Need help with Glock 36

[nearlynormalmike]

Have a G 36 I bought new 5 or so years ago when I felt the desire for something bigger than a l frame. I always heard great things about Glocks so thought I give one a try. I wanted a .45 and it is the smallest and lightest.

I had problems right out of the box with the slide locking up prematurely but a little smithing on the slide stop seemed to solve that problem.

It is now 100% with hardball, but no better than 50% with hollow points. I have tried multiple brands of ammunition in both magazines with no success. One mag has Pierce pinky extension but is not extra capacity. Other mag is completely factory. No modifications done to the gun other than night sights.

The cartridge completely stops as soon as it hits the feed ramp and will go no further. The ramp is very smooth with no rough spots. The cartridge is not tilted up and remains parallel with the the remaining ammo in the mag.

It isn't all that enjoyable to shoot so don't do it much (prefer 1911), but I would like it run JHP for carry if I want to.

Any thoughts, comments, or advise? (other than the obvious question as to why I waited so long to address this problem).

 

[timothy75]

Is the slide stop engaging when it locks up? If so maybe your thumbs hitting it in recoil.

 

[nearlynormalmike]

No, slide stop is not locking. Slide moves forward appox. 1/4 inch where bullet face hits the ramp.

 

[CTGunner]

Odd. I will say that i recently sent a gun back to glock for work and they turned it around very fast.

 

[jfrey]

My guess is that you are trying to shoot Gold Dots. Mine does the same with any hollow point ammo with a big hole in the end. Try the Cor-Bon Powerballs or the Hornady CD rounds. They worked a lot better in mine. The G36 is a great pistol but a little ammo picky. My LCP does the same thing. I finally found some Aquila ammo that would function without sticking on the feed ramp. If you notice, with the mag inserted, the ammo is lower in relation to the chamber than in a 1911. This is the problem. You need a more rounded nose to feed reliably.

 

[willbozz61]

I reload for mine, Hornady xtp 200 gr OAL 1.230 been 100%, have had a lot of WWB thru it with no problem.

 

[nearlynormalmike]

I have tried multiple types and brands of ammo over the years. All hardball runs run OK.
NO hollow points will.

Guess I will try and call Glock which is probably what I should have done a long time ago. I hope they can will help.

If problems persist I will have to " bite the bullet" and buy another brand of firearm. I hate to lose the money I spent on this one, but it won't be the worst financial decision I have made lately!

 

[tomwalshco]

I've got one. Has never missed a beat in 3+ years with any ammo. I'd go over to GlockTalk. They have a whole section dedicated to the G36. Might get some 1st hand pointers over there.

 

[fastbolt]

Since you bought it new, have you considered asking Glock to examine it and try to resolve whatever condition may be causing the occurrence?

 

[FIVETWOSEVEN]

Some guy sued Glock over the G36 and won because of them not fixing it.