What Causes this!?!?!?!?

[canuck]

Simple

I'd go with the ammo. Get a couple of boxes of different types of ammo (like at least 2) and try them to eliminate the gun as the issue.

If you still have issues PM me and we'll get it worked out.

IMHO - it's either the ammo or you need to adjust your grip.

 

[G O B]

If it doesn't like Aquila, then feed it something that it can digest. Any semi-auto will have definite dietary prefrences, with the possible exception of an AK.

 

[BenL]

It's a GLOCK, that's your problem. Get yourself a 1911!

I was resisting the urge.

Seriously, a friend had the same issue with a case of WWB he bought. The ammo was short, and it turns out, that's what was causing the issue.

 

[BenL]

It's a GLOCK, that's your problem. Get yourself a 1911!

I was resisting the urge.

Seriously, a friend had the same issue with a case of WWB he bought. The ammo was short (OAL), and it turns out, that's what was causing the issue.

 

[alucard0822]

It's a GLOCK, that's your problem. Get yourself a 1911!

Of course, being a GLOCK, the problem is just about guaranteed to be ammo or spring related, and not much fun for us to try and diagnose. But with a 1911, it could be ANYTHING, from expensive mags that won't feed, to burrs and broken pins, they are a lot more fun to figure out.

Understood

 

[JeepDriver]

Ammo.

Some guns don't like some ammo. Different manufactuers and different bullet weights can and will cause problems in differnet guns.

It's a GLOCK, that's your problem. Get yourself a 1911!

Wanna got head to head on that?

I'll bring my G34 (or Sig or HK) with 2000 rounds and you bring your 1911 with 2000 rounds. And we will count your FTF's and FTE's. I'll bet the Glock (Sig or HK) will come out on top.

 

[Rattlesnake46319]

Wanna got head to head on that?

I'll bring my G34 (or Sig or HK) with 2000 rounds and you bring your 1911 with 2000 rounds. And we will count the FTF's and FTE's. I'll bet the Glock (Sig or HK) will come out on top.

I was waiting for you to chime in!

I may take ya up on that one just for the hell of it. By rough estimate, I've put around 1500 rounds through my 1911 with zero FTF or FTE's. Admittedly it wasn't all in one go, so you might get me there. Frostbite Shoot, perhaps?

 

[simplegreen]

ass soon as i can find bulk american eagle or wolf I guess i'll have to wait to really figure this one out. Meanwhile what the F do i do with 2,000 rounds of ammo lol

 

[JeepDriver]

I was waiting for you to chime in!

I may take ya up on that one just for the hell of it. By rough estimate, I've put around 1500 rounds through my 1911 with zero FTF or FTE's. Admittedly it wasn't all in one go, so you might get me there. Frostbite Shoot, perhaps?

Say the word! 2K of 9mm is nothing for my dear old 34, she'll eat it up and ask for more!

 

[bean93x]

you can send 1k of that my way...

 

[wilcam47]

did you look at your slide recoil spring? could be hanging up and not letting it go back far enough to pick up the next round...does the aguila ammo seem to fit ok into the chamber? you could get a caliper and check the thickness of the bullet and casing to see if it might be hanging up in the mag...could be weak/bad ammo like the others said...I would try the winchester white box ammo...Ive never had a problem with that...if it is the ammo I would definitely try to get money back or use it in a different gun that it doesnt hang up in or sell it on here...hard to say without seeing what its doing other than the end result of getting hung up.

 

[simplegreen]

did you look at your slide recoil spring? could be hanging up and not letting it go back far enough to pick up the next round...does the aguila ammo seem to fit ok into the chamber? you could get a caliper and check the thickness of the bullet and casing to see if it might be hanging up in the mag...could be weak/bad ammo like the others said...I would try the winchester white box ammo...Ive never had a problem with that...if it is the ammo I would definitely try to get money back or use it in a different gun that it doesnt hang up in or sell it on here...hard to say without seeing what its doing other than the end result of getting hung up.

yeah that seems to be the best course of action. My wife has a G27, i want to see if that glock has the same issue, try some white box and then worst case, sell it off

 

[Rattlesnake46319]

ass soon as i can find bulk american eagle or wolf I guess i'll have to wait to really figure this one out. Meanwhile what the F do i do with 2,000 rounds of ammo lol

Sorry man. I have this minor disorder that causes me to sing the praises of JMB whenever someone mentions Glock.

Meanwhile, if you'd like to check the ammo...Jeep and I can test it for ya!

 

[Kevp]

SimpleGreen,

You mentioned that you have at least 2,000 rounds through the gun. Ammo and limp wristing the gun have already been mentioned and are likely culprits for the problem. Something else you may want to do that is cheap and not a bad idea with your round count is to replace your recoil spring. The .40 is a little harder on the gun than other loads and it may be the spring. Another issue that the .40s have experienced is malfunctions of this type if running a flashlight on the gun.

Of all the Glocks, the .40s have been the most problematic. They are good guns, but they have been the ones that have had issues over the years mostly with KBs as the chambers are not fully supported and reloaders have pushed the pressure envelope with bad results. Do not sweat this issue as these guns are some of the most rigourously tested pistols on the market (FBI and countless PDs Nationwide)- if you have a real issue, Glock will make it right. If you need to go that route, contact me and I will put you in touch with the right person.

Gotta get my dig in. I like 1911s, but I do believe that a lot of pistolsmiths would have never gotten into the business if the 1911 had been such a reliable piece. You don't see alot of Glock smiths pimping reliability packages. Triggers are another story. Just saying...

 

[4g64loser]

as for your ammo, i've always found fiocchi to be excellent stuff, aguila depends on the caliber. their .223 is middling but clean. i've never tried their 9mm. i prefer S&B 9mm, that shit shoots nice and hot. the problem you are experiencing is, as several esteemed members before me have stated, is most likely inferior pressure levels. i second the advice to chrono some of this stuff out of a known weapon. we had this issue with .40 and 9mm winchester white box a few times coming into the shop. we insist that people with gun issues bring us the box of ammo they were working on when the issue occurred. the last few incidences were due to SUBSONIC 115gr WWB ammo. as any gun nut knows, the lighter grain loads of .40 and 9mm are all supposed to be SUPERSONIC. i have a couple of boxes of practice fmj ammo that i'd let ya play with if you are local to me here in Fredneck. also, u can bring it by glade valley and we can take a look at it. if ur in the other direction, Canuck or JeepDriver are most likely willin to give u a hand

 

[mdjamesd]

IF it appears to be short-stroked, then you might try going to a lighter recoil spring. That way, the lower powered ammo will still blow the slide back far enough to extract and chamber the next round.

Are the rounds loading at an angle side-to-side, or are they hitting the top lip of the chamber?

 

[simplegreen]

IF it appears to be short-stroked, then you might try going to a lighter recoil spring. That way, the lower powered ammo will still blow the slide back far enough to extract and chamber the next round.

Are the rounds loading at an angle side-to-side, or are they hitting the top lip of the chamber?

They are hitting the chamber at the top of the loading ramp

 

[BenL]

Did you ever get this worked out? Was it the ammo (that was my bet)?

 

[EVOIXGSR]

Prob just underpowered loads for your pistol. Might want to look into a diff spring for that stuff.

 

[bluecollarkid]

OK, so I didn't read the entire thread so if this has been suggested earlier then please forgive me...:innocent:

I have the same problem occassionally and I am almost dead certain that the cause of it is lightly loaded ammunition. Here's my reasoning:

Most modern, tactical style semi-autos have stiff recoil springs. Most factory ammo is loaded fairly hot. In the new-type pistols I described in the previous sentence you need hot loads for the gun to function efficiently. For me, I discovered the problems with reloads. If I reloaded my .45 so that it was a middle of the road load, my firearm would jam and have FTFs like crazy because the mediocre loads wouldn't blow the action back far enough to get proper ejection and feed (its a timing thing, incoming round doesn't get into place quick enough with a short blowback thus the poor feed). At any rate, when I tried a commercial load of the same size/bullet weight ammunition (in this case I went from .45 JHP 200gr. 4 gr. Red Dot to Hornady Home Defense TAP .45 JHP 200 gr.) my firearm functioned flawlessly. Thus, I can only concluded that the FTFs are caused by light charges behind the bullets.