Glock 19 problem need some advice

[glockman19]

What... the... F...?

Why IN THE WORLD do you do that?

+1...

Don't cycle rounds like that. It is unnecessary and can be dangerous.

[CK_32]

Always the major problems in this order..

Magazines try different mags (preferably new)
Not the mag check and see what the bullets doing try to see what's making it do that.
Check the ammo make sure it's the right depth/disformaties
Make sure the guns clean
Check for spots on the chamber for a possible polish

And this is common with 10 round mags to be the problem of a lot of things.. Even reputable 10 round may companies.. Again probably trying a NEW mag or someone with a high cap see if it works

[!@#$]

The follower (with a specific number) causes the top round to sit low. This is a known issue with Glock 19 10 rd magazines. I remember reading it on Glocktalk.com.

2183-1 follower. standard follower in the 10rd 9mm mags. just look at it next to any other handgun magazine follower. it's easy to see why the last round nose dives.


also don't rechamber your SD rounds. really you shouldn't even rechamber your range ammo. bullet setback is not a good thing.

[LAKings22]

Thanks for the info everyone. No one has ever told me it will mess up the ammo after chambering the rounds. I will probably end up shooting it at the range and see if it jams on the last round. This is the first time this has happened, I have shot 400 round through it before with no problems. I only do this when I get a new gun, it gets me more comfortable handling the gun @ home. Its always done with no one around and pointed in a safe direction just incase there is a discharge. I know that's what the range is for and now that you guys have advised me why NOT to do it, I will never chamber the remaining 9 rounds in my HD mag's.

[LAKings22]

I'm going to try to make it out to the range this weekend and I'll post an update. If I can't do it this weekend then I will be out @ the range in Burbank Friday night For the LA c3 monthly shoot, Here's your chance to point and say thats the idiot that chambers all his rounds 1 by 1 at home.

[far from tactical]

I never cycle live rounds in my home. Never!

+1..

[clutchy]

So you can unnecessarily set back the bullets in ALL of your rounds, not just the top one.

lots of people don't know about this.

I only recently found out about this one... I've been shooting for a long time.

[LOW2000]

lots of people don't know about this.

I only recently found out about this one... I've been shooting for a long time.

Yeah, and it can present some pretty significant safety concerns if it creates enough pressure.

[Whatisthis?]

Thanks for the info everyone. No one has ever told me it will mess up the ammo after chambering the rounds. I will probably end up shooting it at the range and see if it jams on the last round. This is the first time this has happened, I have shot 400 round through it before with no problems. I only do this when I get a new gun, it gets me more comfortable handling the gun @ home. Its always done with no one around and pointed in a safe direction just incase there is a discharge. I know that's what the range is for and now that you guys have advised me why NOT to do it, I will never chamber the remaining 9 rounds in my HD mag's.

Use snap caps bro, not live ammunition. It is good you are at least doing it in a safe direction with no one around, but you're waiting for bad **** to happen because the only REAL safe direction when playing with live ammo is down range.

Ultimately you will do what you want, but the info about bullet setback in previous posts is 100% correct. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong but the amount of pressure on the case should be inversely proportional to the space it has. The bullet goes deeper into the casing from multiple chamberings, the powder has less space in there, and the primer sets the powder off in a much more confined area leading to higher pressures for the casing.

[Sbasham]

Is your feed ramp clean? I know if i dont clean mine after 150+ rounds its dirty and the feed ramp is really rough.

[Dhena81]

Hopefully you didn't mess with your trigger

[HighLander51]

You can't slow cycle a Glock, it doesn't mean anything. If it runs by itself, and locks open on the last round, it's fine.

[Shenaniguns]

If you do this often I would advise not to shoot the bullets you're doing this with because iirc bullet setback can occur after chambering 3 times.

Change the magazine follower and you should be fine.

Also stop doing what you're doing... There's no point and it's a negligent discharge waiting to happen.

If you want to keep your gun loaded, chamber a round and leave it. Rotate the round you chambered to the bottom of the magazine when you unload and chamber a new one.

It's a bad idea to do it in general which I agree with but there's no set # at which a certain bullet in a certain gun will have setback. My buddy tested it with his G19, Ranger-T and a micrometer which he took before and after 20 times of chambering and found that it did not move at all. But that is his specific gun and specific ammo, YMMV.

[Shenaniguns]

I never cycle live rounds in my home. Never!

Some of us carry concealed and have no choice but to occasionally cycle a live round at home, just follow the 4 rules of handling firearms and you'll be fine.

[drunktank]

As for chambering it at the range - if you go home, you'll be driving with a loaded weapon. Not legal in most cases. Just throwing that out there.