jr_roosa
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I have a friend who wants to start reloading, and I told him he can use my bench all he wants. I've just started myself, and things are going well so far.
The problem is that he has a .40SW Glock with a factory barrel, which the two of us have figured out is a bit touchy when it comes to reloading.
I was wondering about the risks and merits of the following ideas:
1. Get a Bar-Sto barrel for the glock and then reload lead and jacketed bullets as for any other gun.
2. Shoot the factory barrel, but stick to jacketed bullets and light loads.
3. Get a 1911 or a .357 and just start with .45 or .38 until he gets enough experience to make a go at .40SW.
Finances are a little tight, so we're leaning towards 1 or 2. I have dies and components for the older calibers, but not .40, so that takes some of the sting out of 3.
What do you think? Are all of these equally good ideas, or are there serious problems with any of these ideas?
-J.
The problem is that he has a .40SW Glock with a factory barrel, which the two of us have figured out is a bit touchy when it comes to reloading.
I was wondering about the risks and merits of the following ideas:
1. Get a Bar-Sto barrel for the glock and then reload lead and jacketed bullets as for any other gun.
2. Shoot the factory barrel, but stick to jacketed bullets and light loads.
3. Get a 1911 or a .357 and just start with .45 or .38 until he gets enough experience to make a go at .40SW.
Finances are a little tight, so we're leaning towards 1 or 2. I have dies and components for the older calibers, but not .40, so that takes some of the sting out of 3.
What do you think? Are all of these equally good ideas, or are there serious problems with any of these ideas?
-J.