Could my G26 be damaged?

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gbelleh

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Hey all you Glock experts,
I have a beloved Glock 26 that was my very first firearm. I bought it soon after I turned 21, after saving my pennies for months.
Anyway, this little pistol has served me well for almost 4 years and has somewhere in the neighborhood of 1000-1200 rounds through it without a single malfunction until....

I was showing my step-dad my guns. I locked the G26's slide back, removed the magazine and put it down. My step-dad picked it up and before I could say anything he pulled the trigger! :eek: The slide was still in the locked open position.

I didn't really worry about it at the time, except for reprimanding him for pulling triggers without asking!

Later that weekend, my best friend and I went to the range. Before we left I examined the G26, and thought it seemed not quite right. It seemed to rattle a little more than usual, so I stripped it and carefully examined it. Everything looked ok, and it dry fired ok, but the trigger seemed a little looser that usual, but I thought I was probably just worrying too much.

At the range, I cautiously fired it, examining it after each round. It seemed to be working ok, but just didn't seem as tight as it used to, and the trigger seemed mushier. Then my friend shot it and on about his 4th or 5th round, it jammed!! :eek:

An empty case got caught in the closing ejection port, then, a round didn't chamber completely and seemed stuck halfway in the chamber pretty tight. It went in after a firm tap on the back of the slide. I ejected that round, stripped it and everything looked ok. I only shot it a few more times that day.

Could this have just been a coincidence, or could something have been damaged by pulling the trigger with the slide locked back?

I cleaned it very well that night and examined it for any damage. After cleaning it, it seems pretty much back to normal. The trigger seems less mushy now and any excessive rattle is gone.

Could this have caused any damage? Or am I just over protective?
Any opinions?
 
glock 26

Don't you hate it when people mistreat your firearms? I had a friend who dropped a slide on an empty chamber the day after my gunsmith finished some trigger work on it.

Fortunately, your Glock 26 is probably fine. Your friend was probably limp-wristing, and you haven't noticed anything wrong after cleaning your Glock. Just run a box through it to make sure it's up to par.

I just pressed the trigger on my 27 with the slide locked back .... repeated several times ....... and it appears fine.

Either that or we both now have broken Glocks .......... :p
 
i highly doubt anything is wrong with it. when i first got my G19 a couple of years ago i didn't know it was bad to do that so i did it several times. it still works fine and only jammed once that i can recall in over 5000 rounds (i'm nearly positive it was caused by limpwristing). maybe your friend was limpwristing it and that's why it jammed? try it again at the range and see if it jams when you shoot it with a sold grip and your wrists locked.
 
Your G26 is fine. I had one for years and with no problems. I am starting to regret that I got rid of it. Mike
 
I agree with the rest of the folks. You G26 is most likely just fine. You just have a case of the willies!:D

As suggested, put a couple boxes of ammo through it yourself to regain confidence in your weapon. If that still doesn't alleviate your concerns you can always get a Glock Armorer to give it a once over.

Good Shooting
RED
 
Thanks for the comments. I figured I was probably over reacting. I've been really lucky with my guns so far. I have had 5 guns and none have ever malfunctioned!
So, when a gun that has performed flawlessly for almost 4 years and well over 1000 rounds jams, it's a little scary. Especially right after someone manhandles it!

Thanks again for the reasurrance!
 
Fine

Your G26 is fine but you might want to rethink handing somebody a Glock with the slide locked open and the trigger in forward position. Best thing to do is to remove mag, work slide several times, visually inspect chamber, point in safe direction and dry fire befoe handing it to somebody for inspection.

Despite what the naysayers may clam Glock's are among the toughest tools made. If they can survive dropping from a helicopter and being run over time and again by a truck, they can survive the stupid mishandling of the untrained. :(
 
gbellah,

Your 26 is most likely fine. That same temporary funny feeling trigger can happen when you forget to pull the trigger before disassembly. If it is your CC or HD handgun and it will ease your mind, have a Glock armorer check it, though I doubt he'd find anything wrong.


Telecote,

Must respectfully disagree with transferring a firearm action closed, even if the other person watches you clear it. Bad habit to develop. There are only a few instances where transferring a firearm action closed would be acceptable. A life or death scenario, on the range with a student doing "ball and dummy" drills, and at an event where actions are tied inoperable are a few that come to mind.

A better approach would be to show clear and then demonstrate the operating controls of the handgun to stepdad. If he cares to inspect it himself, remind him to keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction, ask him to please close the slide if he wishes to test the trigger pull, then hand it to him action open.

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