I tried every conceivable recoil spring, sanded polished and replaced too many parts to list. I got the failures down to about 2%, but it never went away. I documented every shot and magazine looking for a correlation and nothing worked 100%..

 

Those primers look solidly struck.
They definitely look off center and I mean to a point that itd make me curious how much extra space on the breechface and chamber there is.

 

I eventually replaced the slide with a Strike Industries slide and my issues went away.

 

I turned the Live Free slide into an art project and started my Alumahyde II odessy. I was assuming it was defective. I stripped and coated the slide multiple times and used it as a display art piece.

 

Eventually I decided to torture myself some more so I mounted the slide in a grip and went back to the range without the comp. I was rewarded with exactly the same results. So after yet another frustrating range trip, back on the shelf it went as a display.

 

A few months later i was talking with another member and he reccomemded I try something. I have a short memory, so I figured what could it hurt. +20% striker spring and just for good measure a +10% trigger spring.
I went back to the range and it fired 100% for 500 rounds. Problem solved, thanks Live2Sig for the sage advice.
It worked 100%, but we still weren't on talking terms after all those wasted bullets, curse words and unsatisfying range trips.
Back on the shelf it went out of spite.

 

Again since I have a short memory and am clearly a glutton for punishment. Last week I figured, what the heck. Let's make it what I originally wanted only better. I thought about re coating it in FDE and putting it back with the original Wilson grip. That seemed wrong since the Strike Industries slide was working so well. I do have lots of parts just hanging around. Why not put them to good use and cobble something new together with the Live Free Armory battle worn slide I made.

 

Came out pretty good and shot flawlessly at the range.

 

Very interesting, sounds like you’ve narrowed it down to the slide. If you have time to kill, I’d remove the whole striker assembly, insert a dowel and mark it. The do the same with a slide you know works correctly. Maybe there is a slight difference in the thickness of the breach face keeping the firing pin from making full contact with the primer each time. Just a thought.

 

No need, the +20 striker spring fixed it. It works at 100%, now close to 1000 rounds.

 

But it was missing something. This ends the odessy and makes the LF slide better than I imagined it. Just enough over the top candy to call it obscene. I love it exactly as it is and it shoots perfect. Job done, finally!

 

Glad you got the information you needed and solved the issue.

 

This is all about this community and the wealth of knowledge full of great folks willing to share. But you have to participate to get the best of it.

 

Sharing knowledge and experience is why we are all members. It’s satisfying to give and receive.

 

Having some similar issues with a Glock 23. I’m gonna try out most or all of the things that you’ve tried here, and see what the solution is. It’s scary that when I put a Zev striker in it it went binary.

 

Is the g23 stock?
Cus ill be honest ive never had a factory one not go bang.