Is there anything a rubber mallet can’t do?😎Originally Posted by nalesq
Is there anything a rubber mallet can’t do?😎
You should probably ask @Hambo.
There's nothing civil about this war.
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.
State Government Attorney | Beretta, Glock, CZ & S&W Fan
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.
State Government Attorney | Beretta, Glock, CZ & S&W Fan
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.
There's nothing civil about this war.
Lol now that is funny.
The far left took over a neighborhood in Seattle, and the first thing they did was....establish and enforce strong, selective borders.
Hmm.
State Government Attorney | Beretta, Glock, CZ & S&W Fan
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...
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