It really depends on the person. I have a Hi-Power that I have put 2,000 rounds through with absolutely no failures. I have put the same gun in the hands of a new shooter on two different occasions who experienced stovepipes and FTE failures. It was certainly a grip issue with the individual, not necessarily a strength issue. I've had probably a dozen or so other people, some of which were considerably less endowed in the hand strength department (including a <100lb Japanese girl - see image below) fire the gun just fine. It's possible that the ergonomics of the Glock (such as the more aggressive grip angle) do not work well with you in particular. It may also be possible that you're just not holding it quite right. I'd see if you can get some range time with an experienced shooter, to see if there are changes that can be made to your grip or stance to correct the issue. One thing I've noticed with relatively new shooters is that they tend to lean their bodies and heads back when shooting. Not only does this affect your accuracy, but it affects your ability to keep a positive stance and proper control. This can easily lead to excessive muzzle flip and as a result, stovepipe failures. If this is the case with you, you may want to focus on your stance, leaning slightly forward and keeping your head level. Here is an example of the stance that I take:glockowner wrote:if it's human error i can fix it, seems to be the case. is this limpwrist malfunction common on any slide action pistol?
And here is the above-mentioned twiggy Japanese girl shooting the Hi-Power.
