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STOCK GLOCK IS PERFECTION!!!

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#1 ·
I’ve had over 15(lost count) Glocks of various calibers (9mm, .357 SIG, .40, 10mm, .45 ACP) over the years. Though several years without any Glocks/Guns (boating accident…just kidding…something else), I can say I NEVER had one single FTF, FTE, etc…NO MALFUNCTIONS at all….and I did shoot a lot!! ALL SHOCK!!!
 
#6 ·
Not my favorite gun, but my Glock has been flawless when using decent ammo in decent mags. For home defense and recreational shooting, I don't see a thing that really needs changing. People complain about the plastic sights, but in my view, 99% of Glock owners would never put their gun through any kind of abuse that would break the stock sights, and the 1% that do wouldn't consider it a big deal to swap them out.
 
#7 ·
15 guns with no problem is great.

Glock would be the brand I'd pick for that to happen.

One could try 15 Marlins of the Remington era, and see if that works out. It could.

See the thing is, none of us have a very big sample size to compare brands. If someone was rich, they could buy 500 guns each from a dozen various manufacturers, making sure to get a good sample spread throughout a model year, then test them all, 10 thousand rounds each gun, looking for problems and reliability and mechanical accuracy.

It would make a pretty good write up on GT. I think Bac is working on it :)
 
#8 ·
I've tried a few modifications over the last 12 years (and about 30 Glocks) but have finally realized that leaving the gun stock is best for me. The one concession I make to my aging eyes is a dab of neon orange finger nail polish on the front sight, which makes it easier to pick up when I'm shooting in IDPA or USPSA matches. Otherwise, I spend my money on ammo and match fees.
 
#10 ·
While not perfect, Glocks are usually, but not always, very reliable guns.

I have had my old 2nd Gen G21 since the early '90's when they first came out. I have about 50,000 rds through it. In all that time and ammo, the only malfunctions it has ever had were failures to feed with semi wadcutters. However, it is a combat gun, so not feeding semi wadcutters isn't a big deal, except for the fact that I had a bunch of bullets that I couldn't reload.

The other end of the spectrum was my Gen 2.5 G26, also bought when they first came out. Nothing but problems for the first 200 rds or so. Failures to feed, failures to extract, failures to eject, you name it, it did it. After 200 rds, it was like flipping a switch. It straightened out and ran like a Glock should and has run flawlessly ever since. I have about 10,000 through it, no issues at all after the first 200 rds.

When I bought my 1st Gen G17 from the PD I work for a few years ago, it would fail to extract on a regular basis. To be fair, that gun was BEAT! Not a real high round count, but the gun was royally beaten on for it's whole, miserable life as a duty gun for a co that just didn't care about it. I've posted pics before, the rear poly sight was so rounded off that you couldn't use it to aim very well at all because the notch was hogged out and the flat top wasn't flat. A new extractor spring and it was back up and running flawlessly. I also put a new factory poly rear sight on it but really haven't shot it since. This gun is a good example of worn parts, but I thought I would include it to show that, like all guns, Glocks will wear and sometimes require replacement parts.

The late 3rd Gen G19 I bought a few years ago displayed brass to face VERY badly. Several times per magazine, it would bonk me right in the forehead with spent brass. Didn't matter what kind of ammo I shot- range ammo, good hot hollow points, NATO spec ammo, it bonked me in the head regularly. It was so bad that 3-4 times per mag, it would eject to the left! I called Glock and got one of the new ejectors (I can't remember the part number but it was one of the Gen4 ejectors, 30274 maybe) and it went to ejecting properly. Not very energetically, it only throws brass a couple of feet, but it is very regular in that it throws brass to 3:30-4:00 o'clock now.

I have had several others (an old 2nd Gen G23, a brand new Gen4 G22, my G42 and I think there are a few I'm forgetting) that have been perfectly reliable from the day I got them.

Just a few examples to show that, while Glocks are generally good, reliable guns, they aren't perfect.

Bub
 
#14 ·
Only thing I do is either use Glock factory night sights or swap out the plastics for aftermarket night sights. Blue label 34 I picked up recently had Truglo Tritium night sights installed because the dealer didn't have factory night sights. I've seen the plastics tear up so much that the tops of the sights wouldn't align properly with the front sight any longer. Too much plastic was stripped away. I'm also not a fan of the sight picture either. Just me. The plastic sights will work for most people without any issues.
 
#16 ·
People complain about the plastic sights, but in my view, 99% of Glock owners would never put their gun through any kind of abuse that would break the stock sights...
Current polymer FIXED sights will take a great beating without adverse effects. That is not true of the original all-polymer pin-in front sight that Glock used for the first 20 years. Just a few months of normal holster wear would often cause it to loosen, and it took little stress to break it. The current polymer front sight is held firmly with metal screw...a far better design that has great durability.

Some non-Blue Label Glocks (G17L, G24, G34, G35, G40, G41) come from factory with polymer adjustable rear sights. IMO, these are all of unsatisfactory impact durability and require replacement ASAP.

I always replace OEM polymer sights with OEM metal night sights. At only $57 per set from Glock, there's no good reason to do otherwise.
 
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#18 ·
I agree. I started adding unnecessary stuff and finally came to my senses. Only night sights and an extended takedown lever due to old eyes and fat fingers.
 
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#19 ·
I have had several stock glocks replaced, and I own mostly all of them. All my gen 1s, 17 l, 17, and 19. All had fractures in the mag well, and some extraction issues. They where replaced completely with gen 2 of the same model numbers. They are reliable, but not perfect by any means, but nothing mechanical really is, all will fail some day. Also all my gen 1s, had low round count. I have had magazine issues with some current models, like glock 42. imo.
 
#20 ·
Certainly not perfect but they are good, reliable pistols for the money. None of the ones I have owned over the years have ever failed me in any way. The only real downside to Glocks is that they don't have the greatest case support in the world, and that's a potential problem for us reloaders. But OTOH, the rather generous chambers are what make them so reliable feeding wise. You just have to monitor your brass more if you reload.
 
#21 ·
I like my Glocks but I have had numerous issues with a couple of them. My 42 had to be sent back to Glock and they replaced quite a few parts and magazines. My 19 consistently had FTFs until I did a little research and found that some mags need to have the follower changed. Changed the follower and no more FTFs.

The 34 and 43 have been flawless from the outset.
 
#22 ·
I've tried a few modifications over the last 12 years (and about 30 Glocks) but have finally realized that leaving the gun stock is best for me. The one concession I make to my aging eyes is a dab of neon orange finger nail polish on the front sight, which makes it easier to pick up when I'm shooting in IDPA or USPSA matches. Otherwise, I spend my money on ammo and match fees.
I also use the fingernail polish trick. Works for me!
 
#23 ·
Lately found a dealer that was printing his own labels. Oranges suddenly became blue or white. Notified Glock still doing it but he has to buy from a dealer instead of direct. I wish they woulc do a marking variation on refurbished.

Also have a number of LE dealers swapping out the Korean mags or taking the 3rd out again. It takes a while but Glock generally drops from selling direct at least.
 
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