Build Your Own Semi-Auto Handgun: A Step-by-Step Guide to Assembling an "Off-the-Books" GLOCK-Style Pistol

Build Your Own Semi-Auto Handgun: A Step-by-Step Guide to Assembling an “Off-the-Books" GLOCK-Style P80 Pistol details the process of building a safe and fully functional handgun using the Polymer80 frame kit with GLOCK factory and GLOCK aftermarket components. Each step is detailed and illustrated, showing proper gunsmithing procedures through clear descriptions and high-quality color photography. By utilizing an “80-percent" receiver, this handgun can be built without BATFE registration or a NICS background check.

Whether you want to build your own GLOCK-style pistol or you already own a GLOCK handgun and wish to learn the proper assembly procedures and gain a better understanding of how the GLOCK and its Safe Action System works, Build Your Own Semi-Auto Handgun: A Step-by-Step Guide to Assembling an “Off-the-Books" GLOCK-Style P80 Pistol is a must-have manual for your gun library or workbench.

- Preparing the P80 Frame

- Complete lower assembly

- Trigger assembly polishing

- Measuring headspace dimension

- Sight installation

- Function check procedures

- Lubrication

- Test fire and performance evaluation

- Cleaning

- Troubleshooting

THE AUTHORS

Lou Patrick

Lou has served as a gunsmith for the U.S. Army Marksman Unit out of Fort Benning, GA, and built custom firearms for private clientele through his business Accuracy First LLC in Mannington, WV. A lifelong shooting enthusiast, Lou graduated from Marshall University with a degree in Applied Science and from the Robert C. Byrd Institute Machine Tool Technology program. He is also a National Institute for Metal Working Skills certified machinist and a graduate of the Pennsylvania Gunsmith School. Lou is currently co-owner of X•Ring Precision LLC.

Rob Reaser

Rob has spent his career in the publishing, communications, marketing, and technical writing fields. A graduate of Polk State College and Alderson-Broaddus University, he is a lifelong shooting and hunting enthusiast, book author, and has served as editor, columnist, field editor, feature writer, and photographer for numerous national publications in the outdoor and automotive segments. Rob has developed marketing campaigns for several of the largest hunting and firearm manufacturers in the country, and is co-owner of X•Ring Precision LLC.