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Just took my brand new Glock 17 Gen 3 to the range today and had some issues. I am, however, going to assume that it is the Indian and not the arrow, if you take my meaning. Here are the facts:
Gun: Glock 17 Gen 3, factory-new.
Ammo: Federal Range-Target-Practice 9mm. I forget the bullet weight but a google image search of the product suggests it's 115 grn.
Lube: I lubed the barrel and the rear of the trigger assembly but left the rails alone. They have the copper anti-seize stuff on them from the factory.
Magazines: Two factory-new 10-round magazines, of the Gen4 variety, with the 2183 followers. Marked 1 and 2 for tracking purposes (a wise move as it turned out.)
Grip: Two handed, thumbs up and forward
Issues:
-Reliable but noticeably weak ejection with both mags. I had no FTEs, but the ejection was incredibly weak compared to my other semi-automatic pistols, which kick the brass out hard enough to ricochet off the barricade and hit me. These barely flew a foot.
-Magazine 2 functioned well, as noted above. Magazine 1 however had frequent failures to feed. In these cases, the round nosed upwards into the chamber with the rear still emerging from the magazine. This could not be solved with a rap to the rear of the slide. The mag had to be removed (not difficult) and the round dumped out.
In this case, I had one FTF very early, then about 80 flawless rounds out of both mags. Then, on a whim, I got another 50 rounds, since my groups were tightening up. In this last 50, the problems began, all with Mag 1.
I have never had limp wristing issues with my other pistols, but as they are a 1911, a .40, and a Glock 26, I think perhaps the issue might be related to the relatively weak rounds I'm shooting out of a full-sized gun.
The nice gent in charge of the range suggested I disassemble Mag 1 and gently stretch the spring, which I did when I got home.
Also of note: With the base grips, the gun feels like it's a bit lost in my hand. My hands are not thick and strong but I have fairly long fingers. On my 1911 and my XD I run Hogue rubber grips and am very happy with them. For $10 I will try it on the Glock 17 to see if it fills the hand a bit better.
Rather than say "The Glock sucks!" I am assuming that the issue is with me. Does anyone have any advice on how to solve this? I will keep shooting the gun and try some more powerful rounds.
Gun: Glock 17 Gen 3, factory-new.
Ammo: Federal Range-Target-Practice 9mm. I forget the bullet weight but a google image search of the product suggests it's 115 grn.
Lube: I lubed the barrel and the rear of the trigger assembly but left the rails alone. They have the copper anti-seize stuff on them from the factory.
Magazines: Two factory-new 10-round magazines, of the Gen4 variety, with the 2183 followers. Marked 1 and 2 for tracking purposes (a wise move as it turned out.)
Grip: Two handed, thumbs up and forward
Issues:
-Reliable but noticeably weak ejection with both mags. I had no FTEs, but the ejection was incredibly weak compared to my other semi-automatic pistols, which kick the brass out hard enough to ricochet off the barricade and hit me. These barely flew a foot.
-Magazine 2 functioned well, as noted above. Magazine 1 however had frequent failures to feed. In these cases, the round nosed upwards into the chamber with the rear still emerging from the magazine. This could not be solved with a rap to the rear of the slide. The mag had to be removed (not difficult) and the round dumped out.
In this case, I had one FTF very early, then about 80 flawless rounds out of both mags. Then, on a whim, I got another 50 rounds, since my groups were tightening up. In this last 50, the problems began, all with Mag 1.
I have never had limp wristing issues with my other pistols, but as they are a 1911, a .40, and a Glock 26, I think perhaps the issue might be related to the relatively weak rounds I'm shooting out of a full-sized gun.
The nice gent in charge of the range suggested I disassemble Mag 1 and gently stretch the spring, which I did when I got home.
Also of note: With the base grips, the gun feels like it's a bit lost in my hand. My hands are not thick and strong but I have fairly long fingers. On my 1911 and my XD I run Hogue rubber grips and am very happy with them. For $10 I will try it on the Glock 17 to see if it fills the hand a bit better.
Rather than say "The Glock sucks!" I am assuming that the issue is with me. Does anyone have any advice on how to solve this? I will keep shooting the gun and try some more powerful rounds.
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