I purchased a new Glock 17 Gen 4 and it has been the most unreliable out-of-the-box gun I have ever bought, and I have many (Glock 19 Gen 3, S&W M&P 9, HK P30, Kahr PM9 and P.380, Les Baer Premier II, Ed Brown, Kimber Ultra CDP II).
The Gen 4 Glock now has 500 rounds through it, and continues to have frequent failures to eject, about 1-2 per 50 rounds. The failures are two types 1) stovepipes and 2) casing sticking longitudinally in the top of the ejection port with a partially fed round underneath.
I have used a variety of high quality factory FMJ ammo in both 115gr and 124 gr, and the failures occur regardless of brand or bullet weight.
I am well-trained (SigArms Academy, ASAA/Chuck Taylor, Massad Ayoob LFI), I use a high hand crush grip...no limp wristing here.
The gun has been cleaned and lubed three times using either Breakfree, Shooters choice FP 10, or Mil-tec.
I should mention that when I used expensive defensive ammo (Corbon DPX 115gr or Winchester 115gr Silvertips, the gun ran fine).
This is definitely not the Glock reliability I expect... Soooo, back to Glock it goes.
The Gen 4 Glock now has 500 rounds through it, and continues to have frequent failures to eject, about 1-2 per 50 rounds. The failures are two types 1) stovepipes and 2) casing sticking longitudinally in the top of the ejection port with a partially fed round underneath.
I have used a variety of high quality factory FMJ ammo in both 115gr and 124 gr, and the failures occur regardless of brand or bullet weight.
I am well-trained (SigArms Academy, ASAA/Chuck Taylor, Massad Ayoob LFI), I use a high hand crush grip...no limp wristing here.
The gun has been cleaned and lubed three times using either Breakfree, Shooters choice FP 10, or Mil-tec.
I should mention that when I used expensive defensive ammo (Corbon DPX 115gr or Winchester 115gr Silvertips, the gun ran fine).
This is definitely not the Glock reliability I expect... Soooo, back to Glock it goes.