Glock 26 FTE Updated post 27

[chonkey]

Newer 9mm Glocks don't like weak ammo. Hotter rounds will fix brass to the face and FTE's. Use 124gr or hot 115gr. Worst offenders are 115gr WWB, UMC, Federal Champion, and range reloads.

[FalconLair]

one FTE? could have been any number of reasons, if that was the only time I wouldnt be too concerned with it

and I think MattP is being sarcastic LOL

[fanof1911forlife]

Try shooting 200 rounds of factory ammo with stock mag to get a base line. Then shoot 200 rounds of factory on the extended mag and note the number of FTE. 200 rounds of the reloads on stock mag and note the number of FTE. Compare the number of failures and go with the combo that have the least FTE. A lot of Glock fanboys swear that Glock pistols eat ALL kinds of ammo so you may need to find out for yourself if this claim is true.

Correction - 2000 rounds are a better sampling instead of 200. Good luck.

[fanof1911forlife]

LOL at your 1911 fanboyism, better make sure your specific 1911 is made to feed hollowpoints or else you'll be in fail to feed city.

Bad ammo is bad ammo, and it can possibly cause a malfunction in any firearm.

Actually, I became a Sig fanboy a few weeks ago. I was using fanboy as a term of endearment and if you are offended by it, then it's your problem

[acolytes]

I bought some bulk crappy 9mm ammo with a friend a while ago, and his S&W, and Sig had FTF/FTE about 2/10 shots. The following range trip, I made it a point to shoot my share of the "junk" ammo and be done with it. Suprisingly, my G26 ate all of the ammo without one FTF or FTE.

[Mr.1904]

Still going with my hunch of possiby limp wristing due to trying to avoid mag bite.

Going shooting tomorrow and am going to try and replicate the problem.



Oh, and your welcome mattp. This thread was actually made JUST for you

[jdg30]

You probably just accidentally hit the slide stop lever with your thumb and the slide locked back because of it. I've done it before on my G27 and once with my G30sf. At first I thought it was the gun malfunctioning but then I realized I caused the malfunction myself from my thumb touching the lever while firing. I pay more attention to my grip and it never happens anymore.

I have a G26 with Pearce extensions and it works perfect. I've shot at least 500 of my reloads through it so far since I got it. You should sand the sharp top edge of the Pearce extensions and round it gently with either sandpaper or a Dremel. The pinching from that sharp edge is very uncomfortable but with a few minutes work you can dull that edge and they will be very comfortable. I'm surprised Pearce doesn't slightly round that sharp edge to begin with.

[Shenaniguns]

Actually, I became a Sig fanboy a few weeks ago. I was using fanboy as a term of endearment and if you are offended by it, then it's your problem

Good luck with your MIM filled Sig's.

[Shenaniguns]

Newer 9mm Glocks don't like weak ammo. Hotter rounds will fix brass to the face and FTE's. Use 124gr or hot 115gr. Worst offenders are 115gr WWB, UMC, Federal Champion, and range reloads.

It doesn't fix it in entirely, but it lessens the problem.

[Mr.1904]

Still going with my hunch of possiby limp wristing due to trying to avoid mag bite.

Going shooting tomorrow and am going to try and replicate the problem.



Oh, and your welcome mattp. This thread was actually made JUST for you

Sorry for the delay people. Been workin like a dog.

But last weekend we went out to private land out north of Ramona. Got my reps in, brought all the pistols out of the stable. That 1,000 rounds of bulletman reloads are now only 200. The 26 has about 500-600 rounds out of it and no, i could not get it to replicate the problem. The thing shot like a champ the entire day. I had to cut it short because i still wanted to get out to the range one more time before that thousand rounds dries up haha. Two range trips, 7-800 between the two. One hiccup from the FTE, which i still think was me putting awkward pressure on the mag and creating the malfunction with a limp wrist. The ammo functioned fine. Not too dirty, relatively accurate. I've literally NEVER had any malfunction with any of my four Glocks before the other night. That's why it was so bothersome to me. Never have i witnessed that. I honestly stopped shooting, chuckled, and sat the gun down to process it actually happened. Sunday i tried shooting the pistol with that awkward pressure on the grip. Fingers in incorrect spots. Gripping the gun incorrectly. Basically doing anything and every awkward wtf thing to get the thing to malfunction. But, no dice; And i'll take it.

Thanks for listening to me worry. Have a great weekend everybody.

[2nd Shot]

Almost every one of my pistols had a failure to eject or two in the first 200-300 rounds of ammo. Most notably my 9mm XD and G26. After that, neither ever failed to work ever again with anything I could feed it, including some reloads I accidentally assembled while the primer pockets were still damp - 1/10 would fail to fire completely, and the rest clocked a pathetic 800-900 FPS over the chrono with a 124 grain bullet. If the G26 was susceptible to underpowered loads, they'd have to be severely underloaded with a light bullet or the like. The same load in bone dry brass clocked ~1050-1100 FPS, about the same as Golden Saber 124 +P tested for reference.

[Mr.1904]

Ok. So since i made the thread i might as well keep it updated. Last weekend went shooting and had another failure. FTE the spent casing. Twice in <800 rounds for a self defense weapon isnt kosher to me so. I went to the glock store this morning and voiced my concern. Cameron who is one of the gun smiths over there ended up polishing the top of the trigger bar, feed ramp, the top of the trigger bar where it meets the firing pin safety, the face of the firing pin plunger, the back of the firing pin where it meets the trigger mech housing. And left the 336 ejector. I also dropped a 4.5 connector in it just for good measure. Stoked to say the least. Cant wait to blast a few hundred more rounds to through it to see if it makes a difference.

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[bcten22]

If you had only 2 FTE in 800 rounds, it has to be the ammo. If the gun were the problem you would see this more frequently.
It sounds like everything is working up to the point of ejection. Where the powder charge is too light or doesn't burn fast enough, there will not be enough force generated on the slide, against the spring and finally, against the ejector.
Those 2 rounds were likely too weak to force the slide (with your spent case still attached to the extractor) into the ejector hard enough to fling the spent case away from the gun. When this happens, the case is not redirected at a great enough angle to get around the extractor claw before the slide starts its forward return back into battery.
Using a lighter spring might have helped, but polishing the trigger contacts will do nothing to solve this (non)problem.
My advise: Don't worry about it. Be thrilled if you get 100% reliability with non factory reloads, but never expect it. When I practice with my edc, I start and finish my range session with a mag full of my preferred carry round; Every shot in between is just trigger time.