SW CQB 45
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most of my brass in 45acp is Glocked!
I load standard dillon dies and have never had an issue since 1993 in my 1911s.
I load standard dillon dies and have never had an issue since 1993 in my 1911s.
Brass for 45 ACP Glock does it bulge also?
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Pigirondan
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The Gun Zone has a section on Glock Kaboom's. It happens, just not that much. .40 S&W more than other calibers.
Some commercial ammo was problematic.
Bulged brass is not an issue, except to the reloader. It is the catastrophic failure that causes concern.
Some commercial ammo was problematic.
Bulged brass is not an issue, except to the reloader. It is the catastrophic failure that causes concern.
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My Glock 21 is a second generation model. I've reloaded my Glock-fired brass with no noticeable difference. It loads the same as brass fired from my Government Model.
beaker
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Sherriff Oconee, do you happen to have the pics of the bulged 45 brass? That would make it pretty clear how much bulging it had.
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Then me and 8 of my deputies are both blind and crazy....
They blend in better with the general population that way.
Originally Posted by sheriffoconee
Then me and 8 of my deputies are both blind and crazy....
Kind of hard to enforce the law with a crew like that!
They blend in better with the general population that way.
Skip Sackett
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Maybe they are the ones chasing that orange car with the bars and stars on top all over! I think I've go some pictures on DVD around here somewhere!
Just kidding, don't get offended.
Just kidding, don't get offended.
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When we drove up there for vacation I broke every speed limit and ran every light just so I could meet the Sheriff. They must not have seen me.
JK, I think their are more LEO's in GA than any State in the country!! Must be guarding all the Post Offices.
JK, I think their are more LEO's in GA than any State in the country!! Must be guarding all the Post Offices.
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As an add on to this...
I just ran some fresh range brass .357 SIG through my Redding G-Rx die and some of them had some bulge issues. I didn't see any older style Glock smileys but some were more bulged than others.
I just ran some fresh range brass .357 SIG through my Redding G-Rx die and some of them had some bulge issues. I didn't see any older style Glock smileys but some were more bulged than others.
ColbyBruce
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"JK, I think their are more LEO's in GA than any State in the country!! Must be guarding all the Post Offices."
OCD1, now that just hurts.
OCD1, now that just hurts.
Doc Watson
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Glock 21, uses octogonal rifling, while all the others uses hexagonal rifling. The ones with hexagonal rifling are the ones that causes leading problems.
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Well when I was up there in you neck of the woods I never saw so many LEOS and post offices on on 5 mile stretch of road. Why is there so many little Post Offices? We have two for a population and land mass area 10 times what is there.It's like Real Estate agents down here.
Fishslayer
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No idea if that's true or not but I shoot a lot of range pickup brass & I'm certain a lot of it has been through Glocks. I can't really say I've ever seen an overtly bulged .45 case, and I inspect my brass fairly closely.
.40 S&W OTOH...
Skip Sackett
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No, and then no.
What I mean is, no, Glocked brass is not a rumor, it is a fact. It is wrong that it is only Glocks that produce it though. Someone picked a name, we don't like it so the phenomenon is wrong? No, that is wrong.
People have had stock 9mm Glocks KB. They had them with factory ammo too! Now that is something you don't hear very often! "Some stupid hick reloader, blew up another Glock." Now that you do hear a bunch of and it is totally wrong too.
Loading for a Glock is certainly different that loading for any other firearm on the planet. Why? Stock guns have generous chambers, in every caliber. It is one of the ways that they are so functional. They are designed that way, and their design works, period. Does it have some design characteristics that make it mandatory that we consider them as we reload/handload for them? YES! Can they perform as well as other firearms? Oh my YES! Better than most as a matter of fact!
To think that there are NO special things to consider is asking for an unfortunate accident to occur. One that need not if we do our due diligence when it comes to reloading/handloading.
I have never had a KB in a Glock. I never will. The first reason is that I will never fire factory ammo in one. The second is my handloads will be carefully crafted to take full advantage of any design issues that I encounter when loading for one.
Now, I have had a KB in a Browning High Power, 40S&W, with my own reloads. I know of another individual that had the same thing, same load, same type of gun. Had I known what I know now, especially as they apply to generous chambers, I wouldn't have had the KB in that firearm either! I can correlate that knowledge directly to any of my Glocks and will avoid any problems with "glocked" brass and hence any KB.
Do what you want. You are full age I imagine. Responsibility for your actions is just part of being an adult!
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+1 Skip
Well I know that I just spent 1.5 hours running 1000 pieces of .40 through my GRX die. The bulge is real as are expanded cases fired in "generous" chambers. I can visually see it and definitely feel it as it passes through the resize. I only bought this device because my Lyman case tool showed me that some of brass would not chamber in it.
My personal Glock 30 does not show signs of the bulge or an excessive chamber. What I will say is that when I worked as a range officer there were examples of Glock bulge in .45, albeit not many at all. How could I be sure it was fired from a Glock, last stall and I was the one policing the brass when the range cleared.
That being said I do not overly concern myself with .45 brass being an issue.
A smart reloader should always keep an eye on their brass. It could be the last time you see brass if you don't!
Well I know that I just spent 1.5 hours running 1000 pieces of .40 through my GRX die. The bulge is real as are expanded cases fired in "generous" chambers. I can visually see it and definitely feel it as it passes through the resize. I only bought this device because my Lyman case tool showed me that some of brass would not chamber in it.
My personal Glock 30 does not show signs of the bulge or an excessive chamber. What I will say is that when I worked as a range officer there were examples of Glock bulge in .45, albeit not many at all. How could I be sure it was fired from a Glock, last stall and I was the one policing the brass when the range cleared.
That being said I do not overly concern myself with .45 brass being an issue.
A smart reloader should always keep an eye on their brass. It could be the last time you see brass if you don't!
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I went to the range yesterday with by Sig 220 and a friends Glock 36. Shot a bunch of 230 gr FMJ with max load of Win Auto Comp, through each, keeping the brass separate. I could not see a difference in either. I took the empty Glock brass and dropped it in my Sig barrel and it fit snug the same as in the Glock barrel. Actually looking at both barrels with a empty in each I do not see much difference in the support? unsupported at 6 o clock. I do not have any handgun case gauge like Wilson that I have for rifle calibers.
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