Combat Armory CA19 | Is It Junk? 

Wow, what a journey I was getting frustrated just watching this. I am definitely impressed with that kind of customer service, you don't see much of that anymore. Great video Matt

Very fair review. I am surprised they went to that much effort for a pistol at that price point. They could just have told you to pack sand and suck it up. I do have to say...the ejection pattern in the beginning footage is impressive.

Holy shit, that’s one hell of a journey for this review. Sounds like some harsh lessons learned by the company. Hopefully they have a team full of Noahs who are willing to embrace the faults and implement changes to fix it. Great review and thanks for all the time invested in it!

What a great video. Thank you for letting the company show what they think of their customers (which turned out to be excellent customer service). I have one of their frames that came with a lpk and i assembled it myself (first time doing such a thing). It replaced a dagger frame for all of the reasons you stated about holster compatibility. I use a complete dagger slide and have ~500 rounds through it with just a couple malfunctions when using cheap magazines. Over all i have been very satisfied. I guess i got a good locking block :)

Mine came with a gritty feeling locking block, I immediately switched it out to Glock oem. Haven’t got around to testing yet. Glad you did this extensive review for all the Glock boys out there🙏🏾‼️

I have bought quite a bit of stuff from Combat Armory, have yet to have a bad experience except when they run really good sales shipping can be on the slow side.

Nuthin Fancy Has conditioned me many moons ago over his excessive long rabbit holes of his TNP gun reviews so 31 minutes isn’t gonna kill me.

Honestly, impressive that the customer service went through all that. Surprising that for that price point they didn't just say "you get what you get, deal with it" so it seems like if you're okay with the possibility of going through that troubleshooting process, might be worth getting one.

👍👍👍👍👍 five thumbs up, you could have just stick it in the safe and just bitched about it but you held their feet to the fire and they were willing to make things right, hats off to both of you working things out a little R&D so to say, if they start making them in a G17 clone I may give them a look..

I have two CA19 frames from Combat Armory that I built from scratch. I had many issues with failure to extract and failure to feed, but it was due to after market slide parts. After I replaced the striker assembly, ejector, and extractor rod and spring with OEM Glock parts. I may have also replaced the extractor but I don't remember. It runs flawlessly now.

An update to my last comment on your last CA review 10 months ago. What you’re saying is spot on so far. I’m in the middle of what you went through with the same gentleman you’re speaking of. So far he’s gone above and beyond to help me out and get this right. We are not there yet and hopefully will be soon. My issue was with the slide being out of spec along with the cruciform issue you were speaking of. I prob got an LPK from the same batch you did. I begrudgingly ended up taking mine to ATEI Guns here in Michigan and spent quite a bit of money to get the original gun running but it was not what you want to shoot on a regular basis. I always correct any issues on my firearms but this one had me stumped. The cruciform had to be altered tremendously by Doug at ATEI and after speaking with CA they don’t want me, and ultimately I don’t want me to have a pistol in my collection like that. So I’ll keep you posted when I get a new slide in the and new LPK installed in the coming week. Fucking awesome and real video man. I want this gun to work so bad because they’re a local company to me and I want them to have success. But…..in time.

Really appreciate the time and effort you put into this review. Thanks again for being a trustworthy source for such info. Also, glad to know there's a Glock clone maker worth considering.

I just want to say great video, very informative and non biased. Also, thank you again.

Your beard is looking steller ! Im silver too , watching this thinking im growing my shit back lol PS they sound like they are doing good on customer service, now im perplexed lol , i may have to buy a frame and give it a try too

Got to give you credit, you have a lot more patience then I do, drive on.

Dude I lost it at "a bit of Mattitude" 😂 dude your a legend!

I think all these glock clones have this trigger and locking block issue. Had a dagger/p80 trigger do the same burst fire. Many also get feeding issues if the parts aren’t polished down first. Sounds like a good company. I think they are showing that budget option is possible and some options are overpriced. I have seen many reviews and ppl just say on more expensive guns just don’t use this ammo might have issues

Great honest review as always thank you

CA is a solid but mysterious little company. I've never understood how they went from random AR parts and lowers, and a never ending supply of dirt cheap Glock barrels, to offering a polymer Glock frame.. That said, I've had good luck with several of their barrels and the 19 frame (using an AIM parts kit)

Well I'm glad that you after the journey got to something that you were favorable to my experience with combat armory was a love-hate relationship I love the prices but I hate what I got I purchased two slides and one woodwork and one would not

19 mins in ..painful !! But there Customerservice is amazing

Thanks for all of the time you spent on this! Have you tried a OEM Glock locking block on the first frame? I polished the one I got from them because it was really rough with an eye to swapping it out with OEM Glock if I ran into issues.

I had a similar experience with CA, at least the failure to extract, not the full auto problem, and I also had the same customer service experience. They try hard, but just never cut it as a reliable firearm. I was disappointed too, I wanted it to success. I have SEVERAL G19 G3 clones and like that platform and seeing what other companies do with it, (Dagger, Bul Armory Axe, Anderson Kiger, Shadow System).

For the money, you can't beat the SCT Frames in my opinion. Love your content and diligence in testing budget gun parts over the years.

I had a similar problem with the lonewolf frame. They come with shitty trigger packs. I switched the trigger housing and trigger bar to glock oem and it fixed all issues. I'm sure same thing happened here..these cheap frame companies use cheap parts not glock oem. I've had issues with psa,sct,timberwolf and it was trigger pack issues. For the fte issues I've had same issues with their barrels in the past. I don't buy their barrels anymore.

I can't agree more about their customer service. Am I happy I had issues, no, but it was a $220 G19 g3 clone. Am I happy they fell over themselves to fix it, yeah, it was nice to see. It was never going to be a trusted self defense tool, so it is what it is, a low value, g19 g3 clone that'll be a range toy or safe queen.

Well it's finally working for you Great review 😊

I think you just had bad luck. I've built 2. Of course the only CBA parts I used were the polymer frames. The first one I built I couldn't get any of the premium triggers I bought to work, they worked well in my Glock 23s and 19s, so, I ended up using a DAGGER trigger with Glock performance parts. Even the cheap chinese Glock copy triggers would not work in the CBA frame. I live in SC and PSA is down the street, they have a great indoor pistol range. That particular CBA pistol FRAME shoots well and is very reliable. My second build is also very reliable, but again, the only real CBA part is the polymer frame. I use Magpul magazines, they work well, but actual Glock mags work the best. I spent way more than I should have on cheap frames, And I have 2 reliable Glock 19 copies that don't have any resale value. As far as competing with the Dagger, well, the Dagger is cheap, but not cheaply made. All my Daggers were built exclusively with Dagger parts. I think the best Glock 19 Copy is probably the Polymer 80. I've built 2 of those, all with P80 parts and mags, they shoot well. The Anderson Kiger is a real nice shooter, I have built 2 of those. I like Anderson products. the Lone Wolf frames are premium. The SCTs are good. Finding holsters can be a challenge. I also think the clones perform better with the heavier bullet weights. 115 grain is the cheapest ammo (any brand) but I found that even my Glocks perform better with 124 and 147 grain bullets. So, if you have read this far, I would say, buy the actual Glock 19 if you want 9mm or the 23 if you want 40s&w. if your a first time gun owner, and have found you made a mistake and cannot own a gun for whatever reason, the Glock will sell fast, and you will get a good price. A used clone is worth more in parts than completed. And if shooting is a new found passion, the Glock can be easily customized with triggers, sights, barrels. holsters are easy to find. Happy shooting everyone. Dave in SC

I'll stick with the Dagger, thanks for the insight on a journey that finally has a Quality ending

Well done Matt

Damn bro, so all that and it was the locking block the whole time? Have you tried a different lpk or locking block in that other frame?

They are not in stock thanks for the review. I was looking for a second pistol great price.

Good info. Too bad all the testing ammo, trips to the range, phone, etc offset the budget. Sure hope the manufacturer learns from this. Pinching pennies at the factory, that's a hard issue. There's not a lot of profit margin.

Great video on your experience Matt 👍🇺🇸

My striker rattles audibly in gun when decocked.

Very Fair Review. Thank you!!

Well done video. I thank you.

The rigger has false walls. Get this trigger or connector out of your gun immediately?!

Yes those glock pmags are absolute shit at best. I have 13 of them and trust 0 for anything.

The comments get out of hand sometimes. I just delete the dumb ones now.

Sounds like they’ve been buying cheap Chinese parts without even testing them

Now i know where to go for a full auto glock lmao

Funny part is the ones how are spouting off about quality and “stacking tolerances” don’t know f$&k all about quality or “stacking tolerances”.

Great video....cool shirt.

Pass. Dagger, SCT, Lone Wolf to name a few are who I run with.

Yeah I see daggers for 259$ I don't think there gonna crush them ..at 199$ maybe

I'd pay triple for a pistol that fires full auto out of the box.

And thats why they only cost $250ish.

I *love* their frames, everything else is meh.

"temu spec"

They made a glock 😂

Try doing a SCCY CPX 1 9mm on for size ,.I'd love to see your expression great video if it looks like a Glock dose not mean its a Glock