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Hi Everyone, new Calgunner here. I recently purchased a Glock 17 Gen 3. I've fired approximately 1200 rounds through the gun.
I just got back from the range and experienced something that really shook me. I've done some research online already about the topic, but I thought I'd ask others in the forum as a way to ease my mind.
To keep the story as simple as possible: I was shooting reloads for the first time through my glock. I purchased the box from a shop near my work. (Not sure if I should name it) For all of the previous 1200 or so rounds, I was shooting factory new: geco, blazer brass, American Eagle, etc. I experienced no issues whatsoever.
However, I loaded up a magazine of the reloaded ammunition, perhaps it was the 70th or 80th round, and fired the weapon. The round shot through and my gun "exploded" I was freaked out because of the heat and feel. The magazine "shot" out and hit my leg. I looked at my hand and there was gunpowder marks over it. I immediately put the gun down, pointed it down range, and asked a RSO to help me out. It took him a few tries to rack the slide and eventually a case came out. I looked at the casing and it looks as if it exploded from the bottom half of the round, near the lip. The RSO instructed me to insert a new magazine in and to fire the weapon again. (You can imagine my hesitation and overall fear of firing it again!!)
Anyways, I fired the next round without failure. I proceeded to finish the rest of the 30 or so rounds without failure.
So here is where any input for a Noobie to this hobby will be greatly appreciated:
I field stripped the weapon and upon inspection did not notice anything off. Should I detail strip it/have someone completely disassemble the weapon to ensure that it's still safe to use?
From googling around I found that the likely culprit was the bad reload round. Is this true?
Any other tips (besides not owning a glock lol) that could ease my mind? I'm a bit hesitant to shoot the weapon again although it did fire 30 or so rounds completely fine after. Like I stated earlier, I'm very new to this hobby and any advice would help.
Thanks in advance. I will post a picture of the casing in a big.
I just got back from the range and experienced something that really shook me. I've done some research online already about the topic, but I thought I'd ask others in the forum as a way to ease my mind.
To keep the story as simple as possible: I was shooting reloads for the first time through my glock. I purchased the box from a shop near my work. (Not sure if I should name it) For all of the previous 1200 or so rounds, I was shooting factory new: geco, blazer brass, American Eagle, etc. I experienced no issues whatsoever.
However, I loaded up a magazine of the reloaded ammunition, perhaps it was the 70th or 80th round, and fired the weapon. The round shot through and my gun "exploded" I was freaked out because of the heat and feel. The magazine "shot" out and hit my leg. I looked at my hand and there was gunpowder marks over it. I immediately put the gun down, pointed it down range, and asked a RSO to help me out. It took him a few tries to rack the slide and eventually a case came out. I looked at the casing and it looks as if it exploded from the bottom half of the round, near the lip. The RSO instructed me to insert a new magazine in and to fire the weapon again. (You can imagine my hesitation and overall fear of firing it again!!)
Anyways, I fired the next round without failure. I proceeded to finish the rest of the 30 or so rounds without failure.
So here is where any input for a Noobie to this hobby will be greatly appreciated:
I field stripped the weapon and upon inspection did not notice anything off. Should I detail strip it/have someone completely disassemble the weapon to ensure that it's still safe to use?
From googling around I found that the likely culprit was the bad reload round. Is this true?
Any other tips (besides not owning a glock lol) that could ease my mind? I'm a bit hesitant to shoot the weapon again although it did fire 30 or so rounds completely fine after. Like I stated earlier, I'm very new to this hobby and any advice would help.
Thanks in advance. I will post a picture of the casing in a big.
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