Glock Kaboom poll.......... Glock owners please vote

[dbarale]

I do not like Glocks, I find them ugly and do not fit my hands BUT I would have absolutely no problem trusting my life to a stock one with factory ammo.
For what I've seen they are extremely reliable until someone starts messing with them.

 

[RobMoore]

Glock 31 with over 5k of Speer Gold Dot .357SIG 125 g @ 1350 fps. No issues.

....and its been "messed with".

 

[weisse52]

Glock 17, 19, 21

Somewhere between 4K to 5K of 9mm and about 2K of 45. I have not had a problem, never seen a problem in all my trips to range and field. Sort of like Bigfoot, you hear of them, see a fuzzy photo every now and then. But have not seen confirmed article.

But, I am sure it must exist. If you have been around long enough you have seen / heard of everything Kabooming'

 

[jon_in_wv]

Yeah, but out of 220 responses 17 kabooms? That is a really high rate of failure. (almost 8%) I highly doubt the validity of an internet poll but at half that it would be way high. I am particularly suspect of the 4 9mms kabooms. I've done a little searching on the subject and this problem seems rare in the 9mms without some serious operator error.

 

[BobbyQuickdraw]

GLOCK26 purchased in about 2002 I think. Don't know how many rounds fired by my parents for certain, but I would guess the gun has 800 rounds through it.

No kaboom. 1 jam. 1 FTF (bad primer). I think there was another FTF but I can't remember.

Shoot Winchester FMJs or range reloads. No real problems.

 

[Rokman]

Three 2nd gen Glocks for me 17, 23, and 26. No KABOOMS or problems for me. I have made the 26 FTF twice using the 17 round G17 mags.

 

[hi_desert]

17/19/23, no problems but all after-market barrels.

 

[Hkmp5sd]

1987-2007

50,000+

Original Parts.

Lead reloads.

No Kaboom.

 

[TimboKhan]

Of course the whole kaboom thing is myth, or at least myth-esque. Have Glocks kaboomed? Certainly. Does it happen as often as people seem to think? Absolutely not.

It's just like any gun opinion on the internet, there is a grain of truth supported by an avalanche of opinion. Not every Glock blows up, not every Taurus customer is unhappy, 1911's aren't the issue weapon in Valhalla, and AR's don't bind up at the first hint of dust.

 

[R12GS]

If you're not shooting super hot reloaded ammo it really isn't an issue as the unsupported chamber doesn't end up really being required. Buy and use factory ammo and you won't ever have a problem.

Nonesense. I have never had a problem with my G17,26, or 36. But I have witnessed firsthand on two occasions two G22's come apart shooting our dept issued ammunition. Both times it was with Speer Lawmen, there was nothing high pressured or reloaded about it.

With that being said, I have not seen any other failures in Glock models in .45 or 9mm.

 

[Tarvis]

I don't own a glock, just need some clarification: A "kaboom" is a case rupture due pressure higher than the case can handle, correct? I haven't inspected a glock, but it sounds like they don't have as much case support as other pistols. Is this correct?

As far as poll accuracy goes, it's like reading a gun review in a magazineto find out what the flaws are in the gun being reviewed. The article author gets paid to give a good review and can not be trusted to tell you what problems the firearm has. Asking a slew of firearm "enthusiasts" if glocks have problems, the guys that dont like em will vote accordingly to spread thier view.

 

[speedydave]

"Yeah, but out of 220 responses 17 kabooms? That is a really high rate of failure. (almost 8%) I highly doubt the validity of an internet poll but at half that it would be way high. I am particularly suspect of the 4 9mms kabooms. I've done a little searching on the subject and this problem seems rare in the 9mms without some serious operator error." john in Wv

"As far as poll accuracy goes, it's like reading a gun review in a magazineto find out what the flaws are in the gun being reviewed. The article author gets paid to give a good review and can not be trusted to tell you what problems the firearm has. Asking a slew of firearm "enthusiasts" if glocks have problems, the guys that dont like em will vote accordingly to spread thier view." - Tarvis

I am only counting confirmed kabooms by actual owners. I think the confirmed tally so far is 3.

 

[GLOCK45GUY]

I reload for my G30. Stay away from lead bullets in stock barrels, pay attention when reloading, and load conservitive powder amounts and all is good.

 

[novaDAK]

by going strictly by the poll, 10 people have had a KB in their .40, while 91 people have not.
That means by going strictly on the poll that if I were to get a .40 Glock, I'd have a one in ten chance of having a KB.

No thanks, I don't like those odds.

 

[AndyC]

Going by the poll-results:

9mm - 3.9% KB
.40 - 10.9% KB
.45 - 8.3% KB
Other - 2.4% KB

 

[mes228]

Glock

Anyone that believes the percentages of Kaboom's on this poll calculated by from those not having Kaboom's is so wrong it's laughable. Kaboom's are so miniscule they would probably measure in the thousandths of a percent. Eliminate those caused by reloads and other operator errors and if one pistol blows up per 10,000 sold it would amaze me. Those that have had a problem get a lot of mileage on the internet. I've heard of them on the net, I've also heard of gross malfunctions. However I've heard of aliens, conspiracies, and unicorns on the internet. For the most part I relegate those things to bull s*** and I've never seen any in real life. Anyone that has owned a Glock knows they are one of the most reliable pistols ever made. Are they perfect? No but they are damn close. Much more so than any pistol I've owned or shot. I still like blue steel and walnut, but give the devil his due. Old Gaston makes a great gun. That's why I carry one and leave my others for the range. Malfunctions don't count there.

 

[Double Naught Spy]

Here are some pics I made at the range of a buddy's .45 acp Glock that kaboomed. I didn't witness the kaboom but was there for the disassembly. The case blew out at the unsupported chamber. The ammo was US mil surp FMJ.

The trigger broke as did the mag catch, ejector, and a couple of other parts as I recall. The shooter got his finger cut up, once again, as I recall.

 

[JonB]

G20C bought new in 2000. No idea how many rounds through it but most were factory reloads (ie Ultramax or similar) It's a gen3 version and not a single problem. I save all my brass and not even a hint of a 'glock smilie' case.

 

[oscarswanson]

My only kaboom was a Keltec P3AT caused by a squib round and a follow up shot.

 

[cyanide]

There is no way that that many Glocks have Ka Boomed. Glock haters having a bit of fun I'd have to say. If that many Glocks Ka Boomed they would pull them off the market.

 

[byf43]

G19 and G21 here.


ZERO problems.

100% + reliable and shootable.

 

[Squidward]

Glock in 9mm; boring reliability

 

[W.E.G.]

24 alleged kabooms

so much for the poll

 

[Winchester 73]

Glock 36,over 5,000 rounds.
No problems.Trust my life with it.

 

[Double Naught Spy]

There is no way that that many Glocks have Ka Boomed. Glock haters having a bit of fun I'd have to say. If that many Glocks Ka Boomed they would pull them off the market.

You mean like Glock did with their Phase 3 malfunction problems. It took over 6 years before they came clean on that matter and finally did something about it...
http://www.thegunzone.com/glock/phase3.html

So Glock does not exactly have a clean track record for stopping the sales of problematic guns, admitting there are problems, or fixing them.

24 alleged kabooms

so much for the poll

Why do you claim the results are BS? They are certainly as valid as the claims of having no problems.

Take a look at...
http://www.thegunzone.com/glock/glock-kb-faq.html
http://www.thegunzone.com/glock/glock-kb2.html