My Glock jammed today

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I took my new G26 to the range today. Jammed on the 3rd round on the first mag. Quick tap/rack did not clear it (stuck). I was able to easily remove the mag and work the slide, which cleared it. I was using WWB 115 gr. FMJ. There was an empty stovepiped straight up. Out of 210 rounds fired today, that round was the only problematic one.

Besides that, I really liked the gun. I was using the standard 10-round mags and having my pinky wrap around the bottom was actually pretty comfortable and did not seem to affect my shooting. I was able to shoot at a decent rate of fire and was pretty accurate with the factory night sights out to 15 yards. My shots at 25 yards weren't quite as good but still on paper for the most part. I practiced shooting with both hands and both were comfortable.

I also brought along my Ruger SP-101 which I haven't shot in awhile. The .38 Special rounds were even softer shooting than the 9 mms (and quieter), but I wasn't as accurate with the Ruger as the Glock (and I'm a wheel gun kind of guy). I think this is partially because my hands/arms were already pretty tired from shooting the Glock, the shorter trigger stroke of the Glock, and the better sights on the Glock.

I think once I'm more comfortable with the Glock's reliability, I'm going to use the G26 as a carry piece. I already have a Comp-tac CTAC that I had bought for a G23 (sold it without firing it). If anyone has any maintenance tips to minimize jams in the future, please let me know. I'm a Glock newbie. But the G26 is definitely one easy shooting sub-compact.
 
What Calibur is your Glock?

What Cal is the Glock?
I have a Springfield XD 45 that is very much like the Glock except it also has that safty on the grip like a 1911 has. Love the weapon can't say enough good about the feed and the speed and placement of every shot fired.
TDU
 
The ONLY time I have issues with any of my Glocks (always failure to eject) is with inexperienced shooters without a good grip on the gun. I've seen it happen three times, twice on my G17L 9mm and once on my G36 .45ACP.

Since I was observing the shooter (I've been introducing friends to guns), I was able to correlate me not being satisfied with their grip followed by the round firing and then stovepiping. A minor modification of their grip and the problem appears solved.
 
yea what TDU said--should have gotten a glock

Just kidding with you..I blame bad ammo or limp wrist
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heaven forbid something get thru QC at the glock plant.... that never happends...:roll:
 
Glocks never fail and are always reliable!!!

What you experienced never happened! ;)
 
You know, I have a model 34 that experienced a handful of stoppages in its first couple hundred rounds - and then it ran problem free until the locking block pin broke at ~16,800 rounds.

Don't know if I was limp wristing or if the gun needed to 'break in' or what - but I'd recommend putting a few hundred more rounds through the gun and keeping careful track of the stoppages.
 
Wow, I knew it was cold out today (here in MN), but cold enough for H*** to freeze over?

I must have read the thread title wrong. There's no such thing as a GLOCK that jammed. :p
 
Stove-pipe should be able to be cleared by tap/invert/rack. Pretty easy stoppage to clear, actually.

My G-17 9mm will sometimes leave empty cases in the chamber when using Rem/UMC ball ammo. The rims seem a little undersized, though I haven't mic'ed them. That one takes either dropping the mag, locking open and prying with a fingernail, or trying to coerce the extractor over the rim to try it again. I prefer the pry method.

w-w, who's G-17 has been back to Glock already for a new frame after breaking a frame rail at about 7500 rounds.
 
I had a glock 27 that would get the occasional stovepipe.

After it failed to feed- jamming the cartridge against the feed ramp several times, I traded it in and got something better. I never cared much for it's grip anyways.
 
I could rant about how the M&P is the perfect weapon and cant ever malfunction but its a machine. All machines fail at some point. Shoot it enough so you know your comfortable with it.
 
This is the reason revolvers are still being made.
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Reminds me of the time I had a GP-100 seize up on me. Though it wasn't the revolver, it was out of spec ammo. That is, out of spec personal defense ammo, Federal Hydrashok.

All machines fail at some point.
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Yep. ;)
 
Congrats On Your G26!

How many mags did you get for it?

If the problem recurs, put a piece of tape on each magazine, and make a mark for every fail-to-feed occurrence. Odds are, all the marks will be on one magazine. Exchange the problematic mag with the retailer.

The above describes a FTF problem we had with Judy's new G19, and five magazines, bought back in 2006. Some 8500 rounds later, no problemo! ;)

--Ray
 
Boulder, don't wrap your pinky around the magazine. Tuck it under the magazine.

When your pinky is around the magazine it can exert slight momentary downward pressure when you shoot. That downward jerk can interfere with the magazine's feeding.
 
Those who say that there Glock jammed are only here for XD's political gain. It is propaganda I tell you! HAHAHA!

Glock's rule! I never had any of mine jam or even have slight hicup. Guess it is just a bad one of 20,000,000 out there.
 
Slight malfunctions now and then are expected.

Glock 26 is very reliable. one out of 210 rounds. pretty good.
 
I have 2000+ rounds through my 26 with no problems. I use UMC Remington at the range and Speer Gold Dots. I wrap my pinky under the mag as well.
 
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