I've got a Glock feeding problem that I thought someone here might be able to help me with. By way of background, I have a Glock 17 that I've had about 2 years, and a new Glock 19 that I've only had a few weeks. Here is the different ammo I have tried in both of these pistols:
Factory Federal Hydra Shok JHP
Factory Speer Gold Dot JHP
Factory FMJ-RN (several makes)
Handloaded FMJ-RN
Handloaded lead TC
Handloaded Remington Golden Sabre JHP
The Glock 17 was a used, refurbished by GLock 2nd generation pistol when I bought it. It came with two 17-round pre-ban factory mags. I have since purchased several factory 10-round mags and several ProMag pre-ban 17 round mags. I have also had the gun upgraded to a 3rd generation frame by Glock in Smyrna. This gun feeds every type of bullet reliably, regardless of what type of magazine I use in it.
The Glock 19 was recently purchased new. It came with two factory 10-round mags. I have since purchased three factory pre-ban 15-round mags, and several ProMag pre-ban 15-round mags for it. Using either factory pre-ban 15-rd mags, or the ProMag pre-ban 15-rd mags, all of the ammo feeds reliably, every time. However, when I try the factory 10-rd mags, they won't feed anything except the factory or handloaded FMJ-RN ammo. They won't feed any JHP or TC ammo, either factory or handloaded. With the JHP handloads, I have tried various seating depths, with COL ranging from 1.050" to 1.120" (the JHP-RN ammo is naturally a little longer due to the pointy nose).
All of this stuff, regardless of factory or handload, regardless of COL, and regardless of bullet types, feeds OK in all type of mags in GLock 17. And it all feeds OK in factory or Pro-Mag 15-round mags for the Glock 19. But none of the JHP or TC ammo will feed in the factory 10-round mags in the Glock 19.
Now, this isn't a super big deal. I (and soon my wife) use the Glock 17 for competition (hence the 10-round mags). The Glock 19 is used for CCW, and I naturally don't use the 10-round mags for that. But I'd like to know why the 10-rd mags won't feed anything but RN in the Glock 19.
When I say they won't feed, here's how I have been testing them: Gun is at slide lock, no mag installed. I load one round into a mag, and insert it into the gun. I then let the slide go forward by either pushing down on the slide lock lever, or by pulling back on the slide and letting go (I've tried both methods). In those situations above when this works, it works every time. In the above situations when it doesn't work, it doesn't work about 80-90 percent of the time. When it doesn't work, the nose of the bullet jams against the bottom of the feed ramp of the barrel. The round has been moved forward in the mag a little, but is still under the feed lips. To remove the mag, I must first lock the slide back, and then push the mag release and actually pull the mag out of the pistol. WHen I do this, the round is popped out of the mag and falls down out of the pistol frame.
A couple of weeks ago, I called GLock tech support in Smyrna. They felt that it wasn't the pistol, since it worked find with 15-round mags. They sent me a new factory 10-rd mag, and asked that I send one of the original ones back to them so they could check it out. I did that (I got the new one in 2 or 3 days. The new 10-rd mag does the same thing -- works with FMJ-RN ammo, but nothing else.
BTW, all of the above ammo feeds and shots OK in a Ruger P95 using factory 10-rd mags, factory pre-ban 15-rd mags, and aftermarket pre-ban 15-rd mags.
Any ideas? Thanks.
Factory Federal Hydra Shok JHP
Factory Speer Gold Dot JHP
Factory FMJ-RN (several makes)
Handloaded FMJ-RN
Handloaded lead TC
Handloaded Remington Golden Sabre JHP
The Glock 17 was a used, refurbished by GLock 2nd generation pistol when I bought it. It came with two 17-round pre-ban factory mags. I have since purchased several factory 10-round mags and several ProMag pre-ban 17 round mags. I have also had the gun upgraded to a 3rd generation frame by Glock in Smyrna. This gun feeds every type of bullet reliably, regardless of what type of magazine I use in it.
The Glock 19 was recently purchased new. It came with two factory 10-round mags. I have since purchased three factory pre-ban 15-round mags, and several ProMag pre-ban 15-round mags for it. Using either factory pre-ban 15-rd mags, or the ProMag pre-ban 15-rd mags, all of the ammo feeds reliably, every time. However, when I try the factory 10-rd mags, they won't feed anything except the factory or handloaded FMJ-RN ammo. They won't feed any JHP or TC ammo, either factory or handloaded. With the JHP handloads, I have tried various seating depths, with COL ranging from 1.050" to 1.120" (the JHP-RN ammo is naturally a little longer due to the pointy nose).
All of this stuff, regardless of factory or handload, regardless of COL, and regardless of bullet types, feeds OK in all type of mags in GLock 17. And it all feeds OK in factory or Pro-Mag 15-round mags for the Glock 19. But none of the JHP or TC ammo will feed in the factory 10-round mags in the Glock 19.
Now, this isn't a super big deal. I (and soon my wife) use the Glock 17 for competition (hence the 10-round mags). The Glock 19 is used for CCW, and I naturally don't use the 10-round mags for that. But I'd like to know why the 10-rd mags won't feed anything but RN in the Glock 19.
When I say they won't feed, here's how I have been testing them: Gun is at slide lock, no mag installed. I load one round into a mag, and insert it into the gun. I then let the slide go forward by either pushing down on the slide lock lever, or by pulling back on the slide and letting go (I've tried both methods). In those situations above when this works, it works every time. In the above situations when it doesn't work, it doesn't work about 80-90 percent of the time. When it doesn't work, the nose of the bullet jams against the bottom of the feed ramp of the barrel. The round has been moved forward in the mag a little, but is still under the feed lips. To remove the mag, I must first lock the slide back, and then push the mag release and actually pull the mag out of the pistol. WHen I do this, the round is popped out of the mag and falls down out of the pistol frame.
A couple of weeks ago, I called GLock tech support in Smyrna. They felt that it wasn't the pistol, since it worked find with 15-round mags. They sent me a new factory 10-rd mag, and asked that I send one of the original ones back to them so they could check it out. I did that (I got the new one in 2 or 3 days. The new 10-rd mag does the same thing -- works with FMJ-RN ammo, but nothing else.
BTW, all of the above ammo feeds and shots OK in a Ruger P95 using factory 10-rd mags, factory pre-ban 15-rd mags, and aftermarket pre-ban 15-rd mags.
Any ideas? Thanks.