Recalled Already? New Glocks Are Less than “Perfection”

By Bob Owens

The Firearm Blog reported yesterday that the new “M” series Glocks selected to the be FBI’s new handgun and being tested in some select police departments are already experiencing serious problems in the field, leading to a complete recall in at least one agency:

It looks like the new Glock 17M pistols are already experiencing some teething problems with the design changes. There are reports that Indianapolis Metro Police Department has halted issuing the new duty pistol due to problems during dry fire training. The recall comes after the pistols were supposed to be issued on July 31st, but delayed till August 15th due to unknown problems.

The Firearm Blog’s source within the department declined to be named and only spoke on the condition of anonymity about the problems. Our source stated that the slides were falling off during dry fire training due to a potential issue with the recoil spring assembly and/or the slide stop. IMPD has recalled all issued Glock 17Ms to include the one that TFB was leaked photos of due to the problem.

This news is no doubt going to hurt the egos of fanboys who really believe the marketing hype of Glock “perfection,” but the simple …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms