Glock stovepipe pic

[age_ranger]

That's hilarious....thanks for sharing!!

[CompVest]

Perfect!

[Keith B]

Boy, you are sure gonna make some enemies on here Andy. However, your rating just went up with a ton of others!!

[shaggydog]

I don't get it. What's a stovepipe? Can a 1911 shooter please educate me?

[WildBill]

Shaggydog - A stovepipe is when a spent case doesn't eject after firing. It gets caught in the action and looks like a stovepipe [like an old woodburning stove]. See attached link on Type 2 Malfunction. Clearing this type of malfunction should be part of your routine pistol training drills. This malfunction can happen with any semi automatic, not just the 1911.

http://www.wikihow.com/Reload-a-Pistol- ... lfunctions

[lawrnk]

Shaggydog - A stovepipe is when a spent case doesn't eject after firing. It gets caught in the action and looks like a stovepipe [like an old woodburning stove]. See attached link on Type 2 Malfunction. Clearing this type of malfunction should be part of your routine pistol training drills. This malfunction can happen with any semi automatic, not just the 1911.

http://www.wikihow.com/Reload-a-Pistol- ... lfunctions

That, and they are referred to as tactical tupperware, the other part of the joke. I love my Glock.
You see, Glocks are so reliable they were unable to actually find a picture of a Glock that failed, hence they put a tupperware in the shot.
Envy is so unattractive

[shaggydog]

Shaggydog - A stovepipe is when a spent case doesn't eject after firing. It gets caught in the action and looks like a stovepipe [like an old woodburning stove]. See attached link on Type 2 Malfunction. Clearing this type of malfunction should be part of your routine pistol training drills. This malfunction can happen with any semi automatic, not just the 1911.

http://www.wikihow.com/Reload-a-Pistol- ... lfunctions

That, and they are referred to as tactical tupperware, the other part of the joke. I love my Glock.
You see, Glocks are so reliable they were unable to actually find a picture of a Glock that failed, hence they put a tupperware in the shot.
Envy is so unattractive

Apparently sarcasm/facetiousness is lost on you guys.

I meant that I was unaware of the defination of a stovepipe because it is a situation never experienced with a Glock.*sigh*

[WildBill]

Apparently sarcasm/facetiousness is lost on you guys.
I meant that I was unaware of the defination of a stovepipe because it is a situation never experienced with a Glock.*sigh*

Sorry, I missed it. I was just trying to be helpful. It appears that lawrnk got your point. Actually I am a big fan of sarcasm and facetiousness. Also irony and sometimes puns.

[WarHawk-AVG]

OH I Love that!

Tactical Tupperware

[packina45]

That must be a pseudo-Glock, it's not even real Tupperware!

[NcongruNt]

Shaggydog - A stovepipe is when a spent case doesn't eject after firing. It gets caught in the action and looks like a stovepipe [like an old woodburning stove]. See attached link on Type 2 Malfunction. Clearing this type of malfunction should be part of your routine pistol training drills. This malfunction can happen with any semi automatic, not just the 1911.

http://www.wikihow.com/Reload-a-Pistol- ... lfunctions

That, and they are referred to as tactical tupperware, the other part of the joke. I love my Glock.
You see, Glocks are so reliable they were unable to actually find a picture of a Glock that failed, hence they put a tupperware in the shot.
Envy is so unattractive

Apparently sarcasm/facetiousness is lost on you guys.

I meant that I was unaware of the defination of a stovepipe because it is a situation never experienced with a Glock.*sigh*

I got your joke.

And to add a little logic to the ever-raging polymer/metal gun debate...

Stovepiping is generally more of a shooter issue than a gun issue. Limpwristing is generally the cause, and Glocks are not immune. My first stovepipe was when I first started shooting, and it was with a lightweight (albeit aluminum-framed) gun. I've never had one in the 1500 rounds I've shot through my Hi-Power. I have, however witnessed the Hi-Power stovepipe with someone who is shooting for the first time. I'd venture to say that caliber aside, lightweight guns have a tendency to have more muzzle flip, therefore more prone to stovepipes and FTEs due to limpwristing. Being that polymer guns (such as Glocks, XDs, Hi-Points, etc.) tend to be lighter than their metal-framed counterparts (such as 1911s, Hi-Powers, CZs, Berettas, etc.), and therefore more prone to this problem. This is, of course, a general statement and does not take into account a multitude of other factors such as barrel height relative to the hand, barrel length, or the engineering of the action. All other things being equal, a lighter gun is going to be more susceptible to limp-wristing.

[KBCraig]

That must be a pseudo-Glock, it's not even real Tupperware!

Hi-Point.

[9mmGuy]

Found this over at m1911.org and thought it was good for a chuckle - a Glock stovepipe:

more like tactical gladware ...