Sandbagger123 Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 i have a gen 3 glock 34 and am thinking of getting it milled for a red dot. looking at a few freinds that have red dots on their glocks , i noticed it seems common for the brass to hit the red dot on the way out. so is this basically something they all do? yeah yeah i know they are tool and expect them to get beat up, but to me i like to keep my stuff looking good if possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dapribek Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 I believe I read that this problem is solved if you use the Apex extractor. I am using one and have no issues with my Leupold DPP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdp88 Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 I've heard it's a mixed bag on the Apex extractor so I never spent the $60 to find out. In stock configuration I think just about all Gen 3 & 4 will beat up the dot. The Gen 5 extracts much better and I don't think you'd have much of a problem with a Gen 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef15 Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 17.3 milled almost at the rear of the slide, 11lb recoil spring, Viper RDS which is on the small side. In the range of 7k rounds, brass hits me sometimes, pretty sure it has never hit the dot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lastcat Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 I had a G17 with dove tail mount for a FF3. Yes, the brass worked over the frame of the FF3 really good. Just enough to remove the finish. If I ever go CO again, will consider a tall rear sight in front of the Red Dot Sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHI Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 Apex will help.Speeding up the slide will help. Finding a single headstamp brass will help. This is a feature not a problem per Glock, smith and wesson, etc. THE sight is going to get hit doing the for mentioned will reduce the problem. A sight in front of red dot will help a lot. Apex helped the most.not 100% fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B_RAD Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 Gen 5 seem to have solved the issue. Mine eject in a slight forward direction. I get no brass hitting the dot from what I can tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yondering Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 2 hours ago, AHI said: Speeding up the slide will help. This. It's load dependent. In my Glocks, light 9mm loads toss the brass up just far enough for the optic to hit them when the slide returns forward, and the brass gets thrown forward. With hotter loads, the brass gets thrown out of the way faster and doesn't touch the optic. Milled slides and RMRs on mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Jacket Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 I haven’t noticed any hits on my Gen 4 MOS with an RMR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9146gt Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Like AHI said it is a feature not a fault!! Have someone video you ...it will surprise you. It keeps the brass from hitting you in the head Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPF Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 I haven't noticed any brass strikes on my gen 5, but I don't have any experience with other gens and rds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken6PPC Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 My Venom on my Gen 3 19 / Gen 4 23 milled frankengun shows signs of getting beat up a little... No biggie though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BASE772 Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 (edited) On 7/15/2019 at 4:58 PM, B_RAD said: Gen 5 seem to have solved the issue. Mine eject in a slight forward direction. I get no brass hitting the dot from what I can tell. I agree. I had to run almost 140 PF in my Gen 4 G34 with milled slide so I would not get that occasional hit on my DPP. In my Gen 5 G17 MOS the brass isn't even close to hitting my DPP even with very low power factor loads. My Gen 5 G45 and G43X both really throw the brass. Edited July 19, 2019 by BASE772 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky72 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 My gen3 with dovetail mount and vortex venom gets beat up badly. If I had of thought of it earlier I would have taped up the aluminium housing with electrical tape. Glass gets hit too but shows no scratches or marks of any kind. i run about 136 power factor. I now have a serrated edge on the housing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMoneyGrip Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 No sugestions for the 47021 ejector? That fixed ALL of my issues. I no longer have an eratic piece of brass hitting my dot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yondering Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 3 minutes ago, BigMoneyGrip said: No sugestions for the 47021 ejector? That fixed ALL of my issues. I no longer have an eratic piece of brass hitting my dot. Is that with very mild loads as well or just factory ammo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMoneyGrip Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 1 minute ago, Yondering said: Is that with very mild loads as well or just factory ammo? 145 gr @ 930fps. out of a 34. This is with a 11lbs spring in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yondering Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Where did you buy that ejector? Rockyourglock is the only place I found that actually specifies that number, so I ordered one to try in my gen 4 19. Thanks for the tip, I hadn't heard about it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMoneyGrip Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 8 hours ago, Yondering said: Where did you buy that ejector? Rockyourglock is the only place I found that actually specifies that number, so I ordered one to try in my gen 4 19. Thanks for the tip, I hadn't heard about it yet. It's for the 19X. You have to get the whole trigger spring housing but it's only about $5. The best money you can spend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rootacres Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 My experience with the factory extractor and a variety of recoil springs is that yes your RDS will have some collisions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yondering Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 On 7/21/2019 at 5:29 AM, BigMoneyGrip said: It's for the 19X. You have to get the whole trigger spring housing but it's only about $5. The best money you can spend. Got mine in - it didn't do much to keep brass off the RMR with mild loads. This gun never had an issue with mid-range or hotter loads anyway, and that didn't change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMoneyGrip Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 20 hours ago, Yondering said: Got mine in - it didn't do much to keep brass off the RMR with mild loads. This gun never had an issue with mid-range or hotter loads anyway, and that didn't change. Hmmmmm...It fixed mine and most other peoples I've read about. My loads are 4.1gr of BE-86 and a Summers 145 coated and this yields 930fps out of a 34 with an 11lbs spring. And I have a very weak grip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yondering Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 That's the difference then. I use a very firm/solid grip, and a load of the level you're using would never contact my RMR anyway with the old ejector. I'm not trying to make minor with my mild loads (GSSF and Steel); I'm using a 100gr coated FP over 3.2gr of Clays, which is a much milder load than yours but cycles reliably for me with a stock gen 4 spring. (FWIW that load does not cycle for any of my shooting buddies in the same gun, they need around 3.8gr to run the same load.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangeride Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 Gen4 34mos 13lbs spring. 147 moly at 900fps. Very tight grip. DPP lots of issues with empty’s hitting glass. Like every 5 shots. Installed gen5 ejector and extractor. Runs perfect now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkballedtarget Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 On 7/28/2019 at 12:10 AM, orangeride said: Gen4 34mos 13lbs spring. 147 moly at 900fps. Very tight grip. DPP lots of issues with empty’s hitting glass. Like every 5 shots. Installed gen5 ejector and extractor. Runs perfect now. Do you have part numbers for the gen 5 ejector and extractor? I am having the same problem. 60% of my brass is is by my right foot, the other 40% is 3 ft in front of me. I am using a G34 Gen 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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