sig228
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Geez, why do these 5 year old threads keep getting resurrected?
I saw Glock 30 blow up today
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Dustyattic
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And did anyone ever find out why the Glock blew up? (original post)
Just stick to the owners manual, factory ammo/stock parts and you will be fine. If you have a KB, you will be covered under warranty and possibly have a tort claim. That said, countless special forces and law enforcement use Glock's chambered in "other than nine"—namely the Glock 21.
I have a Glock 20 10mm and love it! I am also getting a Glock 21 .45ACP—another tried and true Glock—shortly. Now as far as the 'newer' Glock's... I personally tend to use what has been around for quite some time.
I have a Glock 20 10mm and love it! I am also getting a Glock 21 .45ACP—another tried and true Glock—shortly. Now as far as the 'newer' Glock's... I personally tend to use what has been around for quite some time.
AKElroy
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Exactly. Because a gun that jams every other round has a 50% less chance of a KB.
sarduy
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i just got a sigma BUT i'm keeping the glock
Some interesting information for those who are precarious about .45 Glock's:
http://www.theprepared.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=90
After all of those rounds and torture... no malfunction of any kind. Now the .40 Glock's have had some problems, but you should feel very secure with all of the 'other caliber' full size Glock's. They did fix the Glock 22's awhile back but I am still leery about compacts and .40's in general.
http://www.theprepared.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=90
After all of those rounds and torture... no malfunction of any kind. Now the .40 Glock's have had some problems, but you should feel very secure with all of the 'other caliber' full size Glock's. They did fix the Glock 22's awhile back but I am still leery about compacts and .40's in general.
Chris Plitt
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I don't understand why people think that Glocks are "that" perfect and are that "amazing." Do they function well? Yes. Are they ultra reliable? Yes. Are they perfect... No. Everyone that reloads notices that rectangular firing pin strike on any primer that comes out of a Glock. Back in the early 80s when they first came over, the military was testing them and having issues. The issue was: at the time (because I don't know if its still like this) the firing pin was designed differently due to how European primers are made. It worked perfect on Euro ammo, but not American stuff because of the different design. It had to do with the shape of the internals of the primer from what I recall. At that point, the firing pin was changed to what it is today. Sounds like perfection from the word go, huh?
Also, LOTS of people who shoot Glocks in competition reload their ammo, it won't hurt them... just make sure you use some sort of plated or jacketed bullets. Plain old lead gets DIRTY... and messes with your accuracy...
Even when I did Glock armorers school a few months back... the guy teaching the class said that they say NO reloads just as a liability thing. They don't want you shooting uncle bobs reloads and blaming them for the problems. I'm not a reloader, and I don't shoot many reloads (cause I'm not big on picking up brass) but I've done 1 total case of .40 with 180gr loaded from the Speer manual (or so I was told) and I didnt experience a SINGLE problem.
Also, LOTS of people who shoot Glocks in competition reload their ammo, it won't hurt them... just make sure you use some sort of plated or jacketed bullets. Plain old lead gets DIRTY... and messes with your accuracy...
Even when I did Glock armorers school a few months back... the guy teaching the class said that they say NO reloads just as a liability thing. They don't want you shooting uncle bobs reloads and blaming them for the problems. I'm not a reloader, and I don't shoot many reloads (cause I'm not big on picking up brass) but I've done 1 total case of .40 with 180gr loaded from the Speer manual (or so I was told) and I didnt experience a SINGLE problem.
mete
In your post about set-back in ammo cases, police depts., have been warned not to chamber the same round into their auto pistol but twice. If you rack the slide fully to the rear to chamber your firearm for your day on duty it's been found that the set-back in as little as two chamberings can raise case pressures to dangerous levels, especially in high pressure rounds such as 40S&W. Officers have been told to throw them away and load fresh rounds!
In your post about set-back in ammo cases, police depts., have been warned not to chamber the same round into their auto pistol but twice. If you rack the slide fully to the rear to chamber your firearm for your day on duty it's been found that the set-back in as little as two chamberings can raise case pressures to dangerous levels, especially in high pressure rounds such as 40S&W. Officers have been told to throw them away and load fresh rounds!
A simple case head failure leaves a Glock intact. It may damage the magazine and/or the magazine release but that's about the extent of it.
Catastrophic failures where the barrel splits or the frame is damaged are not simple case head failures, those are significant overpressure events and that kind of an event will damage any kind of gun.
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