Posted: 8/17/2008 9:57:45 PM EDT
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I have a Glock 22, 2nd Generation with several 1000's of rounds through it. The last few times I went shooting I have been getting jams. Every 100 rounds, I will get 1 round that jams. I am shooting Remington usually, but I have not had this problem before. Do I need to replace any of the parts? Is there a Glock tune-up or something? Any thoughts? |
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Specifically what kind of "jam"? Failure to feed, failure to extract, failure to eject? Knowing this will narrow down the possibilities. If the problem ocurrs in just one or 2 mags, may be weak mag springs. How old are the mags you were shootin' through, and how used were they? And what kind of Remmington ammo were ya shootin, hot stuff, or run-of-the-mill FMJ? Gimme some details, I'll help ya if I can. |
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Sorry it took me so long to get back to the thread! Yeah, sounds pretty obviously like an extractor issue. Is it chipped, or is there crud in the slide in that area, under the extractor? Detail strip the slide, check the extractor claw, make sure everything's clean in there. Could also be a weak extractor spring, although those usually last a long time, compared to other springs in the gun. If the extractor doesn't look right, just throw a new one in, along with a new extractor spring for good measure. Look at the ejector, make sure it's not broken or bent. If it is, a trigger housing w/ ejector in it is very cheap also. I wouldn't go to all the hassle and time of sending it back to Glock. Those parts are cheap and usually easy to find locally, or just order from Brownells, Lone Wolf, Midway, etc. ETA: I agree with above, wouldn't hurt to put a new recoil spring in while you're at it. |
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Definatly strip the slide down to bare parts. New springs and a new extractor would be my choice. I put one drop of FP-10 on the extractor on all my pistols. FP-10 dissolves carbon fouling and lubes well. Been doing that for at least five years and never had a problem, even on fussy .22's. |