I'm kinda an apartment dweller with more Barbie dolls than tools (they are my daughters. I just made the switch to CO from Production with my 34.5 MOS. sounds to me like the Timney is your problem, not the Glock. Is this RSA going to $hit already? By If it strips a round and goes completely into battery then the recoil spring is at least minimally OK. My friend is having an issue with his 80% glock 19. what happens when you let it down slow is nothing like shooting it. The slide isn't meant to be let down easy during normal use. I think I had a similar problem once. Never an issue with limp wristing so far. Have you tried a different firing pin spring? Have you tried it with the factory barrel? Once I put the stock one back in no problems. Display as a link instead, Kinda weird. While you're at it, give the drop safety button a good buffing as well. Agree with Danzig but I actually suspect it may have more to do with the slide, if your Suarez slide has been caracoated or duracoated there is the possibility of some build up in the slide rail slots or on the bottom of the slide in the area where the connector rides causing your problem. What ammo? I had a friend of mine install the 3.5 connector with the NY1 trigger spring on my old Glock 19. Thanks. Thoughts on city living: If I'm at the dump and worried about all the rats, I don't think about how much ammo it takes to shoot them all, I just leave the dump. I run Zev guide rods and adapter rings on my Gen4 17 and 21, along with ISMI recoil springs that are 15lb rated. One way to discover if it is or isn't the problem is get out your calipers and measure along the slide rail slots in many places for each slide rail slot and then your front locking block slide rail and rear slide rails and the numbers will tell you if it's the problem or not. Ive had to bump up my striker spring to get their a few boxes of really old PMC primers that came my way. In my opinion, I'd suggest the factory rounds (or load a hotter load) and find out if it solves the problem. Let not my last thought be If only I had my gun; and Lord if today is truly the day that You call me home, let me die in a pile of empty brass. AR15.COM is the world's largest firearm community and is a gathering place for firearm enthusiasts of all types. Clear editor. I check the recoil spring from time to time the first way Vincent mentioned. Is this RSA going to $hit already? The issue is the 19 will not go into battery when I pull the slide back. Put ammo in from the same box into my 92A1 and had no issues. I had a problem like that in my G34 when I was shooting it. I recall him going into the slide then saying "wait, I don't have to mess with this." It won't load a round. A slight adjustment to the crimping die corrected the problem. thats one of my fears. All Rights Reserved. It has a Scherer 3.5 connector. I have used them in several Glocks and found them to give a light pull while also giving a crisper break and feel. My Glock trigger was/is the same as my Timney, 2.5#. On a defensive weapon, quite acceptable. Ive tried swapping the extensions to different mag bodies for what its worth and the result is the same. If the slide goes into battery with this test, you've got other issues. with the gun completely empty and the factory connector installed I can still get it to FTRTB by holding it vertically and riding the slide home with the trigger depressed. The trigger bar and connector are polished but no metal reshaped or removed. It was a good deal, and now I know why. Check for it. Everything else seems to be working fine. The Fora platform includes forum software by XenForo. The slide stops with the top bullet in the magazine stuck against the feed ramp. A bit off the Timney topic, but you might try a Lone Wolf connector with the Overwatch trigger. What load you firing? I am still useing the stock recoil spring and striker spring. Would suggest taking the slide off, checking to see the position of the spring. Hope you were able to get yours sorted out. I had a problem with my G23 that did exactly that. Win A Colt 1911 Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier 45acp, Buy, sell, and trade in the classified section, Chat with Local gun shops, ranges, trainers & other businesses, View up to date on firearm-related events. Just to make sure that it wasn't something trigger related I threw the old serrated trigger assembly back in and it does the same thing so I put the new smooth one back in. Did lots on it and got it running like 98%. Thanks. Its the archer not the arrow i know, but i was immediately more accurate with the timney. Or like actually hitting it with a file some? I read it gave a much nicer trigger pull. Or has it been an issue since purchase? Interesting. We also have Glock related articles like Tools Used . Haha. You may post anything as long as it is related to the Glock line of pistols, and you are not spamming our sub with your advertisements, sales, YouTube channel. Sign up for the ARFCOM weekly newsletter and be entered to win a free ARFCOM membership. Yes, the Glock has been altered from stock. Your link has been automatically embedded. Grant me victory over my foes and those that wish to harm to me and mine. I'm in California), but then it stops going forward just short of going into battery. I am doing my Armorers class this coming week and planned to bring up the question. If it would close unless you let the trigger forwardthen it fails the test. With the slide off, there was visible movement in the timney part when i manipulated the trigger. If I let It slam shut there is no problem. You will receive an email every Friday morning featuring the latest chatter from the hottest topics, breaking news surrounding legislation, as well as exclusive deals only available to ARFCOM email subscribers. This, in all cases with any new firearm, is a fundamental error. You cannot paste images directly. If it does, you may want to look into a ligher recoil spring kit to continue using your existing loads. Got the second trigger for the 34.3, dropped in no problem. Slide not fully returning to battery while trigger hasn't been reset (G19) So I have a G19, cerakoted slide. I don't know if that is the problem, but thank you for trying to help. I will say that I just set up a new Zev Glock 17 with RMR, and my usual loads ran the gun just fine, but (without checking) the Zev slide seems lighter than the OEM Glock one it replaced. Something is WRONG, either modifications, misassembled, or maintenance. After about 500 rounds, and a couple of good cleanings it began cycling fine. It had 2056 through it. Let it forward a little bit and then let go. *Must have a registered ARFCOM account to win. Have you made a change in ammo or reloading component lately? Or vice down the slide (use wood or thick cardboard not a bare vice or you'll mess up the slide) and push the frame forward toward the muzzle as hard as you can. It now passes the recoil spring test. Eject it. Comedian and Student of Life | Ep 029 JP Sears, [ARCHIVED THREAD] - Glock 19 w/ LWD threaded bbl not going into battery with trigger depressed *Fixed*. The Fora platform includes forum software by XenForo. I know a few guys who shoot sigs and its starting to feel like Ive been trying to make my gun perform more like theirs. Another dumb question is are you intimately familiar with taking the gun part and putting it back together? the sig comment was really a non sequitur. 2 Angle the pistol so that the muzzle is pointed straight up. What does the extractor look like? and Mrs. America turn in your guns' - I would have!". Handy to have this around while you're tinkering A forum community dedicated to all New York firearm owners and enthusiasts. That's an easy way to figure out if you're just limp wristing or if it's a mechanical issue. Who knows. I had a stock G19 that was failing to go into battery during live fire. Anyways, I noticed when messing around with it that the slide is not going all the way back into battery when I ride the slide forward while holding the trigger back. Maybe ne messed something up in the slide. Im a little ahead of you on this path. I stripped the entire frame and can't seem to find the issue. Do the RSA's need lube? Building a V2 soon. Timney should be a little more straightforward with their instructions. I have Timney triggers in two Glock 17 Gen 4 MOS pistols that I run in USPSA CO. I dont have any aftermarket parts in it. A couple thought on the trigger- if you work on the sear engagement, proceed with caution. I'm hoping that shooting it will solve it. What Argyle said sounds about right. it looks like the spring doesn't detend far enough , then doesn't pushes the slide into complete battery. One new winner* is announced every week! "first thing i would check is your connector tension, if there is too much tension it will restrict slide movement". If you really want to fly, get out of the plane. I am sure it has to do with some of the mods I've done. AR15.COM is the world's largest firearm community and is a gathering place for firearm enthusiasts of all types. Come join the discussion about optics, holsters, gunsmithing, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! This allows me to use my loads (in 9mm, I'm usually around 3.4 - 3.7gr Titegroup under a 124gr JHP) and the gun runs flawlessly. If so swap slides and eliminate the slide being the issue. There's too much risk of changing the angle, removing too much material, and or rounding the edges(which will result in decreasing surface area). This isn't an issue when practicing slow fire but rapid fire would be a problem. Was this an issue before you installed the new connector? I have a brand new Gen4 Glock 17, which the only "upgrade" I have done is change the connector to a Taran Tactical one. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rochester-Personal-Defense-LLC/461665857219329, Laws and Politics - Firearms/Self Defense/Weapons. Found the culprit. Will get some pics next time at the range. I read it gave a much nicer trigger pull. I only switched because my Glock trigger could only set off certain primers due to the lightness of the springs I needed to get it to work. LW barrels are drop in, but they really are more of forced fit. I would like to take the glock armors course but not LE or GSSF might just have to change that some day. 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