Reloading for Glock

[GoldTip]

I have also sent over a 1000 rounds of reloaded ammo down the barrel of my Glock 17, everything from middle of the road plinker loads with cheapo bullets to hot loaded shells with 147gr Hornady XTP's.  Never a problem, use common sense, adjust your crimp die correctly and you should be fine.

[300rum]

Interesting.....

After having said that I have never witnessed one myself, just posting this a few days ago, I can now say that I have witnessed my first Glock "kaboom". 

Here is basically what happened (to another shooter, not me).  The pistol was fired and the Mag blew out the bottom.  Really no big deal at all, it was a case separation in factory ammo.  The shooters hand stung some but other than that there was no damage.  I would have to say the pistol held up very well. It was a Gen 3 Glock 34.  The cause was obviously bad factory ammo but who knows if it was a slight overcharge or a weakness in the new brass?

[BlackRidge]

Interesting indeed,

I wonder if they locked the mag into place correctly too

[FC]

I don't suppose you managed to collect that case did you? If you could post a pic that would be great.

[JackOfAllTrades]

No lead in a polygonal rifled Glock barrel. Don't reload brass that has been fired from the unsupported chamber of a Glock, but brass fired from other pistols can be reloaded for Glock.  I know people that break all these rules. They've all been lucky so far. Really lucky. I know others that have had issues.

I won't own a Glock. Just don't like a damn thing about them.

-Steve

[Rhinoron247]

I reload for my g 29 10 mm and have run thousands of rounds through it with no issues. However, as suggested before you have to know what your doing, cycle your brass and do not use brass that you do not know the history.  I wouldn't recommend jumping into that as your beginning entry into reloading if that is the case.

[300rum]

Yes, the mag was in correctly, it was feeding fine up until that point. 

Interesting indeed,

I wonder if they locked the mag into place correctly too

[300rum]

Nope. 

I don't suppose you managed to collect that case did you? If you could post a pic that would be great.

[PA BEN]

Started this thread awhilte back. Glock KABOOM.
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,46801.0.html

[CastleRocker]

When I used to shoot a lot of IPSC matches, my limited gun was a Glock 22.  I shot NOTHING but cast lead bullets and usually used my own brass over and over and over.  I've got just shy of 50k rounds down it without one single hiccup.  The box of bullets I'm on now has maybe a couple hundred left in it, and I have 49 box tops/labels.  All my bullets were either cast by a guy named Tom Kettels of Tom-boy Bullets out of Tacoma, or Mike Something (I don't remember his last name) of Masterclass Bullets down in Eugene, Oregon.  I've NEVER had any leading problems with my stock barrel.

I think most of the problems I read about with Glocks are just regurgitated internet stories.  How many times do we see the same picture of some critter with a new story, or at least new "my cousins, friends, brother" as lead characters in the story.

I've been through the Glock Armourers course twice, and they are about the simplest, accurate, and most dependable pistol out there.

All that being said....the triggers on them SUCK!  No matter what I've done to mine, it is still not anywhere like a really good, crisp 1911 trigger. Also, I've never really liked the way they felt in my hand.  But man do they shoot and shoot and shoot.

[JackOfAllTrades]

I think most of the problems I read about with Glocks are just regurgitated internet stories.  How many times do we see the same picture of some critter with a new story, or at least new "my cousins, friends, brother" as lead characters in the story.

I was talking to a fellow range officer at Custer Sportsmens Club last week. He witnessed a Glock lockup. Not a K'boom, but the gun would not function. The mag was blown out the gripframe. The shooter was shooting hand loads, but is also an experienced reloader/shooter. As an IPSC competitor I'm sure that you know who's who and would never suspect that a person's reloading practices would lead to a double charge with the force to break a gun. I've h to eard of more K'booms with Glocks than I've ever read on the internet. I spend quite a bit of time at both the pistol and rifle range of our club. I shoot a few times a week with one of the range officers there. I hear a lot about Glocks... Ya know.. I never hear anything bad about a quality 1911. Not to make this a Glock bashing post. Not at all, but I do think it is responsible of the Glock owner to abide by the recommendations of the manufacture regarding reloaded ammunition and shooting of lead bullets. I would think that very hard cast bullets might be safe in a Polygonol barrel. I'm not gonna try it. I'm glad you've had good luck in that boat. I wonder if different models of Glocks.. Different calibers may be more prone issue? I really don't know. I do know people that reload for their Glocks. They do take some extra precautions. Non Glock fired brass, and no soft lead bullets, (not less than 18 BHN I would think). Take a search through Glock Talk, The Firing Line, The High Road discussion forums. There's all sorts of discussion about reloading, loading lead, changing barrels in Glocks.

-Steve