Rooftop Essentials Glock 45 by Agency Arms – Armor Stipple & ACRO Cut
The Rooftop Essentials by Agency Arms is my personal take on the working man’s fighting pistol.
Shooting is expensive. As shooters, we are always weighing the value of necessity against cost. More money in our pockets translates to more ammunition for us to train with. The Rooftop Essentials pistol delivers everything you need without the financial burden of everything you don’t.
We start with a factory Glock pistol and only change two things — leaving intact everything that makes Glock a dependable option for duty and self-protection use.
The Frame
Every fighting pistol needs aggressive texture. Aggressive texture does multiple things. It allows us to build a rock-solid grip and keep it locked in under recoil and less than ideal conditions.
The frame on these pistols is done in my favorite texture, Agency Arms’ aggressive, or Armor stipple. It provides very effective traction while standing the test of time over a long cycle of hard use. This profile maintains the OEM trigger guard geometry, maintaining compatibility with holsters that rely on the trigger guard for retention.
The Slide
We take the factory slide and have it professionally milled for the Aimpoint ACRO to be mounted directly on the slide — removing another source of failure commonly found in a plate and 2-piece mounting system. Doing so results in a more optimal sight picture and robust optic setup. Every slide is engraved with the Rooftop logo and refinished in DLC, similar to that of the original Glock finish.
What You Get in the Box
Your new Rooftop Essentials Glock pistol
Three magazines
Glock magloading tool
One stippled medium beavertail backstrap and the OEM large beavertail backstrap
Your Agency Arms certificate
OEM Glock cleaning brush and tool
Operator’s manual
Specifications
Compatible Optic: Aimpoint ACRO (not included)
Barrel Length: 4.02″
Caliber: 9x19mm
Finish: Black DLC Slide / Polymer Frame
Sights: Glock Polymer Sights
Regulations
This is a regulated item and requires shipment to a Federal Firearms License holder. After you have placed your order, please have your order number and a copy of your preferred store’s FFL emailed to info@rooftopdefense.com to avoid delays. After I have received their FFL, I will ship your order as soon as possible!
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Daniel (verified owner) –
Great pistol! Like the description says it’s everything you want and nothing you don’t. People say it’s a lot for a Glock. But once you do the math and start adding up cost of stipple job and slide cut you are probably right around $1000 anyway, not including shipping and insurance and all that, not to mention wait times, and here you have all that right out of the box ready to go without having to send it off anywhere. So if you are in the market for something like this and it checks all your boxes than to me it is a no brainer. Fair warning though the stipple is aggressive! So if you don’t like that sort of thing this pistol is not for you! Rooftop as always had my order shipped lightning fast, minutes after I ordered. Sent out on a Thursday. At the shop by Tuesday, picked it up on a Wednesday. So I had my gun in less than a week. I had couple questions about the pistol and Sol as always was very quick to respond an answer all my questions. Couldn’t be better! This is why I will continue to do business with Rooftop Defense. Hands down the best in the business!