33,529 round update on the G34

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I wanted to get to 35k rounds, but the trusty G34 is starting to get cranky about the lack of service as of 33,529 so I figured it would be better to clean it up now vs. waiting. I had 2 slight malfunctions at the IDPA match last weekend, cost me a few seconds which cost me a position so it's time to refresh stuff. The last service was around 17k (my record of that is vague for some reason) so just about the same service interval on the springs.

This isn't some sort of torture test, it gets proper lubrication before each session.

Of the total round count, I'm guessing 33k worth is wolf/tula steel. There was some brass early on, but nothing but steel since.

Fresh OEM ejector plunger spring, striker spring, trigger spring and recoil spring along with a bath in the kitchen sink. Wear seems pretty minimal all things considered. I'll get it to the range this weekend and see if it's happy again.

Dryfire, the trigger does feel different now.... less gritty and more mushy, and somewhat lighter which makes me think the crud in there was dragging on a lot of parts.

I actually cleaned it before I took it apart, but... guess there was some serious crud inside the frame:

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Looks like some drag on the (lower) side of the crucifix?

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All the rails look pretty good:

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Minor slide wear:

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Looks worse in person, but it's not getting any worse in general, been like this for a long time:

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Wearing on the edges of the breech face and the extractor but nothing crazy:

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The worst wear is cosmetic, the finish is taking a beating from being holstered / drawn so many times over the years, but rust has just been surface and easy to clean off. The screws for the optics plate filler were loose, just snugged them and didn't locktight as I didn't want to actually remove them.

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Battle worn, free of charge:

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Ready to go:

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Check the trigger bar cruciform and striker engagement. From the picture it’s difficult to tell how much wear is really there. If it’s less than 2/3 engagement Glock recommends replacing it. That could be what is causing the squishy/mushy trigger. Thanks for the information, good post. And it appears the steel case ammo hasn’t hurt a thing.
 
Average Joe said:
That could be what is causing the squishy/mushy trigger.
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I thought it was because it was a glock....

It doesn't look as bad at other angles / in real life. I'll run some rounds through it this weekend and see if it actually feels funky or it's just a side effect of pulling 20 pounds of crud out of the frame.
 
Quick range trip today, and it works fine. I didn't break anything.

That said, the ejection is just as weak and erratic as before, it managed to pop me in the head with brass (er... steel) at least once per mag. No failures, just annoying. Last time just replacing the extractor spring fixed it right up. Could it be that the extractor has worn from the steel? The ejector looks totally normal.

The other thing I noticed is that it doesn't feel like my G34 anymore. The recoil impulse is unfamiliar. I wouldn't think the recoil spring was worn enough to notice that but it feels funky going back into battery. Again no real issues, just different.

Ah well, built in excuses for the next match.
 
This is one of those posts that make me remain an active member of forums. Thanks for sharing.

I have a G19.5 and a 26.5 that have roughly half the mileage your 34 does and this post has motivated me to get back out shooting. While I shoot a fair amount, my Gen5s typically break the trigger spring ~12,000 rounds so I service them more frequently. I do notice that as they begin the climb in round count that going back into battery will feel clunky.
After a complete spring service they feel weird, almost unfamiliar.
 
GunDad said:
Amazing - how do you even manage keeping up with the round count so precisely at this point?
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Giant spreadsheet holds all the gun/ammo data. I know how much ammo I take to the range or match and just count what's left (usually 0 for a range session, it's the matches that are highly variable). If I've got multiples of the same caliber, I load the mags at home and know how many mags for each I take and do the math that way. As soon as I get home I record everything as I put things away. Most handgun sessions are the G34, G44 and a few mags through the EDC so it's not that complicated.

Just to be complete, I've even recorded the 1 round fired when dispatching critters around the property.

The sheet does the totals for each gun, and the monthly/yearly totals and graphs pull from that. I've got a section pulling the same data that shows the year by year brake down for each, and highlights in red any gun that's unfired for the year. My goal is to either fire each gun each year, or that indicates it's time to sell it off (with the exception of momentos which don't get fired at all really but there are only 2 of those).

For the rifles I'm handloading for, I record the loads, group sizes, chrono results, etc. That sheet is still being refined, it's not as clean/sortable as I would like.

I do the same thing with money, big sheet that shows where every dollar has been spent for the last 6+ years. Data is fun.
 
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vp9c said:
@0.50/round…$16,764.50

😂
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I try not to ever do that math. I used to do the 'brass vs. steel' thing to show how many times I've paid for the gun by just shooting brass instead of steel, but then I realize how much cheaper it would have been to buy a 650 and just reload it myself.... so we don't play that game anymore. At least I'm using ammo today bought in 2018 so I can pretend it's still only 13 cents every time I pull the trigger.

vp9c said:
I’ve never used Steel-cased rounds in my gun but I read on the Internet but it’s a bad idea and will ruin your gun. This is obviously true since this is like the second or third time you’ve had a clean yours.
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Yep, I've wrecked ma gunz many times using steel. I wouldn't recommend it, just leave all the steel ammo for me, I'll dispose of it properly.
 
Jayne said:
That said, the ejection is just as weak and erratic as before, it managed to pop me in the head with brass (er... steel) at least once per mag. No failures, just annoying. Last time just replacing the extractor spring fixed it right up. Could it be that the extractor has worn from the steel? The ejector looks totally normal.
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some of the glock BTF can be remedied by swapping out the spring-loaded bearing from a LCI type to the older non-LCI type. the non-LCIs are taller and will increase pressure on the extractor.
 
Jayne said:
I do the same thing with money, big sheet that shows where every dollar has been spent for the last 6+ years. Data is fun useful.
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FIFY😬
 
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