release is perfected. Once again, “le and try" isthe key to success here Do not rush it. If you overfile, you will have to build a teplacement don't have to tell you how fustratng that could be. FUNCTIONING OF THE AUTOMATIC CONNECTOR To fully understand the priniary function of the automatic eon ector during the firing eycle of the pistol, refer 10 the following illustrations. tthe fie selector is sot in the semauto postion, it will not engage the sased rear endl tall of the automatic connector,and will thus result {ny normal semiauto operation, BUILDING THE AUTOMATIC CONNECTOR WITH A HACKSAW AND FILE Refore lathes and milling machines were invented, primitive ver sions of the madem hacksaw and fle were the most common tools in \weapon manufacture. Tho automatic connector and the fire selector can be bul quite easily using the same tools and same basic principles employed by the early gunsmiths. Firs the part to be built is cut in rough format with a hacksaw, then finished with a set of files. The accompanying disgram shows the simple step-by-step construction sing 2 hacksaw and file 10 create this part. Good quality steel (prefer ably 4140) is required hete so that it can he heattreated afte final fit ling. Refer to the working drawing for the dimension specification of this component. 2 “THE GLOCK EXOTIC WEAPONS SYSTEM BUILDING THE AUTO CONNECTOR WITH A HACKSAW AND FILE STEP A. 1. Scribe to the metal the actual shape and dimension of the part. Use a Prussian blue or felt metal marker to color the metal before serbing the shape of the part to the material, STEP B. 2. After scribing the format of the part to the meta, dill the pivot hole of the part. 31. Cur the metal into rough shape with the hacksaw as incicated by numbers 3, 4, and 5 in the drawing on p23. Important If you cut det to the actual line ofthe diagram, the part will un out undersized by the time you clean up the hacksaw marks. Cult the part outside the lines so that iis a litle oversized. STEPC. 6. Cut the extended thinner portion of the part (View is as seen from the top) STEP D. J. With a small file, work the various shaded areas that need to be shaped to ther Final configuration. STEP E. J. With a small file, work the various shaded areas that need to be shaped to thei final configuration, STEP F. 8, Fike this sep (haded area) to final specs. 1, Install two hacksaw blades in the handle to cut this vertical notch, Finish the rough cut with a small (3/32-inch thick? flatfile; Use this sate file 10 trim che trigger bar sear STEP G. “Thicis the completed automatic Connector ready for final fiting and polishing. For best results, polish all external surfaces after the final fitine, Temper the mctal accordingly 4 THEGLOCK EXOTIC WEAPONS SYSTEM FUNCTIONING OF THE AUTOMATIC No ‘CONNECTOR o FIGURE A Wy The itkntravon shows the trigger imechanm of the converted isa FIG. B FIGURE C “Tie sequins saws the rigger bar Irouncing yprard cate tho ke fear acall. The upper seen (eouciid of the eigase bar (vhs fasclons othe sca? tbe, ht fer dconnects front dhe flay psion, the canaecior is se 10 Caags the fie sslector sing he Final segs of aide closure during fulse eperaton. N= Norra Poin NORMAL POSITION Chapter 3 The Fire Selector Group The conversion technique incorporates a simple yet highly func tional fireselector mechanism that allows the operator to shoot the gun in semiauto mode to conserve amwnurtion or in full automatic in texireme situations where volume of fire becomes a priority. ‘The selector is moved from one index to the other by the non: shooting hand. With the pistol held by the shooting hand (finger of the trigger, weapon pointed in a safe ditection), the thumb of the nonshooting hand will mave the selector, pushing it to the left as far MN “The fly assombed feslator mecha szen mounted t the back of the ide The ireselector group prior ta vedi with the factory side cover plots. The let Sie rivet ati at a 9 pivot forthe fre elector The inden plunger i preety the Rugee 1022 Bring pin retracting sping rurchasee, as 6 1 it will go to disengage it from its locked position. Assuming that the ‘evice is set at semiauto (upward position) and that the operator wants to change the setting t0 ll auto, the selector i pushed to the elt unl its index shoulder is cleared, moved downward unlit skops, snd let go, The spring loaded plunger inside the solector automatical- y locks the device against the index post to deliver the type of fire lected, Reverse the procedure when changing the fire-selector set ing 10 semiautomatic. ‘The fire selector group consists ofa lever main body, and wo tie cs; the left rivet acts as pivot, the right rivet functions 3s an index port. The heads of both rivets prevent upward movement of the lever sfier assembly. This ensures the levers rigid seating with the slide cover plate aller the riveting process: Locking the lever into position is a small spring loaded plunger powered by a Ruger 1022 rifle fring pin retrac tion spring, This ready-made spring is easily eblainable direct from Ruger or any gunsmith supplier or gun dealer seling Ruger prostucs. I you wish to buy this part from Ruger, ics part A2000. It only costs 50 cents, which isa lot cheaper and easier than irying to make one ftom scratch. Be sure to mention that is for a 1022 when ordering the part from the factory The fireselector lever is constructed from 11/64 inch thick mild steel plato, A 3/AGinchihick plate is usable, but this i the maximum thickness you could use, Preferably, the fre selector mounted at the back plate will have the least amount of bulk (o snaintain the stream lined fook of the pistol. Checkering or serrating the top hump of the lever will provide nonslip operation when moving the part from one index to the other, Checkering also enhances its aesthetics. Although it is not necessary 10 harden this part its long wearing, capability will be improved if this is done. Also, the tsipping action is smoother when hardened metal glide together, being almost fiction free. Case-hard ening is the only treatment that hardens the surface of mild steet I wil however, remain soft Inside, While mild steel will work fine for this Piece, you may build it with the stronger ofdnance steel if you choose, The left side of the lever is ciled to accommodate the spring- foaded plunger. [n addition, a small, elongated slot is cut to the top lei “THE GLOCK EXOTIC WEAPONS SYSTEM side jut above the drilled hole for the plunger. The elongated slot will permit side-to-side movement of the selector to allow it to clear the Shoulder between indexes while rotating the fire selector, “The oblong slot can be elongated using a round needle file after tiling 2 starting hole, The slot must be tong enough to permit the selector to move to the left and clear the shoulder between indexes, ‘The with of the slot must nat exceed 05 inch ofthe diameter of the pivot pin (oftside rived) to minimize vertical play, Elongate the slot Braduaily by the “fle and try" method. Do not overeut, because this ray not restrain the plunger when assembled into the Hole inside the lever Ifyou feel you are about to overcut the length of the oblong slot, you may reduce the shoulder between indexes to compensate and allow rotation of the selector. Use a termporary pivot pin while adjust the length ofthe travel slot The index notches can be cut using the same needle fe Care must be taken when cuiting the half-round index notches “These noiches must not exceed the diameter of the index pos ight side rivet) by more than 003 inch max. The tighter the engagement the better “The dual rivets sed to connect the selector tothe slide cover pte were made from 9/64inch-diameter mild-steel rods turned down to two step clameters. A 3/32-ich-diameter nal with 9/64 inch diameter head wil do the job just fine. The spring loaded plunger is made from 3/32-ineh diameter dil rod. However, tn! steel is usable MOUNTING THE FIRE SELECTOR ‘TO THE SLIDE BACK PLATE ‘Mounting the fireselector assembly to the side back plate isa fitie bit tricky and requires a bit of preparation, You wil need a sieve pin (same olameter 2s the rived about an inch long. A nail with its head removed of the same diameter asthe rivet will do just fine Before mounting the preassembled fie selector mechanisn to the back plate, make sure that the spring-loaded plunger s inserted in pace. ‘Your slave pin will temporarily restrain the spring onded plunger inside Fut Seale 2 He om. atte x 32 500 eeP ova Vie ax. (Bord) INDEX MoreHes) f E | Ase =| ep kioneare sue wir Wetote Hite He Gees. FIRE SELECTOR [FINAL FITTING FIRE SELECTOR GROUP | EG won ore —| DptLLd FF JIILGNS — wep it > 3 2 5 : >» 5 8 $ E 1 > i 4 ; ee 3 3 g Bh K - BN 3 IR 3 5 ‘THE FIRE SELECTOR GROUP its assembly hole via the oblong slot. To assemble the slave pin to the ‘oblong slot (to restrain the spring-loaded plunger, fst lay the selector “hump facing up) flat on a table. Push the spring-loaded plunger inside: fits assembly hole as far ay it wil go, bypassing the oblong slot using a sreall tod oF nail. Now pick up your slave pin and positon it 10 the left comer of the obfong slot, placing it over the rod that fs pushing the spring-loaded plunger. Now push down the save pin while atthe same time pulling out the rod restraining the spring loaded plunger. The slave pin should capture the spring loaded plunger as iF moves down the elongated slot while connecting the two parts together, Now slowly push down the protruding top end ofthe slave pin until it comes fevel With the top surface of the slotted part, Place the selector over the side back plate and insert the procruding portion of the slave pin into its sembly hole left side! in the plate and tap the pin slowly from the top unl the two parts meet and join, Now, inser the other rivet in its designated hole in the back plate while iting it up with one of the selector index notches. Once the index noteh is aligned to the slide back plate hole (right side, insert the index post rivet and tap it gently Lunt it joins the two main parts together with its heal seated lush with the top of the selector index, Now the slave pin must be replaced by the left-side rivet, The lower part of the slave pin will proirude past che bottom of the slide back plat after it was assembled temporarily to join the selector and back plate group. The procruding end of the slave pin can be psi tioned between the viso jaws white the slide cover plate is laid flat over 2 it and the selector rests on top of it, Now position the bottom end ¢ the rivet over the top end of the slave pin and quickly tap it to pus down the slave pin so the rivet will take its place, Place a small cloth 0 the Jot side of the selector fo catch the spring-loaded plunger in cas {you miss the transformation, otherwise you will fase the part and ma have to build another set. Be very careful inthis tage of assembly. Now that you have both rivets in position after joining the tw ‘major parts of the selector group, Maring the bottorn endl of the rive is your next step. Make sure that the bottom of the hole in the bac plate—where riveting is 10 be done—has been countersunk lightly & ‘accommodate the flaring of the pin, To flare the bottom end of the rive, you will teed a dalled cent punch and an aluminum of brass plate on which to rest the rivet hea iring the faring process. Mild steel will do fine if no softer metal ca bbe found to suppor the part while its worked on. With the paris to be riveted placed upside down, rest the head o the rivet on the metal plate and gently tap the center of the rivet pi using the point of the dulled center punch until the tip of the rive ‘opens up. Do this for the ather rivet It is important to fate the rivet sgfadualy and altemately, constantly checking the tightness ofthe see or movement as you go along. The connection must be rigid, but loos enough to alow the fire selector to move fram one index to the othe After the rivet process is completed, check to make sure that the exces Imecal above the plastic partis fled off so that the part can be inserte {reely into its seat atthe back of the slide during reassembly Chapter 4 Trigger Mechanism Housing Modification The Glock pistol features a removable trigger housing made of com poste (plastic) material, The ejector is molded right into the housing for @ permanent assembly. The extension type spring that penvers the tiger bar is connected to the housing as well as the front bent portion of the sear. A thin springike pigce of stamped sheet metal that the factory calls a connector is assembled on the right-hand side ofthe part. The top bent Part functions as the discoonector and is mechanically actuated by the stide duting recoil A second beat below the disconnector i the actual Connector. | call this second bent the disconnecting shoukler forthe tig ger bar In reality, the very few pans of the Glock pistol do multiple fare tions, so anyone can come up with his awn definitions or descriptions Looking atthe left side ofthe housing, you will notice a ewo-step slot just behind the ejector. The left arm ofthe sears inserted into this open: ing during assembly, The notch controls the fore-and-aft movement of the Sear‘rigaer ar as weil as its downward sirake at the end ofthe trig 2 pall In addition, the Jong slot aso limits the upward motion of the sear during the disconnecting process as activated by’ the slide recoil ‘The automatic connector fs mounted to the front end corner on the Fightside wall ofthe housing, To install the autematic connector on this pal, wo minor modifications willbe required. One will be an assem bly hole (5/64-inch diameter) to be drilled ta the right-side wall for the n connectors pivot pin. The other % a long narrow noteh at the front of sive housing just beside the right-side wall iself, which allows the square sacle of the auto connector to seat over it during assembly. A hack saw is all that is needed to cut the narrow notch at the front of the housing, Care must be taken when cutting the notch 50 you dont over: ‘ut, Plastic is soft and easly cut by a hacksaw; do not apply excessive pressure while cuting, Cut gently with a fine-toothed hacksaw and then tuse-a small flatfile 10 dress up the notch, IMPORTANT: The location of the hole for the automatic com nector pivot pi i eitical here, Ensue thac ts dilleé precisely as spec ified in the drawing. You only have ts drill the rightside wall of the hhousing where the new partis going to be installed. The reason the location of the hole in this partis ettical is that the protruding end of the automatic connector pivot pin restrices the forward movement of the trigger bar If you drill (he hole farther to the back, the bar will not ‘move far enoug) forward fo allow is builtin trigger safety block to pop ‘out inside the tnawer guard. If this happens, you have created an unsafe sun. The tigger safety must not be compromised, since it also controls the position of the trigger bump that activates the firing pin safety. If Your trigger is slightly in, the hump on the trigger may also be iaing up with the fring pin safety and actually pushing it up If the stitker is acei- 2 ‘THE GLOCK EXOTIC WEAPONS SYSTEM “The ame foiory pat after dhe moiestion i dane The pivot hole for she 2 matic connector i en a the rant ppermost comer of the hosing. The hae {hed only wo the ght side wall fhe part hae of the tigger meshoniom housing part masiicaion to 3ecommadats the Fron view of he rigger mutunism owning showing the narrow notch ut eside Front wine showing the auto connectors inner leg inser to the sar natch sigh se wal The scneh wl sccommodate te lane legate sutamacecon- inthe fant af the housing a6 the automatic comnmctor dex mer the wal of the eibertidhig stent. nous, The piv ple alsa seen aserntd in place TRIGGER MECHANISM HOUSING MODIFICATION a dentally released at this stage, the gun will accidentally discharge. Make sure that the trigger returns forward and allows the built-in trigger sae ty block to come out automatically when the trager pull is released Finally, if you move the hole farther to the front than is specified in the drawing, the front of the hofe will be on the thin side, Although Gaston Gioct’s polymer has proven to be tough and durable, it ‘comforting if we keep everything sturdy. NOTE: While the Glock’s polymer material & one of the most ‘turable plastic compounds available, itis also elastic. Therefore, there is ‘possibilty tha the pivot hole drilled forthe automatic connector asseir by in the housing may eventually become elongated and affect the trip ping action ofthe part It may take a while before the gun stops working ‘in full auto due to the change in the hole's cimension, As the hole elor- gates, there will come a time when the gun will no longer empey with ‘one steady pull on the tiger. I may eventually fre shorter bursts (three Front perspective view ofthe automate connecter uly vented andassenbled ve the 10 four tots) even while the trigger is pulled to fire a long burst in full ‘Getry wie mechani housing auto. The gun will give you ample warning when it's time to change the trigger housing ring double or single shots alermatoly when the selector fs set to fullauto mode, The semiauto function will eenain umnatfected, you intend to shoot the pistol a lar in full to, ts best to ower at {east five spare tigger mechanism housings preciled and slowed to the front, ready to take the automatic connector as the other parts Cease oper: ating. The hoxsings are only $2 each or less. Your live spares are more than ‘enotigh to keep you goin until the gun reires by iself Remember, the ‘automatic connector only woes to work when the gun is set at full auto. Furthermore, the sear will only have tar move OSS inch downward wit lie pressure! fo release the stiker when the gun i fring, amounting to ‘minimal stain on the conversion parts. The automatic connector remains nonfunctional in semiauto mode, Therelore, siress on the part and its assembly hole tothe tigger housing & kept to a bare minimum, Tis: wpa not eguppsd wih «New Yr ein The New ik ring ate rma tien NYPD aie sto pode ic ail prearabytan Imo ete diate This lc rey sn he at comet ab ‘The mitotic connector con only be sare int position afr the gece bar hos (eal anid pig asin ttc the We testa ete corpora non fully assembled into the Rousing. Restrain the trigger agin the hosing 1 iste of pa uaa gun ing carmen. yout sl scapes ih Non (Gs shown before assemble the connect Sato the housing iva cpu Sari seriag TRIGGER MECHANISM .HOUSING MOOIFICATION an ws Te ses 20) t a a Ee saat Queer sok OEE anne Shere ro exeae THE Lefy Sie OF THE faate, Comecren savote Fuse sence FULL SCALE eal x ere] lel , ate Eanes ae ’ 98 (C_CONNECTOR |CORRECT FITTING OF AUTO CONNECTOR TO TRIGGER HOUSING PLATE OVER PIVOT—MUST BE LEVEL WITH TOP OF EJECTOR EXCESS PROTRUSION WILL BE DEPRESSED BY SLIDE UNDERSIDE PREVENTING FULL SEAR STRIKER_ENGAGEMENT, -———————___—__—___ TRIM SHADED AREA TO CORRECT LEVEL LOWER PIVOT IF NEEDED 684 — 520. as >| Such So ee win TE 4 woas enn —/ Peaueey) Pwverene heron ASSEMBLY GUIDE—AUTOMATIC CONNECTOR & TRIGGER HOUSING Chapter 5 Trigger Bar/Sear Modifications ‘To allow the assembly of the automatic connector mechanisms ‘onto the trigger housing, small amount of metal mwst be trimmed on the righthand side of the sear (upper and lower portion of the eruci fixs right arm} on the edge of the top bent itsell, The fist area to be trimmed is the rear of the sear: This clearance cut will allow the seating ‘of the connector while isin its normnal downward paxition. Next to be Irimmed is the lower half of the sear, including the front bent where the spring is connected. Be very careful not to file ever the side af the small hole where the spring is attached. This is critical. I you inadvertently open up the hole, the spring wil disengage itself and render che part useless. A small fla file is all you need to trim the avea in the side af the sear. If required the file marks can be smoothed simply by wrapping the same file with fine gat emery paper and going over the same area just trimmed. The purpose of cutting some metal in this area of the sear isto ere ate a small gap inside the tigger housing plate to allow the le leg of the automatic connector to seat over the front interior of the housing’ Fight wall The clearance cut will also permit the sear to move freely during operation, ‘During fiting, make sure that the frontend portion ofthe sear is not rubbing tightly against the automatic connector’s lee, There should be enough of a gap berween the two parts to allow for free movernent. IF the sear seated tighily against the conneciors leg. the tigger pull will be hard and the sear/triger bar will not retum forward freely when the Ingger is released. The upwart and downward movement of the sear will ako be affected. In. tur, the automatic conneetor will fil to function Ensure thac any undue tightness is removed and that paris are polished smooth in all their contact areas to provide unimpeded functioning, TOP VIEVY FULL SCALE SECTION A-A SECTION A-A TRIGGER BAN/SEAR MODIFICATION on, 1 TY «= oe ame » odo the mecesnry modifistion onthe trier bur and rigger mechanism bowing, Afar you have done al the work required! and age ready te ressemble he compor our fet tp i to Karn how tw semble and sarfemble the tagse group. You ants le wring onde, rate sure hatte lon sep spring crow) cess woeer lyme a. 7764-nghsameer push punch or tel rata sanserble he retired meats the sn pment side stop wil at merc rowers rts a hve inthe ete | 7 he original mulfuncion trigger astemibly at comes out ofthe fame: ‘To work on the trigger and tragse mechani housing, dhe components be separated a shows ‘THE GLOCK EXOTIC WEAPONS SYSTEM Ta vcw showing the meses sea eight sod unedited (of) The right sie of he ser leruci: patteen wat timed hy about O25 Inch (mama) tallow the pot iar the automatic connectors inner fe daring movement Ifo dt wish tater the part aleady i Your pistl, but wish fo ernt a sop rate fulrsuio conversion Ky, you can purchase spare pets from Ghck Works International or any Glack dale, Ths pair of rigger ssembly set and lee cov piste costs abou $40-snough te make two seporate Kis for both small and lees eee While aon the ight side of the en all he way down the frat ent, miko sure to ovate en piece whore the small hoe forthe sping was led. Ti ine “oni he sea othe raqueed with nly eequires sal Mat le move in te Aeceion sown, carsflly avoiding the lowe part of he ot where the smal hole {sale De uhoapper half nexe Smoot the Me mars hy wrapping the file with neianromery gst and going oer the now es Chapter 6 Slide Cover Plate Modification To create a selective fire weapon itis necessary to incorporale afire- one on a Glock Mie 18 To make this work, ihe sear isl would nee to be modified by adding a vertically mounted hump to the left sce « the left arm. The left-side wall ofthe trigger housing has to be imme selector device My fit concept called fora slide-mounted fire selector such as the mae me Same ite cover latex 38 viewed from the backs Freee “The complete fresssctor compannss before the vt process The tie corer hhandanad matt inset. Te dil the two mouoting hak, tp carbide dat (842) bs required. SLIDE COVER PLATE MODIFICATION 660 —> Fak Sea0E, ‘ner 080 | 500 | kono ——L, = ws wl jos F 260 REF is “ 140 mE J Fl nse 4, Bete. a? BR Votes “acomtes 1387 | Hera mecar PURCHASE CABBIE DANE 72 DAnk 2 Not€S HTH EAT HARDENED, | AUTO. CONNECTOR PIVOT PIN 353 jan} P= 2078 a7 12S Oth. Crab) paresis = vane 200 INSERT PescER post ow soca cote 0 New PLUNGER SPRING SELECTOR PIVOT PIN SELECTOR INDEX INDEX PLUNGER j— 355 270 9} 1285 j-.330 —>! ays | nes @ on [ zt : eA | © ve © a cartes a9 ora Z 1 00. oom 189 00 09 On, “tok ® = | materia: @ 1=> | materia: & = ——_—___| MILb-steet roo MILD-STEEL ROD narearae: Fula Some Fos peace Fun seae | “MEE Goby o cleat the welded hump, which would ie activated by the sli moun Xfire selector. This is proBably close to the Glock Model 18 system. [realized that this would be a more involved procedure than vanied. Finally, it became clear that the fire sclector would funcion Ust_as well when mounted to the back plate of the side with fle redesign to the tripping prevision for fullsuto operation, This led tothe Jesian of the simplified autornatie connector system activated by a fire- selector device mounted directly 10 the factory slide cover plate. This, new setup turns out to be perfeely functional and perhaps simple enough that anyone that knows how to use a hacksaw and file can do the conversion quite easily. “THE GLOCK ENONIE WEAPONS SYSTEM The slide: cover plate modification simply requires two separate holes in each side of the part, You will, however, need a carbide drill for these holes because the metal insert has been hardened. You can fonder this dill from any gunsmith supplier ike Brownell, or a Sears Iharehware store, Your local eunsmith may also have one sitting around. The dil size is #42 (3/52.inch diameter) ‘Alter eiling the two holes, manually countersink the bottom ofthe holes athe back of the plato (unl you hit the metal inser? with a rey tar 1/B-ineh diameter dri, The countersunk holes will accommodate the Mared end of the vets during assembly. The exact locations of these holes are specified in the working drawings in this chapter. napter ¢ Assembly and Disassembly of Conversion Parts TRIGGER BAR AND AUTOMATIC CONNECTOR The assembly and disassembly of the automatic connector device fom the pistol requires the removal of the trigger group from the receiver frame. The Glock is one of the easiest semiauto pistol to dis sesemble, perhaps even easier than the much toued Model 1911. All you need to campletely strip this plate frame yun isa 7/64-inch diam: ‘ter diift punch, a red of the same diameter, or even.a straightened. coathanger hook. You can start by separating the top end (barrel and slide group) from the lower half of the pistol (frame and trigger group). From the left side, push all the pins out ofthe frame. Pull out the slide stop frem the frame. Remove the locking block nex, using the tip of the ditt punch to pry it up from the lelt side to prevent damaging the tigger boar. As the block comes partly off the frame, lit it frarn the frame with your hané. Once that is dene, place the point of the drift punch under neath the ejector and pull up on it The wiguer mechanism housing should move slightly upward. Pull out the rest ofthe tigger group hous your hanel The trigger group is now ready to be disassembled ‘To disassemble the trigger sear from its housing, twist the trigger bar to the lft uni the left arn of the seat (crucifn cleors is assembly slot in the Jeftside wall ofthe housing. Now pul he tiger bar up and out of the housing. Is bent frontend portion connects to the extension spring. The other end ofthe spring is attached tothe rear of the hous: ing The housing and tigger can now be separated simply by dlisengse ing the spring from both pars. With the spring detached ror both pats youtcan do the necessary modifications (housing al tiger sac) if you have not already done 50. ‘Assuring that the automatic connector is now ready for naallation and thatthe modifications to both the trigger mechanism housing and trigger bar sear have been completed, now ithe time to reassemble the trigger roup. The fist step is to reconnect the spring to the housing and tre, Twist the cauer bar tow the lft and insert the ent front tend ofthe sear erucifn) insde the housing withthe sping undemeath ic Reafgn the left tr of tho sar with Is assembly slot inthe lft side ‘wall of he housing, push iti, ane! simighten the positon of the xe bar The tigger bar group should be fly assembled t this stage To install the automatic connector inthe tigger house, the front ofthe tigger bar must be pushed downward until there is envugh room for the connector pivot pin to be inserted in iis assembly hole 46 eS “After the conversion process has een completed, you can watt the proves af Thisisthe proper way efeonaceting the sping oth the taser and wringer ‘earembling ths reser gp by connecting he spring hock othe tegatr and lg, anism hovsing. [ecmchaniom housing a chown. To ressembe the sear (csi) and its ring inside the eager housing fit Ince: As oan athe left aan of the cue Is ts asembly slo the housing, pull the tower fron hort f the set, lighly wing the trigger bat tothe Jet while straight back an the trigser bor. Now the sear and spring should be lly seein the lef acm ofthe eracix toi assembly slo behind te ctr. {hse proper order aside the housing the tlger bar down as shown to make room forthe automatic connect ese alter the automatic connector fully seated, Place the connector in its seat, align the assembly holes, and install the pivot pin. The installation of the connector in the triager mechanism housing is now complete To insert the newly converted trigaer group into the receiver frame, simply reverse the disassembly procedure 25 follows: Insert the trigger sroup back into its seat in the frame until the assembly holes at the back Of the fame line up. Now insert the pin to secure this part into place ‘As you insert the trigger group at the rear of the frame, the tigger sell must he simultaneously inserted into its assembly pocket above the tig ger guar, Aer securing the seat/connector group to the rear of the flame, reassemble the slide stop, truer, and locking block. To do this, frst

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