Lone Wolf Distributors is proof positive that
folks are doing a lot more than growing taters out in Idaho. For
several years now, shooters, particularly Glock shooters, have
turned to Lone Wolf for replacement barrels and accessories for
their Glock pistols. Glock has always warned against the use of
lead bullets in their barrels, and shooters who want to shoot
lead out of their Glocks have found that a drop-in
replacement barrel from Lone Wolf was the way to go. Lone
Wolf barrels are high quality, and they shoot accurately, with
either jacketed, plated, or plain lead bullets.
Besides their quality replacement barrels,
Lone Wolf has everything for the Glock shooter. The Glock is a
very good weapon, and has become one of the all-time success
stories for a modern pistol, capturing the minds and occupying
the holsters of law enforcement personnel and thousands of
others who choose to carry a defensive firearm. The Glock is
relatively lightweight, reliable, and carries a heavy payload of
ammunition. Still, as with any weapon system, there is always
room for improvements, upgrades, and personalization, and Lone
Wolf Distributors has anything and everything needed to
customize a Glock pistol. Lone Wolf also has parts and complete
assemblies for AR rifles as well, along with lots of other
useful stuff, but here we are looking at how far one can go to
personalize and perfect a Glock pistol using parts from Lone
Wolf Distributors.
Lone Wolf has every part needed to assemble a
complete Glock-style pistol, from triggers, connectors, and
other small internal parts, to complete frames and slide
assemblies. Lone Wolf sells parts to upgrade and improve the
performance of a stock Glock pistol, or everything needed to
completely build your own. Here we are looking at a pistol that
would be at home on a combat shooting competition range, in a
duty holster, or in the hunting field.
The basis for this pistol is Lone Wolf’s
Timberwolf frame. The Timberwolf is a direct replacement for a
Generation 3 Glock frame, but it feels so much better in my
hands than any Glock which I have ever handled. The Timberwolf
frame has a grip with two different inserts to adjust the size
and feel to suit the user. I prefer the slim insert myself.
Measuring with calipers, the differences are minute; a bit
smaller in several places, but the sum of this grip improvement
adds up to a grip that feels like no other, and much better than
any modified Glock frame that I have handled. The checkering is
well executed, the finger grooves are subtle and perfectly
placed, and best of all, there is a wide beavertail at the top
of the grip. The beavertail serves to better distribute recoil
across the web between the thumb and trigger finger, and also
serves to better locate the hand for shooting. It is just more
comfortable to shoot than a standard Glock frame. The trigger
guard is rounded at the bottom, and there is plenty of accessory
rail to mount a light or other hardware. The Timberwolf frame
can be used with standard Glock internals, or purchased ready to
go, with Lone Wolf internal parts. The Timberwolf frame on this
particular pistol has a Lone Wolf 3.5 pound connector, a six
pound Wolff trigger spring, and a Lone Wolf Ultimate trigger
stop. The result is a smooth trigger pull that releases with
four pounds, eleven ounces of resistance on this pistol. Just
right.
Atop the Timberwolf frame is a Lone Wolf
slide assembly. The one shown here wears no mechanical sights,
nor is the slide milled for sights, but only milled to accept
the Burris Fast Fire Electronic Dot Sight, or other similar
sight. The dot sight is a good choice for competition, and it
works equally well as a hunting sight, and as a defensive sight
for use in all lighting conditions. The dot is very quick to get
on target, reliable, and easy to use. The Lone Wolf slide is
made of stainless steel, as is the Lone Wolf barrel. The barrel
is threaded to accept a sound suppressor, or the Lone Wolf
compensator shown. The comp can be easily removed, if desired,
and serves well to reduce muzzle jump during recoil, as does the
Hybrid ports atop the barrel and slide. The combination of the
Hybrid and the comp results in very little muzzle rise, even
when shooting Plus P rated ammunition through the pistol,
getting the weapon back on target quickly. The Timberwolf
pistol, as shown here with comp and empty magazine weighs in at
27.9 ounces, and balances and handles extremely well. It feels
so much better in my hands than any Glock, and runs perfectly
and smoothly, shooting a wide variety of factory and hand-loaded
ammunition.
Shooting this Timberwolf pistol was a
pleasure. It proved to be accurate, one hundred percent
reliable, and very easy to shoot and to shoot well. It is a very
good platform to showcase some of the things that can be done to
a Glock pistol using Lone Wolf parts, and it perfects the
already very good Glock system.
To order any of the Lone Wolf products shown
here, or anything and everything for a Glock pistol, go to www.lonewolfdist.com.
Jeff Quinn