Just got my brand new Glock 20 Gen 4...and for the life of me I cannot push down on the slide stop release when the slide is locked back to release it. I have 3 other Glocks and it is easy to do on all of them...what gives?
Can't push down on slide release for the life of me...
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pull back on the slide a little while releasing
Its called a slide stop...not release....:supergrin:
This! Every manual I have ever seen wants you to release the slide STOP by pulling back the slide and releasing it and letting the springs drive it into battery.
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The slide lock is stiff on new guns.
Take the empty magazine out of the gun, the magazine spring is pushing up on the slide lock.
Pull the slide back a little if you still can't work the release.
If it doesn't loosen up enough for you to easily release the slide with the slide lock after a few months, just sling shot it.
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Happyguy
Take the empty magazine out of the gun, the magazine spring is pushing up on the slide lock.
Pull the slide back a little if you still can't work the release.
If it doesn't loosen up enough for you to easily release the slide with the slide lock after a few months, just sling shot it.
Regards,
Happyguy
It is not the slide lock it is the slide stop. Instead of releasing the slide with the slide stop, grip the slide with the non shooting hand and pull it back slightly. Allow the slide to go forward forcefully, chambering a round.
This is a gross motor skill which is much easier to do under stress than the fine motor skill of using the slide stop lever.
I would think there is a video on Youtube. Slingshot method.
This is a gross motor skill which is much easier to do under stress than the fine motor skill of using the slide stop lever.
I would think there is a video on Youtube. Slingshot method.
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Does the problem only present when an empty mag is in the mag well?
In my experience with two new Glock 21s (one third and one fourth generation) this was the case: it was hard to depress the slide stop and release the slide from its locked position IF an EMPTY mag was in the magazine well. However, it was relatively easy if a loaded mag was in place.
Of course, being able to get the gun into battery easily is most critical when chambering a round during a reload. You should be able to get the slide into battery with relative ease using EITHER the slide stop or the pull back and release technique. Both are valid techniques and have their place.
I will bet your Glock 20 proves to be the same--it will be noticeably easier to depress the slide stop with a loaded mag in place.
If that's so, then no worries...
Moreover, as the pistol breaks in, it will get easier to activate the slide stop to release the slide from the locked open position even when an empty mag is in the well.
In my experience with two new Glock 21s (one third and one fourth generation) this was the case: it was hard to depress the slide stop and release the slide from its locked position IF an EMPTY mag was in the magazine well. However, it was relatively easy if a loaded mag was in place.
Of course, being able to get the gun into battery easily is most critical when chambering a round during a reload. You should be able to get the slide into battery with relative ease using EITHER the slide stop or the pull back and release technique. Both are valid techniques and have their place.
I will bet your Glock 20 proves to be the same--it will be noticeably easier to depress the slide stop with a loaded mag in place.
If that's so, then no worries...
Moreover, as the pistol breaks in, it will get easier to activate the slide stop to release the slide from the locked open position even when an empty mag is in the well.
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This^^
This is my 4th gen 4 Glock...I'm well aware that you are supposed to pull back with the off hand and release. This is a little different... the guy at the gun shop even thought it was weird...never seen a gen 4 with the slide stop so flush against the frame and so dang hard to press down. I also had 2 failures to return to battery in about 70 rounds, where the slide was locked back and didn't even attempt to grab the next round in the magazine...
Slide stop is part 5427 -1. I'm gonna call Glock tomorrow and verify if this is even the correct part for the model 20....
This slide stop is visibly MUCH smaller on the outside than any of my other gen 4s....
Slide stop is part 5427 -1. I'm gonna call Glock tomorrow and verify if this is even the correct part for the model 20....
This slide stop is visibly MUCH smaller on the outside than any of my other gen 4s....
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I assume you must not know about slide bite.:upeyes:
The correct procedure is to grip the gun in your strong side hand - bite the back of the slide - while pushing the gun away from your mouth until the slide releases and can go forward.
It is a little hard on your teeth - but after a while you start to enjoy the taste.
The correct procedure is to grip the gun in your strong side hand - bite the back of the slide - while pushing the gun away from your mouth until the slide releases and can go forward.
It is a little hard on your teeth - but after a while you start to enjoy the taste.
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4th Gen4, but only 6 posts since Feb 14...welcome to the forum where the most cynical folks will make fun of you for having problems with their Marque brand.
Post some pics of the tiny slide release, to prove your point.
Slide locking back prematurely is most commonly caused by R handed shooter's thumb flicking the release on recoil. If you are right handed, this is the most likely cause.
It is REMOTELY possible that the spring on your slide release lever is broken or incorrectly installed. Stranger things have happened. If you know how to take it apart, examine it and re-assemble it.
Guys working at the gunstore are not necessarily the best source of info. They regurge alot of misinformation.
Post some pics of the tiny slide release, to prove your point.
Slide locking back prematurely is most commonly caused by R handed shooter's thumb flicking the release on recoil. If you are right handed, this is the most likely cause.
It is REMOTELY possible that the spring on your slide release lever is broken or incorrectly installed. Stranger things have happened. If you know how to take it apart, examine it and re-assemble it.
Guys working at the gunstore are not necessarily the best source of info. They regurge alot of misinformation.
Then why does Rob Leatham, Larry Vickers & Massad Ayoob use & recommend the slide stop? :wavey:
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My glock 19 gen 2 has a very decent amount of rounds through it and a nice broken in trigger. (broken in gen 2 trigger is the best glock trigger no doubt) It has such a hard SLIDE RELEASE that I have to use both hands to push it down. Contrary to that, my glock 23 gen 2 has the easiest SLIDE RELEASE on God's green Earth. I can push it down with thumb without adjusting my grip. (btw, I have small kid hands because I am younger than most people on this thread) Although I am young, I fully understand how a glock works, understand firearms, and am educated on the subject. Both of my glocks are unmodified and I have no clue why we share the same problem with seemingly no solution and no reason. I don't know why.
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Cmon, 7 year old thread.
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You didn’t read the Glock Instructions for Use? It says “If the slide is locked in the rearward position, either press the slide stop lever (27) down to release the slide and return it to the fully forward position or grasp the slide...”. So using the the slide stop is the FIRST thing Glock instructs.
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