Daughter’s new G26 had nothing but problems on the range yesterday: numerous feed failures, stovepipes, etc. same behavior with two different (new) magazines and factory brands. Suspect it doesn't like the 115. Before sending it in for warranty, going to cycle some higher grain thru it. Anyone else experience this issue?

Thanks…

Make sure whoever is firing the gun is not “limp wristing” it. If they are then it can contribute to the issues you describe.

I’ve never had or heard of a Glock that was particular about ammo, especially 115gr 9mm. 115gr is about as smooth as you can get. I doubt that a higher grain would make any difference.

I agree with having someone else shoot the pistol to make sure it’s not a grip issue.

How many rounds do you have through it in total?

Just FWIW:
My daughter had bad problems with her 9mm Shield EZ, but It cycled flawlessly for her husband. It really didn't look like she was limp wristing, but changing her hand position on the grip solved the problem.

I would agree with the comments above. The shorter slide and lighter weight of the G26 make grip very critical. I carried a G26 for years and noticed that early on.

Also, 'new' gun raises a flag for me. I would break it down and clean the hell out of it, lube it properly, and put it back together.

This is almost certainly a limp-wristing issue.

I've put thousands upon thousands of rounds through numerous Glocks, and the only time they ever malfunctioned like that was when they were extraordinarily dirty (i.e. after about a thousand or more rounds in one day without any cleaning in between).

I have, however, seen MANY females and smaller males, especially ones who aren't familiar or experienced with handguns, have this issue due to the way they were holding the gun.

Did an experienced handgun shooter test-fire the gun? If not, that would be my first step.

Try above for sure, and try another magazine as well if that doesn't work.

This gun tends to induce more cycling issues then other guns due to short slide, fat and short grip.

Try an extended magazine with grip extension or switch to a Glock 43x

Next range day, I’ll accompany her and shoot hers as well as mine and my wife’s G26s. I’ll also have her shoot all three with new and old magazines and see if we can identify a common denominator. For us, changing models is not an option.

Thanks all…

That's like telling someone you must wear a size 9 when they actually wear a size 10 1/2. G26 is not a one size fits all gun. Good luck!

I would start here

Irrelevant analogy, but thanks for your wisdom. It is for us…

My neighbor just learned to shoot with his new Glock 19. He had the same issues so in watching him closely he was limp wristing it. Stopping that behavior stopped the problem from then on. I have seen a new pistol a time or two that had to have the chamber polished with a brush, patch and polishing compound like Flitz. Likely not the issue unless the feed ramp is dirty but doubtful.

To make sure I'm understanding this...you bought one G26 for two different people and you expect it to shoot the same for the both of you?

What ammo? When my last remaining Winchester White box 115 is gone, thats it. It is very low power compared to some others. It will not function at all in several pistols where S&B & Federal are 100%.

I have some WW white box that is 20 + yrs old and you can feel the difference in recoil between old and new. Different powder? Different powder weight? Are they saving $.00001/round with different components?

Don't know but no more WW for me.

Negative. We have three (3) G26s - mine, my wife’s, and now our daughters specifically for personal defense. The reluctance to introduce another manufacturer and order model into our family’s strategy spoils the tactical advantage of familiarity, “practice what you play, play what you practice”, sharing weapons/magazines, etc. - a philosophical carry-over from my prior agency embracing standardization where our armorers issued primary service weapons…

It’s a stock Glock. Grip it and rip it, shoot it like you stole it………………………………………………………………….

More than likely it will be a matter of 'limp wristing'. I have carried a Glock since 1986 and never had any malfunctions that I didn't create during training or was ammo related (a Federal recall). However, when the model 22 first came out a Glock rep brought one to me. I was experiencing fail to ejects (not failure to extracts). He shot the weapon and the same thing happened. It was determined that an improper extractor had been put in place. He took the weapon back. A few weeks later I received a new one with the proper extractor. I never experienced any other malfunction that I didn't set up for protocol. One thing that I was told by Glock folks in an Advanced Armorers class; shoot the weapon yourself. Since you are quite familiar with Glocks just shoot it to see what happens. If it happens to you then you could have an problem.

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Glocks are like revolver reliability territory.. if it’s a new factory gun it’s got to be a limp wrist situation.
Run some Winchester white box and count the ftf or stove pipes or whatever.

I did see one gun that was assembled or disassembled and reassembled incorrectly that caused a ftf, once all the springs were clocked and correctly placed it ran like a top.

Glocks are just plain old reliable. Even the short stumpy ones, but you got to hold it like ya mean it.

Confirmed it was shooter error. Strengthened her grip, augmented with my Pierce magazine extensions, and all the issues evaporated. Thanks again…

I don't have a lot of tolerance for pistols that can easily be made to malfunction with a poor grip. Struggled with this for my wife's gun. Went through 2 or 3 different guns before she found one that no matter how she held it, it would cycle reliably.

Training is good and well...but I don't want any chance of my wife pulling the trigger and the round not going off if she ever needed it in a life or death scenario.

Reason # 47 a revolver is a good candidate for a self-defense handgun for a woman that doesn't shoot a lot. My wife and mother included.