Glock 36 reliability

Glock 36, ringing endorsement.....

I own a Glock 21 .45acp gen 04 but not a smaller 36.
I did however see a Youtube clip made by the late Robert Boatman, author of the Living With series saying how his main or EDC carry gun was a Glock 36 .45acp loaded with Trition JHPs.
Boatman, www.boatmanbooks.com put out a series of videos discussing the Glocks & CCW related issues. He had a colorful career & does not hold back so be ready.

He praises the Glock 36 and says how he even shot it in matches to stay sharp.

Have had one for 6-8 years. (`Got it because I wanted the cartridge in as compact a carry-format as I could get)
If you don't limp-wrist it, I have found it totally reliable.

Bought one last year and I have probably 500+ rounds (mix of FMJ and JHP) through it to date. Not a single problem with functioning yet.

Mine has been 100% reliable.

Mine has issues occasionally especially with cheap/weak ammo. 100% with my reloads! +1 mag extensions help me to get a better grip and avoid limp wristing. Its my EDC.

Mine was bought new recently and I had numerous fte's that me and Glock could not fix. I had much better luck with a springfield xds.

Mine is six years old and has quite a few rounds through it and has been totally reliable.

Not sure about current-production models, but Glock definitely had problems with the 36 at one point:

http://g36mf.blogspot.com/

A buddy had a glock 36 and could never get it running right. Ended up selling

Have owed G-36 for ten years and have run thousands of round through it. It is 100% reliable as long as you use round nose bullets. It does not like cast SWC's. Have cast all my range ammo for years. My 45 SWC casts run perfect in my 1911's but not my little G-36.

Any first hand experience with the 36 specifically in terms of reliability?

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Yea, mine runs like, well a Glock.. It's about as reliable as a handgun can be. Mine is also very accurate, especially with 185 XTPs

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Never had one problem with mine.edc.

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Another vote for the gun. I have had a G36 for quite a few years....have run cases of ammo through it......no failures. Neat little gun.
Pete

It was "recalled" a few years ago..

http://www.thegunzone.com/glock/g36-recall.html

Have owned and carried a 36 a fair amount over the last few years. Serial HPGXXX and it's been flawless. Probably over 500 rounds, but definitely less than 1000 and have not had trouble with it other than a couple of ammo related failure to go into battery.

I now have moved on to a 30s when I carry a .45 for the extra round count.

I haven't put a whole lot of rounds through my 36 over the last 4 years, but so far it has eaten all I've fed it.

I had one before several years ago. Had a couple failures to feed, but we were using steelcase Wolf ammo with the Pearce +1 mag extension. Never had a problem with brass case. Still not sure whether the issue was with the ammo, the mag extension, or a combination of the two.

For what it's worth, I've had similar trouble with a G26. Only time it had a FTF was with steel case Tulammo while using Glock factory +2 extension. Have since stopped using mag extensions, and have had no further issues even with the steel case.

Note the bottom line (at the bottom of course )

I carried one until about 8 years ago when I went to a 4" 1911. I'm now back with a Glock 30SF. I had no problems at all with the 36. I'm thinking about looking for a used one and using it on the slide of 30SF to make a 30S.

While I don't have a high round count with mine, it has been flawless. Accuracy is excellent if I do my part. That said, after holding a 30S a few weeks ago, if I was buying now that is probably the route I would take.

That line at the bottom of the target shown above is laughable.

I have a few semi-automatic pistols (including a Walther P99, Kahr CM9 and Colt XSE) that can not be made to stovepipe when limpwristed (ever with cheap bulk ammo). I've tried.

I've had my G36 since they came out in 2000 and no problems. It is a little picky about certain hollow point ammo if the hole is too big(ie: Gold Dots).

Had a G36 and want to replace it. The gun is a bit grip sensitive. I have watched a number of people having reliability issues assisted by Glock armorers. The key is to use a tight "thumbs in" grip with the weak hand rolling the thumb inwards towards the grip. As I naturally did this I never had any issues. I currently own a 2nd gen 17 and the 36 is the only other Glock that I wish to own.