![]() ![]() An LWD tungsten guide-rod assembly uses a stainless back cap and a heavy, one-piece tungsten guide rod. Inside the slide was LWD’s lightweight titanium firing-pin kit, which includes maritime spring cups and a mid-weight firing-pin spring. The LWD-made barrel had a length of 4.61 inches, standard G21 length, with a custom flush-cut crown, which we thought was not only well executed but aesthetically pleasing. It also sported Glock OEM plastic sights that are adequate, but if we owned this pistol we would swap out the sights with a set of aftermarket night sights. The rounded edges made reholstering the LWD easier. The top of the slide had decorative serrations. It has smooth, rounded edges and wavy slide serrations rear and front that offer good texture when racking the slide and doing a press check. The stainless-steel slide has a Grey Man pattern designed with concealed carry in mind. Another LWD part is the extended slide lock, which extends slightly more out of each side of the frame than the OEM part, so it provides more leverage when field-stripping the pistol. You just field-strip it and use the included tiny hex wench to adjust. The trigger is LWD’s Ultimate Adjustable trigger, which allows the user to adjust pre- and over-travel of the trigger without having to disassemble the pistol. The magazine-release button is larger than the standard Glock magazine release, which makes manipulating the button and dropping an empty magazine faster. The slide stop is similar to the extended slide stop Glock uses on the G34 and G35 models, which we found easy to manipulate. A Picatinny rail dust cover allows the attachment of light and laser accessories. There are cut outs on the sides that allow the user to grasp the magazine by the floor plate and pull it out in the event it does not drop free. A removable magwell slurps up magazines and gives the shooter’s small finger a shelf on which to rest. This gives the user a high grip and reduces the distance between the bore’s center axis and the shooter’s hand. The trigger guard also has a pronounced undercut, similar to what DIY shooters do to a factory Glock with a Dremel tool. A slim beavertail extends straight out from the frame about 0.3 of an inch to protect the shooting hand from slide bite. Using either back strap changes the standard Glock grip geometry. The bores were nicely crowned and aesthetically pleasing. The back strap modules easily fit in place. The rear grip strap is modular, and you can fit a flat or swelled, meaning arched, backstrap to accommodate your grip. We thought this texture helped control the recoil from the 45 Auto. The front grip strap has serrations, and the back grip strap and side panels have a mildly aggressive texture similar to a Gen4 or Gen5 grip texture. That is pretty amazing, and you can feel that difference when you hold the pistol. It is nearly the same grip-size girth as the 9mm Glock G17, yet it accommodates the longer and larger 45 Auto round. The LWD full-size frame features a full grip that holds 13 cartridges of 45 ACP, yet feels like a 9mm. We like the ability to use the frame with different generation Glock-compatible slides. It snaps out with a small screwdriver, and easily snaps back into place. Insert the U-shaped plastic adapter to accommodate a Gen3 slide, or remove it to use a Gen4 slide. Those slides have different recoil spring designs, and LWD uses an insert in the dust cover of the frame to make Gen 3 and Gen 4 slides compatible. We found that appropriate because the polymer TWL-L frame is compatible with either Gen3 and Gen4 Glock slides. LWD likes to refer to the frame as a lower and the slide assembly as an upper, similar to AR-15 nomenclature. The only other Glock OEM parts on the pistol were the sights. It was packaged in a soft-nylon case with one 13-round Glock OEM plastic magazine. While some gun builders take months to deliver your gun, LWD can typically turn it around in a few days. LWD offers a variety of slide patterns, and they can also configure a slide to your idea. Our sample combined the TWL-L full-size frame ($275 ) and a LWD Signature Series Gray Man slide pattern ($660 ). This pistol is not so much a Glock clone of the Glock G21, but a refined variation of the G21 platform. ![]() ![]() ![]() TWL-L uses Glock OEM magazines, and the slide is configured for Glock OEM sights or you can get any Glock aftermarket sights. The TWL-L is a semi-custom pistol completely manufactured by LWD except for the magazine and sights. ![]()
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