Posted: 1/12/2012 6:07:38 PM EDT
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During my very first range trip with my new Glock 26, I had 3 instances of "doubling" (may not be the term I'm looking for). I would fire a round, and immediately fire another shot as soon as the slide closed. After specifically trying to not let it happen, I tried to replicate it and could not, but then it happened once more unexpectedly.
This gun is straight from the factory, no trigger modifications. I fully believe this is a user error, but I'm not sure what area I need to address. It seems obvious that I'm letting the trigger reset too early and riding on the edge of where it resets, but I'm not consciously doing it. When trying to make sure it didn't happen, I felt like I was either jumping off the trigger, or keeping a death grip on it, neither of which felt like the right thing to do. I was slow firing with a nice high and tight grip, the recoil wasn't running away from me. Need to work on my follow through? Need more range time to get familiar with it? Any pro tips? |
| If what you're describing is what I think it is, you're probably experiencing the famous GLock trigger reset. It is so fast that sometimes you can let the next shot off without realizing that you have allowed the trigger to reset and are beginning to squeeze the trigger again. |
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Sounds like something ain't right with your trigger technique.
Practice following through with the trigger. This is a very important part of accurate shooting. When you squeeze (SQUEEZE, not pull) the trigger, keep applying the pressure to the trigger even after the shot has broken. Just hold it in the fired position. Once the pistol has finished recoiling and has cycled the next round, very slowly lighten up on the pressure and let the trigger forward until you hear/feel a "CLICK". Hold the trigger right at that point, and then repeat. Don't go for speed here. Take your time. You're learning a new trigger here and eventually it will become muscle memory... but not right now. Slow is smooth, smooth is fast. |
| Bassist nailed it. I started years ago slowly, letting the trigger reset smoothly and getting used to that feel. Hours of dry firing in the mirror. Now a smooth double tap is easy, and hitting a tripple for 2/chest 1/head is smooth and effortless. It'll come in time, get the basics down and go from there. |
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I think bassist is right - sounds like you're slapping the trigger. You want to keep the trigger pressed to the rear until after the slide has cycled. Remember, the instant the trigger breaks the bullet it still not moving - so any jerky movements on yor part will pull the gun off target, so getting your trigger control down should help with accuracy too.
Practice lots of dry fire. Once the trigger clicks, keep it pressed to the rear and cycle the slide with your other hand. Still with the trigger pressed, go back into your two-handed hold and go back on target (I usually use the screw in the center of an outlet or other small target). SLOWLY let your trigger finger go forward until it resets (you will hear and feel the click. When shooting live ammo you'll probably just feel it), then slowly press it again. You don't want to get back into the long takeup stage - just ride the very short second stage/reset. Repeat this process until you get comfortable with the trigger break and reset. That's how you want it to be when you're firing - your trigger finger stays in the exact same place on the trigger the entire time, and only moves a few mm toward you and away from you. |
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Sounds like something ain't right with your trigger technique. Practice following through with the trigger. This is a very important part of accurate shooting. When you squeeze (SQUEEZE, not pull) the trigger, keep applying the pressure to the trigger even after the shot has broken. Just hold it in the fired position. Once the pistol has finished recoiling and has cycled the next round, very slowly lighten up on the pressure and let the trigger forward until you hear/feel a "CLICK". Hold the trigger right at that point, and then repeat. Don't go for speed here. Take your time. You're learning a new trigger here and eventually it will become muscle memory... but not right now. Slow is smooth, smooth is fast. +1 |
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While yours could be technique, It could also be an issue with the gun itself.
I had a first gen Glock 17 that started doubling after I had many thousands of rounds thru it. I first thought it was "pilot error" too. When it kept happening, I sent it back to Glock and the gun came back rebuilt with a new frame. The doubling never happened again. It sounds like you are going thru the same analysis that I did. Everybody was telling me the same thing that you are hearing - that it had to be something that I was doing even though I couldn't detect myself doing anything wrong or different. I have shot thousands and thousands of rounds thru at least 5 different Glocks and other than a short period with that gen 1 17, I have never been able to make any of them double. Bottom line is, especially for a glock, doubling should not be that easy to do. If it is that easy, you should be able to easily repeat it and it sounds like that is not the case. Look for "pilot error" first but don't rule out a mechanical problem and don't be afraid to send it back to Glock. Edit: I'm not a gunsmith but during the time my G17 was doubling, a friend told me to check the silver round plunger on the underside of the slide. He told me if that is dirty or it is sticking, it could also cause the random doubling. Only a factory fix helped in my case but thought I would pass it along. |