Glock 19 fail to feed when wife shoots......does fine when anyone else shoots...

[TheBigLebowski]

G19 would fail to feed after every shot when my wife would shoot.......the slide wouldn't lock back on her last shot of the mag either. Did not do nor has it ever behaved like this when I shoot it. Has upgraded slide spring in the gun. My neighbor and I watched her to make sure she wasn't dragging the slide but we couldn't see anything out of the ordinary. Has anyone seen anything like this before.

it was her first time shooting the 9mm and it wasn't the positive experience that I hoped it would be for her. All of her previous shooting has been with a ruger mkIII.

 

[M67]

Glock perfection



Probably limp writing

 

[BiscuitNaBasket]

Glock perfection



Probably limp writing

Limp writing is my guess. military arms channel on YouTube has a good video on why this happens.

 

[Rob377]

... Has upgraded slide spring in the gun. ...

Either limp wristing, or the "upgrade" wasn't actually an upgrade.

Extra power recoil springs make guns MORE prone to limp wrist induced malfunctions.

 

[88E30M50]

Tim, from the Military Arms Channel did a video showing how easy it is to induce a failure by limp wristing a Glock 19. Gen 3 Glock 19s tend to be over sprung and are all too easy to get to fail, as you just found out. What type of ammo were you shooting?

 

[BiscuitNaBasket]

Either limp wristing, or the "upgrade" wasn't actually an upgrade.

Extra power recoil springs make guns MORE prone to limp wrist induced malfunctions.

Good point. I forgot, but I once had a Glock 22 Gen 4 which I replaced the factory guide rod with a aftermarket stainless steel guide rod. The only fail to feed I had with that gun was because of the aftermarket guide rod.

 

[lovemachine]

The samething happens when my wife shoots my Glock 17. Has never happened to me, and she shoots my Glock 19 better than I do.
My first thought is because the Glock 17 is too big for her hands.

 

[Rob377]

The samething happens when my wife shoots my Glock 17. Has never happened to me, and she shoots my Glock 19 better than I do.
My first thought is because the Glock 17 is too big for her hands.

If it's a Gen3, put in a 15lb recoil spring and watch the problem disappear for her, and the gun shoot flatter for you.

 

[Robjps]

Why did the recoil spring need "upgrading"? 99% chance she is simply limp wristing the pistol, show here how to grip it like you want to beat someone upside the head with it and the problem will go away. Should also make shooting more enjoyable for her, right now the pistol is flying around which turns most new shooters off.

 

[TR1032]

Since it works for everyone else, I would also suspect limp wristing.

 

[lovemachine]

If it's a Gen3, put in a 15lb recoil spring and watch the problem disappear for her, and the gun shoot flatter for you.

All 3 of my Glocks are gen3.

 

[88GT]

Limp wristing. I do this on Mr88GTs 17L occasionally.

 

[lonehoosier]

[video=youtube_share;H_Uqtz2asE4]http://youtu.be/H_Uqtz2asE4[/video]

 

[chezuki]

Limp wristing. I do this on Mr88GTs 17L occasionally.

Must...resist...inappropriate...comment....

 

[ilcaveman]

limp wrist, i shoot my girlfriends mags all day

 

[remauto1187]

17L ? Is that code?

 

[chezuki]

17L ? Is that code?

The "L" means he's got nothing to be ashamed of.

 

[MTubbs1]

Limp Wristing Glock Pistols - YouTube

 

[searpinski]

Wife does this on my FN pistol. It's never failed on me, but she gets FTE all day long. She is no longer allowed to shoot it.

 

[IndyDave1776]

G19 would fail to feed after every shot when my wife would shoot....

Discrimination! Wife is going to have to contact NOW and organize a protest against sexist Glocks!