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Rival Arms® Upper Slide Completion Kit – For Glock® 9mm Gen 3 & Gen 4 Frame Slides – CNC-Machined Stainless Steel Billet Core – Ultra-Durable Black PVD Finish – RA-RA42G001A
Product Description
The Rival Arms® Upper Slide Completion Kit (RA-RA42G001A) represents a premier mechanical benchmark in custom striker-fired handgun logistics, high-stress slide assembly optimization, and zero-fail component staging, engineered by the performance specialists at Rival Arms. Purpose-built to finalize premium stripped slides or thoroughly overhaul high-round-count factory internals, this comprehensive multi-component package satisfies the exact demands of custom builders and tactical shooters alike. While standard factory slide parts frequently rely on loose-tolerance Metal Injection Molded (MIM) components and unpolished surface tracks—which can induce a gritty trigger takeup, erratic extraction angles, and premature striker tip fractures—the Rival Arms assembly elevates your weapon's cycle mechanics. This premium upgrade kit (788130027462) establishes a smooth, unyielding internal foundation to ensure your custom Glock platform runs flawlessly under high-tempo operation loops.
The foundational technical triumph of this slide completion array relies on its premium CNC-machined stainless steel billet internal components wrapped in an ultra-hard Black PVD finish. By carving vital high-friction assets—like the precision striker pin, extractor depressor plunger, and striker safety plunger—from solid blocks of surgical grade stainless steel, Rival Arms removes the catastrophic fracturing risk of standard cast parts. Select premium components undergo a specialized low-temperature vacuum Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) coating process. This micro-thin atomic coating seals the core metal against sweat moisture and acidic solvents, while dropping the mechanical coefficient of friction to supply glass-smooth, lightning-fast component tracking with minimal wear over high-volume firing schedules.
The true operational victory of this American-engineered masterclass kit lies within its complete **harmonious engineering loop and individual hand-inspection protocols**. Sourcing small internal parts piecemeal frequently leaves armorers fighting toxic tolerance stacking and erratic spring weights. Rival Arms eliminates this bottleneck by packing a completely synchronized set of high-performance springs, spacer sleeves, spring cups, a fresh slide channel liner, a spring-loaded bearing, and a sleek matte black back cover plate designed to interface flawlessly right out of the retail wrap. Calibrated for 9mm Gen 3 and Gen 4 slides (G17, G19, G26, and G34 profiles), this 1.10-ounce internal engine grants you absolute technical and functional authority over your slide's cyclic integrity.
Includes: (1) RA Precision Stainless Steel Striker (Firing Pin Core), (1) Match Striker Spring, (1) Striker Spacer Sleeve, (1) Pair of Premium Striker Spring Cups, (1) Precision Striker Safety Plunger, (1) Striker Safety Spring, (1) Heavy-Duty Extractor with Black PVD Coating, (1) Extractor Depressor Plunger, (1) Depressor Plunger Spring, (1) Toughened Spring Loaded Bearing, (1) Low-Friction Slide Channel Liner, and (1) Matte Black Anodized Aluminum Back Cover Plate, Packed inside Original Branded Factory Sealed Retail Staging Grid Boxing.
*Administrative Armorer Staging, Installation & Firing Pin Maintenance Guidance: The Rival Arms RA-RA42G001A kit is configured as a drop-in internal upgrade package requiring no custom gunsmith filing scripts. **CRUCIAL PLATFORM COMPATIBILITY WARNING:** This package is engineered explicitly for standard full-sized and compact 9x19mm Gen 3 and Gen 4 Glock slides (including G17, G19, G26, and G34 layouts); it is completely incompatible with Gen 5 slides, large-frame variants (such as 10mm/.45 ACP), or slimline single-stack models (G43, G43X, G48). When seating the slide channel liner into your bare slide tunnel, always utilize a dedicated, smooth-faced channel liner installation tool; slamming the liner via unguided punches can crack the outer polymer wall and introduce permanent drag along your firing pin. **ARMORER MAINTENANCE RULE:** Keep the interior of the firing pin channel liner completely clean and bone-dry; applying wet lubricating oils or grease inside this specific corridor will trap carbon grit, create hydraulic drag, and cause dangerous light-primer strikes over time. Ensure your host firearm is fully unloaded and proven safe before bench stripped installations.
Key Features
- CNC Stainless Steel Core Billet: High-stress components are custom-carved from solid stainless steel billets to permanently defeat the structural fracture risks of OEM metal injection molded parts.
- Low-Temperature Black PVD Finish: Atomic Physical Vapor Deposition shield creates an incredibly slick, hard surface armor that resists abrasive wear and minimizes friction.
- Synchronized Internal Harmonics: Every spring, bearing, cup, and rod is engineered to act as a single fluid system, entirely circumventing the tolerance stacking defects of mixed-and-matched parts lists.
- Smooth Slicing Trigger Mechanics: Hand-polished geometry on the safety plunger and striker face cleans up internal friction loops to yield a crisper break and faster tactile reset.
- Pre-Sorted One-Stop Staging: Eliminates the tedious chore of sourcing small parts block-by-block, supplying every single tiny pin, sleeve, and spring cup within a single factory-sealed box.
- Individually Hand-Inspected: Every kit undergo a multi-point human QC check at the factory to verify true dimension tolerances before being certified for defensive field deployment.
Product Specifications
- Brand: Rival Arms® (Precision designed, engineered, and quality-tested natively in the United States of America)
- Product Line: High-Performance Action Enhancements & Premium Upper Slide Completion Kits
- Model Series Designation: Slide Completion Kit – Glock 9mm Gen 3 / Gen 4 Black Edition
- SKU / MPN: RA-RA42G001A (Alternative Industry Identifiers: RA42G001A / RIV-RA42G001A / 100-032-487)
- UPC Barcode Number: 788130027462
- Firearm Platform Frame Fitment: GLOCK® 17, 19, 26, and 34 (Gen 3 & Gen 4 Frame Architecture Stripped Slides)
- Caliber System Architecture: 9x19mm Parabellum / 9mm Luger Centerfire Base Layouts
- Core Component Metallurgy: Precision CNC-Machined Solid Stainless Steel Billet Core Stock
- External Surface Protection Finish: Low-Friction Corrosion-Defeating Vacuum Black PVD Layer
- Back Plate Material Class: CNC-Machined Aircraft T6 Aluminum with Non-Reflective Satin Anodized Coating
- Spring Construction Standard: High-Tensile Premium Piano Steel Spring Wire Matrices
- Mechanical Installation Class: Drop-In Tool-Free Final Frame Component Assembly
- Product Net Component Weight: ~1.10 oz (~31.2 g) Complete Disassembled Internals Bundle
- Total Packaging Shipping Mass: ~0.25 lbs (Enclosed Inside Secure Protective Hanging Display Retail Box)
