Have you ever looked to turn your Glock from a simple handgun into a fairly effective PDW? For some, that’s a silly question, but it’s an appealing idea for nerds like me. Why shouldn’t I turn my Glock into a PDW? A little company called ENDO Tactical produced one of the more interesting Glock accessories on the market. ENDO stands for Everyday No Days Off and was also a blog and a fairly awesome firearms-themed clothing line. It seems like the creator may have left all three of these projects, but it’s still easy to find the ENDO adapters kicking around the internet.
The ENDO adapter attaches to full-sized Gen 3 Glocks and allows you to mount any AR receiver extension, stock, or brace to your Glock. A stock requires a tax stamp, but the current brace injunction makes braces kosher. This device allows you to transform your Glock into a more controllable platform that offers greater range and control than a stock Glock.
Installing the Endo Adapter
There are lots of little kits that promise to turn your Glock into some kind of PDW. Kits like the Micro Roni (best served with cheese) act as a full-on chassis system that embraces your Glock and makes it look like a sub-gun.
These big, somewhat bulky kits aren’t super fast to attach. They are fun but not practical. The gun and kit won’t hold zero after removing and inserting your handgun, and your optic and gun aren’t really connected.
The ENDO Adapter offers the same advantages as other kits but without the drawbacks. Its minimalist design allows for easy concealment in a laptop case, messenger bag, sling bag, or backpack. Its discreet appearance ensures that most people wouldn’t even recognize it as a firearm accessory. And the best part? It’s quick and hassle-free to install, providing a practical and efficient solution.
The ENDO Adapter uses the hollow slot behind the magazine as an attachment point. Its wedge-like attachment slides into that slot, and a pin attaches the wedge to the Glock. Another arm goes over your hand and sits against the rear of the Glock frame. Installing it is simple, and you use your stock iron sights or an optic to aim. This eliminates the zeroing and accuracy issues related to those chassis-style kits.
Sadly, the ENDO adapter cannot attach to any other size or generation of Glock. ENDO Tactical never produced another model for Gen 4 or 5 guns and never released a model for the compact genre of Gen 3 guns.
The ENDO Adapter and Me
I still have a Gen 3 Glock 17, specifically a Glock 17 Vickers Tactical Model. My ENDO adapter utilizes a Shockwave Gen 2 brace. It attaches just like another other AR receiver extension. You simply screw it in.
I used the Shockwave brace because its blade-like design makes it easy for me to brace my forearm against the Shockwave to stabilize the gun. The style of brace that clamps around your arm is difficult to use correctly with the ENDO adapter and your Glock pistol.
Setting up the gun is easy, and the brace sits low on the gun. It’s directly in line with the grip. The sights are still very easy to see, and you’re not struggling to get your face low enough to acquire a sight picture.
What’s the Point?
What’s the purpose of the ENDO Adapter? Glock pistols don’t have a particularly harsh recoil that makes a brace necessary. However, the brace provides better stabilization that can help with two important tasks. First, it makes the gun easier to shoot accurately, and second, it helps improve control.
The whole point of the ENDO Adapter is to help me to take longer shots with greater speed. Due to its minimalist design, I can transform my Glock 17 into a very effective personal defense weapon. The Glock 17 isn’t the smallest gun, but it’s a gun I can still carry concealed. At the same time, I can carry the brace-equipped ENDO kit separate from the gun inside a backpack, laptop bag, or whatever.
If I find myself in a dangerous situation and have time, I can deploy the ENDO adapter and attach it to my Glock to give myself one more advantage. Does it seem like a likely situation? No, not really, but I have fun finding solutions for unusual situations. Let’s say I’m traveling. I can carry my Glock 17 concealed, but when I return to my hotel room or Airbnb, I can equip the ENDO adapter to provide a more stable platform when concealment isn’t a concern.
Heck, we can go back to the truck gun concept. A truck gun is supposed to offer you an advantage over your concealed pistol. What if instead of a truck gun, you have an ENDO adapter that gives your Glock a serious advantage? Being able to shoot faster with greater accuracy is a huge advantage, so if a seventy-dollar attachment can help me do that, why wouldn’t I give it a spin?
Deploying the ENDO Adapter
I’ve found that attaching the system to my Glock is pretty quick. I can deploy the gun from a holster and the ENDO kit from a backpack, attach the two, and get a shot on target in less than 8 seconds. It took some practice, and I can likely shave that time down even further with more practice.
The wedge slides into the Glock easily enough, but sometimes, getting the top arm aligned correctly is tricky. If it’s not lined up properly, you won’t be able to brace or stabilize the pistol properly. The bottom wedge works opposite to the top arm, so it takes a slight push to get the top arm up and onto the rear of the Glock frame.
Once attached, the ENDO Adapter locks onto the gun quite well. The pin gives you an active retention device, but I’m not fully convinced I even need it. I’ve left it out for a lot of my shooting, and the kit never slid out of the grip or came loose.
Does the brace extend my range, accuracy, and control? Yep, yep, and yep. I only have iron sights on my Gen 3 Glock, so that is a limiting factor. Still, out to 50 yards, I can hit my steel IPSC target most of the time. Without the ENDO Adapter, I can’t hit that target at 50 yards unless I’m extremely lucky. With a red dot, this thing would be almost unstoppable.
Up close, the brace system helps reduce recoil and make the gun more controllable. Blazing through a long string of fire is much easier. I can put the rounds straight where I want them. I can even shoot sub-two-second Bill Drills with the rounds producing a tight little group.
The End of the ENDO
It seems like the ENDO Adapter is no longer being produced, but a few companies still have them in stock. I wish someone else would pick up the idea. I’d be curious to see a Gen 2 and maybe an option for something besides just Gen 3 full-sized Glocks.
I can see it being a super useful quick-detach system that could create an effective PDW on the cheap. It’s seemingly as effective as a sub-gun, but it’s lighter, less bulky, and easier to conceal. Sadly, it’s a niche item since we are two generations away from Gen 3, and you won’t find many people carrying full-sized Glocks. The potential is there but apparently lacked mass appeal.
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