ShtrRdy
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What you say is what I read on discussion forums but anytime I've shipped a handgun, (4 or 5 times), I've been required to ship overnight. Would you happen to know where the UPS and FedEx regulations say 2 day is required?
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What you say is what I read on discussion forums but anytime I've shipped a handgun, (4 or 5 times), I've been required to ship overnight. Would you happen to know where the UPS and FedEx regulations say 2 day is required?
Man that was 10 years and many beers ago. Seems like it was a connector piece that was in backwards.
Thanks, I'm going to try some new mags in the glocks today but I will still need to send the ruger in.
I wrote the following in a previous reply without reading the above: "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."
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, anything could be causing the problem. 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.
epags
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And one more note. If you are reloading or using reloaded ammunition and it has a low power factor, a Glock may not eject the first round fired and the second from the mag then jams against the fired case. I had tried to create some 'target' loads for my Glock and discovered that problem.. Full loads, no problem. Before someone jumps in, 1. I know the warranty is waived but my Glock is waaay past warranty. 2. And I also have a third party barrel for shooting lead projectiles when I don't want to use jacketed projectiles.
FWIW: Limp wristing is a major problem with the Glock. I have been a range master and a trainer and have seen the limp wrist issue many more times than once.
FWIW: Limp wristing is a major problem with the Glock. I have been a range master and a trainer and have seen the limp wrist issue many more times than once.
"I would put in new factory or Wolff recoil springs, maybe hammer/striker spring as well."
My first thought.
Tell your friend to sell all three of those pistols and buy himself a SIG Sauer P226, or better yet, a P220 in 10mm. He won't be having those issues any longer, and I bet he shoots better as well.
At my police agency, the Houston Police Department, when you go to do your yearly qualification, if you shoot a Glock, you are required to bring your own ammo. This is because the Glocks are famous for "Glocking" the spent shells, meaning they mess up the rim of the case (loose tolerances I've been told.) rendering most brass shot from a Glock useless for reloading. Before you get your panties in a wad, I did not make that rule, and all Glocks do not do this, but apparently many Glocks do bugger up the brass. I shoot a SIG Sauer P220 10mm and it always functions perfectly. And, except when I am qualifying, I always shoot full-power handloads, and I still hit where I aim. (The qualification ammo is free.)Lol it's no skin off my back if the gun doesn't work. I cc a 1911 almost year round. The fact I struck a nerve just reinforces my point.
There's been a small a amount of issues with glocks. Especially the 2nd and 3rd gens. Ejection has been a "factory problem" for example.
Feeding is not a problem. There's literally nothing to the trigger. It is the simplest mechanism in the world. And going off in a holster is almost always the user being negligent with any pistol.
Military's and police forces around the world use these guns. Yet this forum is suppose to take the word of someone who clearly has his own bias.
I guess all those cops, agencies and special operations and the likes are all a bunch of idiots, right?
KS2506
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2nd Cylinder and Slide folks. Great people and they know what they are doing. Been in the business for years.
ShtrRdy
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Why would Houston PD care what the fired brass looks like?
They reload their fired brass because they give you a free box of ammo when you qualify. It is the least they can do after all the trashy ways they treat you while you are working.
I also have the SIG P320 with the factory-installed Romeo 1 red dot sight, but I did buy mine. Stealing another man's stuff really ticks me off. Sorry to hear that.
