The Roland Special is a concept of pistol that has become popular in some small circles of professional users (primarily among members of Primary & Secondary) that has been lovingly dubbed the Roland Special after the pseudonym that the creator of the concept used online. It isn’t anything special, just a highly modified Glock 19 that uses a very specific collection of proven parts that helps the Glock perform much like a race gun while maintaining duty gun reliability.
The man behind the Roland Special spent 26 years as a US Army Special Ops vet as well as a verified founding member of the Asymmetric Warfare Group. While his real identity has surfaced recently, I am not going to out him and it would be appreciated to not do so in the comments.
EDIT: Since Chuck Pressburg has been far more public as of late, I will be publishing an interview with the Roland Special creator at some point.
The Roland Special is a collection of vetted parts that have been proven to work, not a style of build. I am only going to cover the parts that are vetted but will give you some options if you want to build a variation based on the concept.
**Base Pistol**
Glock 19 Gen 3
Glock 19 Gen 4 MOS
Glock 19 Gen 4
Glock 19 Gen 5
Glock 19X
**Optic & Sights**
Trijicon RMR RM06
Suppressor Sights
**Frame Work**
TXT Custom Gun Works
**Slide Options**
Cheap RMR Slide
ATEi Milling – https://goo.gl/h9RrHh
Zev Slide – https://goo.gl/xKspdk
Aero Precision Slide – https://goo.gl/SseVGy
**Barrel & Comp**
KKM Precision Barrel & Comp – https://goo.gl/UHTFYW
Primary Machine Comp – https://goo.gl/VbhPZJ
Threaded Barrel – https://goo.gl/XEiMh2
**Lights**
Surefire X300U-A – https://goo.gl/pXuFZH
Streamlight TLR1 HL – https://goo.gl/ZSFfBX
**Magwell Options**
Raven Concealment Freya – https://goo.gl/fDfZ1S
KE Arms Magwell – https://goo.gl/k11skp
Agency Arms Magwell – https://goo.gl/HFe8BC
Zev Magwell – https://goo.gl/j3yNmH
**Trigger Options**
Overwatch Precision D.A.T. V2 – https://goo.gl/AVhcHC
Overwatch Precision TAC – https://goo.gl/Ean1tU
Apex Tactical Solutions – https://goo.gl/FCsYmk
**Internal Parts**
Vickers Slide Stop – https://goo.gl/EzAwMj
Vickers Mag Release – https://goo.gl/mzCCNF
Minus Connector – https://goo.gl/2adKLH
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