I’m currently in the process of building a cheap Glock 19 clone, range toy, something that I can hand off to people who come along and don’t have guns. For this, I’ve decided to go cheap but not so cheap that we’re scraping eBay for the most obscure brands. After some research, I decided to go with Brownells for the upper assembly because they’ve been selling slides and barrels for years, and their parts are often recommended for budget builds.

Again, Brownells has been selling slides for some time and they have an older, cheaper version, but I decided to go with their newer Premium slide for the Glock 19 gen 1-3. This one is regularly $249.99, but I picked it up during a sale for $213.99.

With the Brownells Premium Slides, we get some updated milling and styling. The serrations are reminiscent of the standard Glock serrations, but these are deeper and are angled so that they’re more ergonomic and engage with your skin better when racking. My slide has a top port, but that is optional.

Currently, these slides are milled from 17-4 stainless steel, only available in black nitride coating, and all come with the Zev style RMR cut with the raised posts. No cover plate is included. If you buy the premium slide for a Glock 43, it will come with a Holosun K cut.

This is a stripped slide but Brownells also sells small parts and everything you need to complete the upper. I picked up this slide completion kit for $78.99, and the crazy thing is, this kit comes with plastic sights and a barrel. This particular barrel is their Glock 19 Gen 3 ported barrel and it retails for $59.99. Again, I got the whole kit for $78.99, so you understand that that’s quite the steal if you’ve ever sourced these parts out.

But if we look at the barrel, it’s not even a cheap, plain barrel. This one is milled to have flutes and a design on the hood. This is a pretty good-looking barrel in comparison to many more expensive options. The milling could be a bit cleaner, considering that you can see some of the milling marks, but it’s hard to complain considering the price point. Again, this barrel is ported and it matches perfectly with the lightning cut on my slide.

In total, I spent $292.98 before tax on this completed upper assembly and that’s a crazy deal. If you’re going the DIY route and picking parts, this is hard to beat in terms of pricing. The only Glock clone that really compares is the PSA Dagger but PSA has their own ultra-low budget thing going on where no one can really compete with them. Personally, I didn’t want a completed firearm and wanted to mix and match parts, so this was the route that I decided to go with.

Unfortunately, the lower that I intend to put this upper on is still waiting to clear my local dealer. When my lower clears, I’ll come back with a complete build video featuring my budget-friendly Glock 19 clone build.

If you’re interested in the parts that I used, check out the link below where I’ve included everything.

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Brownells Premium Slides for Glock Gen1-3

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Brownells Ported Glock 19 GEN3 Barrel

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Brownells Slide Completion Kit for Glock 19 GEN3 with Ported Barrel

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Brownells Premium Slide For Glock & Barrel Combo Kit

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