So i’ve been looking into getting a Glock 17. And upon doing my research about it that i do before i buy i find they have ejection problems. I’ve been eyeing a Gen 3 which has the problems as well. And my question is how wide spread is the problem? Are there plenty of guns running just fine? Is it bad enough to not buy a glock at the moment. Or go out and buy one and see how it shoots.
:Edit: I should have made what i said clearer my fault. I’m worried about getting a glock thats going to throw brass at my eyes. It seams if you get one that does it there isn’t much of a fix.
Most ejection issues with Glocks stem from the shooter, i.e., limp-wristing. That being said, I’ve owned every 9mm Glock ( sans 18) and have had nothing but great experiences with them.
The 34 I currently own has plenty of trigger work done and is an excellent range plinker. Good luck, you won’t be disappointed with a Glock.
You will probably be fine with a new one, there have been some problems but the recent ones I’ve shot worked fine. If you are really concerned about it buy a used one from a few years ago.
The 4th Gen 17 I have seems to work good. But its only got about 3000 rnds through it, I clean it religiously, and I keep a good eye on it.
DO NOT take this as a run out and buy one now!! I think I got lucky haven’t had a case to the head or any malfunctions. I have had a few head back at the 4:30 O’clock area, but nothing to the head.
I bought it just for shits and giggles basically I needed a full size handgun and though oh what the hell. Got it for $509 from a local dealer. Plan was if it went to the crapper and brass to the head I would give Glock a chance and then sell if they didn’t fix it. Then Buy a M&P full size 9. When I get the cash I am going to get a M&P and compare the 2 for my self. Keep the best sell the worst.
Right now I think waiting a little while longer might be a better idea unless you really have the cash and want to give it a spin.
A Glock 17 is probably the most reliable handgun out there. I carried one OCONUS for over 7 years and it never let me down. The gun goes BANG when I want it to, and thus I can’t ask anymore from it…
a few people have had isolated problems magnified a million times by the Internet. Anybody remember the threads about them blowing up?
I’ve got thousands of rounds through every generation including 4. Never even had a stoppage of any kind and no brass in my face. I haven’t even changed the spring in my early gen4 19. I figure if it ain’t broke…
I have a Gen 3 19 with a test fire date of 11/11 and a Gen 4 17 with a test fire date of 07/10.
The Gen 4 was sent back to Glock this past November and Glock returned it with the new ejector and RSA. It has had 500 trouble free rounds put down the pipe since then. 500 rounds is not a whole lot of ammo to pass judgement on, but it is a start.
The Gen 3 19 was bought in November as a back-up to my current Gen 3 G19. It has 500 rounds thru it as this point with one FTE by a novice shooter that appeared to be due to a poor grip. My brother (who owns and shoots Glocks) and I put the majority of the rounds thru the gun with no other issues. The ejection pattern was from 3-4 O’clock.
With the Apex extractors coming soon, I would not hesitate to buy another Glock. The Smith M&P looks like another good option, but with its accuracy issues in 9mm you are still taking a risk with the M&P.
The only gun on the market today that seems to be completely problem free is an HK. I sold a DA/SA P30 a year ago, and I regret selling it to this day. The reason that I sold it was because I wanted to move away from DA/SA. Maybe I will see a P30 LEM in my future.
There was a period during the last two to three years in which there was ejection issues. It may have been addressed. There have been various subtle changes made lately.
But for every person on the internet with issues, how many don’t post on the internet who do not have issues with their gun?
If I were considering picking up another Glock 9mm, I’d either look for an older gun or try to get the newest test fired dated gun I could find.
Supposedly Glock is currently backordered in the neighborhood of 600,000 guns. I’m sure this number (if accurate) will only grow as we get closer to the November elections. So if you want a Glock 9mm, I’d go ahead and get it now.
