Vonderek
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I just learned a lesson (that I already knew but didn't always practice) to start rotating my carry ammo much more frequently. I have been carrying 9BPLE in a Glock 19 for about 10 years that has been 100% reliable. After initially firing a few hundred rounds I got lazy (and cheap). As the years passed I began to fire the carry ammo less frequently, eventually only practicing with cheap FMJ range ammo. Today at the range I decided to start off by function firing the carry ammo in the mag in the gun. I pulled the trigger and only got a "click". I couldn't believe I was carrying my gun with an empty chamber and racked the slide and an unfired round ejected. Upon inspection, there was a primer strike but no ignition. The rest of the mag with the 9BPLE fired fine and numerous other mags loaded with Blazer fired without another dud.
The only thing I can think of is that since the dud round has been the same round at the top of the carry mag the primer must have gotten fouled with some errant oil. Fortunately this happened at the range and not during a life threatening incident. From now on I am going to fire a mag-full of the carry stuff every couple of range sessions and I'm going to keep the Glock as dry as possible, making sure to only use a little grease on the slide rails and keep oil away from the slide, especially the breechface.
The only thing I can think of is that since the dud round has been the same round at the top of the carry mag the primer must have gotten fouled with some errant oil. Fortunately this happened at the range and not during a life threatening incident. From now on I am going to fire a mag-full of the carry stuff every couple of range sessions and I'm going to keep the Glock as dry as possible, making sure to only use a little grease on the slide rails and keep oil away from the slide, especially the breechface.