The dreaded Glock ejection issues

[ray1970]

Well, my gen 3 Glock 17 is starting to piss me off a bit. It has always had weak and erratic ejection since day one, sometimes sending hot brass into my face or on top of my head. Never bothered me too terribly much because reliability was 100% and all the empty brass was leaving the gun. But, on my last couple of range trips, I've had a small handful of brass refuse to leave the ejection port causing a stoppage. Kind of like a stove pipe situation but the brass was in a horizontal orientation.

Anyhow, this is unacceptable to me and I am going to fix it.

The internet is full of info on this issue. So full of info it is hard to sort the good from the bad. I'd rather not send it off to Glock for repairs since the thing is so easy to work on and I don't mind spending a few bucks to make it run properly.

My plan of attack, I think, is to install the latest, gen 4 ejector along with the Apex extractor and spring and a factory Glock "spring bearing" for a non-loaded chamber indicator extractor.

Anyone with any real world experience with this issue or anyone actually using the Apex extractor, please chime in.

Thanks.

[kwando]

I haven't had any problems with BTF. But I am interested in the info for future. Subscribed

[ray1970]

For what it's worth, I have a newer production gen 3. Pretty sure it was mid to late 2012 production. It has the extractor with the "dip" on the top of it and the ejector with the 336 stamped on it as it currently sits.

I have also heard some people install the factory 40 cal ejector and it seems to take care of their issues but that just doesn't seem like the right thing to do.

[BuffCyclist]

Did you buy it new or used?

When you remove the slide plate, is there a white plunger that sits between the slide plate and the extractor spring? I had a G22 that I bought from Jensens that was missing this white piece and it caused tons of malfunctions.

Does the extractor slide freely in the groove? Could be that its slightly larger and rubbing on something, causing some friction?

[BPTactical]

Call Glock with your serial # handy. It may be subject to an upgrade.

[ray1970]

Call Glock with your serial # handy. It may be subject to an upgrade.

Trying to avoid all the shipping it back to them hassle. Can't I just upgrade it myself?

[BPTactical]

Trying to avoid all the shipping it back to them hassle. Can't I just upgrade it myself?

They may well just send the parts, they have in the past.
Text me the sn Ray and I will what I can figger out.
You may not have to ship it, I KNOW somebody

[ray1970]

They may well just send the parts, they have in the past.
Text me the sn Ray and I will what I can figger out.
You may not have to ship it, I KNOW somebody

Text messages sent, my friend.

You are a gentleman among gentlemen.

[BPTactical]

Text messages sent, my friend.

You are a gentleman among gentlemen.

No problem Ray, ejection issues happen from time to time with age.

[TheBelly]

Trying to avoid all the shipping it back to them hassle. Can't I just upgrade it myself?

If its a Recoil Spring Assembly (RSA), they'll ship you the new one with a label to ship them the old one.