Posted: 6/3/2014 4:51:34 PM EDT
| My sons team all get new gen 4 G19 with nite sites and 3 mags and holster gear . He calls me tonight and was talking that his wont lock open on last round. The chief says its a new gun lets see what happens. I asked Zach was it with all 3 mags yes , ammo was Fed HST 124 . Does he need new slide lock or just lube it up which he did not do yet ????????????? |
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As others mentioned, there are many causes to a problem, personally I see this being more common with folks. Grip plays a huge role especially where thumbs are located especially going from fs, c, sub frames.
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He needs to make sure his hand isn't interfering with the slide lock lever. Big hands tend to crowd that area and can cause the lever fail engaging |
| Is anyone else concerned with the chief's response? Geez. Easiest way to check this is to unload the gun, put an empty mag in it, hold the gun with your trigger finger below the trigger guard to assure you hand has cleared all the controls, and then retract the slide with your other hand and see if it locks back. |
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Testimonial:
My friend I had have GEN 4 G23s and his slide would not lock back and we thought it was the cheap ammo he was using or limp-wresting so I grabbed his gun and held it as loose as possible and it would lock back with any ammo when I shot it. He grabbed mine and it did not lock back. So from being friends our entire lives, I made fun of how much of a p*s*y he was. Once we were done laughing we quickly went back to the basic fundamentals and found out that he was trying to control recoil by pressing his strong hand thumb against the frame, which touched the slide release. (Does not help with recoil) He still cannot believe that he was doing something so silly that should be the last thing to think about at the level shooter that he is. |
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I agree on the grip most likely being the issue.
PS: You should not lube a Glock in any place other than the contact points Glock recommends in the manual. The striker channel needs to be kept dry as a bone. I recommend using a a micro coat of a grease such as TWB 25 on the contact points. Lube will do noting but collect dust and debris and can malfunction the weapon if left unchecked. |