Glock Kaboom poll.......... Glock owners please vote
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dewidmt
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Sorry, kabooms exist, I had one. Second gen G23, reloaded 180gr FMJ over 5.5 gr Unique. Not particularly a hot load, I believe the case was to blame. I still pick up and use range brass (I know, let the commotion begin...) Anyway, just noticed that something didn't "feel right" after the 3rd round in the magazine. Locked the slide back and noticed the bras still in the chamber with the bottom of the casing blown out (6 o'clock positon, approx 1/4" of rim gone). Unloaded weapon, checked grip, barrel and internals, no damage evident. Reassembled, noticed that the very top of the slide lock lever was missing...internals still there, still locked back with empty mag. Gas from kaboom round apparently exited side of weapon and took top of slide lock with it. Anyway, fired 10 more rounds, no malfs, and ordered a new slide lock from Lone Wolf next day.
Snarlingiron
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Glock 19 with ~ 11,000 rounds of almost entirely CCI Blazer aluminum. cheapest crap money can buy. I have also put about 100 rounds of Winchester Ranger 127 Grain +P+ through it.
Glock 26 (new) with about 300 rounds also CCI Blazer aluminum.
Only had a couple of feed problems with the 19, traced to a bad magazine (when I disassembled it I found a dime in it...DOH!).
Glock 26 (new) with about 300 rounds also CCI Blazer aluminum.
Only had a couple of feed problems with the 19, traced to a bad magazine (when I disassembled it I found a dime in it...DOH!).
A few years ago, I bought a fairly early 2nd Gen G23 from a fellow Officer. Took it out to qualify with it and suffered a kB! with Federal factory 180gr Hydra Shok ammo that the Dept was shooting up for qualifications before issuing different duty ammo. Case head separated, starting at the feed ramp, blowing the mag and extractor out of the gun. I got minor powder burns on my trigger finger and absolutely COVERED in sand grain sized brass fragments. Looked like I'd been in a glitter factory explosion.
A call to Federal revealed that the ammo had been recalled several years prior, we did not know about it. The recall was for.........defective cases contributing to case head separations. The G23 went back to Glock for examination and parts. I still have it but went back to my G21 for duty use shortly after. Not entirely the sole fault of the gun or the brass but kinda a combo of the two. If the chamber had adequate case support, it likely wouldn't have separated, but the poor case head support also likely contributed to the case failure.
I have >30,000 rds through the G21 with no problems except my reloads that I didn't size right and, just last week, a weak mag spring causing a FTF. I can't blame the mag spring, the mag in question was original to the gun, which was bought new in 1992 or 1993, and has been used constantly since.
I also have a G26 that has ~3000 through, including some of my reloads. No problems after the first ~100 rds, had a few malfs till then while the gun broke in.
Bub
A call to Federal revealed that the ammo had been recalled several years prior, we did not know about it. The recall was for.........defective cases contributing to case head separations. The G23 went back to Glock for examination and parts. I still have it but went back to my G21 for duty use shortly after. Not entirely the sole fault of the gun or the brass but kinda a combo of the two. If the chamber had adequate case support, it likely wouldn't have separated, but the poor case head support also likely contributed to the case failure.
I have >30,000 rds through the G21 with no problems except my reloads that I didn't size right and, just last week, a weak mag spring causing a FTF. I can't blame the mag spring, the mag in question was original to the gun, which was bought new in 1992 or 1993, and has been used constantly since.
I also have a G26 that has ~3000 through, including some of my reloads. No problems after the first ~100 rds, had a few malfs till then while the gun broke in.
Bub
speedydave
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To summarize so far:
2 - confirmed KB failures
Both 2nd gen Glock 23's
One had recalled ammo (bad brass) and the other had questionable brass in a reload. Both could blame poor case head support.
Thanks to all who have posted! Keep it coming!
2 - confirmed KB failures
Both 2nd gen Glock 23's
One had recalled ammo (bad brass) and the other had questionable brass in a reload. Both could blame poor case head support.
Thanks to all who have posted! Keep it coming!
Glockman30
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Glocks 23,27,30,33 and never a problem with FTF or FTE or Kabooms in 10+years.
Model 21: Unknown round count, but been shooting it consistently since 2001.
Converted Model 21 (10mm): About 1500 - 2000 rounds of various flavors (standard factory loads, Double Tap hot loads, and my own handloads).
Model 29: Only 125 rounds so far.
No kabooms of any sort with any of them.
Converted Model 21 (10mm): About 1500 - 2000 rounds of various flavors (standard factory loads, Double Tap hot loads, and my own handloads).
Model 29: Only 125 rounds so far.
No kabooms of any sort with any of them.
Desertscout
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I have no clue how many thousands of rounds that I have shot out my Glocks over the last 15-16 years. I currently have a G20, 3-23's, 22, 27, 34 and 17. In the past, I have had G23, 24 and another 20. I shoot reloads almost exclusively and have never had any issue of any description that I can remember.
Green Lantern
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G19 circa 2005.
I tend to be careful to not cycle the same round into the chamber more than a few times, if that many. As my primary CCW gun, I don't unload it very often at all. Usually just when I clean it, after practice - IE, "unloading" it the FUN way!
I tend to be careful to not cycle the same round into the chamber more than a few times, if that many. As my primary CCW gun, I don't unload it very often at all. Usually just when I clean it, after practice - IE, "unloading" it the FUN way!
michiganfan
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so about 8% of glocks kaboom according to our poll. LOL
Grandpa Shooter
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Had a police sale Model 17 blow up in my hands at a private shooting club. Parts landed out on the range, my hands stung for days. Bought a different one which functions just fine. My 40 cal shoots fine too.
skud_dusty
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I have a G19 with God knows how many rounds through it, mostly WWB. No problems.
Prince Yamato
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I suspect improperly loaded ammo would damage any pistol. I think other than that, the kaboom factor is a myth perpetrated by those who cannot stand "plastic" pistols.
This makes me want to feed my Glock 26 a crap ammo diet.
My hunch is that like my AKs, my Glock will eat anything I give it.
This makes me want to feed my Glock 26 a crap ammo diet.
My hunch is that like my AKs, my Glock will eat anything I give it.
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The problem with polls is liars participate. People hate Glock's, mostly ignorant
non-owners and they lie a lot. I believe that at least 90 percent of the post that are about Glock malfunctions, kabooms, etc.etc. are simply not true. I've been around guns all my life and have owned a truck load. I'm at the range a lot and see many pistols fired. I've seen exactly one Glock malfunction and it was a reload that that was improperly sized. Also, in thousands of rounds I've personally had one malfunction (fail to feed) from a well used police magazine I bought used for practically nothing at a gun show. I returned it to Glock. Absolutely nothing I've ever owned has remotely come close to Glock for reliability. Not Sig, nor Beretta, nor Colt, nor Smith, nor Steyr, and I've owned several of each. If you listened to these threads you would think Glock's are simply another pistol. They are not!! They are much, much, much, more reliable and maintenance free than 99.999 percent of pistols out there.
The problem with polls is liars participate. People hate Glock's, mostly ignorant
non-owners and they lie a lot. I believe that at least 90 percent of the post that are about Glock malfunctions, kabooms, etc.etc. are simply not true. I've been around guns all my life and have owned a truck load. I'm at the range a lot and see many pistols fired. I've seen exactly one Glock malfunction and it was a reload that that was improperly sized. Also, in thousands of rounds I've personally had one malfunction (fail to feed) from a well used police magazine I bought used for practically nothing at a gun show. I returned it to Glock. Absolutely nothing I've ever owned has remotely come close to Glock for reliability. Not Sig, nor Beretta, nor Colt, nor Smith, nor Steyr, and I've owned several of each. If you listened to these threads you would think Glock's are simply another pistol. They are not!! They are much, much, much, more reliable and maintenance free than 99.999 percent of pistols out there.
speedydave
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"so about 8% of glocks kaboom according to our poll. LOL" - michiganfan
Not true - 218 reported guns - 3 confirmed kb failures - 1.4% - hundreds of thousands of rounds.
"The problem with polls is liars participate. People hate Glock's, mostly ignorant non-owners and they lie a lot." - mes228
This is why I am only counting confirmed kb's.
Not true - 218 reported guns - 3 confirmed kb failures - 1.4% - hundreds of thousands of rounds.
"The problem with polls is liars participate. People hate Glock's, mostly ignorant non-owners and they lie a lot." - mes228
This is why I am only counting confirmed kb's.
ATW525
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Your poll doesn't count the quantity of guns. It only counts the number of people who own one or more in guns in a given caliber. Many of the people posting have owned multiple Glocks in the same caliber with no issue, but they only count once.
speedydave
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True, I didn't consider owning more than one per caliber. So it is at least 218 guns, not including multiple guns owned per caliber.
neoinarien
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G 17 9mm here.... about 5k through it, mainly remington 115 and magtech 115. No problems. 1 failure to feed and 1 failure to eject.
rudy99
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ATW525 said:
....and I didn't vote for a Kaboom, as it wasn't my gun.
jethro75
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Glock 32. No problems other then when I started loading for it I worked a load up on a single stage press and shortly after purchased a progressive. I checked ever thing over and over but never dropped one in the pipe to make sure it fit. Well after loading up 1000 rounds I went to the range and had FT feed on 90% of the rounds(out of 20 or so). Well after bumping the shoulders back just a hair I have never had a problem since.
speedydave
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Update
3 - confirmed KB failures
2 were 2nd gen Glock 23's
One had recalled ammo (bad brass) and the other had questionable brass in a reload. Both could blame poor case head support.
No details on the third failure other than an old police model 17.
At least 300 individual Glocks reported so far with i'm guessing close to 1 million rounds fired, only 3 confirmed kb's. That's just at 1% of guns with failures.
3 - confirmed KB failures
2 were 2nd gen Glock 23's
One had recalled ammo (bad brass) and the other had questionable brass in a reload. Both could blame poor case head support.
No details on the third failure other than an old police model 17.
At least 300 individual Glocks reported so far with i'm guessing close to 1 million rounds fired, only 3 confirmed kb's. That's just at 1% of guns with failures.
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