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Hi, I just bought my first gun today, a new Glock 22, took it to the range, and brought it home to clean it...I noticed that it's got wear on the bottom side of the slide - and not just on the finish-but something more abrasive made the area rough....I'm wondering if I could have left the gun shop w/ it like this, or if I caused this somehow at the range (I never disassembled it until I got home)....if this is normal...etc....Any thoughts would be much appreciated. Cheers and Happy Holidays!
 
Even with the fuzzy pictures, I can see enough to say that is not normal. Did the shop sell that as new, or "new in box"? Even if it is used that looks damaged. It would be very difficult to do that to a Glock slide on purpose, much less through ordinary shooting. I recommend you take it back to the point of sale and ask them to explain it.
 
Yep, sold as new in box (but it had been a display model)....I wasn't sure if I did this or if it was sold to me like this....I hope they won't give me a bad time when I go back in there.....Thanks for the suggestion
 
I just looked at my G30 upper and I think your slide is not normal. Mine was smooth. That looks like metal on metal grinding.

Take it back to the shop and see what they have to say about it.
 
I hope the shop doesn't give you crap about it. But if they do, try contacting Glock and see if they'll do anything about it. I haven't had to contact Glock for anything but I hear their customer service is above average.
 
Thanks for everyone's help...I just got back from the shop after you guys said this was not normal....told him I wanted it to go back to Glock...he said it was normal and that Glock would say the same thing, but it's being sent back regardless....I need some peace of mind, at least.

Now I just wish I had taken it apart before I went to the range to begin with to see if it was there even before I shot it.

How disappointing...after waiting 10 days for it...now I have to wait again because of this....
 
I have 9 Glocks, so I just checked. All have this to some degree, even my Glock 20 (which only has only 100 rounds through it so far). My Glock 22 is a factory refurb former Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office gun and it has much more wear in this area than the rest of my Glocks, except for my G19 which is about the same. Yours certainly does look like its a bit more wear than any of mine, including the aforementioned SCCSO G22. Seems to me this question has been asked over at Glocktalk and the short answer is that wear in ths area is normal and stops after a certain amount of firing (breakin you might say). Whether yours is in spec is another matter, but if it worries you, it is best to have the manufacturer look at it.

There is a remote possibility that your gun may have been in the serial number range of some problem guns. This was over a year ago and I would think that most of these guns would have been flushed out of the system by now, especially the popular G22. If it's within the serial number range of the advisory (not a recall according to Glock), they'll fix you up.

Edited to add: I forgot to mention, only one of my Glocks is in unfired condition. It is a Glock 30. There is some wear in that area, but virtually no metal is gone. Looks like it's just starting. BTW, this was a display gun as well.
 
I would also question whether it is a new gun.

I bought my G22 used; I don't know how many rounds it had through it at that time. I noted that the wear pattern you showed was just beginning. Now, a few thousand rounds later, it has that definite wear pattern, to almost the same extent.

Whas was the serial number range? Mine is in the CAN range, which puts its manufacture somewhere around 1995-96, I believe.
 
That looks like normal wear for a glock that's been broken in. It doesn't look like the underside of a new glock slide that has had less than 1,000 rds put through it. Was it a factory refurb?
 
Didn't that problem involve the frame rails, and not the slide?
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True, however, the frame rails were damaged by impact with some portion of the slide. I think more likely this is normal wear for this particular gun, although I wouldn't expect a showcase piece to display this much wear (unless he went out and put a couple thousand rounds through it during the first range session). My first thought was that maybe this was a refurb, but he said it was new, just a display gun.
 
My boss' Glocks (he has probably 5-6 of them) haven't had this happen to them. They have a few thousand rounds through them.

My G30 was bought in the fall of 03' and has a little less than 2000 rounds through it with no show of that problem.
 
Looks like damage caused by slide peening from very heavy use. Some questions:

Did your Glock have the packing grease on it?

Did it have copper break in lube on the inside of the slide?

Did it have this mark before you fired it or did firing cause the damage?

There are a bunch of POS shops that sell used as new. I wouldn't be surprised if this happened to you. If you're convinced that it's actually used demand a refund or tell the owner point blank that you're going to contact the ATF. A shop will lose its license if they're found to be selling used as new.

You need to put lots of rounds through a Glock before you start to see that kind of slide peening.

Check out Custom Glock's FAQ
 
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I have a 22C (.40 cal). Mine was positively brand new when I got it. Mine has identical marks although mine may be a bit shorter in length. They didn't show up (or at least I didn't notice them) until I'd put 1,000 or so rounds through it. Thanks for the thread. I thought I had the only gun existence like this. The "ding" (or whatever they are) on the left side of mine (as you look down the gun from the rear) is the most severe. I can't for the life of me figure out what caused it. On the up side, it doesn't seem to effect function. Mine has always worked perfectly. It's also not enough of a ding in the metal to weaken anything and it didn't seem to get any worse during the second thousand rounds I put through it.
 
Wow, thank you for the wealth of the responses. Unfortunately, I'm new to the sport and can't really answer all the technical questions-still learning. The gun was sold as new but it had been on display in the shop. I didn't break it down until after I fired about 150 rounds at the range. Once I took it apart, I saw this.

I don't know the serial number...actually, I took it back to the shop yesterday and it's being shipped back to Glock. At least this way, they can tell me if it's normal or not...and fix whatever problems there may be......I don't mind if the gun gets a worn a bit---I just don't want there to be some abrasion problem that will get worse if not corrected.....and I don't want to get screwed because I'm new ....

Thanks for all the feedback, I'll repost once I get the gun back and see what Glock did (didn't) do to it...I really appreciate everyone's ideas....

Merry Christmas!
 
The serial number should be included on the little manila envelope that also should've included the 2 test fire rounds.
 
wenD,

When you buy a new Glock, you're supposed to get an owners packet with some NRA information, safe handling tips, etc... and the little manila envelope.

The little manila envelope has 2 test fire round casings in there. On the front of the manila envelope is a sticker with the serial number, the date and the initials of the person who fired the test rounds.
 
I got the info packet w/NRA info..but no rounds....I actually found the serial number on my receipt: afv796us
 
thanks denfoote. regardless, will call glock on the next business day and tell them i had my gun shop ship it back to them...i'll stay on both the gun shop and the manufacturer until issue is resolved...just wish i could have gone shooting tomorrow!
 
I got the info packet w/NRA info..but no rounds....I actually found the serial number on my receipt: afv796us
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Your serial number seemed a bit odd to me, so I looked it up. If this is your serial number, my Glock reference guide puts your gun as being imported in January of 1993. If this is the case, your gun uses a second generation frame (not a bad thing, I happen to like them) unless somebody traded up to 3rd Generation frame. Does your gun have finger grooves on the grip? If it was new, it sure had been in the case a long damn time!

You can try the serial number search on www.glockmeister.com and see what they can tell you. It might take a few days.

More and more, it seems that this gun looks like a refurb.
 
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