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Glock 19 round not fully feeding?

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2007-11-25 17:05:27
I was shooting my glock 19 9mm and I have a new round get jammed during feeding. The spent round was fully ejected, but the next round was caught at about 45 degrees, so it never got feed into the chamber. Any guesses why this happened? This isn't the same as stove-piping is it?
Answered By: CIH(Ret)
This is not a stove pipe. A stove pipe is when a spent round is caught by the closing slide and is left sticking up in the air resembling an actual stove pipe. Thus the name. Your problem is a fresh round not chambering properly. There are two common reasons for this to happen. One is that your magazine is not completely seated into the magazine well. When you insert the magazine, give it a rap with the heel of your hand to make sure that it is completely seated. If the problem persists, the next common cause is the magazine. Usually it can be traced to the lips of the magazine or a weak magazine spring. If this is the problem, you can either replace the magazine or take it to a gunsmith and have him adjust the lips and/or replace the magazine spring. There is another unlikely cause but one worth considering if you determine that the magazine is not at fault, That is the ramp may need to be polished. Sometimes a flaw can get past the inspectors or you may have inadvertantly scratched the ramp when cleaning your gun. This is highly unlikely but someting that you may have to eliminate in determining the cause of the problem.
User: H
Sounds like you got a stovepipe which is extremely rare for a Glock. Has it done it again? Are you using Glock factory magazines or aftermarket? If you are using aftermarket switch back to authentic Glock magazines. Try tapping the bottom of your magazine firmly with the flat of your hand after loading each five rounds. If it continues doing this contact your dealer or Glock. Best. H
User: Richard R
No, stovepiping is when the empty brass is extracted from the chamber but not thrown clear of the ejection port. This is usally caused by limp wristing the gun. In rare cases it could be a broken ejector. What kind of ammo? The mag says 9mm right? Has the mag been damaged? Is the mag new or old? Has the mag been loaded for a long time? When is the last time you cleaned it? The gun and the mag. I'm a glock dealer and whenever I hear of a problem with one I often trace it back to the owner not the gun. Stuff happens though and It just might be the gun. Email me and I will try to help you out. Rich Bullseye Marksman Gun Club Cumming Ga. 678-965-5504
User: lorangj
A stove pipe is when the empty is caught between the slide and barrel, it will usually sit there and smoke, hence the term stove-pipe. You are suffering from a feed failure. Since you didn't say what type of ammo you are using, I will venture a couple of guesses. One would be the type of bullet, large cavity hollow points will sometimes catch on the feed ramp preventing it from feeding. The second would be improper slide velocity, either caused by a weak round, weak wrist, , fatigued recoil spring, or dirty weapon. The third would be the magazine improperly seated in the weapon. For a fix, I would unload, safe, dissassemble, clean the pistol. Try the same type of ammo to see if you have a similar failure. If it still fails, try a different type of ammo. If it fails after that, it would be a good time to take it in to a smith to have it looked at. John
User: maahes007
Sounds like you have a bad magazine and no this is not a stove pipe. Richard is the guy you need to talk with to fix this problem.
User: gunguy58
There are numerous issues that could be causing this problem. You do not say what type of ammo, but if you are using lead rounds it can often cause problems feeding by depositing shavings from previous rounds on the fees ramp thereby hanging the round on the ramp. |Dirty ammo or failure to clean your weapon can also deposit serious fouling and residue on the ramp causing it to act this way also. A good cleaning on lubrication on the ramp might be enough to take care of it if either of these situations occurred. My last best reasonable explanation is it you do not fully seat all rounds in the magazine when loading you can also experience the scenario you describe.When you load your magazines, always tap then hard into the palm of your hand with the rim of the cartridge side of the magazine being hit in the palm of your hand to fully seat the rounds at the point furthest back in the magazine as possible so the round is not prematurely pushed out of the magazine by the bolt and hitting the ramp at an incorrect angle. Hope on of those helps with your problem.
User: CIH(Ret)
This is not a stove pipe. A stove pipe is when a spent round is caught by the closing slide and is left sticking up in the air resembling an actual stove pipe. Thus the name. Your problem is a fresh round not chambering properly. There are two common reasons for this to happen. One is that your magazine is not completely seated into the magazine well. When you insert the magazine, give it a rap with the heel of your hand to make sure that it is completely seated. If the problem persists, the next common cause is the magazine. Usually it can be traced to the lips of the magazine or a weak magazine spring. If this is the problem, you can either replace the magazine or take it to a gunsmith and have him adjust the lips and/or replace the magazine spring. There is another unlikely cause but one worth considering if you determine that the magazine is not at fault, That is the ramp may need to be polished. Sometimes a flaw can get past the inspectors or you may have inadvertantly scratched the ramp when cleaning your gun. This is highly unlikely but someting that you may have to eliminate in determining the cause of the problem.
User: kirk0791
Clean you gun, evaluate the quality of the ammo you are using. I would swap ammunition regardless to see if another handles differently.

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