G19 issues

[TonyTacoma]

Hey guys,

I recently acquired an early production G19 with some mods done to it. Overall the gun is very accurate and has a fantastic trigger pull, here's the mods:
Vickers SS/MR
Glock smooth trigger
Ghost 3.5 rocket connecter & spring kit, I believe this kit includes; firing pin spring/trigger spring/firing pin block spring
And an aftermarket slide stop, unsure of manufacture.

During a long range trip and 200 rounds through it I noticed some things. First was erratic ejection, I took quite a few to the safety glasses. I also has some weak ejections, one of which almost stovepiped. Trigger pull was awesome and allowed for very accurate shooting. After disassembly I noticed some small marks near the end of the trigger, almost like nicks, if I have a moment I will snap some pics.

I guess overall I'm wondering if the reliability of this gun is compromised and if I need to replace the aftermarket with OEM, I will say I love the trigger pull but if it costs me reliability it's not worth it.

Thanks

[pjchang7]

Where did you acquire the gun from? Perhaps you could ask the previous owner if he had the same problems.

The nicks on the trigger could have been there from before unless you checked and they weren't there previously so I'm not sure if that is indicative of a problem. I'm not exactly sure where the nicks are but perhaps you can examine the trigger while dry firing to see if there is any interference.

The erratic ejections seem like they would be more of a recoil spring/ejector/extractor issue so I would look into those three things. Replace one at a time and see if any one of those fixes things up. Replacement of these parts should not affect your trigger pull so you'll be able to keep the nice trigger pull.

It doesn't sound as if it is having any major malfunctions other than ejection issues so the gun should be good to go once you figure it out.

[Nephrology]

How old is the gun?

It might be in need of some standard maintenance.

If it is old enough, replace - Recoil spring assembly, extractor, and extractor depressor plunger assembly.

[TonyTacoma]

As far as I know this gun has a relatively low round count, the pistol had the mods done, was safety checked and test fired then sat. I acquired the pistol at this point, wear is indicative to a low round count gun. According to ghosts website all the reduced power springs help in trigger pull, maybe these are the issue, which would be to bad as it is very accurate due to the light crisp pull. The orignal owner is reliable and I would trust his word.

[SkiDevil]

Hey guys,

I recently acquired an early production G19 with some mods done to it. Overall the gun is very accurate and has a fantastic trigger pull, here's the mods:
Vickers SS/MR
Glock smooth trigger
Ghost 3.5 rocket connecter & spring kit, I believe this kit includes; firing pin spring/trigger spring/firing pin block spring
And an aftermarket slide stop, unsure of manufacture.

During a long range trip and 200 rounds through it I noticed some things. First was erratic ejection, I took quite a few to the safety glasses. I also has some weak ejections, one of which almost stovepiped. Trigger pull was awesome and allowed for very accurate shooting. After disassembly I noticed some small marks near the end of the trigger, almost like nicks, if I have a moment I will snap some pics.

I guess overall I'm wondering if the reliability of this gun is compromised and if I need to replace the aftermarket with OEM, I will say I love the trigger pull but if it costs me reliability it's not worth it.

Thanks

I would recommend taking the pistol to a Glock certified armorer and having it gone-through and all of the non-Oem parts replaced with standard factory parts.

Once you fire a stock Glock trigger a few thousand times it will be second nature and the weight (5.5 Lbs.) won't seem to mattter.

One of the quickest ways to **** up a perfectly functioning Glock is to start switching-out parts to "improve" performance. It is a simple and reliable design (well apparently, until recently).

Good Luck
SkiDevil

[RagweedZulu]

One of the quickest ways to **** up a perfectly functioning Glock is to start switching-out parts to "improve" performance. It is a simple and reliable design (well apparently, until recently).

Good Luck
SkiDevil

Hells ya. Glad somebody said it. Rock it Stock.

[warpedcamshaft]

Also, make sure your extractor spring/plunger assembly is not in backwards... you may think I am joking, but I have seen people do it.

[warpedcamshaft]

Here is an example. Plunger in backwards:

http://pistol-training.com/archives/4372

[TonyTacoma]

Pics of nicks sorry there not to great.

[Nephrology]

Hells ya. Glad somebody said it. Rock it Stock.

Amen. you know the best way to get a SWEET glock trigger? Shoot the damn thing a couple thousand times. They feel great starting around round 5k or so.