Pimped out my Glock

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Thrillhills's Roni thread motivated me to get one and I ordered a 9" barrel for my G22. Haven't shot it with the new barrel yet but I'm hoping it will move some of the blast away from my face and the extra weight should help with muzzle rise. The extra velocity can't hurt either.

I had to take the damn thing apart to get it in there so it's in there for a while, I won't be shooting the G22 alone until it comes apart again. Good thing it's a Glock! I bet it'll run a long time with the occasional blowing out with Gunblast or similar and appropriate application of lubricants just from the ejection port access. I'll have to check with CAA and see what solvents might be harmful to the polymer.

I left off the metal shroud at the muzzle because I like the look without it better, but at some point I might put it back because it did provide some structural support. It feels nice and sturdy without it though, I'll see how it feels under firing.

If I can prove to myself this provides an advantage over the G22 alone worth the extra bulk and weight it'll be a keeper. I'm not there yet. Now I need another G22 to compare against! LOL
 
Needs a threaded barrel.
 
So I shot it yesterday. Some observations:

1. I'm giving up a lot by going with the 9" barrel. The main thing is that I don't have access to the Glock anymore. One of the beauties of the Roni concept is that you can go from a sidearm to a carbine-like weapon whenever you want and I'm effectively throwing away 50% of that capability. In my case I don't really care because I wouldn't normally carry the G22.

2. I've made it larger and heavier. 2" longer to be exact, beyond what it was with the barrel shroud installed. Not a biggie but a negative nonetheless.

3. My decision to go with the Magpul BUIS is in no doubt hampering it's potential accuracy. When I "cheek" it the rear site is very close to my eye, and even the small aperture is a huge window to position the front sight post in. I don't want to move it forward because the sight radius is already only a little better than a pistol. A 2 moa red dot would no doubt be more precise but I just don't want to increase the height and bulk of it that much.

Overall impressions however are that with the longer barrel it is now very pleasant to shoot. Fun, even. I'm still on the fence about it's actual utility but like I said I think i'm hampering it's accuracy somewhat by my choice of sights. After repeatedly hitting the little 4" gong at a random distance that turned out to be 38 yards I went back to the same spot with my 3.5" Walther PPS and hit it first shot as well. I did no followups because I was wasting my SD ammo and it probably was more luck than anything, especially since I could barely keep the PPS on the paper at 25 yards earlier. Little things like that though still make me wonder how much the Roni is a fun toy vs significant improvement, it will just take more time with it for me to come to decide where it fits for me. Either way though I'm liking it!

Edit: Deleted lame video.
 
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Zedhound said:
How much was the all that?
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The Roni retails for approx $250 for the SBR version and $325 for the pistol version. You can get a Glock 22 LEO trade in for usually $350 to $400, and the Lone Wolf 9" barrel was $150. So yeah, not real cheap unless you happen to have a Glock already.
 
Why did you decide to do this vs a build your own ar9? It seems the price is similar
 
Zedhound said:
Why did you decide to do this vs a build your own ar9? It seems the price is similar
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I did that a few years ago, my AR-9 pistol is my home defense weapon. It's twice as heavy as this which is fine for its application, the Roni is more of a get home bag thing.

Actually I think for a get home bag the Roni would be better as it comes from the factory so you don't have to carry the weight of two firearms. It just hangs out empty until you feel like you need a rifle. I've morphed mine into something different, but it still is an ultra lightweight fun and capable weapon.

A couple of other reasons is that I love Glocks and was currently Glock deficient, and I had a crap load of 40 ammo and nothing to shoot it in. Both problems now solved. :)
 
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From yesterday:

5 rounds slow fired standing offhand from what I was estimating to be 50 yards but turned out to be 58:

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Then laid another 25 rounds on it also standing offhand but at about 2 rounds per second from 35 yards:

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Then I fired 5 more rested from 50 yards on a target I had been using with my 22lr. Quite a POI shift from the offhand rounds. I was resting the very front of the roni frame on a hard plastic part of a toolbox. Other than the low flier it looks like it was in the process of forming about a 3" group. One of the rounds I believe is just above the paper.

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I think even this level of accuracy is all I can expect. When you think about it, on a normal Glock besides the quality of the bore itself accuracy is affected primarily by the inconsistencies in the barrel lockup because that is the main variable between the bore and the sights, and even then it is steel on steel. With the Roni, the interface between the bore and the sights also includes the polymer grip frame of the Glock, the locking mechanism that secures the Roni to the Glock front rail, and the polymer frame of the Roni itself. If this thing can do 6 moa that is actually impressive IMHO.
 
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