Glock Gen 4 Problems ???

[mr hucky]

What are they and the fixes ? I'm just about to buy a G32

 

[Nmathew24]

Only thing I heard of was the guide rod failing after so many rounds. Glock has since then fixed that.

 

[tdoom15]

Ejection issues, lots of them. Only effects 9mm pistols.

 

[IndyGunner]

Only effects 9mm pistols.

^that


Used to be recoil spring, they are all fixed.

Some glocks are ejecting soft or backwards instead of sideways. It seems to be mainly due to forging marks that weren't polished off on the extractor. The ejector too was an issue, but really only magnified the extractor issue.

I wouldn't let it scare you even if you got a 9mm. They are easily fixed for cheap or glock will fix them for free. These problems happening are rare, it's just that so many glocks are made/sold that the seem to appear frequently on forums.

 

[dcobra]

I have a new gen 4 17 fde and it has the new spring and extractor. Probably the most accurate and reliable pistol I own.

 

[kwatters]

No problems, other than the cost of feeding them enough. They are very hungry...

 

[Fordtough25]

No problems, other than the cost of feeding them enough. They are very hungry...

+1 , I had the same results with the Gen 4 G17 I had.

 

[JetGirl]

Yesterday a Glock armorer for a local(ish) PD told me they are experiencing Gen4 problems with cracking at the rear of the slide (40S&W). I don't know exact pin-point location, and I don't know the cause or fix. I just know he (while carrying a Gen3 duty) steered his buddy from the Gen4 to anything else and gave that as the reason.

 

[jeepfreek]

I've had my gen 4 G22 and it's had 1 fte, 1 brass to the forehead and 1 to the right eyeball of the protective lens' (yes eye protection is worn for a reason!) with 500 rounds through it so far. It's all been the garbage ammo from Walmart so that may have something to do with it.

 

[perry]

I've taken my Gen4 G19 through 2 classes and a total of 700-800 rounds since May. I've had one FTE with the empty shell casing stuck in the ejection port. I have a strong feeling I was limp wristing the gun when that happened. It was flawless in the classes. I trust my life to the gun now; I feel they are a safe bet at this point.

 

[Fedempl]

I have over 1500 rnds through my Gen4 19 never had a problem..

 

[Daltech Force]

Wife's Gen 4 G26 has about 500 rounds through it and not one misfeed. Even with extended 17 round mag. It did however get polished and trigger job from 8 to 3.5 before we ever shot it.

 

[JetGirl]

Wife's Gen 4 G26 has about 500 rounds through it and not one misfeed. Even with extended 17 round mag. It did however get polished and trigger job from 8 to 3.5 before we ever shot it.

Just curious why you had work done to a firearm you'd never shot yet...

 

[GlockRock]

I carry a gen 4 21 on duty. Never had any problems with it. Favorite Glock that I own.

 

[rvb]

I wouldn't let it scare you even if you got a 9mm. They are easily fixed for cheap or glock will fix them for free. These problems happening are rare, it's just that so many glocks are made/sold that the seem to appear frequently on forums.

I dont agree. and it seems to be the 9s w/ the problems.

I bought 2 9mms w/in 6 months. Glock exchanged one for another and it is having problems (so total of 3). All have had problems. Current 9mm Glocks are S**t. Glock doesn't have a clue how to fix them. The one they replaced went back twice before they finally replaced the whole gun on the 3rd trip. I think too many people are accepting the failures, blaming some voodoo, and moving on.

Best was a G19 that went approx 1k before its first failure. Worst was a G34 that couldn't get through a mag by the time it was exchanged. Replacement starting having a malfunction every couple of mags.

It's not just the Gen 4s. All 3 I've had were Gen 3s.

Lots of theories and bandaid fixes out there, but no consistent fix. I've started trying to debug myself. Initial testing w/ a gen4 ejector is promissing, but I'm not convinced it's fixed. The more I study the extractor design, the more I'm surprised they run at all.

Apex Tactical is about to release an extractor that they believe fixes the problem.

https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/shooting_sports/183441-new_production_gun-6.html

-rvb

 

[OEF5]

I have a Gen4 G22 and had 0 issues with it. It's got over 2000 rounds through it, and a year of USPSA.

It's my EDC and I trust my life with it to go bang every time.

 

[Meister]

The extractor can be "tuned" to adjust the ejection spread. The gen 3 and gen 4 extractors are quite a bit different. Local PD guy brought his gen 3 22 in due to FTE issue. His duty gen 4 started having issues so he got new extractors for both. The new parts were different than both, but a gen 3 22 extractor works fine in both pistols.

Why change a good thing?

Why make 4-5 different recoil springs for the same weapon and try to figure it out during the production run? Makes no sense to me.

 

[logain]

Ejection issues, lots of them.

Glock will fix it if you get one with a problem though

 

[rvb]

Glock will fix it if you get one with a problem though

Please see my post above (#15).

-rvb

 

[logain]

Please see my post above (#15).

-rvb

As far as my experience they have fixed the problem. I agree though that it's a much bigger problem than they are willing to admit.