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Jamming...the 13th round

doomsknight62doomsknight62 Member Posts: 239 ✭✭✭
edited August 2002 in Ask the Experts
Actually, it would be the first round, but let me explain. My Glock 21 ( I know, you're all sick of hearing about it ) has a bunch of 13-round magazines...it seems like everytime I cram all 13 in there, I have a heck of a time pulling the slide back to chamber the first round. Sometimes, it just won't go. I've tried just about everything- pushing it as far in as it will go, and as far back as it will go. It just looks like the bullet is sitting at a funny angle. Does anybody else have this problem? Is it something fixable, or do I need to drop the $ to buy new mags? I'm just really tired of having to only keep 12 rounds in it!

P.S.

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  • TheguncounterkidTheguncounterkid Member Posts: 224 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    USP..and you thought glock hi-caps are expensive!
    enjoy the HK..a finer weapon is hard to find.
    -Kid
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  • NighthawkNighthawk Member Posts: 12,022 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    My Glock 21 .45acp has a very stiff mag,I have to use the Mag loader to load the last few rounds.I have seen some of the Hi caps buldge when fully loaded.I think you should only load 12 Rounds and it will solve your problem.

    Best!!

    Rugster
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  • JustCJustC Member Posts: 16,056 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I don't own a glock, but will take a shot in the dark here. First, did all the mags come with the gun, I.E. manufactured at the same time? If so, remove the floor plate and see if some of the polymer was left close to the bottom on the inside of the magazine body when it was formed, something that would disrupt the follower only when it is at it's lowest point in the magazine. If so, file or grind it off and try the magazine again. This can happen when polymers are injection molded, as something could have been stuck to the mold and not noticed for hours while the production run was going.

    Are they aftermarket mags?

    Are they only supposed to be 12rnd and you can fit the 13th?

    Is it all the same brand of ammo, or different brands with the same problem each time?

    Also, try the same approach of looking for non-conformed material on the followers of the mags. If they didn't form just right, the followers could have a defect in their shape.

    I don't know a whole lot about the glocks, so I am working from a standpoint that would allow inspection of most any polymer magazine.

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  • mballaimballai Member Posts: 1,280 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    If you are using non metal lined mags, that's most likely the problem. I tried some non Glock ones and they just wouldn't work.
    High caps are difficult to load without a loader.

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  • TED GARTED GAR Member Posts: 389 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Pull out the floorplate, and check your spring.
    Sometimes the spring is angled the wrong way. the high
    side of the spring goes to the front. Otherwise, just
    place 12 rounds in the mag, and one in the chamber.
    Thats 12+1
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  • NighthawkNighthawk Member Posts: 12,022 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I got my Glock 21 out yesterday Evening,being a LEO I can get Hi Cap Glock mags for about $20.00 each.IT is supposed to only hold 13 in the clip and one in the pipe If you choose to carry it chambered.
    I just realized what I had typed.What I meant to say was it may work better loaded with only 12 rds in the clip,it will hold 13 but it does make it buldge a bit,and these are Factory mags.
    Best!!

    Rugster

    Edited by - Rugster on 08/09/2002 15:27:11
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  • Shootist3006Shootist3006 Member Posts: 4,171
    edited November -1
    Glock lists the magazine capacity as 13!!! If your magazines are factory, I would contact Glock for help.

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  • Shootist3006Shootist3006 Member Posts: 4,171
    edited November -1
    Glock lists the magazine capacity as 13!!! If your magazines are factory, I would contact Glock (or the parent company - Tupperware) for help.

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