Jan 01, 2015 wasnt there a thread a few months back about someone with a g26 or g27 that had a cracked frame and after going back and forth with glock and the ags office he was able to get it replaced with a brand new frame and i thought had the ags office write a letter to glock letting them know it was ok to replace it with new. This isnt a crack, its just a mark left from molding the frame. The use of glock on this page is merely to advertise the sale of glock pistols, parts, or components. Nov 19, 20 glock 21 frame crack probably put about 200 rounds through and never had a problem. Well, ruger has to compete and folks want polymer frames these days. Glocks modern key technology permits the best possible adaption to your requirements. Has anyone heard of a glock or any polymer gun for that matter failing because of degradation of the polymer frame not due to physical trauma. The patrol series was designed for law enforcement officers.
Aug 26, 2016 glock handguns are famous for their parts interchangeability. When engaged, the glock safety lock prevents firing and disassembling of the glock pistol. It was a brand new g19 4th gen and when i brought it home i did a field strip and noticed the frame has cracks inside it. I have three choices for my first gun, glock 19, walther ppk and a colt m1911. Why the glock became americas handgun popular mechanics. I spoke with glock tech support, and they confirmed cause was the case blown out as soon as i described the crack, without giving them any info on the case condition. Instead of venting out the bottom, this event cracked the plastic covering on my magazine, broke the plastic magazine release mechanism, and vented through. Glock 43 stripped frame factory battle field green bfg. I didn t find any reports of cracked frames or slides with the glock. Frame work on this package includes removal of the finger grooves, traditional undercut, stippling of the frame and docking of the trigger guard. Glock 43 stripped frame and strike industries g43 emp with color options. Most people know that the same frames are used for a wide variety of models. And yes i do carry a 1911 at times, but am not going to kid myself the glock medium frame chambered in.
I called glock this morning they said this is a normal thing. The proof of the pudding, in this instance, is in the firing. Two glock 19s, two magazines, and an airsoft glock 19 that i intend to shape at the same time for training and practice. How long does the polymer frame of glock pistol and similar types. Stop the polymer pistols suck argument, because youre wrong as far as polymer pistols go, the hk vp70 was the worlds first almostsuccessful polymerframed handgun.
Ill try to read on the products like ptex and fusor, on the internet. Sell your glock frame for free today on gunsamerica. The glock is a series of polymerframed, short recoiloperated, lockedbreech semiautomatic pistols designed and produced by austrian manufacturer glock ges. Neither village pawn and gun shop nor this site are affiliated in any manner with, or otherwise endorsed by, glock, inc. Wdrb 41 louisville news covered the issues in a segment available online, saying the issues affected a dozen handguns about half of those issued to the department. Customs and border protection that has full parts compatibility with a glock 19, meaning a g47 slide can be put on a g19 frame to give the g19 a longer slide, barrel, and sight radius, or a g19 slide can be put on a g47 frame to create a pistol the functions like a glock 45. Is this just an anomoly, or are the green frame glocks more suseptible to this than the black ones. Even better, this pistol grip includes a built in flared magwell for speed loading. Hardened, steel handles feature the correct geometric curvature to prevent overcompression of the magazine sidewalls. Glock says they leave the back side of their grips open at the bottom, next to the magazine well, so if a malfunction such as a case rupture occurs, the excess gases will be directed out the bottom through this passage, lessening the chance of cracking the plastic grip or. Polymer80 pf940c 80% compact glock pistol frame awc. It will flex and return to its original shape repeatedly, aiding its longevity. You might be thinking of rubber, the old type which did oxidize with age.
In our pop culture plastic has come to mean vacuous or devoid of substance. I went to their website, and they actually mentioned their product would work on the material glock use for their frame, nylon 6 or nylon 6,6. Then the original backstrap can be shaved away and the grip recontoured to better fit the shooter. Check out our list of 80% polymer pistol frame kits, buy build shoot kits, and accessories. Plastic frame construction has a third benefit, as the arms are very damage resistant due to compressive recoil impact. Despite its age, the 9mm is more dangerous than ever before, due to innovations. Glock frame cracked during firing lightfighter tactical forum.
Frame work patrol series agency arms welcome to the. Your original glock recoil guide rod was fabricated from plastic because of its ability to flex a nonflexing recoil rod will affect the harmonics of the slides cycling and will damage your frame. Small crimping tips contact the magazine precisely above the locking tabs. I do not use the optional grip extensions, so the plug doesnt fully cover the frame hole as with prior generations. The frame 17 is made of polymer with hardened steel guides. Id be willing to bet that is the more likely reason for your frame cracking, more so than the polymer becoming brittle. I had a g23 gen 3 develop a crack to the right of the bottom mold seam forward of the sn plate. The other board i posted this to, ingo indiana gun owner forum, some people mentioned plastic welder by itw devcon. The glock safety lock is a development by glock and is the first safety cylinder lock for pistols worldwide located conveniently in the back of the pistol grip. Its model number is based on the 17 round magazine capacity. Of course, if you add a paint to a polmer frame, but, within the paint, has chemicals or chemical makeups that could breakdown the matrix of polymer frame, weakening the polymer. How to fix broken or cracked plastic or weld plastic duration.
But our resident engineer markco was kind enough to provide some explanation. Yet, plastic is a salient feature of the glock design. Because of the frames flex, the destructive forces are lessened somewhat, but destructive forces are exactly that, destructive. It has an odd, long pull, rather like a two stage rifle trigger pull. All frame work is completed on a customer supplied frame. Glock frame cracked during firing lightfighter tactical. Also, while polymers are a space age material, people forget that the. It makes complete sense when i think about it logically, i just never thought about it before, and i dont remember it being mentioned when i completed the glock armorers course back in 2001.
Glock s modern key technology permits the best possible adaption to your requirements. The earlier nonrailed versions of the glock 29 and 30 frames were made for a. So, colored frames, not insenuating color added to frame, but, color of frame, this is bs. As a standard upgrade we perform the aftermarket accelerator cut frame service. Specialized pliers allow glock owners to remove the base pad from factory magazines without gouging or cracking the plastic. Aug 04, 2012 and no i am not really a glock fan even though i am certified factory armourer, finding sigpro and czp07 poly guns more useful. Aug 17, 2009 glock is not plastic that is a myth is was tested anyway i have a glock shot about 1500 rounds though it and onley had 1 jam with the shell getting stuck common problem with handguns it was onley a glock 17 glock was a break though design other manufacters dident want the glock around thats how that myth came about would it be used by millitary and law enforcement accross the world if it.
This rather ungainly, 19shot, daonly auto was primarily a selectivefire machine pistol, meant to be used with a detachable shoulder stock and fired in short bursts, but a civilian vp70z version was available for. My plug came with the plastic button that fits into the hole in the rear of the glock frame. With age and my bodys issues it works out to how heavy a. Why the sig p226 and glock 19 are 2 of the best 9mm caliber guns. The firearm entered austrian military and police service by 1982 after it was the top performer in reliability and safety tests despite initial resistance from the market to accept a perceived plastic gun due to concerns. This is a discussion on ruger lcp frame cracked within the handguns forums, part of the gun forum category. Take advantage of our numerous options, including armortuff coatings, tactical sights, matchgrade barrels, our signature starburst polymer frame stippling, and more. Like most modern handguns your glock pistol is designed without a conventional manual. Jan 20, 2010 the glock frame is made out of a hightech plastic polymer called nylon 6. For the first time, wilson combat is now offering custom pistol enhancements for glock handguns. I just had my dealer send and od frame g17 back for a new one. I was told to replace the recoil spring at 1k intervals. The vp70 went further, in that the entire grip frame housing the trigger, magazine and lower fire control pieces was of plastic. Durable and lightweight fiberglass reinforced polymer.
The frame of the weapon is injected molded polymer plastic if you will with metal rails, a steel barrel and slide, and a majority of its thirtysomething parts made of metal. Crack open the g48s trademark glock box and youll see everything youd expect. May, 2015 the backstrap area behind the magazine well on glock pistols is an empty cavitytop. To reduce the overall grip size, that gap is filled with a compound that hardens to roughly the same consistency as the glock frame. Falling somewhere in between the cracks is the glock silver slimline pistols.
Internet search turned up other 19s with this problem. The black mask was discolored and cracked from exposure to the. The 5050 plan allows you to pay 50% of your frame work up front and wait until your weapon is ready to pay the remainder. I can happily shoot a polymer frame handgun, but i will never trust my life to one.
This stuff works very well for repairing damages ranging from cracks to chips to over zealous stippling and sanding. Around 85,000 rounds, the glock 19 in the rental case of a range i used to use had the slide crack. Mar, 2012 first off the glock model 17 is the first model the company produced. It had about 5k rounds of rounds of winchester white box through it. Although the spaceage polymer frame and superior ergonom. Glock handguns used by the police department of the kentucky city of bardstown have developed serious cracks after more than 15 years of duty. Because the firearm doesnt belong to the op i doubt well ever know the outcome for sure but if the owner wants it replaced and agrees with the reason for the brekage, glock will replace the frame with a new frame. The glock trigger is smooth plastic, and has the safety release as a sort of second trigger within a trigger. As this was formal work, i approached it respectfully. Hairline cracks found in kentucky pds glocks the firearm. Featuring the perfectly functional yet basic plastic glock sights, the slide is. Glock will replace the frame but the reason for the breakage has to be determined first. Im somewhat concerned that i have a g20 10mm from the same era 1 of the first 5000 made, and id hate to have this go kaboo and fkup the frame early gun with unique sn, plus the 10mm is a lot hotter, so a.
Plastic has the ability to deform elastically under recoil, unlike metal. Stop the polymer pistols suck argument, because youre wrong. Its hard to justify throwing out a cracked glock magazine if you live in a state which only. The gun was also extremely sturdy, and resistant to cracking or other. What got me to thinking this might be a possibility is the thread about the different colored magpul mags. The glocks plastic frame weighed only 14% as much as a steel frame. Meet the timberwolf, replacement glock frame recoil junkie. Cracking frames the leading glock forum and community. This example is some 40 years old yet its synthetic frame remains fully serviceable despite quite a bit of hard use. Glock says they leave the back side of their grips open at the bottom, next to the magazine well, so if a malfunction such as a case rupture occurs, the excess gases will be directed out the bottom through this passage, lessening the chance of cracking the plastic grip or blowing out somewhere else and injuring the shooter.
The frame was cracked from the lanyard hole to the frame bottom. Really people, you need to get into the 21st century here. Unlike the glock, this frame includes a uniquely extended beavertail, and most notably a super tactical 1911 pistol grip rather than the standard glock styled pistol grip. I have heard one anecdotal report of a range rental glock 17 having shot over 350,000 rounds and glock itself has one example that has fired in excess of a halfmillion rounds. The polymer 80 pf940c pistol frame is compatible with glock 1923 compact frame components. The glock 47 is a fullsized mos version created for u.
Not only the frame, but the trigger and magazine as well are made of this material. Gen 45 is a stipple allowing you to run a back strap. Gaston glock, an austrian manufacturer of shovels and knives, had an. Jan 12, 2012 the glock is literally made in a plastic mold as opposed to being assembled from steel. I have, personally, never cared for the glock trigger pull. Mate the g48s frame with the g43s slide and youve got one.
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