Posted: 7/11/2005 10:17:37 AM EDT
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Howdy guys, I have an older Glock model 23 that I bought a factory .357 barrel for... jams about every 5 shots. It almost appears that the ejector is not kicking out the empty case, so when you look at the "jam", there is a spent shell sitting there in the ejection port. Does anybody know if the G32 uses a different ejector than a G23? This pistol was recently bought, so I have to admit that I've only put about 100rds through it in .40, but there were no problems running it with the .40 barrel. I managed to get two hi-cap mags of .357 through it the other day, but had a half-dozen jams in that time. Any ideas??? Thanks in advance. |
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The use the same ejectors and extractors. Are you 100% postive that you aren't stove-piping the pistol? If it's an old gun with a lot of rounds through it, I'd replace the recoil spring assy and mag springs. If that doesn't cure it send it back to Glock Inc. Or have a GSSF armorer fix it free at a GSSF match. www.gssfonline.com |
Were you using the Glock mags for the 40 or did you get some for the G32 in .357SIG? Some of the guys I read about that were using the 40 mags have had problems(I have not) when shooting 357SIG. |
I have a federal .357 Sig barrel that I use with 22 mags no problems and I tried to jam it. |
My G23 with the factory 357SIG barrel works fine with the 40 mags but I have read that others have had problems. I spoke with a Glock dist. mananger and was told the 357 followers have a slightly different(5 degrees) angle.  AShooter Did you try different types of ammo? |
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I have a pair of G22's that I swap out .357/.40 with all the time and never had a problem. I think all my mags are .357 mags, though... hmm... It could be the recoil spring, I guess. But it's wierd that it would cycle .40 okay and not .357. Granted, I haven't shot much of anything through it, but so far it's run fine with .40. Only tried one kind of ammo, but it works fine in both my G22's, so I doubt that's the problem. When I get time to mess with it, I'll try a new recoil rod/spring assy and see what happens. Thanks guys. edited to add: And NO, it's not stovepiping from me limp-wristing it  as I have seen some people have problems with. The empty is lying right on top of the live one that's next in line in the mag, like it's trying to rechamber the spent shell.
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Might want to pull out the extractor and see if it has any chips or anything. MY Glock 17 was doing what you had described, the corner of the extractor was chipped. mm |
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So your pistol is failing to "eject" Is it extracting fine, meaning the extractor is pulling the cartridge from the chamber, fully to the rear. Is the extractor still on the cartridge, overriding the ejector, still holding the casing against the breach face? What ammunition are you using? |
I had a 1911 I was working on that was doing the same thing. Lowered and flared the ejection port on it and it works fine - doesn't apply to a Glock, which is why I'm sorta confused. No, the case is not remaining held against the breach face. Seems like the empty is bouncing back into the ejection port, or the extractor is slipping off the case rim. Using Fed American Eagle, but I'm on the last 4 boxes of 1000 rds. The other 800 went through my G22 without a hitch. It's almost like the slide is short-stroking or something. It goes bang bang bang nada, and then you look into the ejection port and there's an empty case lying on top of the live one in the mag and the slide is pushing the empty up against the chamber end of the barrel... just like my 1911 before the "lower and flare" job. NOT a stovepipe, as I've seen Glocks do when limp-wristed. Any further thoughts??? |
The G22 uses a #17 recoil spring and the G23 uses a #18. Maybe by some odd chance the lot of ammo you have is on the weak side?????? I would try some different stuff and that will eliminate ammo. As stated Ck the extractor, then let us know. |
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The chipped extractor in my 17 caused it to do the exact thing you are describing. The empty case would just lie on top of the new cartridge and the slide would partially strip the new one from the magazine and the old case would get in the way and not allow the slide to close completely. mm |