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<blockquote data-quote="Alibiiv" data-source="post: 2284528" data-attributes="member: 69192"><p>I wrote the following in a previous reply without reading the above: <em><u>"I don't know about the Ruger, however 99% of the time with Glocks it's the magazine and not the gun itself. If you have someone with an extra magazine might want to try giving that a try. I read one reply where someone wrote that the Glock factory will either rebuild or repair your Glock, that's something I would also try. I've carried Glocks and shot Glocks for 30+ years and was an armorer for a small PD for many years, most all of the problems were with the magazines, or.....they were gummed up and dirty."</u></em></p><p></p><p>After reading your second reply, I certainly would send these guns to a reputable gunsmith. Both Glock models that you have referenced are reliable, trouble free guns, at least from my experience. I have a Glock 27 that I bought new in 1990, carried daily for 10+ years, shot a lot of ammo through it, "never" an issue whatsoever. Someone has been inside of these Glocks, <strong><em>anything could be causing the problem.</em></strong> Improperly fit barrels, trigger springs, recoil springs, assembled incorrectly, a long list of stuff could be causing your problem....... As for shipping firearms to a company to have work done on them, I ship UPS and get my guns back UPS and....never any issues whatsoever. My experience has been that you do not need an FFL involved if you already own the firearm and are sending it to be repaired. I have a local post master who will not ship a firearm unless there's an FFL license inside, that's "his" policy, and........possibly be US postal service policy. I always ship UPS for two reasons, (1) no BS involved with shipping, (2) I am not getting ripped off paying "Priority" shipping and the package takes two to three weeks to get there USPS.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alibiiv, post: 2284528, member: 69192"] I wrote the following in a previous reply without reading the above: [I][U]"I don't know about the Ruger, however 99% of the time with Glocks it's the magazine and not the gun itself. If you have someone with an extra magazine might want to try giving that a try. I read one reply where someone wrote that the Glock factory will either rebuild or repair your Glock, that's something I would also try. I've carried Glocks and shot Glocks for 30+ years and was an armorer for a small PD for many years, most all of the problems were with the magazines, or.....they were gummed up and dirty."[/U][/I] After reading your second reply, I certainly would send these guns to a reputable gunsmith. Both Glock models that you have referenced are reliable, trouble free guns, at least from my experience. I have a Glock 27 that I bought new in 1990, carried daily for 10+ years, shot a lot of ammo through it, "never" an issue whatsoever. Someone has been inside of these Glocks, [B][I]anything could be causing the problem.[/I][/B] Improperly fit barrels, trigger springs, recoil springs, assembled incorrectly, a long list of stuff could be causing your problem....... As for shipping firearms to a company to have work done on them, I ship UPS and get my guns back UPS and....never any issues whatsoever. My experience has been that you do not need an FFL involved if you already own the firearm and are sending it to be repaired. I have a local post master who will not ship a firearm unless there's an FFL license inside, that's "his" policy, and........possibly be US postal service policy. I always ship UPS for two reasons, (1) no BS involved with shipping, (2) I am not getting ripped off paying "Priority" shipping and the package takes two to three weeks to get there USPS. [/QUOTE]
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