The last couple of times at the range my G-36 has had a number of light strikes with various ammo. The pistol has at least 2000 rounds fired over the past six years. I always clean it after shooting including the striker "tube". Any suggestions? This is my daily carry and temporaily switching to my Ruger Commander..........totally reliable at five hundred rounds but prefer the Glock.
light strikes with Glock 36
- Thread starter abraxian
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Also check the extractor area (extractor, plunger, spring) to make sure the extractor is free to snap over the cartridge rim and not hold the slide slightly open. If that is OK, I would think replacing the firing pin spring is in order even though the number of rounds fired seems fairly low.
Jim
Jim
Possible causes:
Not going into battery fully. Check for weak recoil spring assembly, out of spec ammo or chamber obstruction. I know you said it happened with a variety of ammo so that would seem to suggest that ammo is an unlikely cause.
Firing pin cups damaged/excessively flattened.
Striker channel obstruction. Check to the firing pin channel liner for damage, insure that the firing pin channel isn't full of fouling/lubricant.
Firing pin safety is jamming or is not being operated properly. Check for worn/damaged trigger bar or worn/damaged firing pin safety.
Striker is being released early. Check to insure that the connector and rear end of the trigger bar are undamaged and not too worn.
There are other possible causes, but those are the ones to check.
Not going into battery fully. Check for weak recoil spring assembly, out of spec ammo or chamber obstruction. I know you said it happened with a variety of ammo so that would seem to suggest that ammo is an unlikely cause.
Firing pin cups damaged/excessively flattened.
Striker channel obstruction. Check to the firing pin channel liner for damage, insure that the firing pin channel isn't full of fouling/lubricant.
Firing pin safety is jamming or is not being operated properly. Check for worn/damaged trigger bar or worn/damaged firing pin safety.
Striker is being released early. Check to insure that the connector and rear end of the trigger bar are undamaged and not too worn.
There are other possible causes, but those are the ones to check.
Once had a G36 "light strike" on a brand of ammo I had not used in the gun before. At this particular time, I had previously put about 60 rounds of that ammo down range before the "light strike." I removed that round and put it in my pocket. I then shot another 40 rounds without a problem. I reasoned that I had a bad round after checking the gun for weak springs, etc. Prior to this incident, I had put hundreds of rounds through the gun without a problem.
I sent the round back to the manufacturer explaining the problem with the round. I did so because I thought it important they know there may be a quality control problem. They mailed back a letter saying that it was most likely a gun problem as they could find nothing wrong with that round and they enclosed a check to me for $25 for my trouble. I have since shot hundreds of successful rounds thru the same gun without doing anything to the gun except cleaning it after a range outing. And I changed the brand of ammo that I feed that gun.
I sent the round back to the manufacturer explaining the problem with the round. I did so because I thought it important they know there may be a quality control problem. They mailed back a letter saying that it was most likely a gun problem as they could find nothing wrong with that round and they enclosed a check to me for $25 for my trouble. I have since shot hundreds of successful rounds thru the same gun without doing anything to the gun except cleaning it after a range outing. And I changed the brand of ammo that I feed that gun.
Empty mag and the slide all the way to the rear/Yes
Yes it would get hung up on the slide stop, unless someone depressed the slide release by hand while doing this. The poster didn't say the purpose, but by having the mag in, the mag follower would add a teeny bit of friction upwards on the slide lock lever as the slide rode forward. If the slide doesn't go forward far enough to go into battery due to friction, the gun will not fire. An old recoil spring would perhaps not close the slide completely. Muzzle up to add gravity to the equation. Perhaps a dummy round would add further friction.
You would also know if a recoil spring was old if brass ejection pattern changed and was chucking brass much farther away.
I'm assuming everything is stock parts, and no "work" done on it?
Some folks who installed Apex parts on M&P's (and/or polished the striker block and trigger bar) had timing issues from interference from the striker block not being raised soon enough. Apex worked it out. Some could happen from wear and tear but 2,000 isn't a whole lot unless someone did some work beforehand and put it *almost* out of spec
Yes it would get hung up on the slide stop, unless someone depressed the slide release by hand while doing this. The poster didn't say the purpose, but by having the mag in, the mag follower would add a teeny bit of friction upwards on the slide lock lever as the slide rode forward. If the slide doesn't go forward far enough to go into battery due to friction, the gun will not fire. An old recoil spring would perhaps not close the slide completely. Muzzle up to add gravity to the equation. Perhaps a dummy round would add further friction.
You would also know if a recoil spring was old if brass ejection pattern changed and was chucking brass much farther away.
I'm assuming everything is stock parts, and no "work" done on it?
Some folks who installed Apex parts on M&P's (and/or polished the striker block and trigger bar) had timing issues from interference from the striker block not being raised soon enough. Apex worked it out. Some could happen from wear and tear but 2,000 isn't a whole lot unless someone did some work beforehand and put it *almost* out of spec
walks with gun
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Have you switched ammo lately, seems like we've been getting a lot of hard primers lately. Might be worth a look before trying everything else, although I think Glocks are reliable enough to probably fire anything.
dakota1911
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You might look at tearing down the striker assembly and cleaning / lubing. I think Hickock45 did a utube on that, and I am sure others have also.