Hm thanks. Read up on the newer glocks with that area of the extractor not seating properly. Will probably take a look at that area to see if it’s abnormally gunked up or of it needs a few swipes with polish.
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Sample size of one but I have a newly purchased Gen4 Glock 19 that has not had problems with ejection (95% consistent to 3-4 oclock, ~5% impacting my right shoulder) through the first ~200 rounds. Serial prefix of WW, production date of March 2014.
I’ve seen around a dozen or so Austrian Gen 4 17s and 34s with 30274 ejectors (serials starting with an “S” through “W”) pop Federal white box 115 brass directly to the rear and down ladies’ blouses. They’ll let you know quick.
I also have a new Gen4 19, 225 rounds so far (more soon!), good ejection using Federal HST, CCI Blazer Brass, and Tulammo BrassMaxx. Test fire date early this month (May '14), serial prefix WC
My gen 3 19 with the 274 extractor seems to BTF 1/100 rounds. It’s just shy of 1k.
On the other hand at a pistol class I was at a girl had a gen 4 17, that she couldn’t do one handed shooting exercises because it would have “limp wrist” malfunctions. The fact that she couldn’t make the pistol run one handed is pretty unacceptable to me. She’s replacing her glock with an xdm.
That is a user problem and not a weapon problem. If the grip is too bulkly/long then select a smaller sized variant like your G19. Jumping to an XDM is not step up.
I tried my damdest to get my new Gen4 G19 to “limp wrist” at the range today.
I have five Glocks, and I can’t for the life of me figure out how people get them to “limp wrist”.
I’m right handed, I fired it as weak as I could possibly hold it (safely),recoiling all over the damn place, one handed, off handed, with one finger…or half a finger…even touching the grip. Loose wrist too.
It’s easier to change the gun on your hip, than the hands on your wrists.
Agreed. That’s why no matter how hard I wanted to make my G30S work for me, it just didnt. Grip was too short and too wide at the backstrap. Plus I found the recoil a bit much to stay on target after more than a couple rounds. The G19 Gen4 and G17 Gen4 are another thing altogether. Point is moving to the same platform but in slighty different dimensions can work wonders. Going to an XDM over Glock? Too much going on with them with the backstrap safety and high bore axis, especially if one is already familiar with the most simple platform out there.
This is the sole reason that my 12 year old Glock 19, gen3 has been retired and replaced by a Glock 19, gen4 with the large beaver tail grip panel. My hands are just a bit too big for the gen3 gun, although I carried it off-duty for 12 years and made it work. The gen4’s large grip with the beaver tail panel made a huge difference.
I gave up trying to get the newer gun to malfunction. Got bored as the gun just kept on keeping on…
Another data point for the mix. I was in a pistol class Saturday, and my beloved Gen3 G17 crapped the bed. The rear sight was hanging halfway off the frame after the first six rounds. This was my nightstand gun that has over 14,370+ rounds since I bought it used, as a police trade in. And I’d shot the thing just 4 days before with no issues.
Out comes the NIB Gen4 G17 I brought to run a magazine through, while the other students went out for lunch. Just under 400 rounds fired that day, most of it weak hand only. No issues at all - no brass to face, no failures to extract/eject, nothing. Ran like a top.
Oh, and the new Gen4 has a Grip Force Adapter, Vicker’s slide release, and Ameriglo Hackathorn sights. Still debating the mag release. Trigger and connector are stock.
Already bring a spare gun to class, even after you have double-checked your primary handgun.
As we come toward the end of 2014 I was wondering what the current consensus on Gen 4 Glocks is? I haven’t seen anything negative recently but was wondering what you all have observed.
Once I received the updated RSA, I am approaching 15K with my G17. With my reloads, once in awhile one will come straight back. It just keeps on shooting.
I’m happy to say that my three have been 100% reliable, with no problems at all. Two 19’s and a 26. One 19 just passed 2500 rounds today. The Gen4 19 with the medium beavertail backstrap installed is the perfect carry gun for me.
Does anyone really know for sure, if current production Glock Gen 3 and Gen 4 9mm pistols have truly been fixed of the BTF issue ? If it has been fixed, approximately when was it fixed and what did Glock do to fix it ?
Member: Surf has vetted quite a few and keeps hard data on them. He posted about it over at P-F. Maybe he will jump in on his and share. In short, he’s not seeing any issues with current production.
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When Surf talks about Glocks, I STFU and take lots of notes.
I keep a Post-it note on the left side of my monitor. I check those user names every day, hoping they have made a post I can read and learn from. I look forward to reading their thoughts. Surf’s on that Post-it.
Here it is-
http://pistol-forum.com/showthread.php?13841-What-s-the-current-consensus-on-Gen-4-Glocks-GTG/page4
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I have a 2013 made Gen 4 Glock 17 and a 2014 made Gen 4 Glock 19 and they have both been good. Having said that with all the Beretta talk going around I picked up a new M9 on sale for $435, took it to the range and shot it immediately better then the Glocks over our standard qual course. I haven’t shot a DA/SA in years yet I was faster and more accurate with it and I haven’t even gotten the D spring in the mail yet. I’m not sure what to do with this…am I really going to go to the M9 for duty carry?
Thank you sir, that is exactly the type of information I am looking for.