Posted: 4/28/2010 11:02:22 AM EDT
| Hey everyone, haven't posted in a while and did a search and couldn't find a discussion on this so I was hoping someone could help. My father bought a brand new Glock 26 the other day and on my inspection the guns slide locks back when there is no magazine inserted in the gun. Now I have a Glock 20 and a 23 and I have never seen this happen, I wanted to know if this is the norm of if something is wrong and he should send it in. Thanks ahead of time for the help. |
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No, it should not lock back when the slide is retracted with no magazine inserted.
If you look at an exploded parts view of a Glock, the slide stop has a return spring that's supposed to drop it if the shelf in the follower hasn't engaged it. I'm guessing it's missing, or stuck. Quoted:
Sounds like someone let the slide lock spring get above the pin. ETA beat me to it. |
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Sounds like someone let the slide lock spring get above the pin. Yep..sounds like it. I agree, or perhaps the shooter is inadvertently hitting the slide stop while firing. (OP, that is NOT a knock on the shooter at all, just that it does happens sometimes.  )
Slide stop spring issue is easy to check, and tons of youtube vids on detail stripping. It's very easy.
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