I reload for everything I own except my .357 and 40 S&W Glock Mod. 27. I have read in other places that Glocks can KABOOM due to the type of chamber they cut in the barrel. I wanted to find out experiences from people on this site reloading for a Glock. I don't want to load any barrel burners, just some practice rounds. All loads will start out from virgin or once fired brass shot by me. Is this a real concern or just bad press? Also, how do Glocks like lead instead of jacketed ammo?

Thanks

Dennis

I have reloaded quite a bit for my Glock 23 and have found that the only thing that is true about reloading for them is that MOST cast bullets lead the barrel like crazy. I guess that it is the polygonal bore that does it. I have never had any "blow outs" on the cases and some have been loaded six or more times.

The vast majority of the guys who post on the reloading forum at www.GlockTalk.com reload specificly for their Glocks.

Thanks for the replies, like I said, I'm not looking for barrel burners just some practice rounds. For two legged house varmints I use factories only.

Thanks

Dennis

I reload a G20 in 10mm using 800X and Sierra 190 FPJ bullets for hunting backup while baiting on the bear stand.

The PMC factory load is cheap and good full range time!

My G17 has about 5000 handloads through it, no problems. Just stay in the sane range & you should be fine. The .40s&w has a bad rep in the Glock, but I suspect there is more to it than feeding it handloads. There are those that say no lead bullets either. I have shot several 1000 hard cast lead bullets w/o problems. Clean the bbl. & chamber well every100rds or so. I have switched to jacketed or plated only now, just so I don't have to worry about it.

A lot of the concerns with handloading for the Glock come from shooting soft lead bullets in the polygonal rifling (cold hammer forged tenifer hardened) of the barrels. The lands and grooves are shallow and very smooth compared to cut rifling barrels. What happens is that the bullets tend to strip through the rifling and leading can be bad. Another issue with Glock is that they will not honor the weapon warranty if it has been damaged while shooting handloads. As long as you are shooting hard cast bullets and they are not undersized you will not have any problems. Clean the barrel thoroughly after shooting lead bullets. Bottom line is that the Glock is an extremely well made gun that is very strong. Shoot your handloads through it and enjoy it.

I too had problems with lead bullets. If I kept my bore perfectly clean and used coated bullets ( precision bullets ) I could get a few hundred...but once leading started it accelerated repidly!

I have experiementd on a batch of 100 pieces of Rem brass. After 5 reloads I said enough...but I reload light. Now I load to 4 times and chunk it. I've saved enough for 2-3 complete pistols over the cost of factory ammo.

G22, 40S&W, BTW. 5.6 Gr. Vn340 and 180 JHP/FMJ for approx 935-940 fps. Case bulging required calipers to measure (can't see with the naked eye), and that makes it well below factory pressure. The Glock won't take hotrodding like some other designs, but a conservative reloader will do fine!

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Originally posted by marangcan:
Another issue with Glock is that they will not honor the weapon warranty if it has been damaged while shooting handloads.

Show me ANY manfacture that recogmends reloads in there weapons, or dosn't state that the warrenty is void if reloads are used.
BTW, guys have had their Glocks repaired under warrenty, even after they told Glock that reloads had been used.

bttt

Several years ago we had a case rupture in a glock with a handload. It cracked the plastic grip, blew out the extractor and ejected the magazine. This particular glock apparantly had too much unsupported case head and would leave very pronounced half-moon marks on all cases, handload or factory. My other glock used the same loads without incident.

FWIW

MFH

Most Glock problems start with using lead bullets. DON'T RELOAD LEAD BULLETS IN GLOCK PISTOLS!!!!!!! I can't emphasize this enough. Some guys will say you'll be OK blah blah blah, but it isn't. Shoot jacketed bullets and you will almost never have a problem.
I have reloaded tens of thousands of rounds for several different glocks and never had a single problem other than with some soft chinese brass. I don't use lead bullets. Use decent brass along with your jacketed bullets and use reasonable loads and you'll do fine................DJ