a few Glock questions...

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I grabbed a Gloock 17 today (late 21st b-day present from me to me).

I decided to go with something simple and reliable, and with a decent, consistent trigger. Glock won for me.

a few questions:

out of curiosity, what would be an estimated life/round count for a Glock? I'm pretty sure its more than I'll ever put through it, but still curious.

The Kab00m! problem: Is there any type of commercial ammo that could cause one? I heard things about steel-cased and exposed lead ammo. Any types of ammo I should stay away from? I looked around and didn't find much other than the kb phenomena happening with .40 glocks

I'm pretty much new to autoloaders. This is my first handgun I own myself, and my first autoloader as well of course. Is there anything I should be concerned about?

thanks for the input in advance.
 
Because of the type of rifling Glocks uses you need to keep it clean. Look down it with a good light and make sure no fouling is present. If you shoot much lead it will buildup. Change the springs every 5000 rounds. Avoid the super duper hot loads.
 
Congrats. IMHO, Glock makes the best 9mm available. they are Reliable, Accurare and prectically indestructible.

I always buy extra springs and barrels for all my guns. I would suggest buying a Storm Lake aftermarket Glock 17 barrel. Tehey run about $100 @ TGS.com.

As far as ammo...Glocks eat everything...at least my 19 & 26 do.

I prefer CCI Blazer Brass & Speer Lawman for practice and Hydra Shoks, and Gold Dot's for SD & HD.
 
The Kab00m! problem: Is there any type of commercial ammo that could cause one? I heard things about steel-cased and exposed lead ammo.
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This has almost never been reported with 9mm-chambered Glocks. Exposed lead bullets are not recommended for them due to leading buildup in the polygonal rifling, but there are very few loads of this type in 9mm anyway. Steel case ammo is not a problem.
 
The Glock 17 will outlast your financial ability to buy ammo.

Glocks are most reliable if you don't change a thing.

If you need a new recoil spring, call Glock. They'll send you one for free.


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Keep it clean.
Feed it quality factory ammo.
Stay away from non jacketed lead.

If you do those things barring a bad round from the factory you will not have to worry about a KB and said bad round could happen to ANY gun. 9mm Glocks are likely the most numerous and you almost never hear of any KB issues.

Keep in mind KBs can happen with any firearm.

Trigger return springs snap now and then but other then the occasional spring or small issue you will likely run out of money before you shoot out that 17.
 
I always buy extra springs and barrels for all my guns. I would suggest buying a Storm Lake aftermarket Glock 17 barrel. Tehey run about $100 @ TGS.com.
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I got one each for my Glock 19 and Glock 22 so that I could shoot my lead bullet handloads. They're great barrels.
 
Congrats on the purchase. Make sure you study the Glock manual it came with.

So far I've already put a total of 10K rounds out of my Glocks and they're working fine. As for ammo, stay away from cheap brands or "Uncle Bub's" backyard reloads. Use quality ammo.

Congrats again...also...
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Clean, lube, shoot, repeat.

I believe I read that on a website. (The counter argument was a Model 1911 - clean, lube, send to gunsmith for $300 of work, shoot, repeat).

Great first weapon, and I agree that it'll likely outlast your financial means to purchase 9mm - especially right now.

Never seen a kaboom (or heard of one in a 17) - a few stovepipes though.
 
I put in a 3.5 lb connector, and the wolff spring kit. lightened my trigger pull by about half. others will say don't do it, it's not safe, but you still have to pull the trigger about a mile before it will go bang.

but enjoy your gun. I like mine.
 
reporting for weapons picture duty, sir!

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The fact that you settled for a cheap plastic striker-fired pistol. Lose it and get a Beretta 92FS.
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I would like an M9A1, if only because of its elegance. But I was never a fan of double-action, worrying about the hammer, etc. so I opted for the Glock. And, believe it or not, I actually didnt like the Beretta's single-action feel. I know that probably means jack coming from my newbie handgunner novice-ness, but there ya go.
 
I was going to make a wise crack about it being just another plastic gun because I'm a 1911 guy. Then thought; Wait a minute! I just bought an XD45.:uhoh:
 
"The fact that you settled for a cheap plastic striker-fired pistol. Lose it and get a Beretta 92FS."

OUCH! I love my Glock (Glock 19 for little hands) and the dependability of such a simple and elegant shooting machine. No jams, no scams, and it always say "thank you ma''ams" when I reload it.
 
I really don't see how a fifty-dollar difference makes a gun cheap. Maybe it's me. And that 15-minute torture test...wow. Part of the gun melted but it still finished the last 100 rounds or so. Can't beat that.

Still going through the manual. Gonna use some gunscrubber and CLP to get it smooth.

Only complaint aside from not being able to find ammo to shoot is that there is some minor brown spotting on the grip grooves of the back side of the slide. I'm hoping it's not rust - the gun still had the factory seal on the box :(
 
Brown Spotting? Might it be the copper colored lubricant Glock uses for initial breakin?
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I know, I stripped down my first Glock when I got it home and my heart stopped for a second when I saw the copper coloring on the slide rails and such. For a couple of seconds I was like 'Oh $#!% it's rusted!'.... It took me a second to breath. :D
 
You won't be able to afford to buy enough ammo to wear it out!

I shoot a Glock 34 (basically a long 17) in IDPA. I reload and I would guess I put 12-15 thousand rounds through it before changing out the springs the first time. Never a problem, fires any type ammo I have bought or reloaded. I did have a little trouble with lead reloads leading the barrel. I have easily gone 2-3 thousand rounds between cleaning it. Glock shooters joke about the only time their Glock fails to shoot is if they just cleaned it. I bought the Glock after shooting both a Springfield Armory 1911 and a SIG 226 for some time. A Glock is like a Honda or Toyota, good performance, low maintenance, and low price.

The most important thing to me about the glock, it shoots every time, 1911 and SIG maybe not so much IMHO.
 
for me, I found just the opposite. When I fire my Glock 17 I've noticed it gets finicky about Winchester rounds... 1 out of ever few 100 will sometimes not feed correctly. Yet with my 1911 I have never had any trouble ever....

(Having said that... now I need to make the appropriate sacrifices to the Gun-Gods so my 1911 won't jam on me...... Never any wood to knock on when you need it)
 
The fact that you settled for a cheap plastic striker-fired pistol. Lose it and get a Beretta 92FS.
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Yeah, because the 92 is just the peak of Western engineering...

Enjoy your Glock, they are great guns. I vastly prefer my 19 over the Beretta. I guess I'm just a cheapskate that doesn't know about 'real' quality, though.
 
Ignore Duke of Doubt! He reads the word Glock in a title and has to put in his useless bash. It happens every thread about Glocks. Anyway a good friend and member of this board has 10s of thousands of rounds through his 17 with no problems. Congrats on buying a reliable gun that felt good to you.
 
3pairs12: "Ignore Duke of Doubt! He reads the word Glock in a title and has to put in his useless bash."

Only the sort of guy who carries a plastic pistol would slander our Army by asserting we would equip our fighting men with anything but the best pistol on the market.

If I save just one man from a sordid life of cheap plastic pistols, it will all be worthwhile.
 
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