Mech Tech Glock 20?

Cosmodragoon · April 2, 2014, 08:16 PM

I've been eyeballing a Glock 20 for quite some time. I've always wanted a 10mm. With conversion barrels, I'd also have an inexpensive outlet for .40 and .357 Sig without needing to buy separate guns. (These are calibers I'd like to be able to shoot should the need or want arise but are far from a primary interest.) I discuss it here:

Glock 20 + Conversion Barrels = Ultimate Semi?

Then I saw this. Mech Tech makes an upper for Glock pistols that supposedly provides similarly seamless transition to a quality pistol carbine. So I've got to ask. Has anyone here done this? Is it great? How do various loadings in 10mm perform? Is it comfortable and accurate to shoot? Any problems?

Thanks.

chris in va · April 3, 2014, 12:03 AM

Member at our matches has the 45 version. He said its great, no issues. If I still had my 21 I would have got one.

On a side note the BATFE 'legalized' it a couple years ago. Previously you could put the upper on the pistol 'receiver' but not revert it back to pistol.

Cosmodragoon · April 3, 2014, 11:01 PM

Can you use the G20 lower with a .45 upper if you use the right magazine?

chris in va · April 3, 2014, 11:33 PM

That's a good question. I'd contact MechTech on that one.

Carne Frio · April 4, 2014, 10:34 AM

I put a 10mm Mech tech upper on a Glock Model 21 and it worked fine, so the reverse should work.

Dirty_Harry · April 4, 2014, 01:20 PM

Those are neat. I just picked up a glock 29, would it work on that?

cmdc · April 5, 2014, 05:41 PM

I gotta have one of those.

Cosmodragoon · April 8, 2014, 10:29 PM

Could you hunt with this?

more_bullets · April 13, 2014, 10:22 AM

Have one in 1911 .45 configuration. Love it!

smee78 · April 13, 2014, 11:24 AM

I also have a 1911 45acp version and its great, I like how easy it is to shoot and how simple it is to swap back and forth.

Peter M. Eick · April 13, 2014, 11:50 AM

I will give you credit on that one. It is a neat modification of the G20.

Bart Noir · April 14, 2014, 06:51 PM

That carbine gizmo does indeed intrigue me.

How firmly is the pistol frame attached to the carbine upper? Any wobble? Would you worry about it separating if the whole thing is dropped on a hard floor?

Bart Noir

Carne Frio · April 15, 2014, 12:32 PM

Lockup is solid; there is no wobbling.

g.willikers · April 16, 2014, 10:27 AM

I shot one when they first came out.
A fellow at the range asked if I wanted to try it, so we swapped guns for awhile.
Unfortunately, I can't remember for sure what caliber or even what frame it was.
Sorry about that.
Whatever it was, it shot very well out to the max of 50 yds we had.
The only complaint was the first round was a real bear to chamber, and the wire style stock vibrated like a tuning fork, with every shot.
But it was an early model, so maybe those two minor criticisms have been addressed.
Or just get a normal stock, like in the picture, and go to the gym more.
For the price, it seems like a great way to have a pistol and a carbine.
Based on that one experience, if I was in the market for something like this, one would definitely be on its way to the house.
Hope this helps you decide.

Strafer Gott · April 16, 2014, 11:11 AM

I usually don't give a hoot for pistol carbines, but a 10mm is another matter. I always thought it would make a dandy shoulder fired weapon.

April 2, 2014, 08:16 PM	#1
Cosmodragoon Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2013 Location: Northeastern US Posts: 1,869	Mech Tech Glock 20? I've been eyeballing a Glock 20 for quite some time. I've always wanted a 10mm. With conversion barrels, I'd also have an inexpensive outlet for .40 and .357 Sig without needing to buy separate guns. (These are calibers I'd like to be able to shoot should the need or want arise but are far from a primary interest.) I discuss it here: Glock 20 + Conversion Barrels = Ultimate Semi? Then I saw this. Mech Tech makes an upper for Glock pistols that supposedly provides similarly seamless transition to a quality pistol carbine. So I've got to ask. Has anyone here done this? Is it great? How do various loadings in 10mm perform? Is it comfortable and accurate to shoot? Any problems? Thanks.

April 4, 2014, 01:20 PM	#6
Dirty_Harry Senior Member Join Date: January 11, 2006 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 1,484	Those are neat. I just picked up a glock 29, would it work on that? __________________ "The only purpose for a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you never should have laid down." "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I expect the same from them." -John Wayne

April 13, 2014, 11:24 AM	#10
smee78 Senior Member Join Date: July 14, 2008 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,918	I also have a 1911 45acp version and its great, I like how easy it is to shoot and how simple it is to swap back and forth. __________________ We know exactly where one cow with Mad-cow-disease is located, among the millions and millions of cows in America, but we haven't got a clue where thousands of illegal immigrants and terrorists are

April 13, 2014, 11:50 AM	#11
Peter M. Eick Senior Member Join Date: August 3, 1999 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 2,991	I will give you credit on that one. It is a neat modification of the G20. __________________ 10mm and 357sig, the best things to come along since the 38 super!

April 14, 2014, 06:51 PM	#12
Bart Noir Senior Member Join Date: August 5, 2000 Location: Puget Sound, USA Posts: 2,215	That carbine gizmo does indeed intrigue me. How firmly is the pistol frame attached to the carbine upper? Any wobble? Would you worry about it separating if the whole thing is dropped on a hard floor? Bart Noir __________________ Be of good cheer and mindful of your gun muzzle!

April 3, 2014, 12:03 AM	#2
chris in va Senior Member Join Date: December 26, 2004 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 13,806	Member at our matches has the 45 version. He said its great, no issues. If I still had my 21 I would have got one. On a side note the BATFE 'legalized' it a couple years ago. Previously you could put the upper on the pistol 'receiver' but not revert it back to pistol.

April 3, 2014, 11:01 PM	#3
Cosmodragoon Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2013 Location: Northeastern US Posts: 1,869	Can you use the G20 lower with a .45 upper if you use the right magazine?

April 3, 2014, 11:33 PM	#4
chris in va Senior Member Join Date: December 26, 2004 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 13,806	That's a good question. I'd contact MechTech on that one.

April 4, 2014, 10:34 AM	#5
Carne Frio Senior Member Join Date: August 28, 2008 Location: Near Fairbanks Alaska Posts: 829	I put a 10mm Mech tech upper on a Glock Model 21 and it worked fine, so the reverse should work.

April 5, 2014, 05:41 PM	#7
cmdc Senior Member Join Date: April 1, 2010 Location: Florida Gulf Coast Posts: 721	I gotta have one of those.

April 8, 2014, 10:29 PM	#8
Cosmodragoon Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2013 Location: Northeastern US Posts: 1,869	Could you hunt with this?

April 13, 2014, 10:22 AM	#9
more_bullets Member Join Date: January 10, 2013 Posts: 67	Have one in 1911 .45 configuration. Love it!

April 15, 2014, 12:32 PM	#13
Carne Frio Senior Member Join Date: August 28, 2008 Location: Near Fairbanks Alaska Posts: 829	Lockup is solid; there is no wobbling.

April 16, 2014, 10:27 AM	#14
g.willikers Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2008 Posts: 10,442	I shot one when they first came out. A fellow at the range asked if I wanted to try it, so we swapped guns for awhile. Unfortunately, I can't remember for sure what caliber or even what frame it was. Sorry about that. Whatever it was, it shot very well out to the max of 50 yds we had. The only complaint was the first round was a real bear to chamber, and the wire style stock vibrated like a tuning fork, with every shot. But it was an early model, so maybe those two minor criticisms have been addressed. Or just get a normal stock, like in the picture, and go to the gym more. For the price, it seems like a great way to have a pistol and a carbine. Based on that one experience, if I was in the market for something like this, one would definitely be on its way to the house. Hope this helps you decide. __________________ Walt Kelly, alias Pogo, sez: “Don't take life so serious, son, it ain't nohow permanent.”

April 16, 2014, 11:11 AM	#15
Strafer Gott Senior Member Join Date: May 12, 2011 Location: New Mexico Posts: 1,315	I usually don't give a hoot for pistol carbines, but a 10mm is another matter. I always thought it would make a dandy shoulder fired weapon.