Glock 23 reloading question

[Eldraque]

I am a new reloader, i have a Sig P226 and a P224 (primary carry gun) i want to buy a backup gun for concealed carry, but i cant shell out another $900 for a second P224 right now, so im thinking about buying a Glock 23 gen 4, but i have heard that Glock .40's bulge the brass which is bad? Can i shoot the same reloads in my 224 and a G23 gen 4??

 

[Country_Soldier]

Are your loads for your primary gun your "accurate round" for that gun, or is it a plinking round just for shooting? The reason I ask is if that round has been specifically tuned for your 224, then they will act differently in the glock. This comes from not only gun design, but the small things, like differences in the guns that could only be seen by a micrometer. Now with the new GEN 4 glocks they put tighter springs in them, they don't shoot certain loads very well, they work better with higher quality loads (they don't like cheap ammo).

.40's buldging, I own a glock 22 (older generation), never had a problem with buldging in store bought or reloaded ammo. But if buldging is what your worried about, I remember seeing it on midwayusa, its a die that you can run your .40 casing through that will remove that bulge. I was considering purchasing one for mine just in case. But if your casings are buldging look carefully and make sure their not splitting in the buldge, might mean the load is to "hot" and you may need to back the load down a bit. Hope this helps

 

[ArchAngelCD]

I am a new reloader, i have a Sig P226 and a P224 (primary carry gun) i want to buy a backup gun for concealed carry, but i cant shell out another $900 for a second P224 right now, so im thinking about buying a Glock 23 gen 4, but i have heard that Glock .40's bulge the brass which is bad? Can i shoot the same reloads in my 224 and a G23 gen 4??

I'm a little confused. The Sig P226 is a full size pistol but the Sig P224 is a very small pistol and it is a carry/BUG size handgun. Most shooters I know who carry Sigs will use the P226 as a service weapon, the P229 as a CCW and the P224 as their BUG. The P229 is the gun that sits between the P226 and P224 size and capacity wise.

As a bonus, the newer P229 magazines will fit in the P224 increasing the capacity of the P224 if things go very wrong.

 

[Eldraque]

I'm a little confused. The Sig P226 is a full size pistol but the Sig P224 is a very small pistol and it is a carry/BUG size handgun. Most shooters I know who carry Sigs will use the P226 as a service weapon, the P229 as a CCW and the P224 as their BUG. The P229 is the gun that sits between the P226 and P224 size and capacity wise.

As a bonus, the newer P229 magazines will fit in the P224 increasing the capacity of the P224 if things go very wrong.

I chose the P224 over the P229 for everyday carry, i will get a 229 eventually, but the 224 is easier to carry.

 

[Eldraque]

Are your loads for your primary gun your "accurate round" for that gun, or is it a plinking round just for shooting? I

I dont have gun specific loads yet. What im making now works in my 224 and my 226

 

[Country_Soldier]

If your wondering will the load work in your gun? yes, as long as you stay within the charge limites. Will it shoot it accuratly? Don't know, you'll have to load up some and see

 

[Country_Soldier]

not sure what reloading setup your using, but here is an example of the die you would use for removing the buldge at the base of your casing. This one is Redding's, but if you look around you can find one made by the manufacturer of your choise.

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/23...e-sizing-die-kit-40-s-and-w-357-sig-10mm-auto

 

[warhwkbb]

I think you are worrying about nothing. The older G2 22 & 23's had some loose chambers. The newer Glocks do not bulge the brass like they did in days of yore.

I have one of those older G2 Model23 Glocks and I reload for it just fine. I toss any brass that is already bulged and I load to mid-level velocity only. My reloads DO NOT bulge the brass. In my opinion, if your reloads are bulging brass, you're too hot for comfort.

Since 40S&W brass lies around like dead flies at any indoor range, I do not agree with trying to salvage previously bulged cases with some type of special die. Ka-Boom's are no fun.

 

[1KPerDay]

My loads don't bulge in my G23.

 

[gamestalker]

I've never experienced bulging either. But obviously being that it is something that has been addressed by some die manufacturer's, as well as some gun owners / manufacturer's, it is a valid issue for some. Give things a try and then make some decisions based on what your seeing.

But from a personal stand point, if I were experiencing a bulging issue I would be re-working my reloads, and I sure wouldn't be using bulged brass, regardless of buster dies or not. But then again, I don't load anything but full performing self defense loads.

GS