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This afternoon I picked up a new model 26 Glock... We have several others and they have been outstanding performers.. But I felt this model would be a perfect pistol for protection.. Not too big, fair amount capacity.. Plus the famous Glock reliability !!!!! Ran out to the local grave pit, loaded the magazine with 7 rds. of new Fed. ammo and touched one off... A jam!!! Cleared that figured maybe I did something wrong.. One shot jam..I probably put 15 rds. though it mostly single shots then a jam.. Used another kind of ammo and another magazine.. If I had been at the North Platte River, it would have been in the bottom of the nearest deep pool.. Will call Glock Monday.. Anyone else have problems with the Glocks.. I ran 5 rounds though my model 42 with out a hitch.. This sucks..
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What kind of jam?
The Glock 26, although a Glock, still is a compact 9mm and will have a fast slide cycle; if you're using weak ammunition the slide might outrun the magazine and cause a misfeed.
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This afternoon I picked up a new model 26 Glock... We have several others and they have been outstanding performers.. But I felt this model would be a perfect pistol for protection.. Not too big, fair amount capacity.. Plus the famous Glock reliability !!!!! Ran out to the local grave pit, loaded the magazine with 7 rds. of new Fed. ammo and touched one off... A jam!!! Cleared that figured maybe I did something wrong.. One shot jam..I probably put 15 rds. though it mostly single shots then a jam.. Used another kind of ammo and another magazine.. If I had been at the North Platte River, it would have been in the bottom of the nearest deep pool.. Will call Glock Monday.. Anyone else have problems with the Glocks... Any maker of mechanical devices can have a defective one escape the factory from time to time. Very unusual for Glock, however. They will fix it or replace it. Oh, and quit limp-wristing it. LOL. Just kidding.
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The first G42 I had was the biggest POS I've ever owned. Second one has never missed a beat.
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Sounds like my gen4 26. Hundred rounds of Winchester "nato" 124 grain fixed it. Spend a little extra on some warmer 124's and give them a try. Oh, and little lub won't hurt a glock!
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Mine has ran and never faulterated nary a time. Aluminated Federal cased ammo up to the Remington ammo and Winchester ammo.
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What kind of jam?
The Glock 26, although a Glock, still is a compact 9mm and will have a fast slide cycle; if you're using weak ammunition the slide might outrun the magazine and cause a misfeed.
Yes. Tell us about the jam. There are some potential easy to fix manufactures defects, others, need to go back to Glock.
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The first G42 I had was the biggest POS I've ever owned. Second one has never missed a beat. They had a magazine issue with the first ones that came out.
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I got a G27 that I installed an Alpha Wolfe 9mm barrel in, no problems. I usually only buy 124 grain fodder.
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I think that dual RSA 9mm Glocks are a bit oversprung right out of the box. I usually run some hotter ammo through them in the beginning, including some +P.
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Check magazine and check springs. Clean and lubricate as well.
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The jam was a stove pipe each time.. I am not certain, but the slide seems more difficult to cycle than the other Glocks... I have lost faith in this one.. Not sure it will ever come back.. if I get out this afternoon, I will give it another try...
Hawkeye, I tried my other Glock just to be sure limp- wristing wasn't an issue!!!
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The jam was a stove pipe each time.. I am not certain, but the slide seems more difficult to cycle than the other Glocks... I have lost faith in this one.. Not sure it will ever come back.. if I get out this afternoon, I will give it another try...
Hawkeye, I tried my other Glock just to be sure limp- wristing wasn't an issue!!! I know. I was joking.
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Update.. Sunday I ran a maybe a dozen to fifteen rounds though the model 26.. Things were much better.. Only one stove pipe with Black Hills hollow points... The rest fired fine..
Monday I called Glock..The teck told me what Mt. Marine said.. Run a couple hundred rounds of WW 124 gr through the gun to loosen it up.. He said this model comes with a stiffer spring than the other Glocks that I have.. He also said to leave the magazines loaded before going out to fire them.. Haven't had a chance to shoot it... No WW ammo in town.. I will have to order some from Midway...
Thanks for all the help.. Will try and keep an up date on the pistol.. Thanks again..
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We have a 26 & a 27, a Gen 4 & a Gen 3, & have never had a single issue from round 1 with either.
Mostly 115's or 124's in the 26..........but always lubed well.
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We have a 26 & a 27, a Gen 4 & a Gen 3, & have never had a single issue from round 1 with either.
Mostly 115's or 124's in the 26..........but always lubed well.
MM That's typical Glock performance. Usually, no break in required.
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Yep.................never any issue with 6 of them, various models.
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Glock reliability problems are almost always a bad magazine. I've seen two Glocks over the years that were just total dogs that simply refused work reliably. Early Gen 4s nines had some teething problems which were supposedly fixed.
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Will one of the recoil spring assembliess from your other G26s fit in there to give it a try - or is there going to be some kind of gen 5 compatibility problem?
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