flatline74 from United States, CA Public Profile

With the Covid 19 quarantine, it seems like many people are rushing to buy guns and upgrade parts. When I saw this kit, I initially thought it was overpriced and it wasn't my first option because it didn't include the slide back plate. It cost less than a Zev kit, but more than a Lone Wolf kit, both of which I also have purchased.

When the parts arrived, I was pleasantly surprised that the quality was on par, if not better, than my Zev kit. The Zev parts kit did come with a skeletonized striker and aluminum slide back plate, but the 3 month wait for order fulfillment was not worth the wait. The quality of the L2D parts were worthy of the Alpha Upper that I completed and I'd choose this over alternatives for future builds.

I bought the 3 pack ETS mags because it was a little more than the cost of 1 OEM mag. The feed lips on the ETS aren't metal like they are on the OEM, but I haven't experience any failure to feed after a couple hundred rounds. If the lip break, I still have 2 extra mags so I'm not too worried. If I had a CCW, I'd probably spend the extra money on OEM for reliability, but I'm satisfied with this product for my use at the range.

During the great lockdown of 2020, I looked at getting my OEM Glock 17 slide cut for an RMR. A certain specialty store in San Diego indciated that it would take 15 weeks and redirected me to an outfit out of Texas. I wasn't too thrilled about being without my slide; what happens if it gets lost, what happens if turns out like garbage, and other worse thoughts came to mind.

I saw the Alpha Shooting Sports slide on Optics Planet and I was apprehensive at first because I have never heard of the brand, and don't know anybody who has one. I was considering the Alpha slide and the ZEV Duty slide, but the ZEV slide looked pretty plain and they charge a crazy premium for slide window cuts.

So, I ordered the slide and a couple weeks later it showed up and I was very pleased. The slide fit perfectly and looked better than expected. Unlike the ZEV black DLC slides, the website shows a glossy, shiny finish but that's not what you get. On the Alpha website, it costs a lot more than what I paid w/ free shipping from Optics Planet. What you see is what you get and my happiness to money spent ratio is the highest for this upgrade.

If you are on the fence, save your money by getting the Alpha slide use it on suppressor height sights and RMR or Holosun.