Glock disassembled itself at the range

Glocks are like bick lighters. Toss it and go buy another..

Have you inspected the frame rails for cracks/breaks etc.?

How does the barrel look? Look at the tab on the bottom of the barrel, there is a little lip that the slide lock hits that prevents the slide from coming off. If that lip is worn or chipped, barrel will come off.

Before i would go spending money on extra parts, i would send it back to glock. Could be a an out of spec part that could cause problems later one.

Paddy said:

But what if they can’t reproduce the problem?

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You will never know if you don't send it to them.
If new guns didn't have warranties most people wouldn't buy them. But then I find it funny that most people will not send a gun in for warranty work.
Send it back to Glock and they will take care of the problem for you.

Paddy said:

But what if they can’t reproduce the problem?

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I am sure they will. Write a list of what happened and include it in the box when returning it. Or just give them a call, they might sent a part out. They did that when my 26 was having problems. The guy on the phone was very knowledgeable and seemed to know alot. It wont cost any thing to sent it back.

I would not be worried that they "wont find anything". If there is a problem, they will fix it.

I have never heard of an instance of the Glock take-down catch spring failing until now. But it is a good heads-up to know it can (rarely) happen and nobody expects it. I will pass it on to those Glock fans I know.



Hammer ... Striker ... you know, the go-bang thingie that drives the firing pin when you pull the trigger. (I am bad about calling internal hammer guns striker fired and reserving hammer fired for external hammer guns.)

And when I bought a detachable box magazine for my sister's bolt action Marlin that she had bought used without one, the Marlin factory bubble pack was labeled 7-shot Clip. I did not try to correct Marlin. (I will admit that the clip/magazine distinction is vital when you are surrounded and you call in an emergency airdrop of ammo and you specify "in clips" when you actually are short of magazines.)

Carl N. Brown said:

I have never heard of an instance of the Glock take-down catch spring failing until now. But it is a good heads-up to know it can (rarely) happen and nobody expects it. I will pass it on to those Glock fans I know.

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I guess the spring that holds the take down lever has been installed backwards a few times. I would assume thats the case there. Or a grossly out of spec take down lever. Any glock armorer should see the problem with ease.

GunnyUSMC said:

If new guns didn't have warranties most people wouldn't buy them. But then I find it funny that most people will not send a gun in for warranty work.

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Very true.

For me it’s the inconvenience of sending it. There’s only one place with a proper license to ship handguns and it’s an hour drive. Have to always make sure to date the return label appropriately so I can get it in on time.