A friend back in PA is a Glock armorer and he works on several of the local PD duty guns in the area where the LGS he works out of is located. His advice bears repeating; “never make a permanent modification to a Glock, never make more than one modification at a time, save the OEM takeoff parts so that you can replace them if the aftermarket custom parts cause you subsequent reliability problems with the gun”. The best advice, “if you need to make too many modifications then Glocks aren’t the right guns for you to own in the first place”.
Gen 3 Glock 19 is having issues with light primer strikes
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LiveLife
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Perhaps we should wait to hear back from the OP.
As to those posting factory Glock parts ensure 100% reliability, If you shoot enough rounds through Glocks, even factory parts can fail simply due to parts reaching service life.
I used two Gen3 Glock 22s as my USPSA match guns and after several hundred thousand rounds, replaced my share of recoil spring assemblies, mag followers, mag springs (Always with Wolff extra power springs), etc. Fouling crud building up inside striker channel enough to affect operation is "normal" build up and addressed by "routine" cleaning required for all pistols.
Having said that, my Glocks experienced far less number of stoppages compared to other match pistols. To see how far I could push my Glocks before needing cleaning, I repeated match practice sessions without cleaning/oiling one of my Glocks until it stopped. To other match shooters' surprise, it took several match practice sessions and close to 4000 rounds before slide failed to go into full battery. A light cleaning of the barrel chamber and I was back shooting.
As to those posting factory Glock parts ensure 100% reliability, If you shoot enough rounds through Glocks, even factory parts can fail simply due to parts reaching service life.
I used two Gen3 Glock 22s as my USPSA match guns and after several hundred thousand rounds, replaced my share of recoil spring assemblies, mag followers, mag springs (Always with Wolff extra power springs), etc. Fouling crud building up inside striker channel enough to affect operation is "normal" build up and addressed by "routine" cleaning required for all pistols.
Having said that, my Glocks experienced far less number of stoppages compared to other match pistols. To see how far I could push my Glocks before needing cleaning, I repeated match practice sessions without cleaning/oiling one of my Glocks until it stopped. To other match shooters' surprise, it took several match practice sessions and close to 4000 rounds before slide failed to go into full battery. A light cleaning of the barrel chamber and I was back shooting.
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I think you're missing the point. We are not saying the Glock parts are 100%, that they don't eventually fail, or even that there aren't better parts available. But the Glock by about anyone's admission has acquired an enviable reputation for reliability that makes a good starting point, and at some point, if it is reliable to begin with then messing with it is just fixing what isn't broken.
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Yes, I agree.
What I meant was many suggestions were made to put factory striker back along with my suggestion of cleaning the striker/channel first.
If simple cleaning fixes the light strike issue, problem solved for OP with aftermarket striker.
If OP continues to have problem with aftermarket striker after cleaning and factory striker fixes the light strike issue, then cause of problem could be pinpointed to the aftermarket striker.
Hearing back from OP will verify what the cause was.
What I meant was many suggestions were made to put factory striker back along with my suggestion of cleaning the striker/channel first.
If simple cleaning fixes the light strike issue, problem solved for OP with aftermarket striker.
If OP continues to have problem with aftermarket striker after cleaning and factory striker fixes the light strike issue, then cause of problem could be pinpointed to the aftermarket striker.
Hearing back from OP will verify what the cause was.
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