chp5 Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 I shot my G35 in Limited for my first USPSA season last year. Tonight I was dry firing and it was making strange sounds. Upon investigation, I discovered the slide was cracked on the breech face. It's a bad pic, but you can see the shiny part of the breech face seperated from the slide. I cracked a G27 slide in the exact same way. Glock replaced it without question. I hope they do the same for this G35. I estimate the G35 had 20,000 rounds through it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric nielsen Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 Ouch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcoliver Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 I think that's "normal." A friend's two G17's broke in the same place. Both shot less than 10k rounds and broke within a span of 3 months. Another friend's G30 had the same problem. Worse, customer service for glocks suck back here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chp5 Posted February 24, 2004 Author Share Posted February 24, 2004 Luckily I'm in Atlanta and Glock's HQ is here as well. When I cracked my G27, I just drove it to their offices and they replaced it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chp5 Posted February 24, 2004 Author Share Posted February 24, 2004 BTW - any possibility that dry firing without snap caps could have contributed to this cracking - or am I just over thinking it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew_Mink Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 I think we just found out why your gun wasn't lighting off some primers. I don't think dry-firing can cause that, but who knows for sure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chp5 Posted February 24, 2004 Author Share Posted February 24, 2004 Matt - yep, we've found the culprit! Very strange. I seem to have a talent at cracking Glock slides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpty1 Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 You big brute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chp5 Posted February 24, 2004 Author Share Posted February 24, 2004 If I could just shoot as well as I can destruct . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chp5 Posted February 24, 2004 Author Share Posted February 24, 2004 UPDATE: I took my cracked G35 slide to Glock's US HQ here in the Atlanta area. I spoke with a tech named David (not Sevigney!). He agree to replace the slide with no problems. They will mail me one in a couple of days. David also said that, if I dry fire a lot, to use snap caps. Go figure. You got to like Glock customer service! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glockman30 Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 Good to hear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twix Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 That's cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricW Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 David also said that, if I dry fire a lot, to use snap caps. Go figure. So, the implication is that dry firing will break the breechface out from the back? Are your spring cups getting the crap beat out of them or anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikW Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 I smell a metallurgy problem. Dry firing my ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 Dry fire your own ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chp5 Posted February 25, 2004 Author Share Posted February 25, 2004 So, the implication is that dry firing will break the breechface out from the back? Apparently, yes. It seems unlikely that dry firing is the cause. I've never used snap caps, but the cost is minimal so I'll give it a try anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcoliver Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 The same snap cap advise was also given to us by the good folks at Glock Hong Kong if you do "a lot"* of dry fire. *nope, they didn't say how much is "a lot". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the duck of death Posted February 27, 2004 Share Posted February 27, 2004 Nobody will ever convince me that metal to metal dry firing is a good thing. I also don't think doing a lot of dry firing is much of an aid. If you want to learn the gun do live fire. Watch the front sight and learn the recoil. If you want to practice don't "cock" the Glock. Leave the trigger in the fired position and pull it. Just watch for movement in the front sight. Hey, cock the Glock even rhymes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe D Posted February 27, 2004 Share Posted February 27, 2004 Everybody knows that Glocks are plastic junk. Why don't you get a real gun like a STI Edge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chp5 Posted February 27, 2004 Author Share Posted February 27, 2004 UPDATE: Today UPS delivered a brand new G35 slide from Glock - no charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chp5 Posted February 28, 2004 Author Share Posted February 28, 2004 Everybody knows that Glocks are plastic junk. Why don't you get a real gun like a STI Edge. I have one. It's a great gun and a safe queen. I just like the light weight of a Glock and I haven't got used to the comparatively heavy wieght of the Edge . . . and no, I'm not selling it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhyrlik Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 I never cracked a Glock, but I destroyed a slide by using a 357 barrel on an old 40 frame with the short frame block. As the barrel pivoted, the frame would flex, and the block and the slide impacted. This peened the crap out of the slide walls near the rails. Glock slides are surface hardened only. They are not designed to take metal-on-metal impact. Such impact will easily break through the hard part of the metal. Dry firing MAY be the culprit here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe D Posted February 29, 2004 Share Posted February 29, 2004 $500 cash, no check for the STI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chp5 Posted February 29, 2004 Author Share Posted February 29, 2004 $500 cash, no check for the STI. Thanks Joe. You're alright no matter what the local IDPA'ers say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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