Glock parts breakage

[jagdpanzer347]

Greetings all. I recently started a thread on this topic(parts failures) reguarding the Mini14 over on Rifle Country. I learned a good bit. Hopefully the formula is repeatable.

I am interested in any parts breakages/failures in any model Glock. I would really prefer first person accounts rather than hearsay. Please bear in mind this is not a Glock vs. anything else thread.

For years my G22 has been flawless in operation. However, I figure at the least there must be some small part or spring that does give up the ghost on at least a somewhat frequent basis. Even it if does require a high round count to do so. All input appreciated.

-jagdpanzer

 

[Hkmp5sd]

I've had my Glock 17 since 1987 and to date have had zero breakages. It is my CCW gun and gets a minimum of 100 rounds/month at the range.

 

[gaven]

THE FRONT SIGHT ON MY G-19 GOT BANGED UP AND WAS LOOKING LOP SIDED AND I HAD TO REPLACE WITH A METAL ONE AFTER ABOUT 15,000 ROUNDS AND NUMEROUS MATCHES. HOPE THIS HELPS

 

[Navy joe]

I have personally broken a G34 framerail at about 25K rounds and a G17 genII extractor at roundcount unknown(Used gun) I think nothing of it, all guns break.

 

[Onmilo]

Slide lock springs break.
Standard trigger springs sometimes break.
Plastic front sight can be worn to unusable if the gun is carried and drawn regularly from a holster that does not feature a protected sight channel.
Factory captive plastic guide rods break.
Flat spring for takedown lever breaks, this is the most common repair I have done on Glocks and this usually involves the owner putting too much force on the lever during takedown or incorrectly attempting to reassemble the gun after field strip.

 

[10-Ring]

When I blew up my 21, the ramp on the barrel was torn, the mag release blew out of the grip and the magazine was in several parts. Honestly of the 5 Glocks I've owned, that was the only one that actually broke anything, so take that w/ the grain of salt it deserves