Glock 23 Gen 4 - Problems

[AKguy1985]

The weight of some of the lights attached to the frame affects the harmonics of the frame and causes the failure of the round to feed out of the magazine. Glock's remedy to this is to change out the magazine springs to springs with additional coils. If you call Glock, they will probably upgrade the springs for free.

I've also heard that.

 

[Jestik]

I've also heard that.

I just ditched the light and put it on my home defense shotgun, which badly needed a light.

 

[Oklahomabassin]

Have you thought of getting a head lamp?

 

[Jestik]

Have you thought of getting a head lamp?

I bought it to keep it on my pistol 24/7. I keep a flashlight in my EDC, so I'm not that concerned about it.

 

[Oklahomabassin]

Headlamp shining right down your arms and over the top of the gun would be pretty close to a laser sight. You line the shadow of the top of your gun where you want to hit.

 

[Jestik]

Headlamp shining right down your arms and over the top of the gun would be pretty close to a laser sight. You line the shadow of the top of your gun where you want to hit.

I wanted a flashlight and not a laser light on my pistol. I figured that it was better to have it and not need it then need it and not have it. In the end, it made my pistol unreliable, so I got rid of it.

 

[Oklahomabassin]

Yeah a hand lamp is a flashlight that you wear on your head. AND it wouldn't effect the reliability of your Glock 23.

 

[MCVetSteve]

The weight of some of the lights attached to the frame affects the harmonics of the frame and causes the failure of the round to feed out of the magazine. Glock's remedy to this is to change out the magazine springs to springs with additional coils. If you call Glock, they will probably upgrade the springs for free.

That's the conclusion I came to as well. Either stronger magazine springs to feed it faster, or a lighter recoil spring to slow the action down a bit...?

 

[AKguy1985]

I just ditched the light and put it on my home defense shotgun, which badly needed a light.

Not a bad way to go. I oughta figure out how to mount one on my mossberg 590.

 

[twoguns?]

Have you tryed in on a 45 model yet.

Seems it would be fine on the higher powered guns>...8/