I'm a PSA fan boi. They just make a great reliable gun for a budget price! I have a 2 daggers and just recently snagged a micro dagger. I'm seriously blown away every time!
just bought one myself im excited to start throwing some mods at it right away magwell, comp and trigger are going to be the first things i throw at it
Man, I would love for you to start making barrels and give the "Ramjet + Afterburner" guys some competition!!! If you make the price point for the combo $100 cheaper than what Radian Weapons offers, you can grab a good amount of market share.
I agree! Even better, in keeping with the "Quality for a Cheap Price" philosophy, offer a quality standard drop-in barrel (no need for Match grade) with an integrated compact compensator combo for around around $200.00, everyone with a Dagger would buy it. Throw the magwell into a Triple-Pack for $269.99 during a holiday sale, and I would buy one for each of my Daggers!
@@tamisthewizard3199 If everyone has the money, I think they would choose the Ramjet + Afterburner. But, most of us with wives would not get in as much trouble if we spent much less! 😝
You actually save way more than $200. You still have to buy a threaded barrel and suppressor height sights and that could be another $300 or so. Plus I bought my dagger w all the bells and whistles for $250, they had a slide w optic cut, threaded barrel, lightning cuts, and suppressor height sights for $200 and a frame for $50. I didn’t get a mag because I bought them separately, but who doesn’t have Glock mags? Amazing value 🔥🤙🏼
OK, soooo I built one similar to this for my son and myself. I used: GGMagwell, Holosun 407A-x2, HA comp, TLR-7A, ZEV trigger (Gen3 glock) for my son's setup. For mine: I used a GGMagwell (Aluminum) HA comp, Timney - alpha Gen3 trigger, and My Current setup is a test bed for red dots in this pistol. These are solid and now that I know you have magwells I'll be ordering them from you. These are great guns, accuracy far beyond what I was expecting.... these are great range guns. (I trust and train with only safety models of guns)
I got my dagger compact in june 2024 and it is amazing in all ways, the grip release trigger accuracy reliability looks and price are all the best to me.
the CUTS are made for self defense not competition, when I get another dagger for only competition Ill get a threaded barrel version and get your compensator magwell and thumb pedal, and a red dot. my carry model is staying stock and it is reliable and accurate, everything I need it to be =)
Just did a dagger build, $50 sniper green frame, $200 sniper green slide with threaded bronze barrel, 407k in FDE, titanium adapter plate, and bronze TLR1 HL. Helluva pistol for the money
I actually think the dagger hinged wide trigger is much better than the Glock OEM trigger. The wide area makes it more comfortable to pull direct backwards. Instead of Glocks rounded trigger which promotes pulling to the side.
I can get the full-size frame for 49 and the window cut rmr threaded barrel slide for 199 today on their website, so the entire gun is 250 bux before taxes, shipping and my 25 dolla ffl transfer fee. I've actually bought several like that this year in the exact same way by taking advantage of the daily deals they've been doing on slides and different frame combos and sales. The only other thing I've always done to my Daggers is change the trigger out for the drop in Glock Performance Trigger, which is usually 70-80 bux. The GPT is listed as gen5 only but it's a straight drop-in trigger for the Dagger, and it's night and day better than the stock Dagger trigger.
I have 750 in mine. Riton optic. Olight gg magwell 20 bucks yalls is 70-80. I do have yalls comp and I did tactical pontoon trigger group 3.5 lb. Gun has yet to malfunction
Have a little over 2k rounds through my Dagger w/ HCDG comp. It has cycled every grain I've thrown at it. Only one light strike as well and that was prob the ammo. Well done, gents
Man that’s going to be my next build. After spending well over 1,500$ on my G19X between comp/threaded barrel/ stippling/ milled slide/ magwell, lightweight guiderod etc, I came to the conclusion that the dagger is a better bang for the money.
It must hurt seeing the 19x mos. Went with the gen 5 G45 mos instead. Would get the 19X if they released it with an external safety. Since it would be the only glock with one.
@@tik608 BTW, the Dagger arrives tomorrow, with all the modifications and attachments I saved 900$. My goal is to put around 2k rounds on it before making any judgement about which one is better for the money.
@@Mountain_Soldier congrats brother ! Building a custom saber build using the golden tiger build set and a Franklin lower (flat gold trigger, taking the FCG out).
@@tik608 Nice Brother! I got the Apex trigger since the goal with this build is to replicate the same attachments that I have on the Glock to have them on the Dagger. Good luck with your build! 🫡🇺🇸
Almost done with mine! HCDG COMP. shadow system trigger flat face (Shoe), handleitgrip, OEM Glock mags, and Cyelee wolf0. All that’s missing is a Magwell hopefully you guys can make one for the s frame dagger 🤟
Absolutely I would! Great parts help you be a better shooter, hope y'all come out with more products for the Dagger as it's increased popularity. Happy Holidays
Replacing the stock PSA Dagger mag release and spring with a Glock OEM extended release (1981) and stock 5 pound Glock Gen 3 spring makes for a fantastic upgrade for under $20.
I just got one for $299 with rmr cut, sup height sights, and threaded barrel in all black. I'm definitely going to do some upgrades to it. First upgrade will be the trigger.
Great video, I hadn’t thought of a compensator but now I am. I did something similar to one of my daggers. The biggest upgrade I made was by far the Glock Store Enhanced Glock Performance trigger. This trigger is worth every penny and is the best Glock trigger I have (and yes their Gen 3/4 version fits the Dagger). However I’m not happy with the compact slide on the full size frame. It seems a bit short to me and I have to do everything right with the trigger to hit the center of a B8 target at 25 yard consistently (it seems more sensitive to small movements than my G17 or P10F at that distance). I think it would benefit from having the full sized slide on it.
I’ve got over 2k rounds on my dagger compact, I got the dlc slide with suppressor night sights. I can literally slap whatever dot I want on the pistol slave it to the irons and it’s dead on. I find myself starting to carry it. Put Olight pl 3r and have rotated optics on it just to test, a 3d print magwell from eBay left mine stock for trigger. It’s around 4lbs after breaking in and reset is great. Just a good cheap edc you can beat the hell out of.
I'm still missing the ext slide release and mag extensions on mine. It shoots like an absolute dream with the Herrington comp and magwell on it as it is though. I have always loved my Glocks, but PSA definitely did something right with this clone. I got mine with 10 mags for about $300, and put the HA gear on it for another couple hundred bucks. Almost fully kitted for less than a stock glock.
I'm new to the Daggers, PSA just had a daily sale on 3 Dagger lowers, basically you buy 2, get 1 free. You get a Micro, Compact and full size S-frame. You can find the complete slides on sale at PSA and be around $310 for a complete basic build. So not a bad deal to buy one, upgrade it to what you want, and still come in under what a Glock gen 3 is.
I think honestly the m&p 2.0 with flat trigger is the best bang for the buck. Good grip texture. Optic cut. Great slide serrations. Optic height sights. Flat trigger. etc. Plus right now you get a pistol case and five mags for $599. So the dagger kind of fits that scheme as well by offering so much for so little price. And Glock mags are $20 new so it's a no brainier.
I gotta say fellas, the magwell you guys released is by far the greatest thing I've put on my dagger compact, gave away my gg magwell to a friend and installed y'alls and the grip difference comfort has been a huge increase. Appreciate the work. I wish you guys would venture into aftermarket slides for glocks/daggers
Got the full size and already dropped a bunch of money into it. I got the Herrington arms compensator just waiting for the full size mag well. Love the gun and love look compared to glocks after you make them look fancy.😂
Brownells lower, dagger custom slide, ebay magwell, comp and trigger kit!! Shoots lights out looks awesome and is super cheap considering. No I don't carry it no it's not the best in the world but so many people have shot it and are amazed. Make a cheap fun gun for you.
Actually the daggers are on sale for like 259 and you can get a threaded barrel for like 125ish. Just under 400. I just built mine. Got a pl pro valk light. Holosun 507c green. Threaded honeycomb barrel. Ill definitely be getting your comp soon and magwell
I bought a gen 5 g19 standard and then bought a gen 3 aftermarket rmr cut already had a comp for 250 bucks and then I seen psa had a sale on the dagger compact sniper green completed frame for 49.99 msrp is 99.99 and after transfer fees it was 94 and change which would of cost me like 150 and I’m gonna get a built dagger slide and a dagger frame again because they don’t sell it completed how I want it but the dagger path really lead to good savings
I have a Dagger and love it. However, I wouldn't and didn't pay $420 for mine. A compact, threaded barrel, rmr version is on sale right now at PSA for $330. With that said, if you shop the deals, it's more like $300 less than a comparable glock. With better ergos, it's a no brainer for me.
I've been shooting Glocks for almost 10 years.. I own multiple. I like my Dagger more. I've shot close to 1000 rounds through my Dagger now, both holos and ball with no fail to feeds or anything. Stock trigger has broke in nicely. What's crazy to me is they sell a complete frame for 50 bucks.. That's the complete frame with all the hardware installed for you.. Then you can pick up a complete slide from them on sale for less than 250 bucks.. That's a steal.
I bought my PSA dagger for $329. I haven’t done a lot to it. I put a holosun 407 on top of it. And honestly that’s about it. So far, I’ve had zero issues as far as reliability. The gun shoots fine. And honestly ergonomically I like it better than the Glock 19 Have to check out your mag well…👀
it fits like a comp on the end of a threaded barrel...its meant for any gen 3 9mm barrel ...psa daggers have 6 different shaped slide options so your fit will vary lil bro @@justincastillo9596
For the money, it's hard to do better than the PSA dagger. I have ABUSED the crap out of mine and it has been reliable every time. Dirt, Mud, Sand, Ice, Water, Nothing phases it. I even ran it over with the 35's on my Jeep. Still functions just fine. I'm a Glock guy, but slowing becoming a PSA guy.
I have two Daggers, both are great. I've found the Magpul P mags (when loaded with 17 rnds) bulge slightly making them a tighter fit into the magwell. This isn't a problem with factory Glock mags. I think it's because Glock uses a metal insert and Pmags don't. Anybody else experience this?
I have one and I love it I actually prefer it over a Glock it just feels better and I bought it part by part and paid $280 and some change for my dagger and have been slowly upgrading it
keep in mind u can do what i did and get a 200 dollar dagger upper on sale every day. then a 50 dollar frame for a 250 dollar full size dagger with threaded barrel and optics cut. pretty great deal.
I just got my Dagger the other day for an absolute steal and was looking to begin doing something similar to what this video has set up. If all goes well I may be able to do a similar build for $700 gun and all.
U can buy a px9 for 350 all ready rmr foot print cut into the slide. Flared mag well great mag release better trigger pull than a glock. And u can do the same to a echelon for cheaper or a smith .so not at all friend
For people that need protection on a budget right away? Yes; that is a good deal. That way people can upgrade as they can afford it instead of having to dump a wad of money up front. And; yes for people who can afford a wad of money upfront. They get the advantage of having a vastly improved version of a normally boring, problematic platform. WELL DONE!
Can't wait for these to restock! Ive been wanting a magwell for my dagger but the only ones iv'e seen look bland and I don't like how it covers the front part of the grip at the bottom. This one perfectly fills in the empty space.
Rock your Glock makes a reduced pound mag release spring it's super cheap and I run it . I didn't expect much from it but it makes mag release considerably lighter
Psa needs to redesign the frame for the reason you mentioned in the video that the steep angles prevent or limit after market magwells for the gun. Personally, i don't like the design of the lower mag.
I got a Dagger compact lower for $50 (black) and got a complete slide with barrel with RMR cut and suppressor height sights for $200 (sniper green w/ copper colored barrel). So $250 for the gun then add a couple of $12 mags. I picked up a Cylee red dot for $100 (works great so far). Not a single failure so far. Would like to get your comp when it is in stock (so will need to add a threaded barrel - wish I'd considered that when ordering the slide assembly) - might also do a Timney trigger.
I put the timney alpha 3 pound in mine, it is AMAZING there’s like maybe 1mm of overtravel after the break which is very nice. They’re also on sale on the PSA website for a hundred bucks, which is a steal for a drop in trigger
@@TheMikeharris7 I didn’t have that issue with mine, I’ve heard others say that I guess there was a revision in either the dagger frame or the timney trigger but they seem to work now with no modification
The striker in mine was garbage. Swapping to an oem glock sticker assembly was an absolute improvement I use the tactical pontoon peacemaker which wasn’t an extract drop in. Pins walking, out of battery discharges, crusiform bending.. If you can’t work on guns I don’t recommend psa
Happy AF with my DLC Compact w/Cyelee Cat Pro and OG O-light Baldr Pro (LE in Gray) 1120Lm and any damned mag I want at the moment. Oh, I subbed in a copper plated ported barrel as well too. Sweet piece and the more you shoot it the better it shoots. No surprise there.
I love my PSA Dagger compact but I have found the Pmags suck. When they are fully loaded, they buldge and will not drop from the gun smoothly and drag when inserting the mag. I have not had a single problem with Factory Glock mags and the Dagger. I honestly love my Dagger with a Tactical Pontoon trigger more than my Gen4 G19 and I have still spent less money on the Dagger than I did for a stock G19.
Purchased the compensator on Thursday. Waiting for delivery, then going to order another one for my other DAGGER. Was looking at PMM but they've seemed to have dropped the Ball on it
Bought the SCT17 frame... It not too bad but for XL hands the grip is not long enough. There is no magwell for it and the trigger while better than say a glock or dagger... it's still very average! All in all though for normal to smaller top to bottom palms its not to bad
You can build a dagger cheaper then buying it complete. I got a daily deal on a complete slide for 180 frame 60 and went to academy to buy Glock mag 30 saving me 100$ after shipping and taxes
I got called crazy when I started running a tlr1-hl by all the SureFire fanbois. The tlr-1 is, in my opinion, better than the SureFire and less than half the cost usually.
shot my p10c with the HC10 3.0 back to back with my Glock 45 with the Afterburner/Ramjet and the p10c was as good if not better… this dagger looks like a good deal but I’d grab a CZ P10-C OR SR and go that route… same price if not cheaper
Can't tell you how many times ive heard "I've never had an optic fail". I've had all of mine fail. All my SIG's, RMR twice, and Holosun. A set of good night sight irons is a must.
Of course I would. I love the look and style u have made that into. I wouldn’t do that to my Glock, just because i want to keep it all factory, no changes. But my Dagger FS, it’s coming. Great video!!
I wouldn't buy either. The LFA 9x as a base for less than 380 and start there. The Lone Wolf Dusk is appealing but for 700 bucks the Shadow Systems makes more sense. It's a nice build no doubt and they're a hair better than Glocks in my opinion but I think Glock has passed the torch to Shadow Systems. SS, Lone Wolf, Get Grips, P80 Gen2, and The Dagger all have better ergonomics than the Glock frames. My dream build and I mean dream by not paying out the ahh for a for handgun would be a Zev combat Slide and a 9x frame. Zevs and Lone Wolf slides also coat for the LFA 9X handgun. We're at the peak of the clone era for sure. Great video and sorry for being Lone winded. Ports and Clones have a soft spot in my ❤️. 😂😂😂
I built a Glock 19 clone. Polymer 80 frame, Overwatch Precision Dat trigger, enhanced firing pin, suppressor height sights, holosun 507c, swampfox wolverine slide, tlr-7A, and swampfox +5 mag extension. My setup ran about $1200-$1300 and I’d do it again with everything I know. Especially considering that these things can be added over time, it’s almost foolish NOT to put a few hundred dollars worth of upgrades and attachments into your dagger or Glock clone
You can actually build a dagger for under $300 with some very nice slide cuts and threaded barrels. I got a full barrel slide kit for $189.99 and a dagger frame for $49.99 with shipping and FFL transfer fee it was still under $300‼️ same style optics cut and threaded barrel with my own colors scheme I wanted
You mention the guns are $400+ on their site and this video was posted six days ago, yet the past couple months the daggers, full featured, threaded, optics cut, have been round $250 regularly with one mag, complete.
