Do Glocks jam for anyone else?

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I traded for a new G19 last week. I came home cleaned it and went to the range. Out of 100 rounds, I had 2 failures to extract. I figured either my fault or needs to break in a little. I went back to the range Wednesday and shot 115 rounds. Not a single malfunction. I used to own a G23 that never had a problem.
 
"IMHO a Glock is a quality firearm, (Just not my prefered type) but something many of the 'Glockies' do not want to face is that ANYTHING can and WILL fail"

It is hard for a lot of people to believe something they have never personally seen.
 
Weird.

I have two Glock 22's, a 23, a 27, probably will be buying another 27, and one of the practical-tactical .40's (whatever model that is).

I've never had a Glock jam, FTF, FTE, stovepipe, etc..

that's why I like them. Every other auto-pistol I've owned (all were super-sub-compact mind you) did jam. So I got rid of them and got Glocks. Whether or not other similarly sized pistols have problems or not I couldn't say. All I know is I found something that works for me, so I've chosen to stick with it.
 
My 34 had a handfull of FTEs in the first 200 rounds.

The malfunctions disappeared, and the gun has chugged along without a single hiccup for another 17,400 rounds.

Whatever the gun's track record, if it is to be used for defense, I think it's important to regularly drill malf clearance anyway.
 
I have reverted back to a 1911 and no longer own a Glock.

BUT, when I did carry a Glock 22, I fired thousands of rounds and never had the problems you are talking about. If I was in a situation, where I had to accept a strange pistol, sight unseen, and trust my life with it, I hope it would be a Glock.
 
I don't care much for Glocks, but not because they don't work. I just don't like the lack of safety as I see it. The trigger is too short and light to instill confidence in me for carry. I'm a DA/DAO kinda guy.

I used to shoot a lot of IDPA. BY FAR, the Glocks were THE gun in service pistol class. They were probably 90 percent of what was fired and I don't recall ever seeing a jam with one, saw far more with 1911s being used by novice/marksman class shooters (inexperienced). Any auto can be picky of ammo, 1911s pretty much sure fired picky, or they can be limp wristed. If you can't shoot a GLOCK without it jamming (does sound like a shooter problem to me), sell 'em all and buy DA revolvers. They NEVER jam. :D You might not be able to hit squat with one (good shooters can), but at least a revolver will always go bang for you. If you don't like DA triggers, just cock the hammer. Cocking a revolver is as natural to me as flicking off a safety (I grew up with single action revolvers). I do prefer DA shooting for defense, but hey, you gotta do what you gotta do. :D
 
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I simply don't believe that Glocks jam. I've owned several and shot the be-jesus out of them and I've never seen it. If it absolutely, positively must work, every time the trigger is pulled, no one comes close to Glock. In semi-autos pistols you buy, take from the box and shoot, no one is even remotely close. I've owned Sig, Beretta, Colt, S&W, Browning, Tangfolio, Springfield, and Glock (probably some I can't remember at the moment. I currently own Glock 23, Les Baer Premier II, Taurus PT1911, and a couple revolvers. Love to shoot the Baer and the PT1911 but if the chips were down and I had to have a self defense weapon. I'd pick up the Glock 23. Personally, I believe the Glock 23 is the the epitome of self defense pistols. Very few people have owned enough pistols, or shot enough, to truly recognize what a "perfect" pistol the Model 23 is for it's intended purpose. Even the plastic sights are worlds ahead of most combat sights for a fighting sight. The trigger hampers ultimate accuracy but you can hit a 6" circle at 25 yards off hand until your fingers bleed and the Glock will never stop. Just my opinion but it's based on owning many firearms and shooting them.
 
G23 greatest thing since sliced bread...all hail the G23!

Oh be careful though, I hear they have been known to come apart:D
 
"If I was in a situation, where I had to accept a strange pistol, sight unseen, and trust my life with it, I hope it would be a Glock."

That is how I feel. I know that I can walk in any gunshop in the US and buy a NIB Glock and it will work out of the box.
 
My G19 has had zero malfunctions. I've only got about 300 rds through it so far though.

My G36 had several FTF's in the first 200 rds. I traced it to a certain magazine. Got rid of the magazine, no more FTF's.

That said, my Kahr PM9, the one everyone trashes, has had ZERO malfunctions in 700 rds, so a better record so far than my G36.

I think out of the box, Glocks probably do have a better record than most. But, they're mass produced weapons, and just like all manufacturers, they will have problems with some of them. There's no getting around it.
 
Someone pointed out that it was MY fault for limp wristing the guns. Since this is something that never happens with my SiGs, H&Ks, and Ruger automatics I don't think this statement passes the sniff test.
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Your smeller is functioning well.

While "limp wristing" may be real, IME it's running at a 99.99+ rate of bogusotiy. A means of deflecting blame from a malfunctioning firearm to the user.

My Glock (and any other handgun I own for that matter) will function fine one handed, weak handed, poor grip, etc. Else, how could you trust it to perform in less than ideal conditions where your grip might be compromised?

'Scuse me Mr. Bad Guy, but I fell on my dominant hand, my firearm won't work. Swell.

Fix it or sell it.
 
I have tried to make my Glock 26 malfunction by limp wristing. I have fired it with one hand with a grip that just bearly keeps the pistol from jumping out of my hand from recoil.

So far it is still 100% reliable.
 
I had a FTE and a FTF during my last pistol class with my G19. That night I detailed stripped my slide and cleaned it out. The next day, I shot 400 rounds with out a single problem. They are a machine and as with any machine, they can fail if not maintained. I still trust it and I still carry it. I will buy another glock without reservation or hesitation when I decide it's time for another.

Flip.
 
heaven can wait

Okay, I am a huge Glock fan. I think, all things considered, it's the best carry handgun ever designed.

But, folks, they do malfunction. I am not hallucinating. I know a jam when I see one, and after shooting over 25,000 rounds in the last six years I'm no longer a beginner as a shooter. That said a failure rate of .08 per cent over 15,501 rounds--and that's without discounting any malfs for possible limpwristing or ammo misfires--is pretty damn impressive, if not "Perfection."
 
if you find a way to jam a glock unintentionally with in-spec ammo no other auto is going to work any better for you, its time to give revolvers a try
 
I have a Glock 19, bought it about 9 months ago and have put a couple thousand through it so far. Not a single problem of any kind. My wife bought a Glock 27 and seldom got a single magazine through it without a malfunction. Neither of us could get it to work reliably (though we both have rented and borrowed Glock 27s that worked great). Others shot her 27 and it worked fine, so we sold it.

I agree with the sentiment that if I have to pick up a strange gun to defend my life, I hope it's a Glock.
 
Yes, they do fail/jam. That is the reason I sold mine, as did a friend who had similar problems. It wasn't limp wristing, bad ammo, fouled weapon. Mine was G23, other G19. Perhaps just bad examples, but enough for us to change them out and not go back.
 
My new bone stock 19 has a whooping 196 rounds through it and no problems so far.

I have seen plenty of Glocks jam in IDPA though. Given their repuation, I guess those were either race-ified for IDPA, and/or were using screwed up handloads. Now that I'm a Glock owner, I hope that is the case, at least.
 
Yes, they do fail/jam. That is the reason I sold mine, as did a friend who had similar problems. It wasn't limp wristing, bad ammo, fouled weapon. Mine was G23, other G19. Perhaps just bad examples, but enough for us to change them out and not go back.
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That's about what I have seen with 'em. They are about like most other handguns of reasonable quality. Most of them are reliable, some aren't.
 
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