I learned something new today...glocks

[drewp]

So i learned a few things about glocks today
...
I was shooting my G17 gen 2

They like to through brass all around me, on me and at my face.

But most interesting is that they do malfunction!!!

So what say you glock lovers...whats wrong with me or my gun

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[BlindedByScience]

A guess...limp wrist? That will cause stovepipes like that.

 

[x2ndxall]

A guess...limp wrist? That will cause stovepipes like that.

 

[Certaindeaf]

Hmm, I'm no Glock boi but that brass looks pretty smoked.. a classic indicator of low pressure.
What ammunition were you using?

 

[drewp]

A guess...limp wrist? That will cause stovepipes like that.

Im typically not limpy but maybe maybe it can happen. I thought glocks are suppose to just work...i had a Remington 1911 that wouldn't shoot limp wristed but my Springfield 1911 doesnt care how its shot

 

[drewp]

Hmm, I'm no Glock boi but that brass looks pretty smoked.. usually an indicator of low pressure.

So maybe the ammo....i was using s&b 115gr

 

[NWGlockgal]

No gun is 100% fool proof.
However, as mentioned above limp wristing will through brass at you as well as cause
malfunctions. It seems like Glocks are particularly sensitive to limp wristing.

 

[BlindedByScience]

I have three Glocks with five barrels between them (a threaded KKM for my G21, a 9mm conversion for my G23 from Lone Wolf with threads). In the thousands of rounds through the G21, the G23, and the G26, I've never had a malfunction like you had. Nada. S&B is decent enough, but ammo could certainly be the cause. Got to admit I have shot some sketchy reloads in my guns, never an issue. Hope you sort it out.....

 

[Bill Siegle]

Could also be an issue with a weak recoil spring being a Gen2 gun. If it is original equipment, might be time for a replacement.

 

[drewp]

No gun is 100% fool proof.
However, as mentioned above limp wristing will through brass at you as well as cause
malfunctions. It seems like Glocks are particularly sensitive to limp wristing.

Interesting. So i guess for casual shooting i will grab my 1911.

Btw im 6ft 185lbs and all muscle. I swing a hammer for a living so i didnt think i would be a limp wrister

 

[drewp]

Could also be an issue with a weak recoil spring being a Gen2 gun. If it is original equipment, might be time for a replacement.

Im liking the sound of that. Ya its an all original 1989 g17

Time for a refresh i guess

 

[BlindedByScience]

I'd get a new recoil spring, just for the sake of completeness, clean 'er up real good, and give it a go again. Springs aren't expensive, eliminate things one variable at a time. As they say, one man's opinion.....

 

[Certaindeaf]

So maybe the ammo....i was using s&b 115gr

Interesting. The S&B seems to run hotter than Rem and Win range ammo.. and the heavier brass probably explains the smoke/lack of obturation. odd

 

[BlindedByScience]

Here you go - OEM for under eight bucks:

http://www.glockmeister.com/GLOCK-Recoil-Assembly-G1717L222424C343537/productinfo/G1533/

 

[v0lcom13sn0w]

sounds like u need a new recoil spring and/ or sounds like limp wristing. my glock piles brass right at 4 oclock. round count around 4k. all original.

 

[Kruel J]

So maybe the ammo....i was using s&b 115gr

S & B is not great ammo. Yes I like Glocks. I hated them for years until the Gen3 dropped. I've never had a failure with my G19 NibX Gen 3. I'd change ammo and the spring as others have mentioned.

 

[Flopsweat]

I've had quality issues with S&B.

 

[ConcreteJungle]

I never understood why the Glock fanboys love to blame the limb wrist method.
The handgun has a flaw...a flaw most other handguns don't have. A known flaw, A MAJOR FLAW!
Every firearm has a flaw, regardless what it is or how much it costs. Just own it!
You've allowed the manufacturer put this in your head and you've accepted the fact that you're doing something wrong. In my line of work, we call that a "characteristic of the model" but that's just a fancy way of saying we know it's a problem but won't do anything about it.

I'm not a Glock hater, just never got around to buying one but have shot many of them over the years. (either borrowed a friends, rented one from a range or during training sessions) I've shot hundreds of rounds through various models/calibers.

 

[U201494]

A loose, worn, bent, ejector will also do exactly what you are seeing, especially spraying the spent casings all around.

 

[NWGlockgal]

Btw im 6ft 185lbs and all muscle. I swing a hammer for a living so i didnt think i would be a limp wrister

My husband was 6' 3", 210 lbs of solid muscle. He could limp wrist with the best of them.
It isn't necessarily all about brawn, lol.