Thats news to me, and I shoot three of them on a regular basis, with tens of thousands of rounds through them too.Small Glocks are easy to limp wrist with just the slightest change in grip.
deafsmith said:decided to empty my Glock 26 carry gun....
Well the Glock 26, using Winchester T series +p+ 127 gr JHPs had a failure to extract. Bummer I say!
But folks, never ever carry a UNTESTED GUN. So I have to shoot a bunch of ammo, with no jams, before I can let that 26 back in the holster.
Happily for me I had my 'other' carry Glock I don't pack much. Glock 32 in .357 using Gold Dot 125 gr JHPs. It's very accurate, powerful, and TESTED.
deafsmith said:Had that Glock for SIX years. Maybe 5000 fired out of it.
While it is shooter induced there are most definitely mechanical attributes that make it easier for the shooter to induce. The extreme light weight of the G26's frame being one.Limp wristing happens when you allow the gun to move rearwards with recoil, and is a shooter issue, not a gun issue. Its not because of "grip". A 26 is no different than anything else in that respect.
A loaded 26 is only 8oz lighter than a loaded 17. I dont know what other mechanical issues might be involved, but none of them will cause a reasonably experienced shooter or even an inexperienced one who has been shown why the gun might be short stroking on them to have the problem.While it is shooter induced there are most definitely mechanical attributes that make it easier for the shooter to induce. The extreme light weight of the G26's frame being one.
A loaded 26 is only 8oz lighter than a loaded 17.
as long as there was mass behind the gun
Hasnt been a problem that Ive seen.You do realize that's 25%.
Ive always had to work pretty hard at getting it to happen. Even then, the only way I could get it to happen was to hold the gun in a near impossible manner. Full or empty didnt seem to be an issue. As long as there was something behind the gun to stop its rearward movement, they usually run fine, even with a loose or no grip at all.The more the frame weighs the less mass that's required to hold it still. it's simple Newtonian physics. It'll be easier with an empty mag than a full one too and yes it's very easy to stop on a square range with proper technique.
Well, youre more than welcome to come on over and show me how they dont work. Maybe mine are broke.You've just had entirely too much koolaid, you actually believe Glock perfection defies the laws of physics.
Well, youre more than welcome to come on over and show me how they dont work. Maybe mine are broke.
The sad part is you seem to understand that X amount of mass is required to make a recoil operated gun function but can't seam to grasp that X= mass of frame + imput from shooter and that as the mass of the frame goes down more imput is required from shooter to assure function.
I agree with AK here that if failures are only just starting then, it seems unlikely that they'll be abundant when there is the immobilising stability of an entire hand (or two) acting on the grip, no matter how limp the wrist is.
Less arguments on what causes it and more practice of mag tap, slide rack, and trigger pull - go bang?