Another Glock 19

[Tom B]

As I continue in my effort to "corner the Glock market" I traded for another G19 last week. Not really as I traded a Glock for a Glock! This one is a second generation. Took it to the range over the weekend and put 200rds of Ga Arms 124gr FMJ and JHP+P thru it. It came with 3 10rd mags and when I saw the mag followers as being 2183-1 I said "this is going to be problems" as I had trouble with these type followers in my other G19 mags and had to replace them with 9MM-1. All the mags functioned flawlessly however and I had 1 failure to feed a JHP but it was with one of my other Glock mags. Go figure! I would rate accuracy as good but I didn't measure groups. What does "good" mean you might say well not as accurate as my G17s but close to my other G19. I would say about 3in at 25yds. Next weeks report will be on the Ruger P95. Thank you for your attention.

 

[9x19]

Tom B,

Cool!

BTW, I've never had any problems out of my Glock mags, whether they have 9mm-1, 2183-1, or 9mm-3 followers. {shrug}



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Make mine lean, mean, and 9x19!

 

[jimmy]

G19s are great guns--congrats on your purchase.

BTW, 2183-1 followers seem unpredictable, which may be the problem. I've heard that they can cause the last round to nose-dive, and from slow-feeding I can see that this is true. And yet I've never had an actual stoppage with them. Also, it's curious, at least to me, that the 2183-1 is also used in the G17 10-round mag, without appearing to cause the same stoppage. FWIW, I prefer the 9mm3 followers, because they keep the round pointed dead center into the chamber.

 

[Skorzeny]

Ummm, can one of you kindly explain what the difference is between all these followers?

I have a Glock 19 (the latest generation, I think) and I have had some failures to feed with the last round of each 10-round magazines. In each case, the slide locked back with one round still left (caught) in the magazine.

I have not experienced such a problem with the pre-ban magazines and I suspect that the 10-round magazine followers may be the culprit.

Thanks!

Skorzeny

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[Tom B]

The followers most people have problems with are the 2183-1. They have the hump smaller at the rear. The 9mm-1 and 9mm-3 followers have a longer hump that runs the length of the follower. I have had problems like yours in a G19 and G17 with the former.