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Cracked slide

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#1 ·
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I have a Gen 3 22. I dropped the slide while I was field stripping it and this small crack is the result. I put it back together and seems to work fine. I've dry-fired it and racked it and it doesn't seem to hang up. Wondering if it is okay to shoot?
 
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#2 ·
I would e-mail Glock with the picture and follow up with a phone call.Tell them you dropped the slide and they will either say send it back to them and they will fix it for free or how much the repair/replacement will cost.I would not trust the internet to say if it is safe,my eyes and fingers are worth more.This is not meant to be rude to anyone,but safety is my concern.
 
#3 ·
Ditto
 
#4 ·
Or maybe this is the chance to buy a new custom slide. Be safe but maybe its a chance to change it up a bit. Especially if it is not your EDC. Do as suggested above and if they replace it for free, you can have a stock as well as a custom setup. Just sayin'

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#6 ·
I'm 99.99% sure they wont attempt to repair a slide. The replacement will be reasonable but still hurts.

Here's a link to the form they'll ask you to fill out and send with the slide https://us.glock.com/documents/GLOCK Warranty.pdf

You can send them the slide only. That will greatly reduce the cost of shipping. If you dont ship the frame you dont have to send FedEx overnight. You can use USPS for the slide only.

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#15 ·
I don't see it as the act of an idiot. Just one of the many times to fail to overcome the effects of gravity.

I've got a Fenix Flashlight at the repair shop right now. I've dropped it several times on concrete. No problems. Then, I let my son see it. The first thing he does is turn it on. The second thing he does is drop it. Right onto his bare foot, cutting his toe then to a carpeted floor. Then it quits working.
 
#11 ·
From what I know about Glocks, their definitely rugged when their ""not"" disassembled. The slides are vulnerable when not mated to their frame.

But when their mated up, I've watched vids on you-tube where guys would tie them to the back of a truck and drag them down a gravel back road
with no serious damage.

I've also seen pics like yours where guys have dropped the slide and they crack almost like glass, seemingly, in the same area as your did. I suppose it's due to their hardness.
 
#13 ·
I am very curious as what Glock's response will be.Accidents happen,a fact of life and this was purely an accident. But,just sending the slide back,will give one serial number on the slide and a different number on the frame.I wonder if this makes a difference to Glock. If they repair the slide this is moot,but what about a replacement? Please keep the forum appraised as to the response from Glock. Thank you.
 
#14 · (Edited)
The only time I have seen that is with the incorrect rear sight pusher used and cracked thru the slide groove. It is safe to shoot the same as having a rear rail crack off. Most don't even notice until they take it apart for cleaning. However cracked slides at forward of the ejection port are not all that uncommon. It will still run, but be about 2 feet left at 10 yards. The replacement slide will have a different serial, but because the Glock accuracy only depends on barrel to slide lockup, independent of fit to the frame, so it doesn't matter.

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#16 · (Edited)
Too bad Fred's not still in Warranty Services. I had the cracked slide at the front of the ejection port experience. Was a Gen 2. Fred gave me a new slide with new internals, except for the barrel. He also sold me a brand new Gen 3 frame with new internals for $43. Oh, yeah, new slide came with new Trijicons.
 
#19 ·
Thanks for the update. Makes sense the new slide has a different S/N and good advise from Bond007 as well.

Gaz
 
#20 ·
The steel on that slide groove is pretty damn thin and I think if the gun were assembled it would only be able to marginally better withstand the impact. It may only have made it less likely to sustain an impact on that back edge if it were assembled. When was the last time you dropped a chunky metal object on your tile floor and worried about the metal object cracking....geez. Definitely a weak point on our pistols.
 
#25 · (Edited)
I could repair it.. That piece that is bent out.. Needs to be broken off. Then steel welded onto it as a buildup.. Then shaped and finished. When done you could never tell it was repaired.. But.. That repair would be half the cost of a new slide, then you have to recoat the rebuilt slide as well.. A new slide is cheaper.. By far..
 
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