tackleman Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 I have a Glock 34 with a LWD threaded barrel and Maverick comp. Having trouble with slide coming back enough to eject spent round and rack the new round. Tried 11#, 13#, 15# and 17# recoil springs. Have tried several loads, including factory. I have tried 124 gr lead round nose with 6.3 grains of Unique, over all length 1.169. That is a little more than max load. Trying to find loads with Unique powder. Any help would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RePete Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 I run 3.9gr/Unique under the 147gr Frontier plated bullet and get a PF of 138. Remove the compensator and shoot the gun. Does it cycle? The comp may be reducing the pressure to cycle the slide properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tackleman Posted June 15, 2013 Author Share Posted June 15, 2013 If the comp is reducing the pressure too much, what do I do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RePete Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Throw away the comp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHI Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Load with a slower powder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tackleman Posted June 15, 2013 Author Share Posted June 15, 2013 Any slow burning powder recommendations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EkuJustice Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Hs6 or autocomp and go with jhp or cmj bullets in the 115 or 124 range. The lead bullets will lead that comp bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom C Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 (edited) Ok, let's backpeddle just a might. What type of lube are you using on the recommended lube points and how much lube are you using? I have seen cycling problems with the factory "lube" and both factory and hand loads. Clean away the factory grease with any cleaner (not cleaner/lube) and use most any name brand lube like rem-oil, or any "gun lube" your gun store carries. DO NOT use WD-40. I know, some of what I said sounds insulting and I appologize for that. Reality is though, these are questions a Glock armorer would ask you. Edited June 15, 2013 by Tom C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHI Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 AA#7 good lead bullet powder and yes your comp will lead up . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tackleman Posted June 15, 2013 Author Share Posted June 15, 2013 I use Gun Butter. Very little of it. It will do a little better with hotter loads. Also I have decided not to use lead! You can not insult me. Any help with reloads using Unique, ( or another powder, I just have a lot of Unique ) bullet weight and overall length would be greatly appreciated. This is my first comp and really want it to work. Also I am fairly new to Glocks. I have attached a pic of my gun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRobson Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 Get a hold of autocomp, HS-6, or Silhouette and some 124gr JHP's. Do a search for 9 major loads in the reloading section. There's a couple of threads that will have load info in them. As far as lube goes, get some mobile one motor oil and call it done. In my limited open glock experience I learned not to be afraid of the lube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom C Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Ok, if the lube points that Glock recommends are being "wetted" properly that leads me to next question. Has this always been a problem with this particular Glock? If yes, consider using some Tetra grease (as a lapping agent..or any other lapping compund you trust), apply it to all four rail guides (a dab at each guide) and work the slide 10-20 times. Clean reapply and repeat. Try this oh, 3-5 cycles and see if that doesn't help. It just sounds as thought the slide speed isn't there (and might be dragging on a spot or two). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tackleman Posted June 18, 2013 Author Share Posted June 18, 2013 It worked perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchet Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 It worked perfectly. So what did you change? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bountyhunter Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 It worked perfectly.So what did you change?He added a compensator. A compensator does "steal" some of the recoil energy.... that's it's function. Is it possible there isn't enough left to cycle the slide reliably? can this comp be "tuned" at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tackleman Posted June 18, 2013 Author Share Posted June 18, 2013 It cant be tuned. Here is the link to the Comp; http://glocktalk.com/classifieds/showproduct.php?product=33678 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom C Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Ah ha. so now the pieces fit together in this somewhat slow mind of mine. Maybe reduce the weight of the slide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchet Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 It worked perfectly.So what did you change?He added a compensator.A compensator does "steal" some of the recoil energy.... that's it's function. Is it possible there isn't enough left to cycle the slide reliably? can this comp be "tuned" at all? I see that. But he says "It" worked perfectly. The thread contained suggestions about powder, lead bullets, lube and I was wondering what solved his problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tackleman Posted June 19, 2013 Author Share Posted June 19, 2013 Still working on it will post when I find a remedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kneelingatlas Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 My suggestion is to do a deep cleaning of the pistol, re-assemble with light lube and the 11# recoil spring, load some proper 9 Major loads using a 124gn CMJ and HS-6, then all your problems might just go away. If you don't have HS-6, Autocomp, Silluette, 124gn CMJ or JHPs I'm sure someone does locally and is willing to trade/sell a little to you.I really like Unique too, but it's too fast for compensated pistols. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tackleman Posted June 20, 2013 Author Share Posted June 20, 2013 I have came to the same decision! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootertheshooter Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 (edited) I run HS-6 in my 34 compensated Glock and works fine. 124 cmj 6.4g of HS-6 oal1.13 that's with a 11lb spring for minor loads Edited July 3, 2013 by Scootertheshooter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Probably gonna affect balance with your striker spring but have you tried an even lighter recoil spring - 8-10#? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EkuJustice Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 You shouldn't need lower than an 11 pound to get it to work. Any lower and you risk it not going into battery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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