That’s promising to here. I vaguely remember hearing old stories of Glock being a little more difficult to work with than other companies as far as customer service goes.
The cost of shipping is prohibitive.
But then that’s the fault of the Magpul brand mag (no metal lining, too much friction with the steel)
I would have to counter that statement with thats the fault of steel cased ammo in a magpul magazine. The magazine is not at fault on that. I bought a G19 mag when first released, cleaned it once and has had around 30-35,000 rds on just that magazine. Ive never had issue with brass cased or abit of aluminum cased.
I ran 15,000 on a magpul G26 before issues started arising. Throw it away and get a new one, thats the beauty of the Magpuls, they work and are cheap.
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I think it’s reasonable to put blame, or at least a contributory portion of the blame, on either or both of the components.
IMO, both steel case ammo and the non metal lined magazines for Glocks are less than optimal if one is after reliability.
BUT, given how many rounds (as you just explained) a magazine can be used for…given how cheap magazines really are (especially Glock magazines)…and given how expensive ammo is…
…it doesn’t really make sense to save a few bucks on a magazine when you could save oodles more bucks on cheaper steel case ammo by using OEM Glock mags.
Fortunately I haven’t experienced any problems with my two Glocks (26 & 21) with the exception of replacing the recoil spring in the 26 after thousands of rounds. It’s now 9 years old & my 21 is an SAPD buy from a cop friend when they switched to the M&P in 2003. I bought four of them, kept the best one & sold the other three. I kept the rounds to a minimum with the 21. I never carried it & it was not a home defense pistol. The 26 was my EDC from 2014 - 2019 so I put thousands of rounds through it for obvious reasons. I still have the 26 & my wife carried it for a few years until switching to a 380 due to her arthritis
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I love my Glock 48. I shoot very well with it. I did replace the original sites with night sights. I am in the process of getting a Shield magazine steel catch and two 15 round magazines. I can tell the polymer catch is starting to wear. I do have a tendency of popping the magazine into place.
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If any one wants to donate a lot of ammo to me, I’ll shoot the only Glock I have till it dies. Glock 40, 10mm long slide…
Granted I dont shoot it a lot but it always shoots well…
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So, then you can send me ammo for my XDME 10?
I’ve never had a single issue with a Glock. Not ONE !
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Approx, how many rounds have you put through it?
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I finally got my first thousand+ rounds through my G43x.
The only time (3 times actually) I have had an issue is when I shoot the round that is in the chamber without a magazine inserted.
The round then fails to eject. Anyone else ever see this?
Other than that, 1025 flawless shots.
Lesson learned.
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I have read that the steel Shield mags will eventually wear out the plastic mag release. I’ve also read that if you switch to the metal release that it can eventually wear out the plastic Glock mags if you continue to use those alongside the Shield mags.
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Both statements are true based on first hand experience. I’ve also met two folks that had issues with Shield Arms mags feeding reliability and slides failing to lock back after last round with SA mags that were caused by worn Glock plastic factory mag releases.
I now run Shield Arms mags exclusively in my 43X and 48 with their recommended steel mag release an it’s 100% reliable setup through a few thousand rounds each. When I purchase the mags for my 48 the mag release was on back order and I did chew up a few factory mags with the steel release so I’ve retired the factory mags. Might just sell them in the future since I’m never going back. No point to them in my mind.
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Thanks for the additional information. Yes, I should have been more precise. I intend to upgrade with the Shield Steel Magazine catch and two Shield steel 15 round magazines. I am actually getting a good deal from Shield on both magazines and the catch through my FFL. My gun store offered the same advice as you did. The Shield Steel Magazine catch will eat up the factory polymer magazines. This would be particularly true for me since I tend to “pop” the magazines into place.
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Solid game plan. I’ve acquired a nice stash of SA mags for my Glocks. That’s all I’ll run on them anymore.
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I recently had a problem with my Glock 43 not striking the primer properly - it was hitting the lower right of the casing. Totally unreliable as it failed to ignite every 10 or so rounds. I sent it in to Glock and they replaced a dozen items on the slide including the firing pin assembly. Since it’s return I have shot about 300 rounds (all kinds of ammo) without a hitch. A couple more hundred rounds and I’ll consider carrying it.
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Looks like rust inside the slide… Poor maintenance and/or lack of lubricant?
I own a Glock…it never leaves the safe. I adopted it because the owner was going to trade it in, and we all know how these days it seems as though no one wants to pay what something’s worth. I gave him a fair amount so he was closer to getting what he really wanted. I haven’t had any problems the limited amount I’ve shot it, I just prefer other firearms. Glocks are great, if they’re what you’re into. There aren’t many firearms that bring that level of reliability to the table. Everyone can find an issue with something. I can find something wrong with a Glock, just as I can my SIGs, but in the end it’s nothing more than personal preference.
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Thats rust on the slide??
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That’s Glocks grease, they are shipped with it, they state not to remove it
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