Question about a Glock 19

[Hotcoley]

Hey, I know this is a S&W forum, but I just bought a Glock 19(9mm) and having issues with it. I have a Glock 17 9mm and have had no issues. Anyway, when I put a new magazine into the gun, the slide automatically closes. Sometimes it closes, sometimes it stays open. I experimented and put empty clips in the gun and loaded ones and it does it with both, but not every time. This is scary to me. Does anyone know if this is normal? Thanks friends, any input would be greatly appreciated.

 

[oldman45]

My guess is you need some magazine replacments.

I have Glocks, not saying I like them, and I shoot them. Among those I have is the 17, 19, 21, 22, and 27. The only time I experienced what you explained is when I had a bad magazine. They wear out like anything else.

 

[PALADIN85020]

I'm no Glock expert, but I've heard of this happening often before. Some say it's a "feature" that gets you loaded quicker with no need to hit the slide release or jerk the slide. I doubt that, but there it is.

John

 

[Hotcoley]

This is a brand new gun with factory magazines, as in, just bought it yesterday, and shot it today for the first time.

 

[oldman45]

This is a brand new gun with factory magazines, as in, just bought it yesterday, and shot it today for the first time.

New can be defective.

 

[K0ZZZ]

Apparently that's a common "feature" with Glocks, to the point where some Glock owners think its defective if it doesn't happen.

This thread on Glocktalk has a good set of experiences...

 

[beemerphile]

There is nothing on the magazine (defective or otherwise) that should unlatch the slide catch. When the mag is empty, the magazine floorplate pushes up on an inside edge of the slide catch overcoming light spring pressure which holds it down. The upward push on the slide catch by the mag floor plate causes the slide to stay back the next time the slide cycles past the slide catch notch. A defective mag might keep it from locking back on empty, but it should not affect the slide closing on reload. Full or empty mags don't matter because the mag exerts upward (latching) pressure on the catch when empty and no pressure when there is ammo present. If the slide is falling forward, it is pushing off of the catch by the jarring of the weapon when the mag is inserted. You might be able to hit the bottom of the mag well with a rubber hammer and get it to push off as well. I'd look at the slide catch as the problem. You said it was a new weapon and there should be no issues, but as oldman45 said "new can be defective". This part can also be damaged over time by using it as a slide release instead of a slide catch. The proper way to release the slide is to pull back on it and let go - sometimes called "slingshotting" it. When you pull back on the slide the catch drops under spring pressure and gets out of the way.

 

[beemerphile]

Apparently that's a common "feature" with Glocks, to the point where some Glock owners think its defective if it doesn't happen.

This thread on Glocktalk has a good set of experiences...

Fron the linked thread...

Great option. I wish all mine did this. (All my high round Glocks do.)

and

I've only experienced on rental Glocks

Are illustrative of what happens when you release the slide with the slide catch for an extended period of time. This topic can create enough vitriol among Glocksters to warrant a visit by Air Force One.

 

[viceunit]

My issued G22 and personal G23 would do the same thing when the magazine was firmly smacked on the base when reloading, especially if the barrel was slightly elevated, 10-15 degrees above parallel to the floor. I never tried it with an empty mag. Both guns did that so reliably that I routinely used that method to close the slide when firing a course that required a reload. I think the explanation by Beemerphile about why that happens is accurate. My newly issued G23 Gen4 does not do that, however. The Gen4 was developed to address prior reliability problems with a 40S&W pistol built on a 9mm platform. I don't know if the slide closing on magazine insertion was one of the "problems" fixed, but my new gun does not do it.

 

[Stevens]

I have Glocks, not saying I like them, and I shoot them. Among those I have is the 17, 19, 21, 22, and 27.

Wow, how many do you have of the guns you DO like?
Steve W.

 

[David LaPell]

Our department has Glock 21's, and I have seen this done with both new and used mags in more than one of those as well.

 

[cmort666]

It's not a normal behavior. I've got two Glocks, a Glock 19 and a Glock 22. Neither of them has EVER done that. Sounds like the slide release is out of spec.

 

[beemerphile]

I have Glocks, not saying I like them, and I shoot them. Among those I have is the 17, 19, 21, 22, and 27.

Wow, how many do you have of the guns you DO like?
Steve W.

He didn't say he didn't like them, he just didn't say he did. If you say you like a Glock on this forum you risk something. I didn't say I like them either and I have the 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, and 27.

 

[shooboy]

What the heck is a Glock ??? Is it one of those plastic thingies ??? Shoo

 

[beemerphile]

What the heck is a Glock ??? Is it one of those plastic thingies ??? Shoo

See? Now they've found the thread. It will degenerate shortly and the OP will be shooed off to GlockTalk where he "belongs".

 

[gsxunv04]

I have the same issue when I use the M&P 9. I have chalked it up to slamming the magazine in too hard.

 

[shooboy]

See? Now they've found the thread. It will degenerate shortly and the OP will be shooed off to GlockTalk where he "belongs".

Guilty as charged, I am one of "them".....sorry Shoo

 

[MP1983]

I would call Glock customer service and talk to a tech there. IMO it should not be doing that. I own several myself & cannot recall experiencing that.

I've owned & shot them off & on since 1993 or so. I read tons about them in the 90's, and don't recall ever seeing that as some sort of "feature" they have.

 

[cjcutter1]

See? Now they've found the thread. It will degenerate shortly and the OP will be shooed off to GlockTalk where he "belongs".

The OP is not a he, she is my wife looking to get some helpful input from those willing to give it.

 

[28Shooter]

What the heck is a Glock ??? Is it one of those plastic thingies ??? Shoo

Glock- an Austrian-made krunchenticher consisting of a Tenifer-finished steel slide mated to a synthetic frame with a must-get-used-to trigger. No blued steel or walnut found here, weapon follows the principle of "form following function". Do not clean in dishwasher despite what your S&W revolver buddies tell you.