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The Roland Special | The Best Duty Glock Ever?

The Roland Special is a concept of pistol that has become popular in some small circles of professional users (primarily among members of Primary & Secondary) that has been lovingly dubbed the Roland Special after the pseudonym that the creator of the concept used online. It isn’t anything special, just a highly modified Glock 19 that uses a very specific collection of proven parts that helps the Glock perform much like a race gun while maintaining duty gun reliability.

The man behind the Roland Special spent 26 years as a US Army Special Ops vet as well as a verified founding member of the Asymmetric Warfare Group. While his real identity has surfaced recently, I am not going to out him and it would be appreciated to not do so in the comments.

EDIT: Since Chuck Pressburg has been far more public as of late, I will be publishing an interview with the Roland Special creator at some point.

Roland Special Parts

The Roland Special is a collection of vetted parts that have been proven to work, not a style of build. I am only going to cover the parts that are vetted but will give you some options if you want to build a variation based on the concept.

**Base Pistol**
Glock 19 Gen 3 
Glock 19 Gen 4 MOS
Glock 19 Gen 4 
Glock 19 Gen 5
Glock 19X

**Optic & Sights**
Trijicon RMR RM06
Suppressor Sights

**Frame Work**
TXT Custom Gun Works

**Slide Options**
Cheap RMR Slide
ATEi Milling – https://goo.gl/h9RrHh
Zev Slide – https://goo.gl/xKspdk
Aero Precision Slide – https://goo.gl/SseVGy

**Barrel & Comp**
KKM Precision Barrel & Comp – https://goo.gl/UHTFYW
Primary Machine Comp – https://goo.gl/VbhPZJ
Threaded Barrel – https://goo.gl/XEiMh2

**Lights**
Surefire X300U-A – https://goo.gl/pXuFZH
Streamlight TLR1 HL – https://goo.gl/ZSFfBX

**Magwell Options**
Raven Concealment Freya – https://goo.gl/fDfZ1S
KE Arms Magwell – https://goo.gl/k11skp
Agency Arms Magwell – https://goo.gl/HFe8BC
Zev Magwell – https://goo.gl/j3yNmH

**Trigger Options**
Overwatch Precision D.A.T. V2 – https://goo.gl/AVhcHC
Overwatch Precision TAC – https://goo.gl/Ean1tU
Apex Tactical Solutions – https://goo.gl/FCsYmk

**Internal Parts**
Vickers Slide Stop – https://goo.gl/EzAwMj
Vickers Mag Release – https://goo.gl/mzCCNF
Minus Connector – https://goo.gl/2adKLH

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Patrick Roberts

Since founding Firearm Rack in 2014 which evolved into Primer Peak in 2020, Patrick has been published by RECOIL, Ammoland, Gun Digest, The Firearm Blog, The Truth About Guns, Breach Bang Clear, Brownells, The Shooter's Log, and All Outdoor. When he isn't writing you can find him instructing handgun and AR-15 courses, training his dog Bear, or spending time with his son Liam. See what he is up to on his YouTube Channel, on Facebook, or on Instagram at @thepatrickroberts.

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