Glock w/reloads?

[Pythonman]

All this talk of KBs and whatnot with Glocks raises a question for me as a longtime reloader. Since I've ALWAYS crafted quality handgun reloads in 4 different calibers and have (knocking on wood!) never had any mishaps or damage to me or any of my firearms with malfunctioning/exploding ammo, should my reloads be safe to use in my new G30? I'm only going to load jacketed bullets for this gun as I've been told lead bullets will foul out the barrel quickly and may cause excessive chamber pressures. Also, how many times can I rely on reusing the same .45 brass with this gun? Would it be the same or less than I would have expected from say, a 1911? THanks in advance for any help gentlemen!

 

[HSMITH]

Yes you can shoot reloads with complete safety. The 45 ACP guns have nearly the same amount of chamber support that the average 1911 does, so keep the loads do book max or less and you will be fine. I have not seen a Glock yet have a problem of any kind with listed loads, no matter what caliber.

I reloads 45 acp brass until it splits or I lose it, whichever comes first. I would do the same if I were you.

 

[Black Snowman]

I learned reloading on the twitchy and high pressure .40 S&W and only managed to produce 1 dangrous batch of ammo but never had a failure. As long as you don't do something stupid like "Oh, I'm out of standard primers, I'll just drop the charge a bit and use all these magnums I've got for the .357." Major case bulge but no failures.

I didn't figure out what was going on until after I had used it all up. Once I figured out my mistake I tossed the brass to make sure I didn't use it again.

With the lower pressure .45 ACP you should be just fine. If you're really paranoid you could use .45 ACP +P or .45 Super brass with standard loads for an extra margin of safety.

Edit: Forgot to meniton, the gun in question was a Glock. Specificly a 24 P.

 

[Pythonman]

Thanks guys, that's the kind of info I was hoping for. Yeah, I usually just follow along with a load listed in my One Caliber One Book for .45, average out a median powder load for the same bullet with 3 or 4 different recipes and if that load cycles the slide I'm good. Usually I get better accuracy that way too. Not interested in anything near a maximum charge for the given bullet type/weight.

 

[Dean Speir]

Uh oh…

 

I reloads 45 acp brass until it splits or I lose it, whichever comes first. I would do the same if I were you.

This sort of advice, Pythonman, is on a par with "Well, when I get tired of scrounging other people's brass at a range, I just stock up cheap gun show reloads."

Hasn't anyone yet figured out that the Glock manual's advisory against anything but good quality factory new ammo, isn't just boilerplate legalese?!?

 

 

[9x19]

Dean,

There are a good many Glock shooters, who've shot thousands of rounds thru numerous pistols, in a variety of claibers, and know for a fact that reloaded ammo is not a hazard in their pistols.

Hasn't anyone yet figured out that the Glock manual's advisory against anything but good quality factory new ammo, isn't just boilerplate legalese?!?

I do seem to recall one such "enlightened" netizen regualrly espousing such, but their credibility has been succesfully called into question so many times as to render most of their opinions meaningless.

If you don't feel comfy doing it, fine... but lets not try to make your insecurities into some kind of universal dictum... especially when it flies in the face of personal experiences.

 

[Rockstar]

I didn't have to get too far along on the Gunzone to get a pretty good idea of Dean Speir's I.Q.!

 

[Dienekes]

Don't own a .45 Glock (not a Glock fan) but a deputy friend of mine is highly knowledgeable on them. He is of the opinion that lead bullets are not a problem if very hard alloys are used.

I do know that aftermarket barrels with conventional rifling are available which is one approach. That would probably be my preference as I cast my own from wheelweights and they work just fine in non-Glocks.

As for brass--I am still using brass that I brought back from Anchorage in 1964 headstamped FC 61 match. I think I have a few cases in the mix from WWII. The ACP round is so mild that the principal cause of loss is by losing the cases in the weeds. Splits occur but very rarely. Sometimes the primer pockets enlarge a little and the primers go in too easily; so toss those. That leaves 90% plus that may last as long as you do.

I get way more splits with .38 Spl. 9mms are just a pain to find so they just go MIA.