Arrrrgh! New G19 problems.

The replies to my original post have been interesting, and informative. To respond to some additional comments since my last post, it wouldn't bother me to find out that the problem is my grip (the infamous 'limp wristing'). Hey, I think I'm trainable! I can even accept that the Glock may need to be broken in, or is finicky about ammo, but if either is true it will give me second thoughts about purchasing another.

At this point it's too early to make any definite judgements. I'm hopeful that the problem will be solved, though I've had no success in talking to a real live person at Glock after two days of trying. If anyone has any secret codes for breaking though the automatic phone system, I'd be grateful to have them!

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tl, you got limp wristing. I never believed this could happen to any gun, let alone a Glock, until my wife tried my G19. First round, ok, then jam. I would clear the jam, then fire a few more, and go what the heck? At this point the G19 had around 6,000 or so rounds, including Blazers, Wolff, Soviet white box, all manor of commercial reloads, everyting, no hiccups except for one backwards primer. I have 4 other Glocks, a G17, 2 G21s and a G30. None of these needed breaking in, and except for broken trigger reset springs at about 15,000 on the G21's,and a chipped extrator, they have never failed to feed.
 
Don't use CCI Blazer or PMC ammo! Cheaply made with crappy components and surplus powder. Not accurate nor reliable.

You may also be limp wrisiting if you haven't shot a Glock a lot before.

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The Seattle SharpShooter - TFL/GT/UGW/PCT/KTOG
 
One thing I have not seen in this thread is let another glocker shoot it when you are at the range. I would do this in addition to trying different ammo. If you let another experienced glocker shoot it and it does not display the same errors, then you know its the nut behind the trigger. ;e You can also take the opportunity as an observer to watch how it cycles and where the brass is going etc.

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FWIW, I do always clean a new gun and lube it properly before I fire it to remove any metal shavings or burrs left over from the manufacturing process, *BUT* a Glock is supposed to fire after being dipped in mud!?! I refuse to believe that this problem is caused by the gun needing cleaning!

I think Bill Gonzalez' suggestion would be a good place to start your search for the problem. I'm not saying that there are no bad Glocks, it just sounds like this is the likely cause of the slide locking back on a loaded mag. I've also seen this happen before.

Just my $.02

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The Glock freak formerly known as Chris...
 
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