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    Reassembly of G45 Went Off the Rails

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



    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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    Quote Originally Posted by nalesq View Post
    So I was reassembling a brand new Glock 45 and somehow managed to do this:



    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

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    Quote Originally Posted by 1911Nut View Post
    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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    Quote Originally Posted by nalesq View Post
    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.
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    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?

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    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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    Quote Originally Posted by Andy T View Post
    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nalesq View Post
    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.

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    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 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.

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