Like many others posting on this thread, you are missing the entire purpose of this discussion. I believe you, that you would do anything to help someone asking so please don't take this as a negative.
A reality check: You are right. There is wandering off topic. I'm not exactly sure about the entire subject of the post.
Mowgli Terry, thank you for your responses. Looks like you have wealth of knowledge and experience and I have no doubt you will be an asset to THR forum.
THR is a great public forum where people come to share information, learn new ways from others and at times get away from hecticness of life. And since we are human, we sometimes do human things. I admit guilt there and in my early years with THR, moderator Walkalong has asked me to stay on topic so since, I often do direct OP quote followed by my response focused on the OP's questions. If you look at my post #14, you can see my point-by-point response to OP's various questions -
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/reloading-for-a-glock.841153/#post-10922408
These were OP's premise and questions for the thread:
- Ive owned several pistols by multiple manufactures, but never a glock.
- [stigma] behind reloading for them. Case bulging, leading in barrel, the list goes on.
- Is the general consesus on the topic that if you want to reload with these things, its accepted to buy a new barrel and all your problems go away?
- I mainly load cast boolits from wheel weight
- Ill buy MBC when I dont have time to cast
- leading in the polygonal rifling was my main concern
- If and when I do buy [Glock] Ill get an aftermarket barrel just to put my mind at ease
My posts #14 and #25 were focused on these questions.
When member blue32 posted "
never had success with hard cast. Only when I used 10-11 bhn was I able to get no leading." I posted my personal experience with 12/18 BHN MBC bullets many members on THR have used with success which I consider still pertinent and beneficial to OP -
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/reloading-for-a-glock.841153/page-2#post-10928139
I responded to your post #35 by absolutely agreeing with you YMMV applies due to many reloading variables. But when you posted "
Our BHN is in excess of 20. Beats wheel weights ... I have no interest in target or plinking loads in the Glock handguns." I responded that OP is using wheel weights and did not specify the velocities that would be used in OP's Glock. You may be surprised but many members on THR load to 125-130 power factor which is considered by many to be light target loads -
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/reloading-for-a-glock.841153/page-2#post-10928349
Most people can figure out BS fairly quickly.
Well, not always, especially for new reloaders and for many myths that have perpetuated on gun forums, even on THR. When we come across such, some members have done "myth busting" threads to either confirm or bust these myths with factual objective testing and data.
Here's one busting myth of tumbling finished rounds breaking down powder (members tumbled up to 48 hours!) -
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...ling-loaded-rounds.498890/page-3#post-6208556
How to best determine maximum and working OAL/COL using the barrel (AKA "plunk test") -
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...rel-find-a-max-o-a-l-with-your-bullet.506678/
Use of digital scales (even cheap ones) for reloading -
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...tal-scale-accuracy.759750/page-5#post-9596742
Residual affect of One Shot on neck tension and bullet setback -
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...affect-on-neck-tension-bullet-setback.834035/
Copper plating thickness and rated velocities -
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...ng-at-25-50-yards.808446/page-3#post-10470195
Not all 9mm bullets are sized the same -
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...re-sized-the-same.818806/page-2#post-10567453
Neck tension and bullet setback by headstamp -
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...neck-tension-and-bullet-setback.830072/page-4
Use of pre-resized brass affect on OAL -
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...progressive-press.833604/page-2#post-10779806
There are many more but these are just some examples of getting to the bottom of myths with measurable factual testing and data.