Unlucky Glocksters!

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Wow! It seems that we have an aboundant amount of people on here who experience, Glock Kb's, Failures to feed, Jams, broken Magazines, Hmmm ... I for one, do not believe the hype, and am suspect of all of the exact same photos, that are posted on here, that are also posted on various other sites on the net. From now on, If your Glock explodes, and your hands are not mangled, could you do us the courtesy of taking your photo along with proof of when this happened? You know, the Gun sitting on top of a current newspaper with the date visable? Thanks a pantload. I'm not saying that I don't trust you, it's just that I don't trust you.
 
Oh Amen to that! I've noticed a whole bunch of KaBoom! threads too and I'm getting sick of them. I call BS on them. I want more proof. My theory is that they are either trolls who are looking to rattle things up or antis who want to press "firearm safety" as a way to ban certain guns.
 
I agree, although I think it extends to all brands. Oh no, every third Glock bought will kaboom eventually! Sigs are overpriced jamming hunks of crap! 1911's are worthless and always need work! XD grip safeties will fail and leave you defenseless! M&Ps will rust to pieces before you can even shoot it! That P22 will break the slide long before it cycles a full mag!

I figure we're only seeing a small segment of all gun owners, and on top of that it's more likely people will complain about problems then talk about how great things are. And when they do, they're called fan boys! :neener:

Yep, hyperbole is the native language of internet forums.
 
steve that is a great idea. and if aything like that happens to me then i will be sure to show the proof to go alog with it.
 
Pay No Attention To That Man Behind The Curtain...

99% of Glock KBs are ammo-related--either reloads or out of spec OEM ammo.

It does seem that the majority of incidents do involve .40 S&W.

Glock Talk had a recent incident with a new G29, and Double tap ammo. When last I read, it appeared to be an ammo-related failure. :uhoh:

It's also somewhat true that Glock's market penetration will account for a higher incidence of anything. :scrutiny:


--Ray
 
Ya I get a kick out of them too. I own a Glock 22 and 27 have about 3,000 rounds fired between the two. I have never had a kb and I reload for them. I own a Pakerized Springfield loaded 1911 with about 1200 rounds through it. I have fired hp,fmj and wad cutters through it and it has never and I mean never jam or fail to fire and I have left it the way it was when I got it. I also have a Smith 686plus with about 1,000 rounds through it. All of which are handloads of 158gr and 180 gr bullets loaded hot and never had a problem with it and yes it has the lock that will lock it up on its own someday down the road. Come to think of it I own roughly 36 firearms from shotguns, rifles, muzzle loaders, pistols and revolvers and have had no problems expcept for a Bushmaster predator rifle. I sent the predator back and got it back in a week and the problem was gone. Maybe I'm just lucky? Oh and my Beretta 92 inox's locking block hasn't broke yet either.:neener: I am also planning on buying an M&P .45 in the next couple of months I hope it doesn't rust up on me,lol.

p.s the prob with the bushmaster was a miss aligned gas block and it was short stroking and not picking up the next round.
 
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The other interesting thing is that even if true, it sounds terrible in absolute numbers, but in reality Glock is easily the most widely used handgun. The percentage incidence of Glock KB's is miniscule. Probably about the same as other manufacturers. And as already stated it's mostly ammo related. I will say I wouldn't mind a fully supported chamber, but my Glock 19 has more training time and more rounds through it than all my other handguns combined. I think I'll keep trusting it.

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When will people learn...

The reality of it all is that the Kb factor will try to discourage shooters from purchasing Glocks. BUT there's a large majority of Glock owners, like myself, that have come across gazillion "Kb" experiences...either heard from on the net or from a friend of a friend's mother's sister's dog sitter.

Will it cause more Glock haters to "label" Glocks as Kaboomers? Yes.

But will folks stop buying Glocks? NO!
 
Glock 21 here....

I shoot about anything through it and I can only recall one or two jams early on years ago....

Seems like if I clean it when I get back from the range and dab a bit of lube on each side/slide and rack it a few times, shes smooth as silk...
 
I've had KB's in a G21 (about 10 years ago) and a XD45 about 2 months ago. It happens.
 
I've had KB's in a G21 (about 10 years ago) and a XD45 about 2 months ago. It happens.
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NO IT DOESN'T, NO IT DOESN'T. Where's the pictures on a current news paper, with a priest and a judge swearing to it? HUH??? :rolleyes:

Seriously. I'll give you Glockfans that Glocks are very well liked among LE and civilian shooters.

So let's say that all the anti Glock stuff is all bogus. There's NEVER been a Glock that fired out of battery, there's never been a KB ect.

Why do you think Glock has this reputation among so many? Why do people hate Glocks?

I personally dislike them because they don't feel good in my hand. I don't shoot them well, and they feel/sound loose to me.

In all seriousness the reputation of KB really doesn't bother me as much as it might others. I'll admit you can get almost any firearm to blow up if you try hard enough.

So what is the deal, why all the Glock hating from so many people?
 
I think Kb's come from odd ammo, or people reloading that shouldn't be doing so. I reload for my G30 with no problems.

And keep your gun clean. At LEAST run the bore snake through once or twice after shooting.
 
i don't get the glock bashing either and i was one of those people who couldn't shoot glocks for the longest time.
as it has been pointed out, glocks are one of the most commen handguns out there. stands to reason that the few KBs are gonna get overhyped by dumbbutts who put bad reloads in them.
 
99% of Glock KBs are ammo-related--either reloads or out of spec OEM ammo.
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How is that possible? I've heard that it will eat anything you can put in it. LIARS! Just kidding guys/gals. :) The rust thing on my M&P really was a problem though - at least until I started whiping it down frequently. I love the gun though.
 
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[/IMG]glock 22 2,000 rounds no kb yet with galco holster daily carry.
 
Scorpiusdeus, I did not drink the Koolaid I own more than just glocks for hand guns. I do not know where all this glock hate has come from in fact I don't understand why people hate any of the guns out there. I bought glocks because I like them and it had nothing to do with what law enforcement uses. I like how people think glock owners are newbs and know nothing about firearms. I may only be 27 but I have been shooting guns a A LOT since I was about 7. I have a great father that loves shooting and hunting and he introduced me to it when I was young and he taught me right. He never had to worry about his guns when he was away and he never kept them locked up because he trust me. I also own and like, Beretta, 1911s in general, Smith & Wesson, Ruger and Sigs. There may be guns out there that I don't care to own or that they do nothing for me and you may like or own one of these guns that I do not like and when you post about them I will keep my comments to myself because there is no need to pick apart someone else's guns it accomplishes nothing. Yes I believe kbs happen but they don't just happen to glocks it just seems for some reason that people only want to talk about glock kbs. Do some glocks jam or fail to feed of course they do but all the other brands do too. I still have not had any of these problems in any of my guns brands. Could it happen to one of my guns of course but as of yet it has not happened. No gun is better then the rest, it's just that people have a tendency to have a "mine is bigger than yours" mentality.

I'm just rambling now and have lost my train of thought so I will give my key board a rest.
 
I know a guy that had a malfunction with a Glock, didn't really have anything to do with the fact that it was a Glock though. Not a Kaboom but the slide failed to lock into battery halfway through a rapid fire string and took a chunk of plastic out of the side of the frame. Seems that a tiny piece of the previous casing was left behind and stopped the subsequent round from loading. Could have happened in any auto.

Oh and by the way... avoid Blazer in the aluminum cases... its cheap for a reason.
 
Hey stevereno1, you Dawg fans can buy all the Glocks you want.

Us Tech grads will laugh as you blow your guns up while we shoot our HKs with no problems. :cool:
 
Not all blazer, the Blazer brass is fine... just steer clear of the blazer in the aluminum casings... I have seen more than a handful of chipped casings.
 
Why is bashing on Glocks any different than bashing on 1911's(Kimbers included), XD's, Hi-Powers, Sigs, AR-15's, and AK's?

If you absolutely cannot believe that a Glock could malfunction then you have issues. Everything mechanical can wear, break, or be bad out of the box. Glock makes good guns with good quality control. I don't own one for many reasons but it's not because of their quality. :)
 
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