Yondering
Regular Member
Gun works just fine as is. Factory night sights in '99, changed them last year for the same but brighter(Tritrium has a half life of 12 years) I haven't done anything to my gen 3 19 except shoot the shit out of it. 200k+ rounds and probably a million dry fires. Do what you want to the gun just make sure you don't break it making changes
I agree with this. I don't think any "upgrades" are essential, although there are several nice-to-haves, steel sights being the first on the list of course. I prefer trigger improvements on all of mine, but what I do depends on the gun, and I wouldn't consider any of that essential.
One thing that surprises me here is how many are listing extended (mostly Vickers) mag releases and slide stops - did a bunch of you guys take Vickers classes or something? For me, and based on my training and experience, those are the two main things I do NOT want on my carry guns. It's just too easy to drop a mag accidentally on the draw or in a scuffle, and too easy to hit an extended slide stop when shooting with less than ideal grip positions; neither of those things are helpful to winning a fight IMO, and really unnecessary anyway.
I know some will disagree with that, but that's been my experience in shooting and training. I'm not law enforcement or mil but some of the guys I train with are, and all have come to the same conclusions.