Do Glock pistols have second-strike capability?

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Do Glock pistols have second-strike capability?

This might seem like a silly question,,,
But I've not ran all that many rounds through Glocks,,,
And as per their reputation every trigger pull resulted in a bang.

But if you have a dud round with a Glock,,,
Does the action allow for a second trigger pull?,,,
To be able to hit the cartridge primer a second time.

Aarond

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not with the trigger, no chance as the striker was not cocked by the slide.

how ever you can practice a one handed slide to the rear 1/2" movement.
or use 2 hands to pull the slide back enough to reset the striker yet not ejecting the chambered round...
or jack in a new cartridge any which way.
 
Nope

And that is why dry firing with a Glock is a little bit of a pain IMO.

I was using A-zooms but continually chambering the A-zoom caused the Aluminum case rim to fold back / mushroom out.

Don't have that problem with Tiptons.
 
The reason I asked is,,,

The reason I asked is,,,
I just purchased a Ruger LC9.

The manual says:

The RUGER® LC9® and LC380TM are compact, single-strike, double-action only, magazine-fed, recoil-operated pistols.

When released, the slide will fly forward to strip the top cartridge from the
magazine and chamber it. The hammer automatically moves to the semi-cocked position as the slide moves forward.
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When I was doing my research I missed the single-strike part.

My other pistols that are DAO are my Taurus 22-PLY and 25-PLY,,,
I've never needed it with the centerfire 25 ACP cartridge,,,
Second-strike has come in handy with cheap rimfire.

The single-strike feature of the LC9 doesn't really bother me all that much,,,
In my 50-plus years of shooting I can't remember a dud cartridge,,,
At least one that wasn't caused by a light hit on the primer.

Anyways, one of my buddies said this is exactly how a Glock works,,,
With the only difference being between a striker and hammer with a firing pin.

Is that true?

Aarond

P.S. I went to Glock on the web and tried to download a manual to answer these questions,,,
But apparently they aren't available or maybe I just couldn't find the link.

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aarondhgraham said:
Do Glock pistols have second-strike capability?

This might seem like a silly question,,,
But I've not ran all that many rounds through Glocks,,,
And as per their reputation every trigger pull resulted in a bang.

But if you have a dud round with a Glock,,,
Does the action allow for a second trigger pull?,,,
To be able to hit the cartridge primer a second time.

Aarond

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No, for that we need to stop at SigSauer booth though dumping a round and chambering fresh one is probably smarter way to go.
 
Anyways, one of my buddies said this is exactly how a Glock works,,,
With the only difference being between a striker and hammer with a firing pin.
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Yeah basically the same principle.

The striker is partially cocked when the slide is racked and then pulling the trigger finishes the cocking and releases the striker on a Glock.

Same basic thing with the LC9 the hammer is partially cocked by the slide action and pulling the trigger finishes the cocking action and releases the hammer.


This differs from SA pistols like the Springfield XD which fully cock the striker when the slide is racked and the trigger only releases it, or true DAOs that use the trigger to fully cock and then release the mainspring.

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I thought Glocks were "perfect". Apparently not. And as bad as factory ammo has become in the past 5 years or so this could be a real problem on the street.
 
Drail said:
I thought Glocks were "perfect". Apparently not. And as bad as factory ammo has become in the past 5 years or so this could be a real problem on the street.
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Well the Glock "perfection" bit gets annoying for me too, but I don't fault them for this. You don't want to waste time resnapping on a round that has already failed ones. If you have a dud - regardless of second strike capability, you should be cycling the slide and firing again.
 
Drail said:
I thought Glocks were "perfect". Apparently not. And as bad as factory ammo has become in the past 5 years or so this could be a real problem on the street.
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I've never even attempted, even reflexively, to second-strike any dud round in my DA/SA pistols. I automatically tap/rack/attempt if I have a misfire/malfunction. Second-strike capability is a non-issue IMO.

If you make tap/racks part of your automatic response, IMO it's just about as fast as it takes to realize you have a dud, and re-strike with a DA/SA or any other second-strike capable pistol. Duds/misfires are so rare with good factory ammo that it's almost a shock to the system when the round doesn't go off. And a tap-rack WILL fix a dud round 99.999% of the time, whereas a second-strike MIGHT fix it and MIGHT not.
 
Drail said:
I thought Glocks were "perfect". Apparently not. And as bad as factory ammo has become in the past 5 years or so this could be a real problem on the street.
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Many guns don't have "second strike" capability, and that's not necessarily a bad thing.
 
I think second-strike capability is more of a concern in a battlefield environment where, with explosions and big guns going off, you may not notice that your gun hasn't even fired when you pulled the trigger. Add in bulk ammo - perhaps ammo borrowed from an ally - and you might, might, might need it.

For civilian use, it seems to be of no real value, except for making DA dry-fire easier! Oh, and perhaps if you're a new reloader and haven't managed to get your primers seated properly.
 
Thanks gentlemen,,,

Thanks gentlemen,,,
This thread has cleared up a lot of gray areas for me.

All of my other pistols are DA/SA, DAO, or SA (Ruger and Beretta .22 target pistols),,,
This is the first time I've ever come across one labeled as single-strike.

Again, it's not a deal breaker at all,,,
Just something new to me.

Thanks again for sharing your knowledge.

Aarond

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I believe the Taurus PT series and Walther P99 have second strike.

I think there is a FN too.... or maybe discontinued.

But its not common as others have said.
 
Somebody actually touched on the correct answer, which is, "of course, a Glock has second strike capability." All you have to do is slightly retract the slide and the trigger is reset. You certainly don't have to retract the slide enough to cause a problem with the chambered round.
 
hentown said:
Somebody actually touched on the correct answer, which is, "of course, a Glock has second strike capability." All you have to do is slightly retract the slide and the trigger is reset. You certainly don't have to retract the slide enough to cause a problem with the chambered round.
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I've found that useful in keeping a snap-cap in the chamber when I'm dryfiring, but in a live fire situation it wastes too much time. Its just as fast to just cycle the gun.
 
The main reason we've seen these type of pistols become so common is that a lot of law enforcement agencies require their officers to carry DAO pistols.

The problem with true DAO pistols is they require a long heavy trigger pull to fully cock the mainspring.

By using the slide to partially cock the mainspring, and using the trigger to finish off the cocking, you can have a much lighter shorter trigger pull and a shorter reset. Plus since the trigger is involved in cocking the mainspring the BATF still classifies them as a DAO.
 
I've found that useful in keeping a snap-cap in the chamber when I'm dryfiring, but in a live fire situation it wastes too much time. Its just as fast to just cycle the gun.
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The OP's question didn't contain the caveat that we were limited to stressful, life-or-death situations, just whether Glocks had a second strike capability, which, of course, they do.

Occasionally I'll encounter a high primer at the range. I'll use Glock's excellent second-strike ability to set off that high primer. Doesn't matter to me that I could eject that live round quicker. ;)
 
I've never even attempted, even reflexively, to second-strike any dud round in my DA/SA pistols. I automatically tap/rack/attempt if I have a misfire/malfunction. Second-strike capability is a non-issue IMO.
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This.

If you have an issue during firing and the round chambered or came close to chambering - CLEAR THE ROUND. If you're on a square range, you can alway pick up the dud and load it again. If you're NOT on a square range, then you really needed to get that dud out of the way - and you did. That's my approach, anyway, and it accomodates all sorts of different types of malfs and pistol types.

TAP! RAP! BANG!

:)
 
If you are unable to use your other hand, the DA would allow for a second strike. The chances you'd actually need this are low, but it's something to consider.
 
First time you "tap, rap, bang" following a squib, you'll change your methods. ;)
 
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