Reassembly of G45 Went Off the Rails

[nalesq]

So I was reassembling a brand new Glock 45 and somehow managed to do this:

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200610/12541c9f409f83b7b1a0befd715cd9a3.jpg

In decades of handling Glock pistols, I’ve never seen or heard of this way of screwing up reassembly before, let alone done it myself.

Anyone have any idea how to fix it?


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[1911Nut]

So I was reassembling a brand new Glock 45 and somehow managed to do this:

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200610/12541c9f409f83b7b1a0befd715cd9a3.jpg

In decades of handling Glock pistols, I’ve never seen or heard of this way of screwing up reassembly before, let alone done it myself.

Anyone have any idea how to fix it?


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Here you go:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab_GN0VPJMs

[nalesq]

Here you go:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab_GN0VPJMs

I removed the striker assembly as recommended by the video, but it did not resolve the problem.

Somehow, the slide is stuck on the rear rails, but off the front rails.


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[KeeFus]

I removed the striker assembly as recommended by the video, but it did not resolve the problem.

Somehow, the slide is stuck on the rear rails, but off the front rails.


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Where in NC are u located?

Not trying to be funny but tomorrow I’m in day 2 of an Glock Advanced Armorer class ...was gonna see if you were close by.

[Andy T]

Is it possible that the slide is simply "stuck" between the rail and the frame and just needs a firm tap/push since it's at an angle?

[nalesq]

Actually it worked. Along with a couple wacks of a rubber mallet on the rear of the slide, that is. Thanks so much for your help!


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[dontshakepandas]

Is it possible that the slide is simply "stuck" between the rail and the frame and just needs a firm tap/push since it's at an angle?

That's what it looks like to me. I'd try lightly tapping the back of the slide with a rubber mallet until you can get the slide back off the way it went on.

[KeeFus]

Actually it worked. Along with a couple wacks of a rubber mallet on the rear of the slide, that is. Thanks so much for your help!


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Well damn! I was hoping for a new problem to try and solve! I’ve seen something similar but I have to be able to put my hands on it. Cops can really screw up a pistol....

In all seriousness, glad you got it.

[nalesq]

As a follow up, I tried to piece together how I did this. I think that because of the cut outs on both sides of the slide for the ambi slide release, it is a little bit easier to accidentally let the slide go pop off the rails while reattaching the slide of a Gen5 Glock, than with previous generation Glocks.



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[ECVMatt]

I just picked up my first Gen 5 and noticed the same thing. For someone who has used Gen 3's for the last 30 years it can be a bit disconcerting; now I kind of like it.

[Doc_Glock]

Actually it worked. Along with a couple wacks of a rubber mallet on the rear of the slide, that is. Thanks so much for your help!


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Is there anything a rubber mallet can’t do?😎

[blues]

Is there anything a rubber mallet can’t do?😎

You should probably ask Hambo. ;)

[LockedBreech]

As a follow up, I tried to piece together how I did this. I think that because of the cut outs on both sides of the slide for the ambi slide release, it is a little bit easier to accidentally let the slide go pop off the rails while reattaching the slide of a Gen5 Glock, than with previous generation Glocks.



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I think this is true. A relatively junior (1-2 years in service) police officer friend of mine came to visit me back in February and excitedly showed me her new Gen 5 17 because she knows I'm a gun guy. She had just received the pistol and done a shooting day followed by maintenance and cleaning along with her shift-mates 2-3 days prior. I was turning it over in my hands and my heart stopped when I realized it was assembled incorrectly. At a very casual glance it looked assembled right but the recoil spring was protruding just a bit from the front. After a second I realized she had jumped one of the rear rails in reassembly. I put it back together the right way after using a little muscle to get un-assembled again. It was locked up and would not cycle, and would not have fired if she needed it. She carried it on duty like that for 2-3 shifts. I shudder to think.

She is not a police officer anymore, decided she wanted to work with animals, and I think that's probably for the best for the animals and her shiftmates alike. But definitely a good reminder for anyone at any skill level. Always check your gear before duty or CCW.

[M2CattleCo]

How the Hell did the gun get into her holster, out of her holster, and into your hands without ever having the slide retracted??

[LockedBreech]

How the Hell did the gun get into her holster, out of her holster, and into your hands without ever having the slide retracted??

I told the story poorly pre-coffee, that's how I realized it was assembled wrong. She came over to my house after an in service day wearing her plainclothes rig, just the holster and badge. Holster, btw, which she got from another officer and was made for a G21, so it poorly fit the G17 and it practically rattled around in there. First thing I did once I was holding it was ejected the magazine and went to clear it and the slide wouldn't retract, which is why I started examining it and saw the recoil spring protruding.

Just an absolute mess of a situation which is now even messier since I somehow had forgotten until you asked that she didn't clear the gun before handing it to me.

I was going to buy her an actual properly fitting holster but she quit pretty shortly after that.

[TheNewbie]

I have nothing offer to the thread other than this.

After a whole day I just got the humor in “came of the rails”.

A guy I worked with told me Diet soda releases free radicals in the brain. Maybe that’s my issue.

[blues]

I have nothing offer to the thread other than this.

After a whole day I just got the humor in “came of the rails”.

A guy I worked with told me Diet soda releases free radicals in the brain. Maybe that’s my issue.

There's a lot of free radicals in Seattle. Maybe you should see if you can fix 'em.

[TheNewbie]

There's a lot of free radicals in Seattle. Maybe you should see if you can fix 'em.

Lol now that is funny.

[LockedBreech]

There's a lot of free radicals in Seattle. Maybe you should see if you can fix 'em.

The far left took over a neighborhood in Seattle, and the first thing they did was....establish and enforce strong, selective borders.

Hmm.

[KeeFus]

Actually it worked. Along with a couple wacks of a rubber mallet on the rear of the slide, that is. Thanks so much for your help!


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After taking the practical for the Advanced Armorer class, which was finding various issues with 30 Glock’s of varying models, I brought up this situation. Rubber mallet was correct! Good job!

Side note: I don’t wanna see the internals on another Glock for awhile...

[JHC]

So I was reassembling a brand new Glock 45 and somehow managed to do this:

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200610/12541c9f409f83b7b1a0befd715cd9a3.jpg

In decades of handling Glock pistols, I’ve never seen or heard of this way of screwing up reassembly before, let alone done it myself.

Anyone have any idea how to fix it?


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Glad it's resolved.

Just have to say kudo's on a most ingenious title of a thread. ;)

[LockedBreech]

I gotta say, for whatever reason, the G45 appears to be winning a lot of hearts and minds. I know of at least two agencies in our neck of the woods who went to the 45, In one of those agencies, an agent who I know well and who is one of the most senior in his agency (and a REALLY good cop, great to work with) has been carrying his 1911 for 10+ years at least. I made a crack asking if he was going to pick up one of the shiny new G45s they got, since as a senior agent he had the option to keep his preferred gun or switch, and to my completely shock he pulled up his hoodie and showed a G45 with a TLR-7 attached. Apparently that package is extremely popular in the agency and most of them switched.