I traded for a NIB G19 S2K and knew right away that the grips were too short for my large hands, and that the factory plastic trigger sucked. With the G17 version in short supply, and before firing a single round, I decided to swap out the grips and perform a few upgrades while I had it reduced to parts & pieces.
Items used to rebuild the Gen II:
K-T Heavy Weight Bolt
MCARBO Trigger & Hammer springs
K-T G17 Grip set
Performance Services fold away rear sight & aluminum trigger.
The entire transformation process took about an hour.
This video was extremely helpful during the process.
I ran two happy sticks & one 17 round mag through it the same day I rebuilt it.
It ran flawlessly with 115gr. Winchester White box, and 124gr American Eagle.
The only negative was the edge of the butt stock was biting my skin through my T-shirt.
The gun itself has very little felt recoil.
I ordered a recoil pad from ATI, and began working on a way to mount a red dot that didn't interfere with folding the stock... I came up with a tall, fixed position mount for a Micro T1 using a KAC mount #25789, an Aimpoint 39mm high spacer, and a 5-rail MOE accessory rail that I mounted to the side of the factory forend with a metal spacer in between.
I visited my local 25 yard indoor range Last Thursday morning to zero in the Aimpoint. It took several rounds to get the dot adjusted - POI was low left & off paper at the start. I fired a total of 100 rounds of 115 gr. Winchester 'white box', and my S2K performed flawlessly. The center target was @ 20 yards, the facial target was @ 25 yards. All shooting was done from an offhand standing position, so my adjustments weren't exactly U-D & L-R ... I'll need a bench & rest to fine tune the zero. The recoil pad worked like a charm, and I like the added LOP.
I have a .45 caliber pistol suppressor on order for my Glock pistols, and I plan to also run it on this S2K
Bottom line for me: This Gen II G17 SUB-2000 is fun, accurate, cheap to shoot, and reliable.
It's not going to replace my ARs or M14s, but it's definitely a keeper.
Items used to rebuild the Gen II:
K-T Heavy Weight Bolt
MCARBO Trigger & Hammer springs
K-T G17 Grip set
Performance Services fold away rear sight & aluminum trigger.
The entire transformation process took about an hour.
This video was extremely helpful during the process.
I ran two happy sticks & one 17 round mag through it the same day I rebuilt it.
It ran flawlessly with 115gr. Winchester White box, and 124gr American Eagle.
The only negative was the edge of the butt stock was biting my skin through my T-shirt.
The gun itself has very little felt recoil.
I ordered a recoil pad from ATI, and began working on a way to mount a red dot that didn't interfere with folding the stock... I came up with a tall, fixed position mount for a Micro T1 using a KAC mount #25789, an Aimpoint 39mm high spacer, and a 5-rail MOE accessory rail that I mounted to the side of the factory forend with a metal spacer in between.
I visited my local 25 yard indoor range Last Thursday morning to zero in the Aimpoint. It took several rounds to get the dot adjusted - POI was low left & off paper at the start. I fired a total of 100 rounds of 115 gr. Winchester 'white box', and my S2K performed flawlessly. The center target was @ 20 yards, the facial target was @ 25 yards. All shooting was done from an offhand standing position, so my adjustments weren't exactly U-D & L-R ... I'll need a bench & rest to fine tune the zero. The recoil pad worked like a charm, and I like the added LOP.
I have a .45 caliber pistol suppressor on order for my Glock pistols, and I plan to also run it on this S2K
Bottom line for me: This Gen II G17 SUB-2000 is fun, accurate, cheap to shoot, and reliable.
It's not going to replace my ARs or M14s, but it's definitely a keeper.
