glocks and lead bullets...

[dancinzen]

hello, i know this is probably an age old discussion, but i just picked up a g19. and i was planning on buying some lead bullets till i ran into a few forums stating because of the polygon rifling the barrels create leading when using lead bullets and can explode on you due to the dramatic psi created... wow, not gonna lie, this kinda scarred the @#$! outta me and now i dont know how safe it is anymore. any experiences? any people that know this is true or not true? if i buy a lone wolf barrel can i shoot lead?

thanks.

[Glock-matic]

Glock reccomends using only factory loaded copper jacketed bullets. This is true of all polygonal rifled barrels, it shouldn't scare you too bad. If you wish to shoot lead bullets, you can get an aftermarket barrel with conventional rifling and shoot to your hearts content. The aftermarket bbls are the ticket for shooting reloads as well.

[nn3453]

I shoot lead out of my KKM barrel regularly. Get an aftermarket barrel and you have nothing to worry about. Lone Wolf is fine.

[den888]

Get an aftermarket barrel for lead projectiles and you'll be fine.

[Oldnoob]

Clean you stock barrel every range trip. And don't shoot FMJ after you shot lead, you will be find.

[Greg-Dawg]

If your Glock scares the crap out of you, then let me ease your fears by taking it off your hands.

[evidens83]

This is pobably a completely stupid question but how can I tell what bullets are lead and what are not? I shoot range "reloads" as well as factory ammo through my G19. Are there certain brands/manufacturers I should stay away from?

[nn3453]

This is pobably a completely stupid question but how can I tell what bullets are lead and what are not? I shoot range "reloads" as well as factory ammo through my G19. Are there certain brands/manufacturers I should stay away from?

If the bit that points forward looks black, it is lead

[Glock-matic]

This is pobably a completely stupid question but how can I tell what bullets are lead and what are not? I shoot range "reloads" as well as factory ammo through my G19. Are there certain brands/manufacturers I should stay away from?

Most bullets have lead in them, you want the ones that are coated in copper. Lead will be a grey to dark grey color. Ammo types are subjective, I can't think of any factory 9mm ammo that isn't compatible with the G19, I have had good luck with American Eagle and Winchester White Box.

I would skip the range reloads, they are the most common reason for blown up glocks. If you stay with good jacketed ammo, there is no reason for you not to get bored of the 9mm before it needs service.

[dancinzen]

these are lead bullets...

http://www.dardascastbullets.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=dardas&Category_Code=9

and its not that my glock scares me, the only thing that scares me is that if i did shoot them i will blow myself up... looks like i will be shooting some fmjs untill i can muster up a lone wolf barrel.

[dancinzen]

why cant i reload for my glock? that was the whole purpose of buying a 9mm... is it because of double charges or something?

[ivsamhell]

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=266349

[Glock-matic]

why cant i reload for my glock? that was the whole purpose of buying a 9mm... is it because of double charges or something?

You can, range reloads are of unknown quality, and more often than not have issues with over/under charges. It would be a shame to blow up your $500 pistol to save $3 or so on a box of ammo. If you reload, you can. Keep in mind though that glocks tend to have an unsupported chamber and a slightly oversize chamber. This design allows for more reliability in feeding, but is destructive to brass cases. If the brass is used to often, it could lead to a case head rupture that will destroy the pistol.

If you do want to take up reloading, I would suggest an aftermarket bbl with a fully supported chamber (or more supported). But keep in mind, 9mm can be finicky to learn reloading with.

[Noobert]

[Voo]

ugh.. you seem to always get people who probably have no real experiencing say, "this" or "that" about shooting reloads and lead out of their glocks..

here are some minor points:

1) Manufacturer warranties are always voided by shooting reloads. People do it anyways.

2) Glocks, HKs, Sigs, MP's, XD's (most all modern military style handguns) have unsupported chambers. It's an inherent design feature. People seem to say 'this' as if it's a bad thing. Again, its found on the all the big name gun makers.

3) Glocks in 9mm do not seem to exhibit the same blow up factor as the ones in the larger calibers.

as for shooting lead... I shoot lead bullets..like A LOT.. out of a stock OEM barrel.. I DO NOT recommend it for new shooters.. It's inherently dangerous and unless you know what you're doing, it can lead to very, very bad things.

If you use the search feature, you'll see that there's a good amount of info on it. But honestly, if you're not sure of what you're doing, stay away from shooting "copious" amounts of lead bullets through your glock until you understand what's actually happening..

Easiest, safest thing to do would be to pick up a drop in aftermarket barrel.. KKM, Lonewolf, Barsto..etc etc.. Traditional rifling will handle lead without the dangers of excessive pressure.

Regardless of what you decide, be safe!