Glock 36 Ejection Problems

[brantly04]

Went to the range last night to shoot my glock 36 i obtained from a fellow calgunner. It has the pinky extensions on the mags.


About every 20 rounds it would jam... empty casing would not eject. I would have to release the mag and shake it out.

On one jam it somehow shoved in a live round backwards...i have never seen that before, on the 2nd to last shot.

Could it be the ammo? Using the remington .45 fmj 250 round megapack.

Could it be the pinky extensions? I noticed there is a small gap....

[lazyworm]

G36 can get snappy, make sure you're not limp wristing.

[brantly04]

Could be.. I noticed it was not jamming as much after I started shooting it more...

[TwoAsoapbox]

I used to have a G36 as well. My first trip to the range I fell in love with it as it shot 100 rounds flawlessly and was very accurate. Unfortunately I started to have an FTE problem as well on the next three trips to the range. I was having between a 2-5% failure rate. I had bought this gun for concealed carry and had lost faith in it at this point. After doing a lot of research, this is actually a fairly common problem with the 36 (compaired to the usual reliability of Glock). One guy even had a pending law suite with Glock involving this problem. I decided to get rid of it and go with my G26 as my primary carry piece. I gave full disclosure when I sold it and the buyer didnt seem to care. Maybe it was me, but I dont think it was.

I have personally made the decision that any Glock I buy will be a 9mm. I currently own a G19 and a G26 and they have both been flawless through thousands of rounds.

Good luck.

[G60]

The ammo is fine.

Do not accept a firearm that cannot function with factory ball ammo, and do not accept "just use different ammo" as a band-aid for a gun that does not work.

[brantly04]

So I should just take it at a loss and get rid of it...?

[llamatrnr]

Have you spoken with Glock? Their customer service is said to be outstanding.

[G60]

Are they factory or aftermarket pinky extensions?

[DarkSoul]

So I should just take it at a loss and get rid of it...?

I wouldent go that far. Glocks can be pretty touchy when it comes to limp wristing, or if you happen to be letting your index finger touch the slide when cycling, since the 36 is a sub compact, these issues can be more common because of the small size of the gun and big cal. bullet.

I would go back to the range, make sure you have a good firm grip on the pistol, be sure that you don't have any fingers in contact with the slide, and try using the stock length mags. I have heard that on some pistols, since you can push the mag side to side, that this could potentially lead to loading issues.

[Blademan21]

I too have a G36. All seven mags have Pearce +0 mag extensions. I have had over 3,000 rounds down range with this piece. No FTE/FTF at all.Years ago I did the 2day class at Front Sight with it and it ran like a watch. If your grip is not right it will jam. If your grip is good call Glock. Good luck.

[brantly04]

ill have to go back to the range and throw some more bullets down range to see if it continues

[GWbiker]

Early release G36 did have FTE issues. You may have gotten one of them. Check the SN against Glock Talk subforum listing serial numbers.

There was a fix. Contact Glock for advice.

[TwoAsoapbox]

So I should just take it at a loss and get rid of it...?

Its up to you. According to a couple other posts the FTE problem was resolved by Glock and I hope that is the case. Others seem to not have problems to begin with and thats also a good thing as well.

To address the "limp wrist" comments, in a real life situation you may not have the luxury of perfect form/grip. If the gun cant be fired reliably from awkward positions, with your reaction hand, etc. then you should consider a different weapon. I chose to get rid of mine because even with perfect form it was having FTEs and I no longer had faith in it. Its really up to you and I feel you on the frustration of something like this.

[wuhungsix]

On the pinky extension. Is it a +0 or +1. I have read the +1pinky can affect reliability if the mag spring is not change out for one that has +power.

I have a g36 I got used which I have on my ccw and I have full confidence in it. I run the +0 Pearce pinky extentions. Never had a problem.

[brantly04]

the mag can hold 7 rounds so i am assuming it's the +1? I thought stock g36 mags are 6 rounds.