I can't seem to get my Glock to jam or not work..why is this??

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john232

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Believe me I have been trying now for about a year now. I have a G 23 with a 357 sig barrel and I also have a G19, but my
Wife uses it most of the time for CCW purposes. Everytime I go to the shooting range (which is at least once a week) I try
My hardest to make these guns jam, but they won't do it. I have tried all types of ammo like Gold dot, and federal brands
and corbon and triton and blackhills and magsafes and I have even used the cheap stuff like UMC and S&B and S. African
9mm. I have tried hollow points and full metal jackets and flat nosed, none of them will jam these guns!! I am getting VERY
upset, I can't get no unsatisfaction no matter how hard I try. I limp wrist the guns and still no jam, I tried shooting with one
hand the other day and instead of jamming the slide.... I ended up learning a new technique, THAT I LIKED!! I am at my
witts end, can anybody PLEASE show me how to jam my Glock??? I tried NOT cleaning it and guess what?? you guessed
right, NO JAMS. I THOUGHT FOR SURE I COULD JAM THESE GUNS BECAUSE ALL THE GUN HEADS ON
THIS FORUM SAY IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. How come it doesn't happen to ME!!!!!!! Am I cursed, because My Glocks
won't jam. or am I doing something wrong. I am going to loose my mind if these guns don't jam because I have already shot
5000 rds in the G23 and 3000 rds in the G19. This is getting REALLY expensive. Lets see, that 50 rds @ the average price
of 12.00 a box = 1,200.00 dollars and then the 9mm, average box 9.00 and 60 boxes of 50 rds = 540.00 dollars, and if
you add both types of ammo together that = 1,740.00 dollars. WOW ... will I go broke before I can get these guns to
jam?? I sure hope not. Please don't let me go broke. Tell me the secret of how you get a Glock to jam before I go broke
and My marriage goes in the gutter and I am financially ruined. Signed, Jammless in PA.
 
I don't think this forum says Glocks jam all the time. I've seen some stores of lemons over at Glock Talk too. Remember hundreds of people post here and their experiences might not match yours. I'm glad to hear your experiences with your Glocks have been positive.

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So many pistols, so little money.
 
LMAO, mine never jammed either. The only problem I have with Glocks is the grip angle, so I got rid of them and went back to the 1911 platform.

Try this, get some semi-wadcutter bullets and handload them with the shoulder out far enough to bang into the lands, then leave the case mouth with an excessive bell and a glob of bullet lube on the side of the case. Also, only seat the primer half way and use at least 15 grains of Bullseye. If the gun doesn't jam you will at least get to experience the infamous Glock KB first hand.
 
Hey John, Have you tried "limpwristing" :D :D
Can't even tell you how to do it but I guess it works. :D :D

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"Keep shootin till they quit floppin"
The Wife 2/2000
 
I have attended enough IPSC matches to see all brands jam.

(but there's nothing like the stunned look on a Glock-owner's face when his gun pukes LOL)

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"All my ammo is factory ammo"
 
If I try really hard, and limpwrist bad enough, I can get my Glocks to stovepipe, but that's about it.
 
Don't know about limp-wristing...

I took my 19, 27, and 30 out one day and decided to shoot them every which way I could think of... Tilted gangsta style (tilted both left and right), upside-down, and with minimal support - thumb behind the grip, index finger pulling the trigger, nothing else. No malfunctions whatsoever. Of course, that's not to say that some Glocks don't jam... But I'm glad mine don't. :D

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Bulldawg: NRA, GOA, TSRA, Shiner Bock Connoisseur.
Bulldawg's Firearms Page

[This message has been edited by Bulldog (edited March 06, 2000).]
 
I've had three Glocks - 19, 26, 27.

My jamming experience was:

1. 19 no jams except with Speer Lawman
about 3 in a box of 50

2. Trigger spring broke at 10K rounds.

27 - No jams at all

26. No jams except for a mag that went sour
and wouldn't feed the first round of
anything.

So in normal use - the guns were very reliable.
 
Gee whiz John, It was posts like yours that inspired my wife and I to lay down the big bucks for a glock 19 last week.After getting it home I checked the bore and we loaded it up with wolf 115 gr. and it jammed on the first shot! It has since ran thru about 200 rounds of various brand ammo and it continues to jam at least once every 10 rds. sometimes more. I called the dealer and told him about it and he said it was probably just limpwristing but if we need him to send it back he will be glad to do so. I have a model 92 fs beretta that shoots anything I run thru it. I am going to try some of the more expensive ammo in the glock and if that doesn't take care of the stovepipeing, I guess my wife will wind up with my Ruger gp100 and I will have a $560.00 playpretty with night sights to trade or sell or send back to The Glockwurks. I am glad somebody has had a good Glock experience, but I am not too proud of ours right now. You might say I am FARFRUMGLOCKIN! Thanks for letting me get this of my chest!---CPL
 
First mistake: Wolf ammo. Second mistake, probably limpwristing. My Glock 21 never jams. I did experience a Kb, but shooting a setback round might even Kb my Gold Cups. I couldn't be happier with my G21. It never jams and I can hit just about anything that I want to out to 100 yds.
 
John232,

Wolf will eat Glock alive...Try Wolf - it
was specifically designed to jam Glocks. If it doesn't jam your Glock, then you got no Glock, but something else...

I know Wolf has nothing againt CZ-75 - Wolf never jamed mine, but it's a different story.

Good luck with jamming your Glock.
 
It's got to be your fault or the ammo's. It's impossible for a lemon to get by Glock perfection. Don't you know they sprinkle them with magical fairy dust that prevents any and all possible problems. ;)

I hope you get your Glock problem solved. If your local shop will pick up the bill for returning it to Glock for repair don't waste time and ship it back.

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So many pistols, so little money.
 
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Tecolote:
It's got to be your fault or the ammo's. It's impossible for a lemon to get by Glock perfection. Don't you know they sprinkle them with magical fairy dust that prevents any and all possible problems. ;)

I hope you get your Glock problem solved. If your local shop will pick up the bill for returning it to Glock for repair don't waste time and ship it back.

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I have tried wolf, UMC, speer lawman & PMC. They all stove pipe at least one round per clip. I thought it might be my wife limp wristing when she fired but it does it with me too. I guess we will need to send it back. I even sprayed some REM OIL on the slide .Maybe they left out the fairy dust on this one! Thanks for the reply
 
Yup, it seems not all Glock pistols get the magical fairy dust. ;)

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So many pistols, so little money.
 
cplane, Are the magazines you are using Glock magazines? The only feed problems I have ever had, occured (and still occur) when I used cheap (they weren't inexpensive, but compared to the factory mags they were) after market mags. The three factory mags feed flawlessly with any ammo. Also is it stovepiping on the first rounds or the last? That will somtimes indicate what the problem is. If it occurs towards the last, you probably have mag spring problems.
 
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by ak9:
cplane, Are the magazines you are using Glock magazines? The only feed problems I have ever had, occured (and still occur) when I used cheap (they weren't inexpensive, but compared to the factory mags they were) after market mags. The three factory mags feed flawlessly with any ammo. Also is it stovepiping on the first rounds or the last? That will somtimes indicate what the problem is. If it occurs towards the last, you probably have mag spring problems. [/quote]
This is a brand new mod.19 with 2 factory mags. It is inconsistent as to when it jams. Sometimes the first shot jams and sometimes it is near the end of the clip. I was wondering if I should try some +P ammo? One of the reasons I chose a glock is that it was supposed to handle the cheapie ammo without a hitch. Judging by some of the posts I have read here, some glocks do. When or if I figure this thing out, I will post my findings here . Thanks for the input.
 
No Glocks work. You have it backwards. YOU have to work to earn the money to buy a Glock.

They won't jam either because they cannot hear the music.

Gaston tried like the devil to add the ability to hear to his excellent guns but he failed miserably in this respect.
 
cplane, I had a stovepipe problem with my Glock 22. I noticed no rhyme nor reason for them. I was shooting one handed at the time, but I do that all the time. About 600 rounds and a detail cleaning later the problem hasn't surfaced again. Maybe your G19 needs a little breaking in or a deep cleaning. Also, the 9mm Glocks seem a little more sensitive to limpwristing, so double check that aspect too.
 
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