stovepipe.......Cause???

[Zertek]

Got a new 19 and around 200 rounds I got a stove pipe, what causes that ??

Thanks

[skyboss_4evr]

Limp wristing will cause a stovepipe. The firs few times my g/f shot my G17, she had a few stovepipes. Naturally I was concerned. I thought to myself, "This isn't supposed to happen with a Glock." Strange thing was, I NEVER had a stovepipe with my Glocks. When I later learned about limpwristing, I explained it to her. Now that she knows how to properly shoot an automatic, she no longer has problems.

[Debil]

Originally posted by Zertek
Got a new 19 and around 200 rounds I got a stove pipe, what causes that ??

Thanks


It's a Glock thing.

[Glockman67]

Is it a traditional, vertical stovepipe or a horizontal stovepipe?

If it's the latter, it's underpowered ammo.

gman67

[Apprentice]

In my experience, Win 100 round Value Pak 9mm ammo will stove pipe with some regularity. Like 1 or 2 per 200. I've found it to group poorly at 15-25 yards and I'm conviced this cheap ammo is just loaded very inconsistently. I like it for close range drills ok.

That might be all you're seeing.

[chris27634]

This newbie would appreciate an explaination of a "stovepipe." From what I read, it sounds like it's a failure for the cartridge to fully eject.

Just bought my first gun, a used G19. Took it to the range for the first time last night. Shot 160 rounds of Winchester value pack from Walmart.

Had one round that didn't eject. Don't remember for sure, but I think it was vertical in the eject port, with the slide closed on it.

How is that caused by a light load in this ammo? Is the light load not moving the slide back fast enough to fully eject the cartridge?

I assume "limp wristing" is just not having a good firm grip on the gun. How does that cause a horizontal fail to eject.

Just trying to understand the details....thanks for the support!

[CameronPersonal]

LIMP WRISTING!

My wife had the same issue at times, now she only has it when she is practices weak hand only... I have to sternly tell her to HARDEN UP! and the stove pipes go away...

[Glockman67]

chris,

It's actually a gray area. Either a horizontal or vertical stovepipe can be caused by improper gun grip.

There are also many factors that contribute towards a failure to eject besides improper gun grip. Weak recoil spring, underpowered ammo or a dirty, damaged or chipped extractor.

Underpowered ammo may cause the slide to push back to either a) eject the spent shell or b) not enough slide force on the return to pick up a fresh cartridge, otherwise known as a failure to feed.

gman67