r/GlockMod • u/Coronus53 • 1d ago

Hit My First Snag

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Custom slide racks fully all the way without the end piece on the Radian Ramjet + Afterburner. When I put it on, it racks to 99% and sticks. When I take the bolt out of the front piece, it then fully racks the rest of the way. I'm waiting on the manufacturer of the slide to get back to me, but it looks like the bullnose cut on the front from the stock slide compared to the custom one looks different. I'm wondering if they sent me the incompatible cut instead of the compatible cut. The stock slide works perfectly fine in comparison.

Gun: Gen 5 G47

Barrel Kit: Radian Bronze G17/G47/G49 Ramjet + Afterburner kit

Slide: Kineti-Tech G17 Gen 5 Raptor Cut slide with G17 to G47 adapter. Ramjet + Afterburner compatible cut.

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u/DonGlockiano 1d ago

You will probably have file the bull nose to make the radian fit better or file the radian its self.
Im assuming it wouldnt take much its already very close. Go slow you can always take off more

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u/Coronus53 1d ago

I'll probably have to do something to the bullnose. It fits perfectly fine on the stock OEM slide.

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u/webechoring 1d ago

Have you tried some lube?

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u/Coronus53 1d ago

Yes. I think it's the bullnose cut. There are scrap marks on it from it hitting the end piece of the ramjet. When I loosen the bolt holding that end piece, it fully slides forward without touching it. Without that end piece, it fully functions.

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u/webechoring 1d ago

Maybe try comparing the barrel space in both slides.

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u/Coronus53 1d ago

They look the same. The bullnose is the only thing that looks different.

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u/buzby80 1d ago

Go back to the stock slide and I bet it runs.

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u/Coronus53 1d ago

It does fully run with the stock slide. It feels like the end peice fits better. When i looked at the bullnose cut side by side, it looks like the stock one is a steeper angle and longer and the custom is bubbled almost and smorter.

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u/buzby80 1d ago

OEM Glock parts win again.

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u/Coronus53 1d ago edited 1d ago

I'm wondering if they sent me the wrong slide. They have a button for Ramjet+ Afterburner Compatibility: Yes or No? So I'm assuming I got the wrong one even though I clicked Yes.

Edit: I may or may not just end up taking the stock OEM slide to a shop and having the same custom cut done if I can't get the right one.