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texanron wrote:

LikesShinyThings wrote:No. Factory ammo, and not cheap garbage, either.

My experience, if you do not have a rock solid grip, the extraction will fail, and you will get stovepipes. Rather, let me change that - if *I* do not have a rock solid grip (apparently more rock solid than I am able to consistently produce), *I* will get failure to eject. I hand the same gun, with same ammo, to others, and they don't appear to have the same problem. Only thing I can figure is it is the way I handle the gun. I have accepted this, and Glock is just not going to be part of my collection. Doesn't mean I denigrate them, but I feel I have to put that issue out there so that others will be aware of it and not jump blind onto the Glock bandwagon.

LikesShinyThings wrote:Let me add that I think the issue is related to the flexing of the gun during firing. Some folks have a firmer, steadier grip and I suspect provide the solid base that the gun needs such that the flex is not an issue. But if the grip is not firm/steady enough, between that and the frame flex (minor, maybe, but my belief just enough), the empty case stovepipes instead of fully clearing the gun during ejection.

Note: I ran into this failure enough times that I convinced myself Glocks and I should not partnered for a shot, so it has been some time since I've shot a Glock and experienced this. Which means I'm running on memory at this point.

Sounds logical to me. I wonder if anyone else has ever run into this with Glocks or any other gun manufacturer.