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Hello folks,
Ever since I purchased my G30SF (Gen 3), it’s had this issue: it shoots about 2-3” high at 7yds, 5-6" high at 15yds, and worse as you step back to 25yds and beyond. It shoots high the same amount with both the factory barrel and a Lone Wolf barrel. I’m lining the sights up exactly as I have my other Glocks: The top of the front sight aligned with the top of rear sight, placing the frost sight dot squarely in the middle of the white “U” rear sight.
I’ve used different rear sights before, especially when switching to a flatter-shooting .357Sig barrel in my G23. I’m prepared to do the same with this G30, save one problem: the slide does not appear to go fully into battery after reassembly. Pictures show it better than I can describe (below). When I assemble it, I seat the guiderod fully down into the half-moon shaped cut-out in the bottom of the barrel. When I disassemble the pistol, the guiderod has slipped out to the position shown below. The guiderod also shows some signs of scratching and slight bending on the flat face. I worry that the guiderod is slipping out of the proper position during reassembly, keeping the slide slightly out of battery, tilting the barrel slightly up, and causing the high shot pattern.
Notes on the pictures: The rear of the slide does not seem to be fully forward into battery. The front of the slide also seems to be showing too much barrel and guiderod. I’ve looked at pictures of other G30s online, and I can’t tell if mine is identical or not. Meaning…I can’t tell if I’m just paranoid about this issue and imagining it’s out of battery, or if the guiderod is really having an effect on the slide. On my G23, the slide is more flush with the back of the frame. Does it look normal?
I’ve tried reassembling the gun as slowly and carefully as possible; rotating the guiderod to different orientations to see if one works; but something pulls the guiderod down each time. Whenever I disassemble my G23, the guiderod is still firmly seated in the half-moon cutout.
The gun still cycles and fires just fine, but I worry that the gun is battering the guiderod and not functioning as intended.
I’ve contacted Glock to see what they say, but I’d appreciate any input you may have.
Ever since I purchased my G30SF (Gen 3), it’s had this issue: it shoots about 2-3” high at 7yds, 5-6" high at 15yds, and worse as you step back to 25yds and beyond. It shoots high the same amount with both the factory barrel and a Lone Wolf barrel. I’m lining the sights up exactly as I have my other Glocks: The top of the front sight aligned with the top of rear sight, placing the frost sight dot squarely in the middle of the white “U” rear sight.
I’ve used different rear sights before, especially when switching to a flatter-shooting .357Sig barrel in my G23. I’m prepared to do the same with this G30, save one problem: the slide does not appear to go fully into battery after reassembly. Pictures show it better than I can describe (below). When I assemble it, I seat the guiderod fully down into the half-moon shaped cut-out in the bottom of the barrel. When I disassemble the pistol, the guiderod has slipped out to the position shown below. The guiderod also shows some signs of scratching and slight bending on the flat face. I worry that the guiderod is slipping out of the proper position during reassembly, keeping the slide slightly out of battery, tilting the barrel slightly up, and causing the high shot pattern.
Notes on the pictures: The rear of the slide does not seem to be fully forward into battery. The front of the slide also seems to be showing too much barrel and guiderod. I’ve looked at pictures of other G30s online, and I can’t tell if mine is identical or not. Meaning…I can’t tell if I’m just paranoid about this issue and imagining it’s out of battery, or if the guiderod is really having an effect on the slide. On my G23, the slide is more flush with the back of the frame. Does it look normal?
I’ve tried reassembling the gun as slowly and carefully as possible; rotating the guiderod to different orientations to see if one works; but something pulls the guiderod down each time. Whenever I disassemble my G23, the guiderod is still firmly seated in the half-moon cutout.
The gun still cycles and fires just fine, but I worry that the gun is battering the guiderod and not functioning as intended.
I’ve contacted Glock to see what they say, but I’d appreciate any input you may have.
