Glock 29 Closed Slide Position- Possible Problem?

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A couple weeks ago, I brought home my used G29SF. I found it at a local shop for a great price. I was looking forward to shooting it, possibly tomorrow, and while looking it over noticed that it is very different from my two other Glocks (22 and 27) in that it appears that the guide rod is not flush with the front of the slide and that the rear of the slide is behind, not flush with, the rear extent of the slide rails. I stripped the pistol, made sure that the guide was placed correctly (which it appears to be) and nothing seems to change. Other than having shot somebody's 21 once, this is my first experience off of the conventional 9/40 Glock frame, hence my interest on making sure that there isn't a possible problem before I (attempt) to shoot this pistol.

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I think it is fine. My G29 is virtually the same, yours may have a fraction of a millimeter more gap between the frame and guide rod than mine, but I'd shoot it.
 
Take the spring & barrel out of the slide and insure there isn't a brass sliver, unburned powder, or spider nest holding the barrel from fully seating in the slide.

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Thanks for the information. I was concerned about potentially being an indiciator of something but it looks like I should be good to go. The slide can not go any further forward and the trigger will actuate the striker (it dry fires OK). I did pull the spring and barrel from the slide and did check for that but may do it again. My hope is that it is, in effect, a sloppy "fit/finish" issue rather than something functional.
 
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