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We've all been trained that we should let the slide slam home when chambering a round - specifically don't "walk" it forward. Regardless if using the slide stop lever or slingshot method to release the slide, it's important to let it rip. From my own experience and working with new shooters, I...

Responding to some concerns about Failure To Eject in another thread, I wondered aloud if Glock’s extractor “claw” is shallow when compared to some other 9mm pistols, possibly explaining to some degree the difficulties we hear about from time to time related to extraction. To be clear, I am...

I love my G36 and I carry it a lot. But lately, at the range, I've been hit on the head by ejected rounds and a very occasional jam when one fails to fully extract. I've read on the forae (forums?) that this problem could possibly be due to the MIM extractor in later model G36. Mine was born in...

I took my 22 out this morning and shot a little IPSC with it. The extractor was not fully pulling the case out of the chamber every once in awhile. I looked at it and about a forth of the tooth is chipped away on the bottom. I called GLOCK the other day to have them check the serial number for...