Glock bulge in 40 brass?

[Josh11]

I was thinking of handloading my new Glock 22, so I started looking it up online to see what was the best load to start at and found that it is a Ford/Chevy thing. But most people that are against reloading the .40 is because of the unsupported chamber in Glocks. This got me looking at all my brass that I have shot and found a bulge in my brass. In almost all of them. It is about 3/4 of the way down the case. Not in the web of the case but in the wall. I think Im going to stick with factory loads for now. But should I call Glock and see if they could send me a new barrel or should I just stay with it? Is it safe? Thanks in advance.

 

[FC]

Your barrel is normal, every Glock bulges cases due to the feed ramp extending into the chamber so far.

 

[Steve 48]

Buy an after market barrell that is fully supported and you can reload all you want.

 

[dawico]

You don't need a new barrel. Resize the brass properly and you will be fine. The problem lies with people shooting 40s in a Glock, then reloading them, and trying to use the cases in a match grade barrel. Take it from a guy who has shot and reloaded a ton for a Glock 27, 22, and 35. You don't need a bulge remover either. As long as the brass goes back into a Glock, and you stay with safe loads (as with any reloading), all will be well.

 

[Josh11]

thanks. Im going to try to go on the light side of the map. I will defiantly stay within the limits.

 

[A-FIXER]

Josh, I also reload for my glocks and here what I use for my .40 and .45 I use a under size die from EGW... here are some links and they do remove the bulge http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct/?productnumber=882261 http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct/?productnumber=289675 http://egw-guns.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=40 and for the low cost or different barrel I chose this route. hope this helps you I also own carbines in the same .cals and these dies ensure than my semi-carbines function without a hitch...

the undersize die is for the 9mm

 

[makarovnik]

Reloading .40 S&W that has been fired in unsupported chambers is risky. Especially if it has already been reloaded more than once before. At those pressures you really want a fully supported chamber. If you want to reload forget the Glock in .40. Go with 9mm or .45 in the Glock or move to a different brand.

 

[Hk Dan]

<Chuckles> Resize it and reload it. If you get a little crease at the bottom of the webbing after resizing, throw it away. Honestly? You'll lose more to loose primers after having been reloaded 8 or 10 times.

After market barrels are no more "fully supported" than a Gen III GLOCK barrel, so forget that noise. If it bothers you, pick up a Lee Factory Crimp Die and make that your final step.

I have reloaded 10s of thousands of .40s shot from and going back into GLOCKs. Keep an eye out from split brass and you will have no worries.

Dan

 

[Nushif]

Lee Factory Crimp Die

Works for me!

 

[kelo4u2]

Lee sizing will take the buldge out. Using the lee sizing die goes all the way down so the whole case gets sized. You can always get a aftermarket barrel then you dont have to worry about the buldge and you can shot any type of bullet

 

[Steve 48]

Resizing the bulge will weaken the case at that point. I use a fully supported match barrel and don't have to worry about a blowout.