All kidding aside, I own a Glock 17 and found it very quirky. It's very accurate at defensive ranges but regarding your magazine issue, I just start from a closed slide and don't have any problems.
Question about a Glock 19
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beemerphile
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OK at the range, but if you carry the gun defensively, you increase the risk that the mag is not properly latched and reloads take significantly longer to accomplish. If you choose to reload in this manner, you should at least download the mag by one round so that there is enough mag spring compression left to let the mag fully engage the mag catch. I don't know why you would choose to lose a round of shot capacity in order to reload slower. I'd fix the gun.
If you attend a defensive pistol course, the instructors will retrain you.
Thanks for the advice but the Glock is strictly a range gun and I did have it checked out and was told that there is no problem. My home defense guns are revolvers and I don't carry due to my state's overly restrictive carry laws.
I would contact Glock Warrenty Department at 1-770-432-1202 and request to return the Glock 19 for their inspection and testing.
The only cost to you will be the time to make the telephone call.
P.S. a shot in the dark guess would be a weak slide release spring or improperly assembled slide release.
Jimmy
The only cost to you will be the time to make the telephone call.
P.S. a shot in the dark guess would be a weak slide release spring or improperly assembled slide release.
Jimmy
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Hotcoley
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Thank you for all the great advice. Like I said, I own a Glock 17 and have had no issues. I think my best bet would be to call Glock and send it in. I appreciate all of your input.
K0ZZZ
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Oh, you can clean it in the dishwasher, just don't use any detergent. You're basically steaming them clean. Of course, all other precautions apply, check for any rusting on metal parts, and lubricate nicely when it's done.
Now, we're not saying your spouse will be pleased if the faint odor of CLP is detectable on the dishes the next day...
mjr
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Originally, Jeff Cooper coined the term "krunchenticher" to mock DA/SA (aka TDA) autoloaders, which the Glock of course isn't.
EdnAZ
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This phenomenon is quite common with many different manufactures of semi-automatic pistols. I have had this regularly occur with Beretta's and Sig's as well.
calmex
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IIRC, I put mine together wrong once and had the little spring on the slide release bent up on the wrong side of the pin and it caused "issues" perhaps like you are talking about. Putting it back together correctly solved the problem.
Might be that. It was a long time ago when I just got mine, and I am not really certain now what the ill-effects were that gave it away to me that something was amiss but I DO KNOW that I learned from the experience to be darned careful to get that little spring on the slide release in the right place under the pin instead of slipped over it.
I had to take it apart at the time to change the connector thingy, and simply reassembled it wrong. Hey, I was learning. Still am. Worth looking at perhaps.
Might be that. It was a long time ago when I just got mine, and I am not really certain now what the ill-effects were that gave it away to me that something was amiss but I DO KNOW that I learned from the experience to be darned careful to get that little spring on the slide release in the right place under the pin instead of slipped over it.
I had to take it apart at the time to change the connector thingy, and simply reassembled it wrong. Hey, I was learning. Still am. Worth looking at perhaps.
m1gunner
US Veteran
It may happen with different manufacturers' products, but it is still a malfunction. The gun should be repaired or retired.
beemerphile
Member
The slide catch spring holds the arm down, not up. It is the magazine spring that overcomes the (weak) downward force of the slide catch spring to raise the lever and catch the slide. So a weak spring would work in the opposite direction.
beemerphile
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When the spring is installed wrong, the lever either stays up, or it flops around with the inertia from recoil and gun handling. The normal ill-effect from either condition is a slide that stops back unexpectedly when the magazine is not empty.
I have a 2nd Gen M22 that will do that when the mags are seated with a good bit of force. I think it is due to the light weight of the frame combined with a significant amount of rounds fired.
I like it myself since it saves a step. It was especially useful when quick reloads were needed during firearms qualification.
I like it myself since it saves a step. It was especially useful when quick reloads were needed during firearms qualification.
calmex
Member
Yeah, that was probably it too. I couldn't remember clearly what malfunction the condition CAUSED, but I know it was something irritating enough to disassemble the pistol to correct it. Thanks.
Will Carry
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I own two Barvarian Bricks. A Glock 19 and a Glock 36 (It's not nessessary to include the caliber) neither of these pistols have never failed to fire once. They are "uber" reliable. I bought them for concealed carry and home defense. I got no complaints.
Fishslayer
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My Ruger KP90 does the same thing.
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Hotcoley
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UPDATE: After numerous attempts today with loaded magazines, like 20 or 25, could only get the slide to close on it's own once. That was with a forceful slap. Other question is with 1 round in the chamber and a loaded magazine, it FTE both times I loaded it this way. When a full magazine is loaded with none in the chamber to start, it functions fine. So my question is, should Glocks be loaded with full magazine +1 or not?
I'm not quite sure I understand the question but to load I start with a full magazine, insert the mag and "slingshot" the slide to chamber the first one off the top. Remove the mag and top it off, reinsert the mag.
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Hotcoley
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Yes that is what I did both times, and it failed to eject.
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