Glock and Beretta Problem

Gunner1273

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Hi Guys,

Just wondering if you might be able to help me out.

I have a Glock 17 & a Beretta 92FS INOX. A recent trip to the range has me thinking i have a problem. I keep post my guns very clean and lubricated properly (maybe too clean).

8 times out of 10 with both guns when i finish my last round the slide is not locking back as it "should".

Would appreciate any insight you might have.

Thanks & happy shooting,

Gunner1273
 
Reloads? (Try some factory loads.)
Aftermarket buffer? (Take it out.)
Aftermarket recoil springs? (Try the factory spring.)
With every magazine? (Your magazines are numbered, right?)
Thumbs contacting the slide stop? (Be aware of where your thumbs are.)

Todd Jarrett on pistol shooting

You can also try new magazine springs (and/or new magazines).
 
I am shooting Factory winchester rounds. All stock parts and very new mags....and i just did a course & and holding it correctly according to my "coach". I am holding it the same as Chris Costa & Travis Haley.

I don't know what I could be doing wrong.

Wendell said:
Reloads? (Try some factory loads.)
Aftermarket buffer? (Take it out.)
Aftermarket recoil springs? (Try the factory spring.)
With every magazine? (Your magazines are numbered, right?)
Thumbs contacting the slide stop? (Be aware of where your thumbs are.)

You can also try new magazine springs (and/or new magazines).
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Glock 17

Make sure gun is clear.
Insert empty mag
Rack slide

Does it lock back?

If not, you have a mag problem....or the spring on the slide stop lever is done. That and what the others have said.


It took me a while to correct my grip so that my thumb doesn't hold down the slide stop. That could also be the culprit
 
What we think we are doing and what we are actually doing while shooting are not always the same.

I had this same problem. At first with my 1911. Wouldn't lock back. I was convinced something was wrong with the gun.

Then it happened with my CZ and I knew it must be me. Turned out I was resting my weakhand thumb on the slide release. I corrected my grip and the problem disappeared.

Just for the sake of eliminating the obvious I would suggest shooting your gun dry with strong hand only to see what the result is. Easy fix if it works :)

John
 
If it is happening consistantly with both guns and all mags you are limpwristing the gun. Basically you are absorbing the recoil with your wrists which means there is not enough force being transfered to the slide to push it all the way back.

Are you experiencing any stovepipes or fail to feeds?

A stovepipe is common on a limpwristed glock. Pretty much means the spent casing gets caught in the slide.
 
Thanks John... i think you might be on to something. I have excessively large hands and just practiced my grip. My thumb might be hitting the slide release. Thanks guys

John in B.C. said:
What we think we are doing and what we are actually doing while shooting are not always the same.

I had this same problem. At first with my 1911. Wouldn't lock back. I was convinced something was wrong with the gun.

Then it happened with my CZ and I knew it must be me. Turned out I was resting my weakhand thumb on the slide release. I corrected my grip and the problem disappeared.

Just for the sake of eliminating the obvious I would suggest shooting your gun dry with strong hand only to see what the result is. Easy fix if it works :)

John
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Its you I think.
Factory guns with factory mags with factory ammo. All the above have tolerances built in.
Most likely you have a death grip on the pistol itself and by the time you get to the last round your wrists and hands are weak.
 
I have not had a misfeed or stove pipe as of yet. I think its just my giant hands. haha

Thanks guys. Hope its an easy fix.

mlehtovaara said:
If it is happening consistantly with both guns and all mags you are limpwristing the gun. Basically you are absorbing the recoil with your wrists which means there is not enough force being transfered to the slide to push it all the way back.

Are you experiencing any stovepipes or fail to feeds?

A stovepipe is common on a limpwristed glock. Pretty much means the spent casing gets caught in the slide.
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Happens to me as well; actually on my Browning Buckmark I can tell when the last round is chambered, since I can feel the "tick" coming from slide stop; I then proceed to slightly alter the grip for my last shot.
Same issue happened also with the G22.
 
when I shoot my Beretta I tend to ride the slide release with my thumb so the slide almost never locks back. Same used to happen to by Sigs.
 
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