Locked up Glock 30

allhowl · March 23, 2002, 10:14 PM

With a live reload the slide wouldn't open or close. It had about 1/4 of an inch to go before it would have closed. Kept trying to open it or close it & finally pushed the rear of the slide against the carpeted floor & it closed. Pistol is cocked & when I try to eject live round slide moves back about 1/4 of an inch but no further. These are reloads which I haven't ever shot & after this I won't. So what can you suggest to fix this problem. Thanks to all.

madmike · March 23, 2002, 11:03 PM

You didn't specify ammo, but...At a guess, they are oversized by a few thousandths in diameter. Bad.

NEVER force a slide closed. All kinds of bad things can happen.

allhowl · March 23, 2002, 11:10 PM

Problem solved! I put the slide in a padded vice & hit the grip with my hand & it ejected the round. Guess I better check the sizeing to insure that doesn't happen again. Thanks to all!

johnwill · March 24, 2002, 12:59 PM

I have a suggestion for the next time. Never try to force the slide closed if you have a live round halfway in the gun. I'd have just started with the opening process. The one time I had a similar problem, though it was a factory round, I just drilled a large hole in a chunk of 2x4 and put the barrel in the hole and pushed until I got the slide open.

March 23, 2002, 10:14 PM	#1
allhowl Member Join Date: November 21, 2001 Location: SW Okla. Posts: 15	Locked up Glock 30 With a live reload the slide wouldn't open or close. It had about 1/4 of an inch to go before it would have closed. Kept trying to open it or close it & finally pushed the rear of the slide against the carpeted floor & it closed. Pistol is cocked & when I try to eject live round slide moves back about 1/4 of an inch but no further. These are reloads which I haven't ever shot & after this I won't. So what can you suggest to fix this problem. Thanks to all.

March 23, 2002, 11:03 PM	#2
madmike Senior Member Join Date: October 6, 2000 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 556	You didn't specify ammo, but...At a guess, they are oversized by a few thousandths in diameter. Bad. NEVER force a slide closed. All kinds of bad things can happen. __________________ CONTACT WITH CHAOS, Apr 09, Baen Books BETTER TO BEG FORGIVENESS..., Nov 07, Baen Books http://www.MichaelZWilliamson.com http://www.SharpPointyThings.com

March 24, 2002, 12:59 PM	#4
johnwill Senior Member Join Date: April 6, 2000 Location: PA Posts: 3,451	I have a suggestion for the next time. Never try to force the slide closed if you have a live round halfway in the gun. I'd have just started with the opening process. The one time I had a similar problem, though it was a factory round, I just drilled a large hole in a chunk of 2x4 and put the barrel in the hole and pushed until I got the slide open. __________________ I collect old pistols, got any?

March 23, 2002, 11:10 PM	#3
allhowl Member Join Date: November 21, 2001 Location: SW Okla. Posts: 15	Problem solved! I put the slide in a padded vice & hit the grip with my hand & it ejected the round. Guess I better check the sizeing to insure that doesn't happen again. Thanks to all!