My Glock 35 explodes

[newbie1234]

Glock 35, 40 SW +P ammo.

[newbie1234]

Part 2

[Sheepdog1968]

Yikes. Hope you are ok. Was it a well known brand with a good reputation? I don’t know want to know which brand.

[G-forceJunkie]

What ammo?

[newbie1234]

What ammo?

Very OLD ammo found in the Zip Log in my drawers with my notes 165gn +P. The slide get stuck in the frame it may take me couple days to remove the slide. Shot about 40 rounds then this happen.

[foothillman]

https://www.calguns.net/forum/general-discussion/general-gun-discussions/54561403-catastrophic-failure

From a older post .40s/w failure.
Was using Federal.
Do you still have the brass case?

[SDDAVE56]

Very OLD ammo found in the Zip Log in my drawers with my notes 165gn +P. The slide get stuck in the frame it may take me couple days to remove the slide. Shot about 40 rounds then this happen.

Reloads????

I have 3, 100 round, sealed bags of 9mm that was given to me. The guy told me they're gun show reloads. I shot one bag of the stuff without issue, now I.m having second thoughts. Ammo is from the early 80's.

Thankfully you weren't seriously injured.

[AR22]

I never shoot unknown reloads. They are components only.

[sigfan91]

Reloads????

I have 3, 100 round, sealed bags of 9mm that was given to me. The guy told me they're gun show reloads. I shot one bag of the stuff without issue, now I.m having second thoughts. Ammo is from the early 80's.

Thankfully you weren't seriously injured.

Don’t use those. They’re not worth blowing up your gun and possibly injuring yourself over.

[bergmen]

I had a similar thing happen to my G36. Wrote Glock, they told me to send it in and they repaired it completely under warranty, no cost to me.

Dan

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[TheFlashG]

Another lesson learned: Do not shoot unverified reloads, even from gun shows (unless you know WHO did the reloading)...

[sonofeugene]

I will never use reloads. Not worth the risk. Hell, even new, factory ammo can sometimes blow up a gun. No, no, no.

[bergmen]

Another lesson learned: Do not shoot unverified reloads, even from gun shows (unless you know WHO did the reloading)...

In my case (G36) I did know who did the reloading but I did not know how careless he was. I learned the hard way (he was shooting my G36 at the time it blew up).

Dan

[Scotty]

First off, 40 S&W +P does NOT have a SAAMI specification. Stock firearms are tested to SAAMI specifications. You are on your own when using ammo outside of those specification.

Secondly, Glocks are know to have an unsupported 40S&W chamber. This is particularly problematic using reloads as the bulge after each firing will lead to case failure. That's why most people run an aftermarket barrel that has a fully supported chamber. Using round with fast powder or have higher chamber pressures is also an issue.

[IVC]

That's not +P, that more than +P. Quite a bit more. Modern handguns are proofed to overpressure and won't just fail catastrophically with +P even if the overpressure damages them slowly.

Are you sure there was no obstruction in the barrel? If you have more rounds, you might want to pull the bullet and measure both the bullet and the powder. The shape of the powder and the weight will give you an idea of what it is.