Glock Totally Unacceptable Quality Control
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ColbyBruce
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I said the Glock 32 I bought had that kind of wear on it but being slid in and out of a showcase daily for nearly one year. It was a brand new pistol. The few Glocks I had the extended slide stop lever installed on look worse; that nub actually chips.
I feel for you, did you not notice it before you toted it home? I live 50 miles from Glock, Inc. in Smyrna, GA. Though it would take a few hours of my time, I could get it resolved faster than you.
I feel for you, did you not notice it before you toted it home? I live 50 miles from Glock, Inc. in Smyrna, GA. Though it would take a few hours of my time, I could get it resolved faster than you.
I always micro inspect any firearm I buy at the place of purchase so I don't get nasty surprises at home.
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I cannot believe you are even serious about this. This thread is ridiculous. You bought a tool, not a Fabergé egg. 
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Agreed. The light wasn't good at the LGS, and I was in a hurry, so I got a nasty surprise. Still should not have left the factory in that condition . . .
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I cannot believe you are even serious about this. This thread is ridiculous. You bought a tool, not a Fabergé egg.
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So what in your opinion is the acceptable level of wear for something you buy new?
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Would you have turned this down?
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Muss check your PM's here in a minute
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Glock will likely send you a shipping label to return the M21 and make it correct.
Does the weapon fire and function overwise ?
The photo shows a bright spot on the lever ? If that is the only issue, I would use a black sharpie as another member suggested.
Does the weapon fire and function overwise ?
The photo shows a bright spot on the lever ? If that is the only issue, I would use a black sharpie as another member suggested.
ColbyBruce
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Knowing how thin the finish is on that part I would not worry much about it, IF I had to have a Glock 45. I have a couple of those parts for my Glocks.
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The black finish on the slide locks of the newer Glocks seem to show wear very quickly. The problem could be that because Glock uses the same size packaging for all of their firearms and the G45 has the full sized grip and bigger mags something could have been rubbing the slide lock. I'd check the packaging on the cable lock to see if that was rubbing, it is about the right size to fit in there and cause the problem. Glock seems to just throw the cable lock right on top of the guns and jam the lid shut.
I think the main question is whether the guns shows any other signs of use. If it's a used gun, that's a whole 'nother problem.
I've posted this before, but I've owned a lot of cheap guns - several Taurus and Kel Tecs, but without question the most unreliable piece of **** I have ever held in my hands was a Glock 26. The G26 was completely unreliable when I got it. It was an unfired LNIB Blue Label gun that had been sold to my LGS, and it suffered from 1-2 FTF/FTE every 20ish rounds. It also launched brass at my forehead at a speed that actually hurt when it hit and frequently bounced off my glasses. I replaced a few parts until it functioned 99% reliably and then sold it for reasons besides its reliability (i.e. I didn't like it). I've owned three other Glocks that have functioned as reliably as could be expected, and one (G36) that was much better than the G26 but still had a disappointingly high rate of FTEs.
Perfection? Nope.
I've posted this before, but I've owned a lot of cheap guns - several Taurus and Kel Tecs, but without question the most unreliable piece of **** I have ever held in my hands was a Glock 26. The G26 was completely unreliable when I got it. It was an unfired LNIB Blue Label gun that had been sold to my LGS, and it suffered from 1-2 FTF/FTE every 20ish rounds. It also launched brass at my forehead at a speed that actually hurt when it hit and frequently bounced off my glasses. I replaced a few parts until it functioned 99% reliably and then sold it for reasons besides its reliability (i.e. I didn't like it). I've owned three other Glocks that have functioned as reliably as could be expected, and one (G36) that was much better than the G26 but still had a disappointingly high rate of FTEs.
Perfection? Nope.
I just picked up a Blue Label G19 and it looked just fine. If it had looked like yours, I MIGHT have accepted it... IF the LGS would have marked it down more. 
I also wonder, had the store seen the wear, how they even allowed it to be sold as new. My LGS would have sent it back themselves.
BUT... The Big question is... How does it shoot???
I also wonder, had the store seen the wear, how they even allowed it to be sold as new. My LGS would have sent it back themselves.
BUT... The Big question is... How does it shoot???
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Can't you take it back to the gun shop you bought it from?
OP, I think you're just messing with us. But... You should check for a canted barrel. ;-)
I would keep the slide stop and throw the rest away. LOL
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