The Endotactical Tactical Stock Adapter - Glock (TSA-G) was actually the main reason for my buying a full-sized Glock. The TSA-G fits only full-sized Glock at the moment, and I felt it was much superior than the GLR440 Stock I used on my Glock 23 as it attaches to the Glock on 2 points, compared to the one point on the GLR440. Because of this, you will have better control of the Glock during recoil.
Another advantage of the TSA-G, is that you can use much more solid stocks built for the M4 Carbine, as opposed to the relatively flimsy 1" width Polymer stock of the GLR440. These two advantages I felt will enable much better control of the weapon during full-auto, not resulting in that diagonal climb to 1-2 o'clock that I found when using the GLR440 stock.
I got what is likely to be a China-copy of the TSA-G from a shop at the Makati Cinema Square (MCS). The reason I think it is a China-copy, are three things: First, is the price. The original sells for USD 150 in the US, while I bought it for only P 3,500 (approximately USD 81). Second thing is that the Retaining Pin that secures the unit to the Glock is made of Polymer, while the ones I saw on the videos for the original TSA-Gs are made of Stainless Steel. I don't think this will be much of a factor on the function of the unit, though.
Third is that there is no small ball chain that secures the Retaining Pin to the TSA-G, while the original always had one. I had to buy a small ball chain from the SM Department stor to secure that Retaining Pin to the TSA-G, and keep it from getting lost during handling.
Close up of the Endotactical TSA-G Adapter
'Endoctactical TSA-G and Glock 22 Fit'
When I finally fit the TSA-G to the Glock 22, I found that the Retaining Pin holes on the TSA-G and butt of the Glock 22 would not align properly. Take note that the TSA-G I bought is likely just a China-copy, and not the "real" thing, hence probably the alignment issue due to poorer quality.
Good thing that the TSA-G is made of the relatively soft plastic material, making any removal of material to be relatively easy with the help of a simple blade cutter. I used trial and error to fit the parts, removing a little bit of the material, then test-fitting it, then removing some more until I found the perfect fit.
Close up of one side where reworking was done. Take note that the opposite side was also reworked
Update, 2012-07-13 - I have used this adapter with various stocks, you can read about them also on the links below:
- My Magpul UBR for Glock Review
- My Review for the M4 Collapsible Stock for Glock
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