Thanks, great video. Question, I would put a light coat of oil on the slide after disassembling and reputing it back together. I am new to the Glock world, so thanks for the info.
Took mine apart tonight, racking the slide was very hard! I have a gen 5-G19 and a newly acquired G17-gen 3, both rack and release easily, the 45 felt like it's stuck on something? took it my LGS had my friend look at it, he said he feels that either the slide or barrel is too thick, like a factory defect, I doubt that being the case but it sure feels like it. watched your video and had the 19 next to me to help compare too, took it apart and put it together, I did notice it has a GHOST trigger connector, I bought my 45 used, so I don't know the history of the pistol internals, It seems better after putting everything back...IDK? maybe something was just off a bit, I cant say its as easy as my other Glocks to rack but its much better now then it was, Wish I knew what was up with it, as this is my favorite Glock I've owned,I just love the 17 grip length. any suggestions would be appreciated
Hey, great video. I have a question in regards to the trigger spring housing. How would you recommend cleaning it? If we shouldn’t oil, or disassemble it I’m not sure how well I could get it clean without doing so.
So let me ask a few stupid questions, Why do we not ever oil the take down spring as well as the striker?. Ill be honest i have oiled these on all my pistols. Sig p320s, m&ps, canik. Pt111 and on my glock 45.. never had any issues that i know of atleast yet. And with my p320s ive had for a while and have several thousand rounds through doing this. Im new to glock so idk if their more delicate when it comes to this or not. Honest questions. And can u tell me about ur sights? Im looking for night sights but havent found any listed that they fot the 45 model but i can find them listed for the 19/ 19x is that the same?
When oiling parts, a good rule of thumb is to only oil metal when it rubs or spins. The takedown level and spring underneath are a simple design and will not malfunction without oil. The reason you don't want to oil certain spring assemblies such as the firing pin assembly is because the oil will attract grime and lint which will eventually gunk up the spring which causes it not to compress all of the way because stuff is inbetween the coils. At my job, I had to go train for a week in Oklahoma this year and while we were disassembling and cleaning the Glock 17 Gen 3s that were issued to us, I found that mine had an extremely dirty firing pin assembly which restricted it's range of motion and created failure to fires due to light primer strikes. I get certified as a Sig Sauer P320 armorer this spring so until then, I cannot speak too much on Sig's.
I have Trijicon HD XR's with a orange front post on my G45. The Ameriglo night sights are reputable and budget friendly as well. Glock 19 parts and holsters fit Glock 45s because they're the same dimensionally. If you're shopping for something and have the choice, I'd prefer it to say Gen 5 since Gen 3 and 4 parts and holsters dont always match. You might consider emailing the manufacturer though.
Hello, does your firing pin free float when the slide is locked back? My 17 gen 5 which I've had for 3 year has the firing pin protrude from the breech face. And I just noticed this after 3 year.
I just looked at my Glock 45 and saw that the firing pin protrudes as well when the slide is locking to the rear. If you're having problems with yours, take your slide off and do a test on your firing pin safety. See if it allows the firing pin to move freely or if something is obstructing it. Carbon buildup on the firing pin assembly spring can keep the firing pin from moving well and can create light primer strikes (failure to fire).
