Glock 26 Gen 3 brand new - constant fails

[Eppie]

Countzero, you are so badddd you ar hillarious

[C0untZer0]

You can do a search on YouTube for Glock dissasembly or detail strip and get the dozens and dozens of different videos out there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV0wDDFV0NY

[GlockedNLoded32]

Countzero your freaking hillarious

[Dashunde]

I finally got around to detail striping a Glock today and I got to say I'm impressed.
While the Glock design may not be Perfection, it's definitely smart, genius maybe.

32 separable parts, and that counts 3 for the sights and 1 for each firing pin spring retainer... remarkable.

I've had the thing nearly two years, figured it was time.

[iamdb]

Here's how you do it...

ROFL. That's priceless

[C0untZer0]

I did a little more research on this and the RSAs in the Gen 3 G26 were never a problem so you can forget about looking at the RSA.

But the ejector might have an effect on it, the very very newest ejector is the 30275.

I'm guessing your ejector says 336 on it.

The other question I had, is when you hold the pistol, do you have your firing elbow slightly bent and are you pushing forward slightly with your firing arm and pulling back slightly with your non-firing hand?

[Merad]

Have to laugh a little at this thread. I guess no one reads manuals anymore? Sure, Glocks will run dry.... or slathered with grease. But that's not the manufacturer recommendation.

[Brian Pfleuger]

Arguments of limp-wristing and failures rates. Good lord.

Josh,

Read the manual that came with your gun. Clean the gun and oil it the way it shows in the manual.

The guy who "checked" your gun is a moron. Opening the slide and looking in there tells you nothing except maybe that the extractor isn't broken. You can't see anything inside the gun, which is where your problem would be.

There's always the chance of left over metal fragments, dirt or other gunk finding their way into sensitive parts of a gun.

Take it apart. Clean it. Oil it. Shoot it.

A SD pistol has to be near flawless. A few or even one failure in 20 rounds is no where near good enough.

It should take intentional effort for that gun to fail. I can hold my G33 with my thumb and trigger finger only and it will fire and cycle just fine.

One hand, two hands, strong hand, weak hand that gun should work fine.

The only way I can induce a failure from my G33 is if I put my weak hand pointer finger on the front of the trigger guard and squeeze really hard. That causes failure to eject. Don't know why, but it's not any kind of normal or reasonable grip anyway, so I don't care. Any device can be FORCED to fail.

[Josh17]

One update. I did not clean the gun yet either, after reading how many people here have fired 1,000+ rounds without cleaning.

But I fired about 75 rounds at the range today. Not a single failure or problem. 100%. I'm truly guessing it was just an Ammo issue. PMC ammo doesn't like to work in my G26 I guess.

[madmag]

Josh, just a little added info on practice ammo.

American Eagle, S&B, and Fiocchi FMJ ammo runs hotter than normal (non +P) ammo. Usually the hotter ammo runs better.....closer to what you might carry.

[Josh17]

Yup, I tried a couple of the brands and you mentioned and they worked fine. Went to the range and brought a few boxes Ammo and tested it out. Here is another "update" on my problem, which now, I think my be considered resolved.

1. I fired 75 rounds, ONE HANDED, without a single issue.

2. I now have fired, since I first posted this thread, about 200 rounds through my gun without a single problem. Cheap ammo my guess was the problem all along. No wonder they threw in the box of ammo for free (PMC ammo. I noticed a few others have had problems with PMC ammo in their Glocks. I guess PMC ammo just sucks). Since I have used proper ammo (not dirt cheap ammo), not a single issue out of about 200 rounds.

[MonsterB]

For what its worth, I have put 750 rounds of pmc through my g26 without a single issue. I don't think it was the amo, more likely the fact it wasn't cleaned first. The guy at the gunstore did not check the gun properly for you. Sounds like you have it under control now though.

[Eppie]

Congratulations Josh,
Glad to hear that you found the source of your problem. And it is an easy fix.

You can relax and have fun at the range now. There is nothing wrong with you or your pistol.

Kindest regards,

[Josh17]

**Update: 6 years later**

During those 6 years I only fired the Glock about 20 Times besides what I posted in the thread... I don’t recall if it had any issues or not during those 20 additional rounds. This actually shows up on google as a top result, heh. BUT...

A couple days ago I went to an in-door range and fired it with multiple ammo types, all FMJ, all standard factory rounds (just took me 6 years lol) I also fired a G19 and G43. Results? It’s the Gun... I am pretty sure.
I have since learned more about handguns in the last 6 years, and while I love Revolvers for smaller people like me the recoil and follow up shots are still much harder.
I field stripped the G26 and did a function test - per Glock - and everything passes besides ONE thing. The slide stop doesn’t move freely or snap back into place. It feels almost stuck, or I have to force it. The G19 slide stop (when field stripped) moves freely. The G26 does NOT. I tried to google what it means but no results really...
So I am going to bring it to a certified dealer or armorer, as per Glock’s website it’s a bad-sign but doesn’t say what it means. I hope I didn’t buy a lemon (I bought it used, but the person I got it from supposedly only fired it 10 times or so and wanted a Sig instead) but I still have the original case and all that. Maybe Glock will fix it, even though I’m not the original owner? I will find out in a few days...
But anyone know what the Slide-stop not snapping down means?
I wish I had someone in my family who liked or knew firearms, but I’m the only one. So the internet, YouTube, etc is where I learn all my info from.

Oddly the G43 has less recoil for me than the G26. Must be that extra grip on the G43? Even more odd is the G19 feels like it has the same recoil as the G43!! Maybe the G43 is just meant to fit my hands. Dunno.

[Bilbo463]

Lots of good ideas from many posters here....

If you know how to remove the extractor, it can cause extraction issues if it is chipped or broken. It’s not difficult to remove and there are plenty of Utube videos showing how. You. Ay want to look there for the cause of your malfunctions. Also make sure breechfave is smooth with no burrs of any kind.

Hope you figure it out.

[L-2]

The G26Gen3's slide stop is easily replaced if damaged, but it could also merely be mis-installed.
A slide-stop for this gun could be $7 or $10 (regular or extended) depending from where it's bought.
https://www.midwestgunworks.com/gloc...top-lever.html

A good Glock Armorer or someone knowledgeable should be able to easily repair this.

[Powderman]

OK. One request...

Clear the pistol, remove the slide group, and take a close-up of the inside of the pistol, looking down into the frame with the slide stop lever installed.

[Carl the Floor Walker]

Lol, I have purposely limp wristed many guns over the decades. On purpose and accidental. And when it does, crap can happen. I understand from Glock owners that they can be shot by a two year, with mud stuffed down the barrel, and underwater. and will fire perfectly every time.
Most guns will not perform as well. Might just try a firm grip just for the heck of it.

[Josh17]

I only know how to field strip it, here’s a short video showing the Glock 26 slide stop. A local gunstop didn’t know what it meant and I’d rather not pay a gunsmith unless needed.

https://youtu.be/THm2x0KrMhI


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https://imgur.com/UcLwFIL

Posted url since it doesn’t save when I post in with the pic
^^^
Also this is kinda off topic and related but if I take the mag plate off the G26 and put on the one shown in the picture, wouldn’t it have the same grip as a factory Glock 43?? Or does the G43 have its own unique grip? I ask since I can shoot the G43 way better due to the grip. If I can get the exact or similar grip on the G26 then well, awesome.

[scsov509]

By the look of your video, the spring on the slide stop is either damaged or it's installed incorrectly. It's a pretty simple fix that any LGS should be able to help you complete in just a few minutes. I'm sure Glock would ship you a part if you contacted them and told them the spring in the slide stop was damaged, and once you've got it in hand either a LGS should be able to swap for you or else we can walk you through it pretty easily. It's not a complicated repair at all though.

[Josh17]

Awesome i’ll Contact Glock and see. I thought maybe installed wrong also as it didn’t click right, but I only know how to field strip it, and that’s it.

Do you think it can causes the failure to feed issues? I’m going to try to find a Glock armorer in my area to make sure nothing else was installed wrong by the previous owner as the Glock 26 is an excellent shape - you cannot even tell it’s been fired and zero wear on the barrel.
So I’ll try to contact Glock/a Glock armorer and have them inspect it. Hopefully that will fix the issues.
Thanks!

[Josh17]

Also in the picture above, if I manage to install that mag baseplate (super hard without a tool) is that the same grip extension the factory Glock 43’s come with? I can shoot the Glock 43 way better due to that extra grip.
I don’t have the tools to take the mag apart, so before trying to install them I was wondering if it would create essentially the same grip as the G43?

[TunnelRat]

You can get an extension for the G26, but it's not the same as the magazines are single stack on the 43.

[Josh17]

Darn! Guess i’ll Ask the Glock armorer to install the mag plate and compare the two. As the Glock 43 has “less felt recoil” for me due to the better grip I get, and better accuracy as a result.
If I can’t make the Glock 26 the same I might have an excuse to buy another Glock, lol.
Also thanks to everyone for the replies the internet is literally my only source of information for anything firearm related. My entire family has zero interest in firearms, but I’m the expectation. So the internet is my source of info, it’s how I figured out how to even check the slide-stop when I kept having jams hah. Otherwise I’d be baffled still, and a few gun stores didn’t even check the slide stop, rather a YouTube video I saw that basically explained Glock’s manual (in a video) mentioned it, so I did all the tests per the YouTube video and all passed besides the slide stop.

[Mackie244Bud]

Some videos on Glock disassembly:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9xxHm29o-E

He talks about disassembly and reassembly of Slide Lock & Spring.

Replace Slide Stop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wls4pvWeYFo

Extended Slide Stop (but details removal and install of slide stop)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGd6gnv4ICs

Good luck, it does not look like a big problem for your Glock 26
Once you actually know what to look for though, you can at least look into your gun and make sure that the spring is under the top pin.

Mackie244 / Bud

PS 5 Glock updgrades: (what do you think?)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feyUqxr5lw8