So after reading and hearing the legend of the Glock Reliability for the last 30+ years I finally broke down and bought my first Glock. It would have probably happened sooner but I have short stubby fingers (Hobbit here) and the vaunted G19 always felt a little like a 2x4 to me. The G43 model changed that whole equation. So me and my cousin Elmo take it to Redbrush along with 10 OEM 10 round mags that I pre-loaded the night before with 80 rounds of Winchester NATO 124grain FMJs and 20 rounds of Federal +P 124 grain HST JHPs. I was able to hit with it pretty good but sadly I had 4 failures to feed and 3 light primer strikes. The light primer strikes DID fire the second time around. The problems were with BOTH ammo types. So I contacted Glock via email, explained the problems and sent it back to Glock on their dime.
A couple weeks later I get it back with NO EXPLANATION as to what the problem was or what they did. Only THIS packed in with the gun:
So this wasn't all that helpful so I emailed the Glock rep back and ask him if he could find any more info on what the specific problems were and what all they did to correct it. This was his reply:
"The armorer was unable to reproduce any issue after testing 60 rounds of Aguila 124gr FMJ. The trigger was replaced due to cosmetic issues on the trigger pad."
WTF am I supposed to do now? I can't trust this as a carry gun! Elmo suggests I try shooting it again...but Glock is saying they had no issues & I don't think either of the parts they replaced would cause a failure to feed---right? It could explain the light primer strikes though....even though the rep says it was "cosmetic".
My incredible luck I get one of the few defective new Glocks ever made and they "can't reproduce the problem".
A couple weeks later I get it back with NO EXPLANATION as to what the problem was or what they did. Only THIS packed in with the gun:
So this wasn't all that helpful so I emailed the Glock rep back and ask him if he could find any more info on what the specific problems were and what all they did to correct it. This was his reply:
"The armorer was unable to reproduce any issue after testing 60 rounds of Aguila 124gr FMJ. The trigger was replaced due to cosmetic issues on the trigger pad."
WTF am I supposed to do now? I can't trust this as a carry gun! Elmo suggests I try shooting it again...but Glock is saying they had no issues & I don't think either of the parts they replaced would cause a failure to feed---right? It could explain the light primer strikes though....even though the rep says it was "cosmetic".
My incredible luck I get one of the few defective new Glocks ever made and they "can't reproduce the problem".