Glock 40 S&W Kaboom warning

[clarkz71]

Better pic of chamber?

This is as good as I can do, not a pro.

What do you guys think? A little better then some of those
barrels in the pics above. I can't believe how much of the
case is exposed.

 

[Maximumbob54]

That's actually very little. And it's where the case walls are thickest.

 

[CBH44]

I friend blew his Glock 23 ( with me right next to him). I checked his reloads when I got home and found a ridiculously heavy crimp on a cast bullet and that he had put a charge and a half of powder in the case. Mag blew out the bottom and the receiver ruptured, only stinging his hand. A new handloader with a 550 Dillon and no help from experienced hand. Bad combinations.

 

[clarkz71]

I friend blew his Glock 23 ( with me right next to him). I checked his reloads when I got home
and found a ridiculously heavy crimp on a cast bullet and that he had put a charge and a half
of powder in the case. Mag blew out the bottom and the receiver ruptured, only stinging his hand.
A new handloader with a 550 Dillon and no help from experienced hand. Bad combinations.

I'm planning on getting into reloading soon. I'm spending time
on here to learn from you guys and when I'm ready I'll ask
lots of questions first about equiptment and other things.

I think relaoding is not only economic but relaxing as well.
I'm medically disabled so time is on my side.

I know Dillon is good, but as a novice I don't know if a
single or dual stage is what I should use to be safe.

As I said I'm not worried about how fast I can produce rounds.

 

[Bushido]

Wrong thread for this discussion and sorry for the tread buster discussion, but I will address the last reply. Anyone please feel free to get back to the discussion of this thread.
Reloading:
Probably best to start by hooking up with someone that reloads currently and let that person take you through the process. Pick up a reloading manual or two and start reading up on the process and details. Once you understand it a little better you can then look at all your options, all the products, prices, etc... and decide what you will be reloading for today AND in the future. A friend tried to get me to go the Dillon route (great product) but I wanted versatility to change easily between calibers (even though I only reload for the 40S&W currently). I selected the Hornady LNL progressive reloader for price, quality, versatility, ease of changing dies and calibers, precision, speed, reliability, expansion to additional automation. It has 5 stations which left me room for a powder cop. Actually Hornady product specialists set me up from the start...very helpful people. They recommended my current set up with the powder cop. Great advice. The reloader was on sale at the time with free bullets. So were the dies. Great price at that time plus I had some gift cards to apply to the purchase and my cash out of pocket was $ZERO. However, there are other very good reloaders out there, so I could have just as easily gone with another product had I been tempted with a good price for quality and same out of pocket ($0). I am not disappointed in the Hornady LNL at all...very happy with my decision. You will also need to get a good scale, a couple of different (2-4) reloading manuals, a good caliper, micrometer, tumbler, and a chrony, etc...... Once you have all that, it will be time to start shopping for a new wife....haha. Save up for this hobby...for you are sure to save a boat load of money....haha That should give you an idea for the direction you are headed. It is fun stuff but like other hobbies, it snowballs to a point. I have been at reloading for about a year and really enjoy the benefits and entire process, including learning from the experienced folks along the way.

Back to the thread topic.....

 

[clarkz71]

I'm not sure what part of my post's is off topic.
The thread title is Glock 40 S&W Kaboom warning.

This is a reloading forum and improper reloading is more
of an issue with a high pressure round like the .40 and combined
with early Glock barrels you really need to adhere to the
recommended specs in the reloading manuals.

A previous post had several barrels, one that was blown
so I posted my G23 barrel to show the change on newer Glocks.

I then expressed my intrest in learning reloading for a Glock.
I guess I'll read the thread from post 1 & see where I went off topic.

Here's the first post of the thread.

If you want to shoot reloads in a Glock 40, get a different barrel.

 

[SMSgt]

I'm planning on getting into reloading soon. I'm spending time
on here to learn from you guys and when I'm ready I'll ask
lots of questions first about equiptment and other things.

I think relaoding is not only economic but relaxing as well.
I'm medically disabled so time is on my side.

I know Dillon is good, but as a novice I don't know if a
single or dual stage is what I should use to be safe.

As I said I'm not worried about how fast I can produce rounds.

Unless you require a lot of rounds, there's no sense in spending the extra $$s on a progressive. I've been using the same old single-stage press since '75, and it loads whatever calibers and quantity I need. It doesn't take me very long to crank out 100-200 rounds.

I load powder in 50 cases and VISUALLY inspect them all for consistant powder levels. Since '75, I've had 2 dud primers in all my reloads. All others worked as advertized. Take care when reloading and your reloads will take care of you. It's a hobby unto itself.

 

[clarkz71]

Unless you require a lot of rounds, there's no sense in spending the extra $$s on a progressive. I've been using the same old single-stage press since '75, and it loads whatever calibers and quantity I need. It doesn't take me very long to crank out 100-200 rounds.

That sounds perfect for me, 200 rounds here and there
is just what I need. Now what is a quality single stage?

I believe in buying once, not getting a deal then selling
it to get what I really want.

I already have a digital scale, digital caliper, micrometer.

 

[S&WIowegan]

RCBS RockChucker. There are so many things to learn how to do/not do That none of us can begin to remember to mention them all. I've been reloading for over 20 yrs. and use progressives for most all calibers except 500 S&W

Here are some things I've learned the hard way:

1. keep a critical eye on the powder measure...it can do weird things!
2. I use three scales to weigh charges each time I weigh...scales do weird things.
3. Check, double check and re-check everything.
4. get several manuals and actually read them!

A good example of how stupid we can be was on this forum yesterday....the moron was resizing his .357 cases with a .223 die.

Making ammo is very relaxing for me.

Good luck and enjoy.

 

[Chuck Jones]

I shoot with a few competitive shooters who shoot literally tens of thousands of hand loaded plated bullet rounds through their Glock 22s.

If the Glock .40S&W had a serious design flaw I doubt that could happen.

/c

 

[scattershot]

It is a fact that unsupported Glock 40 barrels produce bulged cases which eventually weakens the case and could result in this problem. I have held them in my hand.

It is a fact a double or triple charge could cause this problem....in any gun.

It is a fact that a squib in the barrel could have caused this problem.

It is a fact that lead build up in the barral could have caused this problem.

It is a fact that this can and does happen with any gun, but for good reasons.

The question is, where are the real facts and what caused this problem? Just to say that because it was a Glock is certainly not a fact.

here are a couple more facts to add to those above:

Glocks will fire out of battery.

Bullet setback during the feeding process can raise pressures enough to disassemble a Glock, and a few others as well.

Any combination of these can contribute to a bad day at the range.

 

[clarkz71]

Thanks for all the advice.