Not sure about the FTF, but the FTE was likely limp-wristing.. Glocks (and many other light weight polymer guns) are prone to that due to their lower mass. My GF has an issue with it from time to time, although usually with reloads.
Misfires and FTE's today.
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Hi all,
I rented several guns at my local range today for comparison with regard to purchasing my carry gun. I ended up choosing the Glock 19. However, i experienced some interesting occurences that were completely new to my short but exciting time so far as a handgun owner.
1. Failure to eject - I actually had an FTE with the Glock 19. Yep, the super-reliable Austrian icon failed to eject the last casing from the gun after I emptied a magazine. I actually didn't notice because I just figured the gun was empty. I put it down and grabbed some more rounds to load. When I picked it up I noticed the slide was not completely retracted and I saw the casing lodged in the ejector port. It wasn't stovepiped, just crokked in there. I did a Tap-rack-bang to see if there was ammo still in the magazine, but after the case flew out, the gun was in fact empty. The pics below are of the casing. It is banged up at the lip. I guess this is from being caught in the mechanism (sorry don't know the technical term).
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I was surprised that this occured with the Glock. I don't know what causes a FTE, but it probably has more to do with the magazine than the pistol. I can say that the mag that came with the rented gun had a very soft spring. It was much easier to load than my 92FS magazine. Chances are it's just worn out. It was the last round that failed.
2. Failure to lock back - at least four times today my slide failed to lock back after the last round was fired. I don't know what causes this, but it happened on the G19 and on my 92. Since the only common factor for both guns was the ammunition, I'm going to assume that has something to do with it. Regardless, that's never happened before. It was a bit strange.
3. A Misfire with factory ammo - At one point my beretta failed to fire. I did a tap-rack-bang. the round ejected normally and the gun continued to fire. I pretty much forgot about it and proceeded with my shooting. as i was wrapping up I found a cartridge on the floor. i picked it up and loaded it into the XD9 to fire it. I pulled the trigger and...nothing. I reseated the magazine and fired again. Nothing. So, figuring I'm a dunce and the XD9 must have some safety or something I'm not aware of, I loaded the round into the G19. Click. Finally I looked at the round and saw that the primer had a dent in it from one of the guns' firing pins. The primer was struck, but the round failed to fire. Below are pics of the round.
To me the bullet looks a bit crimped at the casing lip. Maybe that's how most bullets are but it looks stuck.
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Here's the dented primer. I was surprised that this Winchester factory round was my first misfire. I figured it would be a reload down the line somewhere.
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Interesting day at the range.
Dan
I rented several guns at my local range today for comparison with regard to purchasing my carry gun. I ended up choosing the Glock 19. However, i experienced some interesting occurences that were completely new to my short but exciting time so far as a handgun owner.
1. Failure to eject - I actually had an FTE with the Glock 19. Yep, the super-reliable Austrian icon failed to eject the last casing from the gun after I emptied a magazine. I actually didn't notice because I just figured the gun was empty. I put it down and grabbed some more rounds to load. When I picked it up I noticed the slide was not completely retracted and I saw the casing lodged in the ejector port. It wasn't stovepiped, just crokked in there. I did a Tap-rack-bang to see if there was ammo still in the magazine, but after the case flew out, the gun was in fact empty. The pics below are of the casing. It is banged up at the lip. I guess this is from being caught in the mechanism (sorry don't know the technical term).
I was surprised that this occured with the Glock. I don't know what causes a FTE, but it probably has more to do with the magazine than the pistol. I can say that the mag that came with the rented gun had a very soft spring. It was much easier to load than my 92FS magazine. Chances are it's just worn out. It was the last round that failed.
2. Failure to lock back - at least four times today my slide failed to lock back after the last round was fired. I don't know what causes this, but it happened on the G19 and on my 92. Since the only common factor for both guns was the ammunition, I'm going to assume that has something to do with it. Regardless, that's never happened before. It was a bit strange.
3. A Misfire with factory ammo - At one point my beretta failed to fire. I did a tap-rack-bang. the round ejected normally and the gun continued to fire. I pretty much forgot about it and proceeded with my shooting. as i was wrapping up I found a cartridge on the floor. i picked it up and loaded it into the XD9 to fire it. I pulled the trigger and...nothing. I reseated the magazine and fired again. Nothing. So, figuring I'm a dunce and the XD9 must have some safety or something I'm not aware of, I loaded the round into the G19. Click. Finally I looked at the round and saw that the primer had a dent in it from one of the guns' firing pins. The primer was struck, but the round failed to fire. Below are pics of the round.
To me the bullet looks a bit crimped at the casing lip. Maybe that's how most bullets are but it looks stuck.
Here's the dented primer. I was surprised that this Winchester factory round was my first misfire. I figured it would be a reload down the line somewhere.
Interesting day at the range.
Dan
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That is correct, sir.
Couldn't possibly be that, I'm far too manly. :laughing
I'm buying this as the probable answer too. It's just a gun that gets used A LOT.
OK.
LOL...I was thinking the same exact thing. I went to the range right from work so as I gathered up that round I dropped it into the breast pocket of my dress shirt. While driving home it dawned on me that I could be carrying a very slow burning powder charge about 3 inches from my heart.
ukeI gingerly removed the round and placed it in the door handle. I discarded the round last night after I took the pics.
Dan
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