Lou Miles, a new USPSA shooter, dropped off a new Glock 35 for me to do some work on. Lou hasn’t been out to any of the matches yet, but he’s decided to jump into the sport headfirst by having me kit his gun out into an awesome custom Glock for Limited division!

So what does it take to turn a box-stock Glock like this:

into a Limited division racer like this?

Well, the short answer is: not a whole lot. How many parts? Not a whole lot. How much experience is required? Almost none (although I am quite experienced in Glocksmithing). How many special tools are required? Two, plus some loctite.

Here’s some of what went into Lou’s Glock:

• Dawson Precision “Perfect Impact” sights: An adjustable rear sight and a fiber-optic front help you acquire the front sight faster, and are adjustable so that you can tune them to your reloaded ammunition.
• Glockworx Custom Trigger+Bar: This trigger has far less pre-travel than the factory Glock trigger. Personally I prefer the Fulcrum trigger (also by Glockworx), which is adjustable for both pre- and over-travel. This trigger is not, but this is what Lou wanted.
• Zev Tech Competition Spring kit: I swapped the trigger and striker springs in the factory Glock to make the trigger pull lighter.
• 3.5 lb. connector: also lightens the trigger pull.
• Dawson “Ice” Super Heavy Magwell: speeds up reloads by funneling the magazine into the grip.
• Decal Grip: gives the grip a grittier surface as well as gritting up the slide so it can be racked more easily.

Installing all these parts is easy, the only tools you need are a couple punches, a thin flathead screwdriver, and two sight pushers (supplied with the Dawson sights).

You better watch out for Lou at the next match, ’cause he’s armed and dangerous now!