Glock 17 (Gen2) trigger failure

FITASC · May 31, 2023, 12:15 PM

Haven't fired it in a while, but moving a few things around, I like to cycle and dry fire. Trigger does not set or reset after racking the slide; stays back.
Any ideas what might have happened sitting lonely in the safe or what to look for as far something broken?
TIA

highpower3006 · May 31, 2023, 02:04 PM

Gummed up with old lube? Clean the gun and try it again.

L-2 · May 31, 2023, 10:23 PM

Also,
Check the trigger spring to determine if one of the ends have broken off; and if not, if the trigger spring is properly hooked to the bottom of the trigger bar (not off to the side of the trigger-bar). This applies to a standard coiled trigger spring; not a New York variant (as in a NY1 or NY2 trigger spring).

Good luck and let us know what you find out to be the problem.

**JohnKSa** · May 31, 2023, 11:17 PM

Yup, sounds like a broken trigger spring. They are not hard to replace.

In the interim, if you keep the trigger pressed while you work the slide, the trigger should reset. In a pinch, you can fire a shot, hold the trigger and rack the slide, fire another one, and repeat as necessary. You'll be ejecting a live round every time you run the slide, but at least you can get off some shots if you have to.

May 31, 2023, 12:15 PM	#1
FITASC Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 2014 Posts: 6,335	Glock 17 (Gen2) trigger failure Haven't fired it in a while, but moving a few things around, I like to cycle and dry fire. Trigger does not set or reset after racking the slide; stays back. Any ideas what might have happened sitting lonely in the safe or what to look for as far something broken? TIA __________________ "I believe that people have a right to decide their own destinies; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy, government exists because (and only so long as) individual citizens give it a 'temporary license to exist'—in exchange for a promise that it will behave itself. In a democracy, you own the government—it doesn't own you."- Frank Zappa

May 31, 2023, 10:23 PM	#3
L-2 Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2004 Location: Nevada Posts: 500	Also, Check the trigger spring to determine if one of the ends have broken off; and if not, if the trigger spring is properly hooked to the bottom of the trigger bar (not off to the side of the trigger-bar). This applies to a standard coiled trigger spring; not a New York variant (as in a NY1 or NY2 trigger spring). Good luck and let us know what you find out to be the problem. __________________ (former) Glock Armorer 1911 Armorer LEO (retired)

May 31, 2023, 11:17 PM	#4
JohnKSa Staff Join Date: February 12, 2001 Location: DFW Area Posts: 24,694	Yup, sounds like a broken trigger spring. They are not hard to replace. In the interim, if you keep the trigger pressed while you work the slide, the trigger should reset. In a pinch, you can fire a shot, hold the trigger and rack the slide, fire another one, and repeat as necessary. You'll be ejecting a live round every time you run the slide, but at least you can get off some shots if you have to. __________________ Do you know about the TEXAS State Rifle Association?

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May 31, 2023, 02:04 PM	#2
highpower3006 Senior Member Join Date: July 30, 2011 Location: Savannah TN Posts: 1,204	Gummed up with old lube? Clean the gun and try it again.