Why is the G36 so PROBLAMATIC!!

[Dogman 10x]

Problamatic , JAMMoMATIC, Not a GlockoMATIC. I so so want a G36- but are these really Jamomatics & WHY?:crying: Why hasnt glock fixed this? AR15.com even has a thread.. http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=5&f=13&t=51007&page=1 :crying:

[Wade-19]

I've had mine for about 8 months and it has been problem free from day one. I have shot many different brands through it, but mostly WWB wich most guys on here frown on.I've even mixed hollow points and round nose in the same mag! Not a sigle hiccup! I LOVE IT !!!!!

[pens-66]

Problamatic , JAMMoMATIC, Not a GlockoMATIC. I so so want a G36- but are these really Jamomatics & WHY?:crying: Why hasnt glock fixed this? AR15.com even has a thread.. http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=5&f=13&t=51007&page=1 :crying:

Looks like even on that forum...everyone is having good luck with theirs.I think the problems are in the older models and Glock has ironed out these problems.I have had NO problems with mine.And I think more than not most problems are due to WWb ammo..Thats how I read it..I would say get one...So far its my favorite!

[Ford302Glock21]

I remember when it was a big deal. There was no way I'd even think about one. Few years later they started getting things straightened out on them. I was carrying a 27 with a SIG barrel but .45 was still my preferred caliber. Started seeing lots of good reviews on GT.

I ended up buying a used one thats like a 2003 model and its been working fine now for over a year since I got it. If I got my hands on a bad one I'd probably get with Glock or the store and get it fixed 100% or make them trade me out till I got a good one. Till they come out with something better I'd suffer some to get it right.

[beet223]

I got to agree with Wade and Pens my 36 has been flawless shot everything thourgh it and not one problem. It loves www box and even some cheap gun show stuff eats it all. my favorite carry weapon. got to say though i do love my glock 19 also.

[denfoote]

Mine was one of the first off of the boat and I have not had any trouble with it!!!

[myglockisa23]

Problamatic , JAMMoMATIC, Not a GlockoMATIC. I so so want a G36- but are these really Jamomatics & WHY?:crying: Why hasnt glock fixed this? AR15.com even has a thread.. http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=5&f=13&t=51007&page=1 :crying:


So you don't own one of these? I have one with a DXP prefix... 500 rounds.. no problems.. none....

[Cop Pop]

What Problems? My G36 is 2 years old this month, has fired thousands of rounds (mostly reloads, some factory ammo), is accurate, reliable and carries IWB comfortably. Try it, you'll love it.

[Jack23]

I'm not completely convinced that it isn't the pistols that are causing ALL the problems. I know for a fact that lots of folks tinker with their guns and magazines when the first get them.

I'm willin' to bet a years membership at your favorite range that if people would just take their Glocks (36 and all the others too) and leave their triggers and and recoil springs and guide rods, etc and their magazines ALONE, and shoot only factory fresh ammo (and not the cheapest junk they can find, there'd be a whole lot LESS problems reported.

I'm a stock Glock kinda guy. I will always believe that the reason that I have been able to run nearly 20,000 rounds (total) through my four Glocks in the last 4 1/2 years WITH OUT SO MUCH AS A SINGLE PROBLEM is mainly because I practice what I preach.

If people would just take time to get used to their new glocks and stop trying to reinvent them......Awww Nutz! Y'all got me goin now. Sorry for the rant. But it's just a THANG with me. I know that people will do what they want. To each his own. My way works for me so I'll just be with that.

At ease. Sermon over! BIG SMILEY

[ipscshooter]

My 36 was 7 years old a few months ago. So it's one of the OLD ones with the bad barrels that have feeding problems. It also has the old extractor that has FTE problems.

However, I have never had a problem with mine. The gun itself is stock. No extended crapola and no new guide rods or springs. Just shot it a few weeks ago with ball and HP. Carry it almost daily.

[Meeteetse]

When was the G36 introduced? I'm always confused when "they" talk about the older guns having problems. What is an older gun? My gun is from March 2003 and I have never had a problem with it.

I'm one of those guys who believes stock is better. Are any of the problem guns because of after-market add-ons?

[ipscshooter]

I think they were announced at the 98 SHOT show and were introduced to the market in 99. I might be wrong on the SHOT show. Might have been 99. They were a bit slow to come to the stores as there were rumored to be magazine issues, so they were not readily available when announced. I think Glock learned a lesson from that. I got mine in late 2000 and as I said it has never been a problem for me.

[Washington,D.C.]

The early ones had a funny shaped chamber opening with a "bump" or a "dip" in it depending how you look at it. and were designed so that they usually only fed FMJ's reliably. The early frames and/or magazines were often a loose fit on SOME of the G36's. The lightweight slide sometimes makes them a bit more load picky. Some recoil springs had to be replaced and fixed some of the problems. The best feeding JHP's seem to be Remington Golden Sabers , both 185 and 230 grain versions. Glock will replace the barrels on the earliest ones. The factory recommended "fix" for the magazine problems is a thin pice of cardboard behind the magazine.

[03Shadowbob]

Mine has also been problem-free for many many rounds now. Eats everything I feed it.

[celticstar97]

I have two,I like the first one so much. I have put a couple thousand rounds through each and have had 1 problem that was not gun problem but bad ammo problem 2 rounds of junk ammo FTE thats it ,I carry my G-36 everyday and would not carry another.

[ipscshooter]

The early ones had a funny shaped chamber opening with a "bump" or a "dip" in it depending how you look at it. and were designed so that they usually only fed FMJ's reliably.

The early frames and/or magazines were often a loose fit on SOME of the G36's. The lightweight slide sometimes makes them a bit more load picky.

Some recoil springs had to be replaced and fixed some of the problems. The best feeding JHP's seem to be Remington Golden Sabers , both 185 and 230 grain versions. Glock will replace the barrels on the earliest ones.

The factory recommended "fix" for the magazine problems is a thin pice of cardboard behind the magazine.

Please define "early ones". Please define "bump" or "dip".

I have an early DXNxxx 36 that was built in 2000. Not sure how you can get too much "earlier" than that. The barrel has a transition area from the ramp to the chamber that is flat, but certainly not a dip. This provides more case support at the web. If the ramp were cut at a lesser angle and transitioned into the chamber the case would be left significantly unsupported, leading to whining about that.

To believe that Glock designed a gun meant specifically for concealed carry that would "usually only fed FMJ's reliably" is just plain wrong. Common sense alone, says that is ridiculous and to suggest that Glock recommended sticking a piece of cardboard behind the magazine is equally ridiculous.

My 36 shoots anything I feed it and is NOT restricted to Remington Golden Sabers. My SD ammo of choice has been Federal and it works just fine.

I usually bite my tongue at some of the crap that is passed off as fact here, but this is over the top in it's level of INTERNET B.S.

The OP is looking for reasoned opinions on the 36 not INTERNET drivel repeated over and over.

Just my opinion, I could be wrong. :steamed:

[Washington,D.C.]

Some gunsmiths claim they can fix the early G36 barrels by grinding down or reshaping the bump. The early barrels combined with the early magazines and some of the more loose fitting magwells (not all have this) would cause hollow points to hit the top inside of the chamber in the barrel and the bullet would start to expand before it was chambered. These early G36's usually work fine with FMJ ammo. Glock will change the barrel on the early G36's. I don't have an early and late version to compare the differences. I'll have to check the serial number on mine. It's a fairly early model. I have seen the G36 barrels with hump ground down leaving less chamber support. This is different from the later designed G36 barrels from Glock.

[Washington,D.C.]

The cardboard trick which came from a phone call to Glock might have to do with the extra leverage the finger has on the magazine extension. If there is enough play in the frame to magazine fit pressure on the forward bottom of the magazine might be enough to tilt the magazine and nose the top front of the magazine down, jamming the bullet in to the feed ramp. There have been a few magazine design changes over the years.