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Glock REBUILDS/Does it fall apart that quickly?

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#1 ·
When searching for new and used Glocks, I keep seeing "rebuilds". I even see Gen 4 rebuilds.

Now when I bought my first Glock it was 1996, and Glocks were LEGENDS. I was always reading about million round Glock 17's and 19's and how they could outlast most any semi-auto handgun available, or I should say ANY and all.

So what's with all the "rebuilds" I see for sale? Do they build the new and fragile Glock these days? A few thousand rounds at a police department and they are so fragile they need to be rebuilt?

Can somebody please explain why so many Glocks need to be rebuilt?

My guess is they don't and it's just some springs and minor stuff but it is a little off-putting to us Glock fans to see that Glocks are having to be rebuilt in such large numbers.
 
#2 ·
I've seen many guns for sale and I don't often see used guns described as rebuilds. Sometimes I will see guns with new springs installed or other consumable parts replaced. There maybe some factory guns "refurnished" - that is put back into factory specs or even used guns put back into specs. If I would see an factory invoice of the work done on a gun I would be put at ease but if just word of mouth I would be a bit skeptical.
 
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#5 ·
A monkey can "rebuild" a Glock pistol, so I really don't understand the concern. I've replaced/upgraded part on many of my Glocks, but it was because I wanted to not needed to.

Honestly, of the literally DOZENS of Glocks I've owned, I can't remember ever having a part actually break or a failure of any kind.

To me, being "tinkerer friendly" is huge selling point for Glock.
 
#7 ·
I am going to guess that a fair number of them were guns that were traded in for an agency that decided to get new guns and that factory rebuilt means essentially that a Glock armorer at the factory went through the gun and replaced anything that needed replacing. Just the same as they would do for your gun if you stopped by the factory or a GSSF match. My other guess is that a lot of the times that involved only a couple springs if that and seldom did it involve any major parts.
 
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#8 ·
One of those ads, said Factory Rebuilt by Glock. I bought a police trade in, and took it to Glock in Smyrna. They replaced the springs, offered to replace the night sights for $55 (I asked them to put factory dovetail protectors instead), gave me a new magazine, and updated any parts. All this while I waited. They essentially replaced the normal wear items, brought it up to current spec for no charge.

That's what I would expect a factory rebuild to mean. Shouldn't charge extra for it (as Glock does it for free); it just means you don't need to take care of anything when you get it.

Sort of like buying a car where all the recalls have been dealt with.
 
#10 ·
I bought a 23 Gen. 2 that had a label on the box that said factory refurbished.
Shot a couple hundred rds. and then took it to Glock for night sights.
Was told the frame needed replacing and it would take two weeks for it to happen and at no charge to me.
Two weeks to the day , Fed X delivered my 23 to my home and now I have a Gen. 2/3 G23 with non matching serial numbers.
 
#17 ·
I have bought 2 G22a and an M&P45 that were "rebuilds". All three were used LE pistols traded in on contract, rebuilt by Glock and then sold to wholesalers and or dealers. Two had night sights on them (still glow) and a few light scratches here and there. Saving $200+ on a pistol that went back through the factory and was carried more than shot seems like a good deal to me.
 
#15 ·
I am glad they repaired it but don't understand why the frame was not replaced when they refurbished it
A run of G22 gen 2s had frame rails that would break. It probably wasn't broken when it was refurbed and when you took it back in it was broken. I know when mine broke, I didn't realize it till I took it apart to clean it. No idea how many rounds I ran through it in the month between cleanings(I was shooting competition then).
 
#16 ·
I'm not sure how many other manufacturers would replace a polymer frame on a gun that's 20+ years old.?

I took a VERY early 2nd gen G17- this was one of the first gen 2 17s, prior to the 19s being produced...so early 90s for sure. I got this in trade last year. This was a high round count gun, it was well used for sure. Glock replaced all of the internals, and the tech told me that they would likely have to replace the frame, due to its age he suspected the frame was cracked. The frame proved to be intact, and with the new guts, it's shoots just like any other 17. Not sure who else does this..?
 
#18 ·
It took me almost 75,000 rounds to crack a slide on my old 2 pin G17 (LEO turn in). I have no idea how many rounds went thru it before. It has since gone to over 200K. Most guys are only running maybe 5K a year, so why worry about it. And even it breaks, so what, Glock will replace it.
 
#22 ·
I've purchased Gen 2 factory refurbs prior to the OP's "legendary" '96 model.

Great value.
Bought my Gen 2 17/19 refurbs in '99 at a gun show, and they're my favorite Glocks. Back then, Glock didn't replace the frames on reconditioned guns. Both mine have minor gouges and scratches.
 
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