bdickens
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My opinion, it's a lot like trying to fix minor oil leaks on a 35 year old Mercedes diesel. Or an old deuce and a half.
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Robbins290
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Mine is so bad on my 1995 glock 22 that the slide wore into the frame. I just keep running it. It matches the rest of the pistol as being worn.
1KPerDay
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Source please
Trey Veston
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And I'm offended by that... Grandpa bought this new in 1968 and the family takes pride in keeping it going...
And Mom would never allow a spot of oil to appear on her beloved old Mercedes...
But I get your point, lol. Just found it ironic since I actually do have an old Mercedes diesel.
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That's a tactical debris release port.
As I am not a licensed psychologist, it is not unethical for me to give diagnoses.
jhb
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I read about the fixes with boiling water and heat sources long ago, but have never seen or read what glocks official response to these fixes is? I have seen somewhere a glock response that the pig nose they dont consider a problem as a functional issue.......seem to remember had to do with the frame being removed too quickly from the molding or something to that effect, but had no structural or functional issue......I'm going by memory so i may be off somewhat.......
visually I can see how someone dislikes it, doesnt bother me but i get how some it would annoy....
visually I can see how someone dislikes it, doesnt bother me but i get how some it would annoy....
1KPerDay
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LOL
1KPerDay
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http://www.sdplastics.com/nylon.html1KperDay said:
Heated to molding temperatures while wet (ie., >0.2 % water) will result is hydrolytic degradation and a significant loss of physical properties.
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/glock-boiling.643968/page-3#post-7975589
Polyamides (nylon) like those found in the Glock are attacked by strong bases and acids, suffer hydrolysis in hot (> 120F) water...
Here are some other cites, unfortunately they are from a while back and the links no longer work. I will provide them anyway just for the heck of it.
http://www.engr.utk.edu/mse/pages/Textiles/Nylon fibers.htm
"Nylons are chemical resistance to hydrocarbons, aromatic and strong acids, bases, and phenols attack aliphatic solvents, but them. They also are gradually attacked hydrolytically by hot water. "
http://www.endura.com/tutorial_material_select1.htm#10
"Lower numbered nylons, 6 ,6-6, 4-6, absorb moisture and change their properties as a result."
http://www.ensinger.ltd.uk/docs/datasheets/TECAMID 6.pdf
"Resistance to hot water...limited resistance"
http://www.par-group.co.uk/plastics.aspx?page=560
"Resistance to hot water...limited resistance"
http://www.glockfaq.com/generalinfo.htm
"Hydrolytically attacked by water in excess of 120 degrees."
As far as I can tell, heating it (as with a heat gun or maybe even a hair dryer shouldn't hurt it as long as temps are kept reasonable (under 400F), but putting it in hot water isn't a good idea.
1KPerDay
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Thank you
Robbins290
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As a note, i did the boiling water trick about 6 years ago with one of the glock i have. It lasted about a month.
Absolutely normal. Don't do anything to that frame.
Pretty good result but I still wouldn't do that.
1KPerDay
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Interesting. I’ll see how mine does.
has yours blown up due to nuclear delamination of the polymer matrix of the dust cover at 210 degrees for 60 seconds?
Robbins290
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nope, still going strong. tho it does not get shot much anymore. Just carried
LiveLife
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No, please DO NOT do that as it is normal for Glocks and millions of Glocks have functioned fine over the decades looking like your picture.
Yes, leave it alone.
Have you considered that Glock put that bend there so when you mount lights/lasers, the bend would compensate for the weight?
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1KPerDay
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Bahaaa! Haven’t heard that one. I guess the ones that are straight without a light attached are the special forces saggylight versions. So you can see gophers infiltrating the perimeter!Have you considered that Glock put that bend there so when you mount lights/lasers, the bend would compensate for the weight?
LiveLife
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During my testing with scope mounts, even with lighter polymer mount, the front rail portion of frame flexed quite a bit ... Good enough for "combat accurate" defensive shooting but not for 25 yard precision shooting for groups - https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...endence-from-work.853305/page-4#post-11219888
If that's the case they failed miserably.Have you considered that Glock put that bend there so when you mount lights/lasers, the bend would compensate for the weight?
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I would imagine they flex quite a bit with all that weight on them, and slo mo video shows they flex a lot with NO weight on them. The recent “scientific” test where the dude mounts a laser to the dust cover of various caliber Glocks and supposedly proves that .40 has more lateral movement during recoil simply demonstrates that different plastic dust covers flex at different rates. Had he chosen 3 different samples he may have gotten 3 different results. If he wants to prove anything he needs to mount a laser to the slide solidly IMO.During my testing with scope mounts, even with lighter polymer mount, the front rail portion of frame flexed quite a bit ... Good enough for "combat accurate" defensive shooting but not for 25 yard precision shooting for groups - https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...endence-from-work.853305/page-4#post-11219888
in any case, if the pig nose is intentional to offset the weight of a light it wouldn’t be present on the pre-rail generations, which it often is.
obviously the warped dust cover is the result of manufacturing or molding variances and it has zero impact on the function of the pistol, but it is an aesthetic anomaly on a particularly square and blocky design with straight lines everywhere.
LiveLife
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Yup, Glock is a tool like a hammer ...
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