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Zach S
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Multiple failures to feed when shooting weak hand.
Take down spring broke, sending a hot slide downrange. Happened to me twice, once with my personal G19 (which was pretty new at the time), and again with a range rental (which gets treated like a rental).
Trigger spring broke. Honestly, I cant remember if it happened with my personal G19, the range rental, or both.
Lost a front sight. Cant remember if it was my current G19 or one of two previously owned G17s. To be fair, my glocks have served as beaters and have spent a lot of time in condition three without the protection of a holster, so the plastic front sight was subjected to "abuse" that a steel sight has no issues with.
I don't keep a log, but I've put enough ammo through it to trust it. And although I haven't had to put them to use, I keep a couple of spare springs. That's how my luck works. It only breaks when I don't have a spare.
Take down spring broke, sending a hot slide downrange. Happened to me twice, once with my personal G19 (which was pretty new at the time), and again with a range rental (which gets treated like a rental).
Trigger spring broke. Honestly, I cant remember if it happened with my personal G19, the range rental, or both.
Lost a front sight. Cant remember if it was my current G19 or one of two previously owned G17s. To be fair, my glocks have served as beaters and have spent a lot of time in condition three without the protection of a holster, so the plastic front sight was subjected to "abuse" that a steel sight has no issues with.
I don't keep a log, but I've put enough ammo through it to trust it. And although I haven't had to put them to use, I keep a couple of spare springs. That's how my luck works. It only breaks when I don't have a spare.
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whatnickname
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3rd Generation G19
Mine has a fairly low round count. When I carry it is often the one I holster. A sample of one is not very reliable but, for what it's worth, mine has never failed to run. 100% reliable.
Mine has a fairly low round count. When I carry it is often the one I holster. A sample of one is not very reliable but, for what it's worth, mine has never failed to run. 100% reliable.
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Brian Williams
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Mostly the problem is the finger grooves, took a bastard file to them, no more problems. My other problem is it is a bottom feeding brass puker, I like revolvers.
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el Godfather
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It seems like very few complaints.
Lawdawg45
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Thousands of rounds without a single hiccup..... Winchester, Corbon, Hornaday, Federal.......JHP, FMJ, LSWC. Easiest gun to fire, maintain and clean, period. Trusted my life to it daily as do thousands of other Officers.
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wlewisiii
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I've only had my Gen 2 since November, but 0 failures since I've owned it. I tried to limp wrist it and it still cycled fine, unlike every 1911 I've ever shot. I ought to take a bucket to the range with me and set it behind me and slightly to the right of me - if I get the position right, 90% of the empties would land in the bucket.
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el Godfather
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My Glock 19 is also second generation and made in USA.
reb27
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I have 3 GLOCK 19s; a Gen2, a Gen3 and a Gen3.5(the RTF). They have all been flawless. Also have a G17 and it's been perfect too. Shocking, I know...
rigs
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late 3rd gen. sisters purchase when i introduced her to self defense, probably 1000 rds.
early 4th gen. wifes and several thousand round count.
i myself have numerous glocks and they are what they are. no frills dependable shooter. all 3 of us are in law enforcement and all 3 carry glock 9mm's. never an issue with the supposedly cursed 19 when they shoot. have put an oem .40 extractor in each one and a .25 cent trigger job. trijicon sights, stippled frames and thanks to our armorer the 30274 ejector. had put hundreds of rounds through them before the mods and even more afterwards. no doubt there are some teething issues ( with the number of changes they made its practicaly a different gun) with the gen 4 series. i do believe if you have a bum one it is easily remedied. the 10/22 is known for is quirks but going in you already allow for the mods your going to do.
early 4th gen. wifes and several thousand round count.
i myself have numerous glocks and they are what they are. no frills dependable shooter. all 3 of us are in law enforcement and all 3 carry glock 9mm's. never an issue with the supposedly cursed 19 when they shoot. have put an oem .40 extractor in each one and a .25 cent trigger job. trijicon sights, stippled frames and thanks to our armorer the 30274 ejector. had put hundreds of rounds through them before the mods and even more afterwards. no doubt there are some teething issues ( with the number of changes they made its practicaly a different gun) with the gen 4 series. i do believe if you have a bum one it is easily remedied. the 10/22 is known for is quirks but going in you already allow for the mods your going to do.
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Love the G19. Have had many. Currently have the Gen3, the RTF2, and the Gen4. To me personally, the G19 RTF2 is Glock Perfection. Actually, I take that back. A Gen4 G19 with RTF2 grip would be Glock Perfection for me.
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el Godfather
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To me second gen G19 was the perfection in semi auto.
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el Godfather
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Yes but its hard for most people to judge whether the failure was due togun or firearm.
WRGADog
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G19 and G26
My experience mirrors yours, no failures whatsoever.
My experience mirrors yours, no failures whatsoever.
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el Godfather
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One of the things that I heard from those who had some failure with the Glock 19, are when custom parts replaced the stock.
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It's our issued duty pistol. Can go with a 17 as well, but most stick with the 19 it seems.
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Which agency?
leadcounsel
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Many Glocks owned and shot. I have to struggle to think of a malfunction I personally have had. I cannot think of a single one problem that was the fault of the gun or magazines. Some shooter error (limpwristing probably, by a friend using my Glock), and once a overpressured hand load. But I would honestly say that out of my several models in various calibers, countless thousands of rounds, never a gun related issue.
"My other problem is it is a bottom feeding brass puker, I like revolvers. " That's awesomely funny................
I have two glocks. "baby" 27 has about 3 thousands rounds of .40, and "bear" model 21 has launched about 4500 rounds of 45. Baby is bone, bone stock as she is my carry piece and Bear has a stock frame but to mitigate recoil I lightened the slide and chucked up an old motorcycle axle to whittle out a new recoil rod made of steel. With the stock spring, heavier rod, and lightened slide, Bear comes back to level rest just the way he should.
Neither glock has ever, ever, ever failed to feed and shoot except when we were running plastic dummy drills over and over and over again I would occassionally fail to tap and rack correctly and wind up out of battery a couple of times. Also, when exhausted and tired and peaved at the man shouting in my ears, I got soft with my weak hand while doing weak hand drills.
All in all I've had a total of six rounds that didn't feed or fire, (all commerically loaded,) and I take full blame for them.
Score: FTF because of idiot owner 6
FTF because of glock 0
I have two glocks. "baby" 27 has about 3 thousands rounds of .40, and "bear" model 21 has launched about 4500 rounds of 45. Baby is bone, bone stock as she is my carry piece and Bear has a stock frame but to mitigate recoil I lightened the slide and chucked up an old motorcycle axle to whittle out a new recoil rod made of steel. With the stock spring, heavier rod, and lightened slide, Bear comes back to level rest just the way he should.
Neither glock has ever, ever, ever failed to feed and shoot except when we were running plastic dummy drills over and over and over again I would occassionally fail to tap and rack correctly and wind up out of battery a couple of times. Also, when exhausted and tired and peaved at the man shouting in my ears, I got soft with my weak hand while doing weak hand drills.
All in all I've had a total of six rounds that didn't feed or fire, (all commerically loaded,) and I take full blame for them.
Score: FTF because of idiot owner 6
FTF because of glock 0
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only problems i've ever had was with my gen4 19
I own two other 19's the rtf2 and a regular gen 3 19 and no problems.....only problems were with gen 4 fte (stove pipe)
recoil springs are too stiff
I own two other 19's the rtf2 and a regular gen 3 19 and no problems.....only problems were with gen 4 fte (stove pipe)
recoil springs are too stiff
Autolycus
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My Glock 19 has always worked. It works just fine. I have not had any failures with it. The gun just works. If I limp wrist or do something to induce a failure it will fail, but otherwise it just works. I voted for the first option.
guyfromohio
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I bought a Gen4 in January of 2011, before the "fix". I've shot thousands of rounds and have had 0 failures and have had 0 spent cases hit me in the face. However, I did call Glock to get the replacement spring simply because it was free and considered to be an upgrade for resale purposes.
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