Glocks and reloads..

[yoda888]

So reading various forums, a lot of folks seem not to recommend reloads with Glocks.

Does this include "Factory reloads" as well?

I assume "factory reloads" means it is re-used brass and "factory loaded" means it's new brass?

Or am I confused and we shouldn't use brass shot out of a Glock to reload?

This is in regards to a G23 BTW.

Thanks!

[Richie Caketown]

I made some decent reloads for in 9mm at 6.2 gr and my M&P9 handled them fine , my friends AR chambered in 9 handled them well but when i gave some to the kids in the lane next to me i heard BOOM BOOM CLICK , not the best example but it reminds me of this . When you talk about reloads in a Glock i think people try to avoid Cast bullets

[mds2004]

I made some decent reloads for in 9mm at 6.2 gr and my M&P9 handled them fine , my friends AR chambered in 9 handled them well but when i gave some to the kids in the lane next to me i heard BOOM BOOM CLICK , not the best example but it reminds me of this . When you talk about reloads in a Glock i think people try to avoid Cast bullets

Even then cast is ok if you clean your gun well.

[Gio]

I have fired about 1,500 rounds or more between my 3 Glock's, now I am only running one. Which has been the main one I used so far, I say 1K or more so far. All have been reloads by me, I do not see any problems using reloads. I think that is something most manufacturers state in their warranty crap so that if they do go kaboom they are not held liable or it breaking. I have another 5K or so rounds I loaded up, they also have worked flawless in my 9mm AR and my friends XD-9.

My Glock 17 and Glock 34 I had, now sold Never saw anything but reloads, only Factory rounds were the ones used at Glock for Proofing

Only thing to watch out for some reloads not done by you is to make sure they fit in the chamber, I usually will take out the barrel and see if a round goes in smoothly and comes out smooth as well. I have seen reloads from load-x and other places that did not re-size their brass all the way. Those rounds will cause your Glock to FTE or Stovepipe. Glock uses an unsupported chamber design which causes the brass to expand a little funny, but if you or the company reloading resizes the brass right it will not be a problem. Take care,

-Gio

[kap]

Reloads are fine. I have shot thousands of my own reloads through Glocks with no issues. As long as the reloads are within load specs they should not give you any problems.

[asgalindez]

Glock advises you to not fire reloads in their factory barrels because the factory barrel chamber does not fully support the case. Pull your factory barrel out and drop a round in the chamber. Look where the case is not fully supported. That is the rupture point for weak brass.




I borrowed the first pic from this thread, regarding reloading .40 for a glock 23.

http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=495545

[Gio]

Glock advises you to not fire reloads in their factory barrels because the factory barrel chamber does not fully support the case. Pull your factory barrel out and drop a round in the chamber. Look where the case is not fully supported. That is the rupture point for weak brass.

Same thing can happen with brand new Factory Brass as well, just be careful of what brass you use. Same applies to any and all reloads whether done by yourself or a company that specializes in reloading

-Gio

[Oldnoob]

Pretty much all gun manufacture don't want you to shoot reload. Because the term "reload" covers ammo from folks with ADD to factory quality reloads.

I have a G22 and have shot thousands of quality reload out of it without problems. And you shouldn't shoot any poor or unknown quality ammo out of any gun, Glock or not.

[Grumpyoldretiredcop]

Glock does not recommend the use of exposed lead rounds. The polygonal rifling in a Glock factory barrel can cause lead bullets (with the possible exception of very hard cast bullets) to "strip out" on the rifling, depositing lead in the bore. If enough lead builds up, chamber pressures can rise, causing a load which would be safe in other barrels (or this one when clean) to be unsafe to fire. I've repaired a Glock 21 that had that happen - the repairs (with labor) cost almost as much as a new Glock would have.

[FieldsofFire]

Glock does not recommend the use of exposed lead rounds. The polygonal rifling in a Glock factory barrel can cause lead bullets (with the possible exception of very hard cast bullets) to "strip out" on the rifling, depositing lead in the bore. If enough lead builds up, chamber pressures can rise, causing a load which would be safe in other barrels (or this one when clean) to be unsafe to fire. I've repaired a Glock 21 that had that happen - the repairs (with labor) cost almost as much as a new Glock would have.

+1.

Quality jacketed reloads are just fine. Most of the rounds I put through my G23 were my own handloads, and almost all of the rounds through my G17 are my handloads. If you are going to handload with a Glock .40S&W though, be aware of the bulge that occurs on the fired brass cases. It seems to be more of a problem with .40S&W chambers.

[Gio]

+1.

Quality jacketed reloads are just fine. Most of the rounds I put through my G23 were my own handloads, and almost all of the rounds through my G17 are my handloads.

+1 to that, I only use Montana Gold. I did 500 rounds of some Match stuff, it was FMJ so it was still okay to use. Thanks for bringing that up guys

-Gio

[jwc]

What is the word on using copper plated bullets in a Glock?

[Doheny]

Pretty much all I shoot in my G23 are gun show reloads; never had a problem. They do tend to be dirty and you need to clean the gun a bit more often.

[CGK60]

I shoot my own lead reloads in my glock -30, just clean after every shooting session. make sure your brass looks good.

[cocorador]

I've used all my own loads in my glocks. I've used moly coated, Remington, Winchester, Montana and whatever else I can get my hands on. Mostly Billy's Moly coated. Shot them through my 17,19,20,22,23,27. I never had a problem using the factory barrels. I do only use the new brass 3 times then use them on my 1911s. My 19 has shot about 3000+ rounds and the 20 has shot about 1300+ rounds. These are the gen 1 pistols as well with the exception of the 40 cals which are gen 2. No problems. Just clean your gun well after using moly coated/lead. Copper shouldn't be a problem, leave it dirty and keep shooting. Just don't shoot copper after you shoot lead/moly, then you may run into high preasures.