bdb
NES Member
So, I picked up a Gen 5 G21 MOS in late January. I am having failure to feed issues with it and not having the slide lock open on an empty mag. I thought it was my reloads as they are fairly light. I tested with Winchester white box and Blazer factory loads and while better I am still getting some failures. The empty case sometimes gets stuck in the slide or the next round doesn't fully load. It is definitely more pronounced with my reloads. None of my other Glocks (all 9mm) ever fail on my reloads or factory ammo, they run anything I feed them without any failure....ever.
What about replacing the slide spring with a slightly lighter spring? Are they even available? Finding Gen5 G21 parts is not particularly easy. Any other thoughts? Sure, I can run factory or load up some full power reloads but I never have any issues with my 1911's (Ruger and Colt) so I am little surprised the G21 won't run reliably. A friend of mine is having the same issue with his Gen3 G21 with his factory rounds. We swapped mags and ammo back and forth at the range and never found a combo that ran reliably. Anyway, thought I would check here to see if anyone has had similar results.
What about replacing the slide spring with a slightly lighter spring? Are they even available? Finding Gen5 G21 parts is not particularly easy. Any other thoughts? Sure, I can run factory or load up some full power reloads but I never have any issues with my 1911's (Ruger and Colt) so I am little surprised the G21 won't run reliably. A friend of mine is having the same issue with his Gen3 G21 with his factory rounds. We swapped mags and ammo back and forth at the range and never found a combo that ran reliably. Anyway, thought I would check here to see if anyone has had similar results.