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1/5/2010 6:41:16 PM EDT
Right where my thumb rest the frame looks like its peeling and there is a spot right behide it that is the same. Other issue is the frame is almost incontact with the slide. Is this normal or should I contact Glock a out it?



1/5/2010 7:11:12 PM EDT
[#1]
The "pig nose" is normal, though yours is on the extreme side. The frame peeling is a new one.

1/5/2010 7:12:03 PM EDT
[#2]
How old is it BTW?
1/5/2010 7:19:15 PM EDT
[#3]
Only 2 years old and probably only about 500 rounds thru it
1/6/2010 1:34:55 PM EDT
[#4]
Quoted:
Only 2 years old and probably only about 500 rounds thru it


id call glock.... never seen a frame peal like that and in a pretty young gun non the less.

and the slide rubbing is on the tight side....looks like glock had a rough day when they made your frame
1/6/2010 5:41:06 PM EDT
[#5]
As far as the "contact" issue with the frame, it's fine.  Perfectly normal.

As far as the peeling issue, I have seen a few reports of this, with pics.  Never read or heard of a solution that I recall though.  It does seem rather strange.
1/6/2010 5:46:14 PM EDT
[#6]
Just a guess, but I figure the peeling is some sort of clear coat on the frame. Just let it peel and rock on!!!!New to me.......
1/6/2010 6:00:12 PM EDT
[#7]
Ill try to contact Glockenspiel tomorrow if I have time. If you try to peal it off its like when you have a sun urn and you skin peals, it even makes the same sound
1/7/2010 7:24:59 AM EDT
[#8]
well did you leave it out in the sun too long?
1/7/2010 7:28:02 AM EDT
[#9]
Do you have some weird acidic hand sweat?
do you always shoot with the light attached?  That'll amplify the frame-rubbing issue...
(that's a pretty big (long) light for that gun btw...)
1/7/2010 8:07:47 AM EDT
[#10]
yeah that frame's "pignose" is on the extreme end, plus that thumb rest issue would cause me to call glock.
1/7/2010 8:20:51 AM EDT
[#11]
Quoted:
Do you have some weird acidic hand sweat?
do you always shoot with the light attached?  That'll amplify the frame-rubbing issue...
(that's a pretty big (long) light for that gun btw...)



if anything, i would think having a light attached would alleviate the frame rubbing issue.
1/7/2010 8:31:28 AM EDT
[#12]
Quoted:
Quoted:
Do you have some weird acidic hand sweat?
do you always shoot with the light attached?  That'll amplify the frame-rubbing issue...
(that's a pretty big (long) light for that gun btw...)



if anything, i would think having a light attached would alleviate the frame rubbing issue.


The mass of that light hanging out on the end of a flexible plastic dust cover flails around pretty violently during recoil...  
that flexing will do some weird things...
I've heard some smaller glocks actually will not cycle reliably with a light attached, some say due to the dust cover rubbing on the slide more than normal at some point during the cycle...

no light, but it's violent...
G18 SlowMo
1/7/2010 9:00:39 AM EDT
[#13]
Quoted:
Quoted:
Quoted:
Do you have some weird acidic hand sweat?
do you always shoot with the light attached?  That'll amplify the frame-rubbing issue...
(that's a pretty big (long) light for that gun btw...)



if anything, i would think having a light attached would alleviate the frame rubbing issue.


The mass of that light hanging out on the end of a flexible plastic dust cover flails around pretty violently during recoil...  
that flexing will do some weird things...
I've heard some smaller glocks actually will not cycle reliably with a light attached, some say due to the dust cover rubbing on the slide more than normal at some point during the cycle...

no light, but it's violent...
G18 SlowMo



it's actually the 40cal's that have issues with light attached.  streamlight did their own research into it:



Q: Are there Issues Using Tactical Lights on Glock® Pistols?
A: Some Glock® .40 caliber pistols, models 22 and 23, exhibit feeding malfunctions, either nose down or nose up (stovepipe), when used with tactical lights.  The problems tend to occur with individual guns, with some pistols becoming totally unreliable while other identical, even close in serial number sequence, guns have no problems.  Most models 22 and 23 are reliable.

A sensitive gun may malfunction with any tactical light - the TLRs, the older M models, and even Glock®’s own brand.  There is evidence that the problem sometimes develops with use, and may progress until the pistol is unreliable even with no light attached.

On the basis of testing by Streamlight, we believe the problem is magazine related.  It appears that the rounds are unable to rise fast enough for proper cycling.  We have observed proper feeding for the first few rounds, consistent failures at mid-magazine capacity, and a return to proper feeding of the last few cartridges in the magazine.

We have tried both stronger and weaker recoil springs, and compound-action recoil buffers, all without success.  Sometimes new magazine springs, either new Glock® or Wolff, will cure the problem.  In one case of a pistol which was totally reliable when new but progressed to malfunctioning on every magazine, even with no light installed, we found two solutions which restored reliability, but which might not be acceptable to some users.  The first was using 10 round capacity Glock® magazines.  The gun will not cycle reliably with 15 round mags with their steeply stacked columns but works flawlessly with 10 round mags.  The second solution was a new magazine follower from Brownells®, their part number 069-000-006.  When used in a 15 round magazine with a new spring, reliability was restored.  However, the follower would not lock the slide open after the last round.

Ammunition is also a factor with any weapon.  Some brands and weights may be totally reliable while others jam repeatedly.  Make sure your gun is thoroughly tested with your duty ammo.

Brownells® is a registered trademark of Brownells®, Inc.
Glock® is a registered trademark of  GLOCK Gesellschaft mbH.
1/7/2010 3:49:10 PM EDT
[#14]
No my hands aren't acidic, usually on the dry side. The light is a surefire x300. I only shot it a few times to test reliability and I did notice that a few time it would jam an what not but though it was just me limp wristing it so I shot a few more mags and didnt have any problems after those first few rounds. I don't carry it on the gun but its always on when at home