Hello all,

In looking at the posts here recently I have seen a couple of posts concerning handloading and Glocks. I am thinking about purchasing a glock 23 in .40 S&W. Will I be able to shoot reloads through it? If not, Why?

Thanks

Jer

Here is the deal.

When Glock came out with guns in 40 S&W the chambers were very large to ensure reliability. This expanded cases so much that they couldn't be run through a sizing die.
Then Glock tightened up the chambers. Now you can use brass that was fired in a Glock.

Glock pistols have or had (I heard they changed) Polygonal rifling. Shooting cast bullets is not recommended because the lead builds up in the rifling creating higher pressures. Having said that I owned a G23 that I shot some cast through, a friend now owns that gun and shoots cast through it as well. BUT, now he uses an aftermarket barrel that I bought him to shoot his cast bullets. I have read a lot of stuff where people say they shoot cast bullets as well. You just have to keep the barrel clean. I have also heard though I don't know for sure that Glock has switched to Conventional rifling which takes care of the whole cast bullet deal anyway. I would make sure I know which Gun I am buying though. If you can look at both types of rifling you will be able to see the difference.

I hope this helps and I didn't ramble too much. Sean

Glock's official manuals still say do not use reloaded ammo at all.

Glock's official manuals still say do not use reloaded ammo at all.

You are correct. So do the manuals from I would bet every firearms manufacturer. That way if some knockle head blows up their gun with a reload the manufacturer doesn't have to fix it at their cost. Can't argue with them for that. Sean

Oversized chambers, as noted. Brass comes out looking a little 'pregnant.'

If you keep the loads modest, as should be the point with reloading for practice, then common safe reloading practices should cause you no harm.

If you load lead bullets, watch that a lot of crud isn't building up in the barrel, although this is something that you should be aware of when loading for any gun.

I had another question here, but Mike G answered it in the above post. And the post below. Thanks Mike!!!! :D


Jer

If it's got the rail, and finger grooves, it's one of the newer ones.

Hello all,

In looking at the posts here recently I have seen a couple of posts concerning handloading and Glocks. I am thinking about purchasing a glock 23 in .40 S&W. Will I be able to shoot reloads through it? If not, Why?

Thanks

Jer
No. Glocks are terrible at firing reloads from what I have seen and heard. That and lead bullets you should never fire using any Glock pistol. From what I hear, reloads are mainly responsible for the stories of Glocks jamming and so forth.

:D After reading the posts and replies about the Glocks, I had to reply. I am a revolver and a steel gun guy, was very resistant to buying plastic, until I shot one of buddies[ he has a safe full of Glocks] I ran the Glock 17 thru an IDPA course and finished 2nd having never fired one [ and no there were more than 2 shooters :D ] I now own 3 the mod 34 in 9mm and the mod's 22 and 35 in 40 cal. All I shoot are reloads, have never noticed any bulging cases and the only FTF was when I limpwristed a shot with my weak hand. Accurate, fast and utterly reliable. The mod 22 lives on my bedside table and is my carry weapon [ I know it is big, but as Massad Ayoob says "take enough gun to a gunfight" :D ]
Hope this helps.....


sam

Reloading for Glocks is no problem. I reloaded for the Glock 20 (10mm) for about 8 years and the Glock 21 (45) for about five years.

For the 10mm I did buy an aftermarket barrel (Bastow) with fully supported chamber. No more "glock smileys" with factory Double Tap ammo or hot handloads.

Fo the 40 S&W an aftermarket fully supported barrel would be recommended.

Never had any reliability problems with my Barstow barrel

Never had any reliability problems with my Barstow barrelMy shooting pard did the same thing with his Glock. He said his Barstow took a little fitting and it came with a video showing how to do it. The new barrel shot very well and my pard was extremely happy with it.

:D I load my 22 and 35 with Berry's bullets and a modest charge of Pwer Pistol with federal primers. very accurate, controllable recoil and no fouling. I have a friend whose father shoots lead in his 45 cal glock, just cleans it all the time.


sam

Hopefully this is the final nail in the coffin....

I have answered this MANY times on MANY boards.

A-N-Y gun with a modified Browning action(1911, Taurus, Glock, Beretta, etc) has to some extent or another, an unsupported Chamber. Specific brands, and calibers may have more or less "support". I change guns like my socks, The only brand that I haven't owned if an FN. EVERY SINGLE ONE I reloaded for. Provided you do what you are supposed to and start your reloads LOW, then slowly work up you have no problems. Watch the primers, measure the brass. It isn't going to magically bulge, explode, and cause an end to humanity IF you pay attention to what you are doing.
Some guns may reach "maximum" for the gun before maximum according to the book. This is gun, and component specific, not necissarily brand specific.

Buy a BarSto barrel and shoot what you want I have a Glock 35 with one that has 23000 rounds of a 200 TC and 4.3 of 231 loaded to a OAL of 1.135 that is possible thanks to the lead being increased in the barrel

As many of you are aware I HATE Glocks but I am required to carry them thus I am forced to be up close and personal with them.
If you reload for the glocks use the plated bullets. They are cheap and will not lead.
I have and still do load for the 9's and the 40's and have never had a problem with any of the reloads I have put together. I even down load to get malfunctions (or did whien I was instructing). It beats the **** out of the fake/dummy loads which reguire a coach. Nothing like the 'real' thing when it comes to training. ;)