glock slide not going into battery with trigger depressed

I ordered a pierce +0 grip extension that should take care of the pinch and I'll only use round nose in it from now on. With that said I dont really see how your issue is being caused by the trigger. In the dozen or so that I have built and helped build, I have never had a need to 'file' down a trigger bar safety tab. Something he has seen in the field. JavaScript is disabled. This is only going to be used at the range. Have you made a change in ammo or reloading component lately? Everything seemed fine at a field strip level just to oil. But after doing some research, I shouldn't be surprised that a guy who got arrested for ripping off his LEO department, and even got his wife arrested for it too, would hier less than professional crew. It definitely had the issue less today (not every mag) but its still doing it. If all else fails I'll call Glock. I will say that I just set up a new Zev Glock 17 with RMR, and my usual loads ran the gun just fine, but (without checking) the Zev slide seems lighter than the OEM Glock one it replaced. I dont have any aftermarket parts in it. the sig comment was really a non sequitur. Put ammo in from the same box into my 92A1 and had no issues. Your previous content has been restored. Eject it. Glock 36's historically dislike certain ammo's, you just need to find the ammo it likes. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. I have 3 of them and two of the three needed extensive adjustments to the connector and trigger bar cross bar to reset properly and consistently drop the striker. -Thomas Jefferson, quoting Cesare Beccaria, This is a decent video to check out to double check. A forum community dedicated to Glock firearm owners and enthusiasts. I think the mag springs might have been pretty tight too, 'cause mine seemed to want to hang on the first couple of rounds out of the mag. Just got my G26 back from Cold Bore Customs and did a quick trigger job, installed a smooth trigger and an extended slide release. Did you completely strip the frame when you changed connectors or just the trigger assembly? A Glock is one of the easiest pistols to work on and we have pleanty of content for you to learn more about this pistol. I recall him going into the slide then saying "wait, I don't have to mess with this." I run Zev guide rods and adapter rings on my Gen4 17 and 21, along with ISMI recoil springs that are 15lb rated. For that matter, 99.99% of dirty unlubricated Glock 23's with stock parts and well worn RSA's will go into battery 99.99% of the time with all but the worst .40 cal ammo. I'm wondering if cerakote got in the extractor channel and gummed things up. It should close by itself. Is this normal with these mods? No aftermarket parts except Night Sights on a Glock that is going to be a Self Defense Weapon. The Glock in question is the G-30SF .45ACP. Seat the magazine and pull the slide back all the way. I've tried three different brand new ones.I can also add that I am 99% sure the problem is in the slide. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission, which supports our community. Pasted as rich text. The lead tech at Suarez International was not only less helpful, but a total jerk about it. I tired changing the connector back to the original and nothing changed. Do the RSA's need lube? From hunters and military members, to competition shooters and general firearm enthusiasts, we welcome anyone who values and respects the way of the firearm. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Kinda weird. It's great. Some of it might be the tolerance of your frame itself. In my opinion, I'd suggest the factory rounds (or load a hotter load) and find out if it solves the problem. 2. the Trigger spring may not have been re-installed properly causing the sear to hang when the slide tries to return to battery I just noticed that in my previous post that the word 'Spring' sprung out of the post. I put some vibratite on the screw and am going to head to the range to test it in a few minutes. with the gun completely empty and the factory connector installed I can still get it to FTRTB by holding it vertically and riding the slide home with the trigger depressed. If that doesn't work I would also suggest installing a heavier recoil spring and a heavier trigger spring. I don't know what the freaking problem is with my gun not going back into battery. Give your new G19 some good lube on the rails, tabs and the barrel before shooting it again. 1. If you completely stripped it, listen to alma. You should buy one of these if you don't already have one. You cannot paste images directly. - Bren. Im thinking the mag springs are hanging up on something. Display as a link instead, My Glock 21SF threaded barrel sucked for the first 100-200 rounds fired, but once it wore in it has been very good. Glock OEM triggers are generally crappy even after polishing, but they are reliable. In my opinion, I'd suggest the factory rounds (or load a hotter load) and find out if it solves the problem. A forum community dedicated to glock owners and enthusiasts. releasing the trigger allows it to go the rest of the way home. It appears that the safety plunger spring was laying sideways instead of inside the safety plunger. I just push it a fraction of an inch with my thumb, and it's good to go. Let it forward a little bit and then let go. Just curious as to what Glock said. When I press the slide release it loads just fine. My friend is having an issue with his 80% glock 19. Sometimes they go in crooked and stick up a bit. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Now I admit I am not sure if this is happening when i take the slide off, but I am guessing not. This isn't an issue when practicing slow fire but rapid fire would be a problem. If so swap slides and eliminate the slide being the issue. Feel the mouth of the case for burrs, etc.. It only hangs up if I hold the trigger back as if shooting off the reset. It was a good deal, and now I know why. I will look into buying some calipers. What happens when you let the slide slam forward? I would pull and hold the trigger, rack the slide and it wouldn't return completely to battery until I released some tension on the trigger. Im a little ahead of you on this path. What Argyle said sounds about right. Or vice down the slide (use wood or thick cardboard not a bare vice or you'll mess up the slide) and push the frame forward toward the muzzle as hard as you can. The test I use is to take an UNLOADED gun and hold the trigger back, rack the slide back, then let the slide forward with my handto the point just before the barrel starts to rotate up, then I release the slide. Im planning on a press as my next significant purchase. I wonder if it doesn't have enough pressure to hold itself in place. Thanks. I'm wondering if it could be a defective recoil spring? It will keep the gun just out of battery when reversed. The Fora platform includes forum software by XenForo. It seems like it gets caught on something when you hold the trigger back, like to test the reset, and then when you release the trigger the slide eases forward on its own. Your previous content has been restored. FYI it's not the recoil spring. Ammo from the same box will fire fine in my 92A1 and P228, and G19 with the factory barrel. I'm going to look in to some of your suggestions and, if all else fails, put another few hundred rounds through it and see if it persists. The Barbie dolls are mine. Any Glock armour out there that can give me some advice? AR15.Com reserves the right to overwrite or replace any affiliate, commercial, or monetizable links, posted by users, with our own. Knock on wood but I think I may have figured it out with help from many of your suggestions. I had a problem like that in my G34 when I was shooting it. Hopefully that's all it was. I noticed that sometimes when I shoot, it will not go into battery (cycles fine otherwise) until I release the trigger. That's an easy way to figure out if you're just limp wristing or if it's a mechanical issue. No need to clean, just add lube. Would suggest taking the slide off, checking to see the position of the spring. I filmed one handed just so that I can get it on video. I can swap the sli. I'm pretty sure it actually WAS only fired once before because the copper grease was still very apparent when I field stripped it. I plan on winning the lottery soon so I'll have much more free time in the future. If it would close unless you let the trigger forwardthen it fails the test. You must log in or register to reply here. I have used them in several Glocks and found them to give a light pull while also giving a crisper break and feel. I only switched because my Glock trigger could only set off certain primers due to the lightness of the springs I needed to get it to work. Can also try downloading the magazine by one round. That's been my experience. Riding the slide is not recommended so not letting the slide run forward untouched should make it OK, IMO. are you certain that everything is installed properly? "If I could have banned them all - 'Mr. If I let It slam shut there is no problem. I am making sure not to ease it forward. If this is only an issue when easing the slide forward than it may not be an issue at all. sounds to me like the Timney is your problem, not the Glock. I noticed that even after one dry-fire, the recoil spring assembly drops down a little bit when I take the slide off the frame. Pull the slide about 1/2" to the rear and let it go. I have 2 Timneys installed, one on a 34.4 & 34.3. Could be ammo related. This may sound silly but when I was new to glocks I thought the pin in the grip frame was only if you used the extended back straps. Agree with Danzig but I actually suspect it may have more to do with the slide, if your Suarez slide has been caracoated or duracoated there is the possibility of some build up in the slide rail slots or on the bottom of the slide in the area where the connector rides causing your problem. I would like to take the glock armors course but not LE or GSSF might just have to change that some day. Did lots on it and got it running like 98%. BrianEnos.com It's working fine now. *Must have a registered ARFCOM account to win. I'll do a detail strip soon and see if I find anything out of the ordinary. The problem was a Ghost firing pin safely spring. Yes, the Glock has been altered from stock. It's only had failures to go to battery when I milked the slide. Here's how you can test if it's a recoil spring issue: 1 With the pistol empty, pull the trigger, and keep the trigger depressed. Back up a step that you took, and test,.. ie,.. swap the Timney back out. Also do you have another 17 handy? Interesting. Its the archer not the arrow i know, but i was immediately more accurate with the timney. What you describe sounds exactly like what's happening. I can't have more than 1500-2000 rounds through this pistol. Polish inside the slide rail use 400 to 600 grit sand paper filed on thr edge of a credit card and full length back and fourth along the entire rail slots and the clean out and try fit on frame, better to repeat often and check for fit than tale too much. I appreciate any help or tips you folks might have. If you need to smooth the face on the cruciform, I've found that a super fine file works best. While you are on our site, don't forget to check out our Glock Frame Disassembly, Glock Frame Reassembly, Glock Slide Disassembly and Reassembly as well as Glock Field Strip videos to learn more about the Glock pistols. I should have added this in the OP. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. update looks to be the coating in tight paces, there is some ware marks on the slides where is contacts the frame. I checked this (recoil spring drops a little) on my Glock. Its been awhile but isn't that a test on the glock holding the gun upright and dropping the slide with the trigger held? The second came from the Instructor I took the course from. Sometimes you just need to oil them and rack the slide a few hundred or thousand times to break it in. If you have a weak spring, the slide won't go back into battery if you slowly let it move upwards against gravity. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rochester-Personal-Defense-LLC/461665857219329, Laws and Politics - Firearms/Self Defense/Weapons. I recently changed out the connector on a new G19 I picked up and I noticed that if I rode the slide home slowly while doing dry fire practice the gun would FTRTB due to a longer arm on the connector that rides against the cam on the slide. It will be fine for a few shots, or even a magazine (10 rounds. Slide not fully returning to battery while trigger hasn't been reset (G19) So I have a G19, cerakoted slide. Was this an issue before you installed the new connector? It does once I release(reset) the trigger. The slide goes into battery, but the primer hits look off. *Must have a registered ARFCOM account to win. This is also why I ended up trying the Timney. My 19 does that but when I shoot everything seems to be OK. The slide hangs up on something about 1/2" back. Sign up for the ARFCOM weekly newsletter and be entered to win a free ARFCOM membership. I'm guessing if the OP was shooting reloads this may have been the problem. I took the gun apart this morning and the screw that holds the timney sear housing in the Glock housing was loose. It has a Scherer 3.5 connector. Thank you for that great info! Outdoor Hub, LLC (d/b/a Carbon Media Group), 30800 Telegraph Rd, Suite 1921, Bingham Farms, MI 48025 USA. first 50 rounds about 20% had a bulge in the casing at the base of the bullet, causing the slide not to go into battery. If I sling shot the slide it works fine but I can't remember any of my other Glocks having problems getting them to go back into battery while riding the slide(when dry firing). Out of a 10 round mag, it averaged 2 or 3 times. I am pretty familiar, but I work with a Glock Advanced Armorer and even he is a bit stumped. 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