Glock brass problems????

[Darrell Davis]

Mornin' reloaders,

Check out my post under the "handguns general" site back, second from the top in the forums topic list, as that post fleshes out the reason for this question.

Does anyone know of, or have they had, problems with reloaded ammo from brass which has been fired in a Glock?

As I said, the post listed above fills in the details.

Keep em coming!

[DWTim]

I think this is what you may have heard about:

http://www.thegunzone.com/glock/kb-notes.html

IMHO, a Glock is not a hobbyist's gun.

[Darrell Davis]

Thanks DWTim,

I have never been a Glock fan, and from what I am hearing I now have even less reason to become one.

The problem was with my son's .40 S&W in a Beretta.

He was shooting some hand loads I loaded with cast bullets, and as I have not had problems with my loads thorugh the years, it make me a bit spooked to hear of what one friend calls "Glockized" brass.

Looks like Glocks especially in .40 S&W are now firmly in the class of some other "wouldn't have" guns on my list.

Keep em coming!

[DWTim]

It's not that I'm against Glocks, it's that they are built to a particular set of requirements, and hobbyists (customizers and reloaders) aren't on the radar. The company's products meet the expectation of an easy-to-use, low cost, low maintenance gun that always goes "bang" when it needs to.

[Wingman26]

The company's products meet the expectation of an easy-to-use, low cost, low maintenance gun that always goes "bang" when it needs to.

The biggest problem isn't when they go "bang", it's when they go KABOOM!

http://www.thegunzone.com/glock/unsupported45acp.html

http://www.thegunzone.com/glock/glock-kb-faq.html

[Jack Gilbert]

Hey, Mr. Davis, you didn't mention what brand of pistol these loads were fired in, either here or the general handgun discussion.

[DWTim]

He asked whether or not it was safe to reload .40 S&W brass that was fired from a Glock.

I'd say the answer is "no", no matter which gun the reloads are going to be fired in.

[454Puma]

The guy who had his USP45 blow up was using gun show ammo loaded 3.3 gr over max! Reddot was the powder used! He was very lucky indeed! As for using Glock fire cases you should always inspect any case you reload for damage(cracks/bulges/headstamp wipe out) if you see this don't use them.

[messer454]

I have been loading .40 S&W for a Glock for about 9 years with no trouble.  The problem comes when you try to load the casings that were fired in a Glock .40 in something else (like my Sig).  The casings will not reliably chamber all the way in my Sig.  The bottom of the Glock chamber is unsupported to facilitate 100% feeding, with the .40 the case bells out and the size die cannot reach it.  I have called Dillon and there is no solution too it.  If all you have is a Glock it appears to be a non issue, it has fired every casing I have put in it, fired out of who knows how many different guns (range pick up was a necessity 9 years ago).  I have not experienced the same problem in 9mm and .45 as their pressure apparently does not bell out the casing.  I sort my .40 casings as it is easy to tell by the primer strike whether it was my Glock or my Sig., I do not sort 9mm or .45.  My opinion for what it is worth.