1. Buy ammo
2. Shoot ammo
3. Repeat alot
2. Shoot ammo
3. Repeat alot
The #1 thing for sure...Over the weekend, I purchased a Gen 4 22 for home and carry (Attending ccw class Wed.) . Thanks to Florida's waiting period, it will be Friday before I can pick it up. This has given me plenty of time to surf around, getting my head full of differing opinions on this or that pertaining to my new weapon.
How about a top ten things a new Glock owner should know?
Great forum guys, Thanks!
Thanks!Redhawk41mag said:The #1 thing for sure...
It wont be the last one you buy!!
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This was exactly the sort of info I was seeking.. great links too - thanks!!voyager4520 said:1. Every single time you reassemble the pistol from field strip, even if you didn't take the guide rod and barrel out of the slide, you must manually seat the base of the guide rod fully into the crescent-shaped notch in the barrel lug. It slightly pops out of that notch on its own and must be re-seated before you reassemble the gun.
2. Occasionally you'll need to put a small drop of oil into the interface between the trigger bar and connector, see the video below.
3. Don't shoot unjacketed lead bullets in the factory barrel. Lead residue can build up much faster in the factory barrel than it would in an aftermarket barrel, which can lead to overpressure. Jacketed lead bullets of course work fine in the factory barrel.
4. Don't get excess oil into the internal parts of the slide. Excess oil in these areas will quickly collect residue and brass shavings and cause malfunctions.
Here's a video showing how to lubricate a Glock, he actually uses a little too much in each spot, all that's needed is a small drop of oil or grease in each spot. I personally use oil, and when I put a drop in each of the slide rails I put the drop at the rear of the slide rail and hold the slide with the muzzle down so that gravity will carry the drop of oil through the whole length of the rail to the muzzle end.
Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGobEpUO3Uc
And here's a good video showing how to clean a Glock:
Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fx0-hMFako
I've never used the Chinese glock magazines always have used the factory made ones. Is there a whole lot of a difference? Any bad experiences with them?DeaconKC said:Also, stick with factory mags for Glocks.
My gf and i bought 2 17 rounders and a 33 each of the KCI brand. I've had no problems with mine, but hers constantly give her trouble. So good experience for me, but bad for her.I've never used the Chinese glock magazines always have used the factory made ones. Is there a whole lot of a difference? Any bad experiences with them?
I heard that sometimes they have burrs and imperfections that obstruct the follower. I heard that if you take them apart and knock those burrs off they function fine. I don't know this first hand, I read it on another forum.Djstudter702 said:My gf and i bought 2 17 rounders and a 33 each of the KCI brand. I've had no problems with mine, but hers constantly give her trouble. So good experience for me, but bad for her.
Cheap Asian mags are good for one thing, range day. Don't carry them in your gun for SD purposes, there's really no good reason. I have a few but there strictly in my range bag and I mainly use them for practicing mag changes. I could care less if the Asian mags bounce repeatedly off the ground, I try to spare the Glock mags for unnecessary abuse.I've never used the Chinese glock magazines always have used the factory made ones. Is there a whole lot of a difference? Any bad experiences with them?