Glock molding flaw? Just curious.

[glowdotGlock]

I bought a gen 3 19 in fde yesterday and after shooting and cleaning last night I noticed a small flaw behind the trigger. My first thought was I scratched it with something. So after some googling and finding a couple of the same problems on other forums I felt a little relieved. It doesn't bother me and I plan to do nothing about it (I mean it's a Glock, a tool) but was just wondering if any of you had seen this on yours. It is just a small "scratch" that can barely even be felt when you run a toothpick over it so no biggie.

[TripleDigitRide]

I don't own a Glock, but is there a chance the trigger is being pulled back far enough to rub in that area?

[peejman]

That's just a molding flaw. The halves of the die didn't seat properly. No biggie.

[glowdotGlock]

I thought at first it was a trigher rub issue but I looked closely at I pic I took soon after I bought it and before it was fired and it was there. It''s definitely just a small flaw from molding. It is probably on the black ones too but just not noticeable.

[Caster]

The only reason you can see it is because its clean, this is a Glock after all. Stop cleaning it! Lol

I took mine outta the holster the other night, I cleared the gun then proceeded to wipe out enough lint to weave a new shirt. I'm looking at mine right now and there's some tool marks in there where they ground out the casting flash. In a lot of injection molding Rees a problem area. A place where the geometry of the mold makes it difficult for the plastic to fill out or sometimes overflow if the mold isn't perfectly sealed.

A has been said, no biggie.

[musicman]

I had the same on one of my M&Ps. A little hit with an exacto knife and BAZINGA! problem solved. Just a little flashing from the mold.

[glowdotGlock]

I had the same on one of my M&Ps. A little hit with an exacto knife and BAZINGA! problem solved. Just a little flashing from the mold.

I was going to do that but it goes into the plastic, not out.

[gregintenn]

It's a hair dryer with a barrel; don't sweat it! I swear I don't see the attraction to those things.

[graycrait]

The other good thing about Glock's "space age polymer" is that it seems to bond well with Devcon 290, a two-part epoxy.  When I have needed to repair my own frame grinding and cutting mistakes it works like a champ. 

[Caster]

It's a hair dryer with a barrel; don't sweat it! I swear I don't see the attraction to those things.

Because, despite their lack of aesthetic appeal, they work. They work when all other fail. All the older, classier, sexier designs need a trained skilled hand to get them to run like a Glock, and even then they will fail before the fugly plastic turd. A Glock is a framing hammer. We don't brag about or sit and admire a good framing hammer. We just use them and they don't fail.

When I go to the range to have fun, I'll bring a Blackhawk. It's gorgeous and I love to look at her.
When I get outta bed in the morning and tighten the belt around my britches, there's a Glock 19 on the right side.
Later that day when I've been wallerin' on the ground and climbin around cars, I never give the Tupperware a thought.

This is the definition of "Glock Perfection". It's the perfected TOOL and it works like no other. Edited November 23, 2013 by Caster