My First Glock

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People do a lot of things. That shouldn't be your only argument for doing something.

And in 9mm if you don't reload i don't know why (or from where) you would shoot lead anyway.

But yeah I reload and have shot 10s of thousands of lead bullets through my stock Glocks. Glock does say not to shoot jacketed (nor reloads for that matter) . HK also made polygonal barrels. I shoot lead through mine. I'm not sure if they ever said not to do so or not. Do so at your own risk
 
I have been reloading for around 40 years now and have shot plenty of lead from my other 9mm guns. So you can bet I will from this gun too. And you can bet the first rounds I fire from it will be my reloaded ammo. And the lead will be bullets I cast myself.
 
Yeah if you reload then carry on. I do too. Like I said I've used 10s of thousands of lead bullets in .40 and 10mm. Mostly through a G22 3rd gen. And some through a 29 and 20. I find it funny when people who don't reload complain about a polygonal barrel in a 9mm and lead. If you dont reload then I dont see the problem. Nearly all of it is jacketed or plated. Even tula.

I've not cast any myself. But still considering it
 
I love casting bullets. I have 24 molds IIRC. All made by Lee and super easy to use. I scrounged up around 1400 pounds of lead so am set for a while. I mostly cast with the tumble lube molds and then lube and size with the simple Lee sizer. I said I would never cast bullets but was given about 300 pounds of lead and so bought a Lee 158gr SWC mold and it just went on from there. I enjoy casting as much as reloading.

I usually do a casting run about twice a year. But its been a couple of years since I have done any casting. I don't need to cast, I have plenty of bullets on hand but I do have a few new molds and would like to cast a few bullets with those. One of the molds is a 140gr tumble lube SWC for 357 that I can run through the .356 sizer and it will work fine in the 9mm. I should be able to push it to around 850-900fps and have a nice target and plinking load.
 
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bluecollar said:
All polygonal barrels. Glock’s “Marksman” barrel is as much a marketing ploy as anything else. Still a polygonal barrel. You find a gen 3 with conventional rifling it would be a one off and worth bookoo.
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They do not look like the traditional Glock polygonal barrels to me.
 
ThomasT said:
I think that right there was one of the biggest reasons I bought this gun. Back when I read gunzines there was a guy whose name I just can't quite remember that talked about shooting his Glock close to 200,000 times without fail. That really impressed me. So did the cost of the ammo for that many rounds but I guess he got it free or at reduced cost.
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365K rounds and still going for this 30+ year old G17

https://www.personaldefenseworld.com/2017/09/glock-17-pistol-torture-test/
 
Buzznrose said:
365K rounds and still going for this 30+ year old G17

https://www.personaldefenseworld.com/2017/09/glock-17-pistol-torture-test/
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Thanks Buzz. That was the shooter whose name I couldn't remember and the story I remember reading. Plus I remember him talking about that Glock before it hit the 200,000 round count.

You know I'm starting to think I need one of those smaller single column Glocks to go with my new model 17. Any suggestions? And it looks like I have crossed over to the Dark Side.:evil:
 
ThomasT said:
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You know I'm starting to think I need one of those smaller single column Glocks to go with my new model 17. Any suggestions? And it looks like I have crossed over to the Dark Side.:evil:
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I own and carried lots of different Glocks, and up until this year, I’d generally flip between a G26, G19, and a S&W Shield. Then, I bought a G43X.

Since buying my first G43X and a few Shield Arms 15 round mags, it is all I carry any more. I took it in this week for a slide cut for a new red dot (Swamp Fox Sentinel).

My wife and daughter now have their own 43X’s, wife retired her 19 and daughter her 43.

But the 48 is pretty sweet too...
 
When I cast my own bullets years ago I almost exclusively used wheel weights. Super hard stuff and really could drive them fast without much leading problems. Never cast for Glock poly barrels but something really hard should not be a problem or at least should not be a problem for quite a few rounds.
 
I have big hands. Can Palm a basketball pretty easy. Can shoot a big grip 5.7/or desert eagle/Glock 20 just fine Those single stacks don't work well for me. So I carry a 26/27. I love and collect the little tip-up barrel Beretta but they are the same way. Just a bit small for me. Everyone is different. Try them all
 
Ks5shooter said:
I didn't like Glocks because of fit to my hand. Then along came the 48 ,now Im a big fan ,hand fit is perfect for me.I agree get night sights,I went with Night Fision.
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Ks5,

This will sound strange, but up to this be point I didn’t like that blue color, but this photo changed my mind! That really pops!
 
As a WW2 milsurp guy I never liked glocks. They always reminded me of Legos for some reason, I "fell" into one (long story and a 19) and decided to try it before i sold it off as part of the estate we are liquidating. Am truly amazed. Very accurate, fits my stubby mitts and trigger pull is excellent. Given the chaos du jour i am keeping it as my open carry and primary house gun.
 
Since new sights have been suggested a couple of times I took the slide off the see what takes to remove the front sight since there is no dovetail. It looks like it has a small screw holding the front sight on. Is this correct? Do I need a tiny socket to remove it or will it come loose with needle nose pliers?

Never mind. I looked up the Night Fision sights that were recommended and see the are screw attached and the even sell a gunsmith kit that has the sight tool with it. I just need to wait a little before I spend much more money since I'm on disability and it doesn't pay much. The sights and tool kit came to $128.
 
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I looked on the Glock site and really liked the model G42 380. I have handled those before when Academy had them in stock. Oh dear. I'm in trouble.:uhoh:
 
ThomasT said:
Since new sights have been suggested a couple of times I took the slide off the see what takes to remove the front sight since there is no dovetail. It looks like it has a small screw holding the front sight on. Is this correct? Do I need a tiny socket to remove it or will it come loose with needle nose pliers?

Never mind. I looked up the Night Fision sights that were recommended and see the are screw attached and the even sell a gunsmith kit that has the sight tool with it. I just need to wait a little before I spend much more money since I'm on disability and it doesn't pay much. The sights and tool kit came to $128.
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For the money, it’s hard to beat the Ameriglo Hackathorn sights. I have them on a couple guns:

https://smile.amazon.com/AmeriGlo-G...id=1604176396&sprefix=glock+43X+sights&sr=8-5

and a Glock front sight tool is simply this:

https://smile.amazon.com/Raiseek-Front-Installation-Armorers-Disassembly/dp/B07F3TS3NZ/ref=mps_a_1_2_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=glock+sight+tool&qid=1604176575&sprefix=glock+sight+tool&sr=8-2-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyMFhHSVAzNkNMNlAxJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwODQ3ODY1MVJPREdDVk5CNFRLOSZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwNTM2NDg4MzFSNTY1TVpVVkcxRSZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX3Bob25lX3NlYXJjaF9hdGYmYWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl

There are other great sight options from TruGlo that will be more budget friendly.

And honestly, the plastic Glock sights hold up much better than many folks admit. I tend to change sights out too, but I have a few guns that are still wearing the plastic factory sights and have done fine for years!
 
Thanks Buzz. I actually like the sights that are on it now. But I wouldn't mind just replacing the front sight with a glow in the dark sight and keep the rear sight. The sights will come after I get a holster, mag pouch and a few more magazines though. For now the sights are perfectly serviceable.

Found this from Brownells.

https://www.brownells.com/handgun-p...-night-front-sights-for-glock--prod70815.aspx

And a whole page of Glock sights at OpticsPlanet.

https://www.opticsplanet.com/s/ameriglo-tritium-front-sight-glock

A person should be able to find what he wants between those choices.:thumbup:
 
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Your barrel has polygonal rifling. There do appear to be lands and grooves, but if you recover a bullet fired from a Glock barrel and compare it to one fired from traditional rifling, you can really see the difference.

The Glock Marksman barrels are still not a traditional land-and-groove rifling, but they are different from the original style Glock rifling.

Glock has never made any centerfire pistols with plain land-and-groove rifling that I am aware of. Just to be clear I'm not saying that their rimfires are plain land-and-groove rifling--I just don't know anything about how they are rifled.
 
JohnKSa said:
Your barrel has polygonal rifling. There do appear to be lands and grooves, but if you recover a bullet fired from a Glock barrel and compare it to one fired from traditional rifling, you can really see the difference.
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Thanks John. I'm actually glad to hear that since they are supposed to shoot a little faster and be very accurate. My buds gen1 is an accurate gun. I haven't shot his 10mm enough to have an opinion on it yet.
 
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