Glock 36 fix

[jdg30]

Wait a minute....I just realized the follower isn't touching the slide stop until the last round. My problem was throughout the mag. It wasn't limited to the last round.

Not sure what to tell you. I tested two g36's I had. One was newer and the other was an older OD g36 I bought used. I checked the used g36's serial number after I got it home and realized it was on the recall list from glock. It really pissed me off that someone pushed their defective gun off on me and it had several malfunctions when I fired it. I decided to compare it to the newer one part for part and the only difference was the follower. I also modified the slide stop a little to make it lower profile. The guns were both totally stock. After switching mags to the newer style g36 mags the older gun worked flawless.

I never used aftermarket extensions as I didn't see the need. G36 mags already extend to support the pinky finger. Maybe the aftermarket extensions are causing the problem but who knows. I usually keep my guns stock, especially for carry.

[CandG]

A faulty follower can screw up how all the rounds feed, for a number of reasons. First, it can get hung up on the inside of the magazine as it travels upward. Also, if any of the angles or grooves in it are wrong, it can apply upward pressure on the stack of cartridges incorrectly, pushing them up into the action at the wrong angle.

Take the G19 for example - the 10rd CA-legal mags are probably the most famous Glock example of a bad follower messing up the feeding of all the rounds:

[44fred]

I keep hearing that from people, and I'd like to believe it, but my hearing is an important part of how I make a living, if I develop tinnitus I have to go find a new career. If I can reduce that risk while still having a perfectly capable cartridge, it's worth it to me.

I once had an instructor recommend hearing protection when you grab your gun...keep them together.
Any handgun or rifle cartridge capable of quickly disabling a threat is going to be LOUD inside your home. I would highly recommend the ear muffs that give you protection while being able to here normally. I have a pair but have only used them once....switches to activate would really mess with me in the middle of the night.
Another good argument for supressor legalization.

[CandG]

I once had an instructor recommend hearing protection when you grab your gun...keep them together.... I would highly recommend the ear muffs that give you protection while being able to here normally. I have a pair but have only used them once....switches to activate would really mess with me in the middle of the night..

Not sure I agree with this, you need to be able to tell what direction the sound is coming from. Earmuffs, especially electronic ones, turn your 3-dimensional hearing into 1-dimensional hearing. If you hear whispering or footsteps at the end of your hallway, for example, with hearing protection in place there's no way you'll be able to tell if it's coming from around the corner on the left, or around the corner on the right, or upstairs or downstairs.

Any handgun or rifle cartridge capable of quickly disabling a threat is going to be LOUD inside your home.

Yep, but the muzzle blast from a 10mm is about 164dB and a 45acp is about 157dB. 164dB is more than double the loudness of 157dB. (6dB = double the perceivable loudness)

Another good argument for supressor legalization.

Well said.

[Cokebottle]

Not sure I agree with this, you need to be able to tell what direction the sound is coming from. Earmuffs, especially electronic ones, turn your 3-dimensional hearing into 1-dimensional hearing. If you hear whispering or footsteps at the end of your hallway, for example, with hearing protection in place there's no way you'll be able to tell if it's coming from around the corner on the left, or around the corner on the right, or upstairs or downstairs.

It depends.
My muffs are binaural, as are my Sport Ears amplified plugs.

BUT... they do have the drawback of eliminating the auricle from the situation.
You might be able to tell if the sound is coming from the left or right, but you will lose the ability to discern front to back.

I'm at a disadvantage being deaf in one ear.
It took me probably 2 years to learn to ignore the fact that I perceive everything as coming from behind me to the left, though in a crowd if someone shouts my name I still look to the left first.

On the plus side, me hearing with amplified muffs is MUCH better than my natural hearing these days.

[Port Authority]

I've had a 36 with Pierce +1 extensions for a few years now. Reliability has not been good but I never gave up.
I finally came across another post where I discovered the +10% magazine springs from Wolff.
My FFL who is a Glock guy also did some throat polishing for me as well.
I'm confident the mag springs made the difference...it's been 100% since.
I've read several past posts that were not kind to the older 36 models, hopefully this will help someone out.

I have a handful of +1 pearces for my G36 and I put in stronger Wolff mag springs and they all work fine.

My grip is one handed and 1/3 paralyzed girlie at best and the stronger mag springs fixed everything.

Port

p.s. I also turn them around backwards so the middlle/rear of the follower is better supported.

That also keeps the follower from tipping up when loading the first couple of rounds while I'm trying to work the Glock loading tool one handed.

[Sheepdog1968]

I had a similar issue on my Glock 27 which has low round count and I don't limp wrist. I had three mags with and three mags without the pierce grip. All three mags with pierce grip gave me some feeding problems. I had thought that maybe the addition of the grip was making me put pressure on the mag in a such a way that it was causing feeding issues. My solution was to stick with mags that don't have the pierce grip on them. Thanks for this,post. It helps.