New (used) G36 acquired

Congrats on the gun. Good to know you have experience and can kick that thing into shape. Happy shooting.

 

I just bought a used (looked brand new) G36. It is very tight! I cleaned it with Ballistol (according to Hickok45's description on youtube) prior to shooting. A ran couple of patches and barely showed color. It was hard to bring the slide back on the range. Had a FTE on the second mag ( I believe it was the second round in a Pierce+0 mag). I ran about six mags through with no more problems. I ran out of 45 ammo. I'm waiting for a big box from Midway on Monday and was at the range to shoot a new M9A1 (great gun). Next week I will let everyone know if I have more issues. I am carrying it CCW. I see people rack the slides on Glocks a bunch of times to show that they are empty. I would have a hard to doing that. I have to use my left hand, thumb facing in, and yank it hard one time. It is the usual way that I rack a slide. All of my other autos load like butter. The gun breaks down a little hard. Although Hickok45 doesn't recommend oil in the lower half, I did put some on the rails with a syringe with a 22 gauge round needle. I cannot use the slide release (its a standard one) at all to release the slide. I can only do it as described above.

 

Bought my G36 lightly used a few years ago with one of two mags with a Pearce +1 base already installed. Since then I have had +1 bases installed on some other, but not all of my mags. No problems worthy of note save the occasional difficulty of racking slide to load first round when mag in +1 configuration. (No problem when loading from slidelock.)

My advice would be to have some mags +1, others stock.

Others have tried the +0 bases and like them. Hopefully thay will chime in soon......

 

I have 2 Pearce + zeros and one brand new stock mag. The FTE was on the second shot on one of the Plus Zero mags. I got my goodie box of 2000 rounds of mixed ammo from MidwayUSA today. so i can probably go to the range tomorrow. Boy they fast! I ordered Monday morning, standard delivery to the FL Keys. It arrived Thursday afternoon.

 

Congrats with the G36 and every gun needs some break in time. I have been carrying and shooting a G 36 since 2002 and love the thing. This weapon was designed for concealed carry and Glock did a great job. There is a lot of BS on the internet regarding the G36. This weapon has a different feel because it is thinner than all other Glocks. Spend a little time at the range getting use to it. Good Luck.

 

Thank you very much. I'm going to the range tomorrow to try all the upgrades that i did to my 10/22. I'll run a bunch of rounds through the 36 and see if it loosens up a little. I loved the feel of it, although I was dangerous shooting my 1811 after it. I'll have to make sure that I shoot the Springer first. I felt like it was going to take off on me

R,
KeySpike

 

Amigo, congrats on your new gun, I got over 1500 rds thru mine , from my hand loads to factory loads , everything, it has never burped once on anything. I will not be popular for this first suggestion, but I am not here to be popular I highly reccomend you stick with the stock mags and forget the extension crap. Alot of guys have had good luck with them and I am happy for them. But I will tell ya this. Change out both mag springs, and use stock mags, and polish the ramp and chamber like a mirror. I do not have problems with any Glock after doing this. A glock is NOT a M1911 that needs breakin in. I have a ton of them and none needed breaking in. They were taken out of the box, and the feed ramp and chamber polished with flitz till I could almost see to shave in them, 'so to speak', and every Glock I own gets the same treatment, and again, I have never had a glitch, except for a G21 waaaaay back years ago and got rid of it, because i did not like it any way. haha

I know all this sounds to simple, but it will cost you the price of two factory mag springs from lone wolf, and a couple minutes more polish time. No matter the powder or the bullet, mine will eat them up, limp wrist, banger style, upside down, you name it. They ALL should, and I believe if you do this, yours will as well. Glocks do not need "breaking in" as we think of the term breaking in.

Out of the box, clean and shoot and they should hold small groups and shoot well even out to 300 yds, Ours do, and on the ranch here, we shoot even the G27 out to 300 yds with excellent results. That G36 you got is a dang nice piece. I am not a plastic guy, yet I own many glocks and have for 14/15 years and load for them all. I never have had a problem doing what I suggested to you with ramp/chamber and all other parts in slide and reciever.

I keep the stock mag springs on all of the glocks i own, loaded up to a year, then go out side and empty them, no real problems. If there is a sticky, I simply change springs, problem (very rare) fixed. I assure you on the high polish of the ramp and chamber, this will, with new springs heal ya up... If not, get back on here and lets go from there... But I believe you'll be fine. My M1911 EDC "when in town" is almost jealous of me carrying this little tack driving G36. 150 rds in on ragged hole 7 to 35 yds, and shoots great waaaaaay out there as well. Enjoy it. It is one of Glocks best guns yet IMO, and I got most of them except the long slides.

Not trying to sound like a wise butt. Just know what has worked for us for a decade and a half. Keep a good grip (not sayin you ain't amigo ) and polish out those machine marks on the ramp a tad more and the chamber. Let's hear from ya ! If ya reload, I use 7.6/7.7grs of Power Pistol with a 230gr XTP and get 905/910fps. Not bad in a small 3" + little light weight !


Congrats Pard, have fun, and good shooting.







CanyonMan

 

I really like my 36 as well -- like other folks said, they are quite accurate. I've been using +1's on half my mags & have to say that they just make the grip feel so much better. Congratulations on picking up a great pistol.

 

Have you had any FTEs with the +1s? I have had 2 with the +0s, both on the second round.

 

I haven't had any problems with them, but I have heard of those who have.

 

I'm going to try to get to the range tomorrow. It was brutally hot today.

 

Almost forgot that I have the feed ramp on my barrel polished and smoothed. I don't really know if it makes any difference. I had the feed ramp touched up before I ever made my first trip to the range. My armorer used a dremel tool to do the polish and shine. It seemed to really be a buffing process on steroids.

At the time, the G36 was my first Glock and I wasn't an armorer. For my G17, I didn't do anything on the feed ramp and never had an issue.

 

I've been using the +1 base for about a year now with no problems. Didn't do anything to the spring, just used the original.

 

I ran a box through my 36 on Friday. Flawless!

 

Congrats on the G36.
It's a great pistol.