Hi, Guys.
Not a .40S&W bias at all. It's actually a cartridge I somewhat dislike compared to 9mm and .45Auto but I am very comfortable with the terminal ballistics of the round.
The reason I ask is I want to know if anyone with a 22/23 has had failure to feed issues with their pistol when their light is mounted. This problem was first identified a few years ago but it is not widely known.
Prior to the Gen4, these .40S&W Gen3 pistols have demonstrated FTFs with lights on them, and the issue vanishes the minute the light is removed. Put the light back on and it re-appears. I know of law enforcement bulletins, departmental directives, and agency weapon turn-ins; and even Streamlight.com FAQ acknowledges the issue with some G22/G23s. GLOCK-USA will acknowledge the problem if you press Customer Service. Some, not all, of these guns exhibit the problem (thankfully). Streamlights, Surefires, Insights, Glock... the brand of light really doesn't matter.
So if you have experienced such failures, I am curious if they were infrequent or fairly repeatable.
A fix for the problem is fairly simple, though. I am not bashing the platform. I actually like GLOCKs and currently carry a Gen3 22 with a TLR-1. I switched (after years of carrying a 1911) to the Gen3 GLOCK22 with a light after I made a measured decision and found that mine isn't a problem.
I'm an ammo moderator and not an expert even at that, but I want to help anyone here who might have a concern.
Best,
Dave (nitesite)