Dmcdowell991
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Has anyone had a problem with their glock 26 shooting high? At ten feet mine shoots 1 1/2 high and the further away the worse it gets. Up to forty yards then it becomes accurate due to the bullet loosing it's momentum.
Glock 26
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wolf_fire
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I have to assume that the issue is not the firearm. Usually, if you are shooting high it is due to anticipation of recoil or breaking your wrist. To count these out as possibilities try shooting your G26 in a shooter's bench.
The other thing I have to ask, is why in the world are you shooting your G26 at 120 feet away??
The other thing I have to ask, is why in the world are you shooting your G26 at 120 feet away??
Sharpshooter207
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I've had no problems with mine. I run XS big dots on my Gen 4 G26. Where are you holding your sight picture? Are the top of the sights or the middle of the front dot covering your point of impact?
JustTheFacts
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+1 on the sight picture 6 o'clock hold possibility.
-1 on the anticipation of recoil - that'd explain low shooting.
-1 on the anticipation of recoil - that'd explain low shooting.
wolf_fire
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One can break their wrist up or down. One can anticipate recoil both ways as well:
This is a common chart of some of the more common reasons for inaccuracy. Where your round goes, look at that chart and assess if this is something that could be happening.
I do concur that it could also be a sight picture problem. But if Dmcdowell tries shooting in a bench first and it eliminates the problem, then his sight picture is good. If he tries shooting in a bench and still gets the problem, then look into other scenarios such as sight picture.
BC1
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Sounds like technique. Limp wristing can cause this. A 9mm round isn't losing anything noticeable in 40 yds.
Rocketgeezer
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You can do a couple of things, first try a pistol rest, if your still off, possably let someone else try your gun, preferably another Glock shooter, my wife shoots a G-26, I can shoot it but have a tough time with the (half a grip) so to speak, the short grip take some getting used to and a ton of practice
Dmcdowell991
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Honestly I don't know why I ask a simple question when I know I'll get an answer like this. I'm not a beginner I have been shooting pistols for quite a long time. I have two other 9mm's and .380 the problem is not the shooter it's the hardware that's why I asked the question to see if any other ppl had the same problem and as for the distance I practice at all ranges to perfect my aim. The other pistols shoot perfectly so again I ask the ppl that want to actually help a fellow shooter out have you HAD or HEARD if this happening. Thank you
Dmcdowell991
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And just to be clear I shot several thousands of rounds through other Glocks friends own and know it's not me several police officers have shot mine and have the same problem
Dmcdowell991
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No it's brand new the only thing that has been added is the grip extension
Stengun
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Howdy,
Gee, I have 4 Glocks ( a 1993 G20 10mm, a 2006 G23 .40S&W, a 2005 G35 .40S&W and a 2010 G21SF ) and 2 have fixed sights and 2 ( the 23 & 35 ) have factory adjustable sights.
Back to the OP's question:
If the G26 is equipped with adjustable sights and the rear sight is cranked up enough to shoot that high it would be very appearant just by looking at the rear sight.
It's possible that the OEM sights were swapped with a different set that are badly mismatched. ( Glock makes fixed rear sights of different heights. )
Not enough info in your post to really give a good answer/response.
1.) Did you buy the gun new or used?
2.) If new, did you change, modify or if adjustable, adjust the sights?
3.) If used, did the orginal owner change, modify or if adjustable, adjust the sights?
4.) If the answer is "No." to #2/3 then the next question is: Has the gun always shot high?
HTH
Paul
Gee, I have 4 Glocks ( a 1993 G20 10mm, a 2006 G23 .40S&W, a 2005 G35 .40S&W and a 2010 G21SF ) and 2 have fixed sights and 2 ( the 23 & 35 ) have factory adjustable sights.
Back to the OP's question:
If the G26 is equipped with adjustable sights and the rear sight is cranked up enough to shoot that high it would be very appearant just by looking at the rear sight.
It's possible that the OEM sights were swapped with a different set that are badly mismatched. ( Glock makes fixed rear sights of different heights. )
Not enough info in your post to really give a good answer/response.
1.) Did you buy the gun new or used?
2.) If new, did you change, modify or if adjustable, adjust the sights?
3.) If used, did the orginal owner change, modify or if adjustable, adjust the sights?
4.) If the answer is "No." to #2/3 then the next question is: Has the gun always shot high?
HTH
Paul
wolf_fire
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I'm sorry, if what we were doing wasn't actually helping. You are a relatively new person on the forum with relatively few posts. We don't know you from Adam and have no idea what your background is. You did not mention whether you tried shooting this particular firearm from a bench or a rest to conclusively verify that yes, indeed it is the gun and not some small errant technique from the shooter.
I've been shooting a long time as well. Sometimes with a new gun, our technique, even if it's a tiny bit off, can cause the firearm to not be bull's eye accurate as you have claimed is happening. Sometimes it's operator error, sometimes it's the sights, and lastly, sometimes it's the firearm itself. However, in my experience, it generally is not the hardware.
Give a little bit more information about how you have come to this conclusion and people won't start helping with the most common suggestions for what could possibly be going wrong in your particular situation. Now I do believe in my post, that I said if you eliminate all of the shooter errors from the equation you may want to take a look at your sights. Have you done this? We don't know, you have given us zero information about what you have looked at.
I'm a Glock armorer. I can honestly say with all the Glocks that have come across my table (including the G26), none have had the problem you are encountering except for those that had some slight shooting technique error.
I'm sorry, if our replies were not up to the caliber you were looking for. Next time be more specific as to what you have tried to eliminate as possibilities so we don't "help" in the wrong way.
BC1
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Glock sights are available in three heights, depending on the barrel length the gun will come with the sight that fits best. Perhaps a good idea to go over technique. If unable to correct the problem you can get a taller front sight. This will lower the point of aim.
Rocketgeezer
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As you said you have plenty of shooting experience, and with several Glocks, I see some of the guys are saying wrong or mismatched sights, you said you have other Glocks that shoot ok, so how do the sights on the 26 compare to the others? get a dial caliper and ck them, however there is generaly enough difference between them to see, if this is the problem (shooting high) the gun could have a mid or high rear sight and a low front one? but please before you go changing sights, like I said before put the gun in a good rest, line up the sights as you normaly would, and sqeeze a good group, if it still shooting high then you may have a sight problem, if your 26 is stock with no add ons, and even that you sight correctly, you may not realize you may be off only because of the way your gripping the gun with two fingers???????
The Pearce grips which replace the bottom of the magazine do away with the short grip problem. I put them on the mags for my 26 gen 4, and can easily grip with three fingers.
Dmcdowell991
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The pistol in question was shot by four different people with all the same results as I mentioned before and the gun is new as in never owned before as mentioned before the sights are factory and not adjustable up and down . Wolf fire my original post was quite simple and no matter how many post I've made the question was "has anyone had this problem or heard of it happening". So a simple answer would be "no" , no post at all or if yes then explain how it was fixed . This is the second time I've had somone try to belittle the comment I've made and have read several others in the past. I've enjoyed reading what fellow shooters have to say but I'll find answers elsewhere this forum has to many people that think they know everything and want to belittle someone else!!
Dmcdowell991
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Also to the rest of you some of the post were good questions to ask and would have been helpful if that were my problem thanks
wolf_fire
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Seriously?
At what point were any of my suggestions for helping your problem which you gave very little to no facts about belittling?
Yes, I have heard of it happening...as I stated. Every time it was shooter error. Therefore I gave suggestions on how to correct the shooter error. I even gave the possibility that it wasn't and mentioned that you might need to adjust your sights. You gave no indication at that time how you came to the conclusion that it definitely was the gun. An overwhelming majority of the time, it is not the gun.
How in the world is that belittling?
From my experience as a Glock armorer I can tell you with full confidence that your particular model has not had any recalls or listed problems with how it shoots. Again, usually it is shooter error. But again, you gave no indication that you tested this until after the fine people on this forum tried to help you.
If you do not care to accept any of that, that's on you.
But it certainly was not belittling... I'm not even sure how you came to this conclusion and singled me out.
Grow up.
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