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Broken G17!
- Thread starter otasan
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No pics; Glock GA has the G17. Gen 3.Pictures? What gen was the gun?
More proof that "Perfection" is just marketing speak. Glocks can fail or break like any other man-made device.
I do have to say that this is an uncommon failure. I've seen numerous Glock parts failures but I don't think I've ever seen this one. Good that Glock is fixing it for you.
I do have to say that this is an uncommon failure. I've seen numerous Glock parts failures but I don't think I've ever seen this one. Good that Glock is fixing it for you.
Strange break for sure, how did you find out it was broken? Go to the range and click?
I have a G23 I bought used and when I was swapping out a few parts I found the locking block broken in half, could not even tell it was broken when it was in the gun. I was glad I was upgrading a few parts before I took it out to the range.
I have a G23 I bought used and when I was swapping out a few parts I found the locking block broken in half, could not even tell it was broken when it was in the gun. I was glad I was upgrading a few parts before I took it out to the range.
I've seen pictures of a cracked breech face (on the extractor side, right OP?) as a result of dry firing with no snap cap. It's a huge pain to use snapcaps in a Glock though so... I just don't practice with mine and instead hope my fundamental technique as developed on an SA/DA applies. I find it does.
It's a huge pain to use snapcaps in a Glock though so
As someone that uses snap caps in his Glock every night, why is it a huge pain?
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lee n. field
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More proof that "Perfection" is just marketing speak. Glocks can fail or break like any other man-made device.
"Continuing iterations toward perfection*."
*for certain values of "perfection".
http://www.personaldefenseworld.com/2017/09/glock-17-pistol-torture-test/#glock-17-test-1
Then again there is this Chuck Taylor article about his own Gen2 Glock 17!
Then again there is this Chuck Taylor article about his own Gen2 Glock 17!
Tactical Jackalope
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More proof that "Perfection" is just marketing speak. Glocks can fail or break like any other man-made device.
Seriously! The Glock "Perfection" thing has gone way too far! lol, people invest so much into that brand because of pure hype. Kudos to Glock for making that one stick.
I've also seen my fair share of Glock failures. Nothing comes close to that of XDs.