Posted: 10/28/2010 3:52:01 PM EDT
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I have heard that people who reload do not like to use Glock fired brass because it gets too stretched out because of the unsupported chamber.
Is there any substance to this or no? Does caliber mater? Thanks in advance. |
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I'm thinking of buying a Lone Wolf Barrel and reloading my brass. This is the ideal solution and will work fine. It's the safe route. However, you can reload with the factory Glock barrel. Note: If it's not a .40S&W it doesn't matter. The only issues that have been had are with the .40. |
| I reload and shoot .40 cal through my 22, 23, two 27's, and a 35, all with factory barrels. If you don't load super hot, you can safely reload the brass many times with no issues. I also use a Lee Undersize die and a Lee factory crimp die on my Dillon 550 to keep setback at bay. Works well for me... |
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I'm on my fourth loading of my 9mm brass. No problems at all. Don't need a lone wolf barrel. Same here. My 9mm Glock brass looks and works fine, even after multiple loadings. I don't load very hot, however. A friend is a .40 Glock shooter (23 and 27). He has had some suspect brass and has switched to Lone Wolf barrels. |
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You'll probably get most responses talking about the .40 and it is really just about inspecting your brass which you should inspect regardless of what caliber you shoot. I have a Glock 21 that I am approaching 2,000 rounds of nothing but reloaded ammo with range pick-ups. Granted, the .45 cal round is much lower pressure and probably isn't subject to the problems .40 cal has had in the past, but if you are going to reload no matter what barrel you use or what gun you are reloading for, inspecting your brass is something that should be done no matter what.
Having said that, reloading is a big responsibility but is a great skill to pick up. I really enjoy my reloading time and I can produce ammo at about half the cost of buying factory and when buying the components for my reloads (powder, primer, bullets) I know for a fact that my money is going to a place that is 100% behind the 2nd Amendment and the shooting sports we all love and enjoy. |
| every single instance I have seen an aftermarket barrel dropped into a glock for whatever non existent reason(to shoot reloads, shoot lead etc) has resulted in a significant decrease in reliability. and no special handling is required to reload brass from glocks- inspect brass and pitch the stuff that looks bad as you should anyway |
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I'm on my fourth loading of my 9mm brass. No problems at all. Don't need a lone wolf barrel. Unless you're going to shoot lead. I've heard too, that you shouldn't shoot plated bullets from a Glock barrel, but I do all the time. Never a problem and never a problem with the brass either (9mm) in a 19 and a 26. At least so far.... Oh yeah, I use regular Lee dies and a Lee Factory Crimp die. Never a feed problem and they alway go boom, and always through the muzzle end, not down through the grip- yet 
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i too heard you need an aftermarket barrel for shooting lead. and, i heard reliability goes south w/aftermarket products so i said fvck it and bought a g20 for SD and kept my g21/20L w/kkm barrel for playtime!
i have to say that kkm barrel is superb; i bought it used w/no failures hunting and i put 200(using quickly shot mags)w/o failure as well. |
| a quick pass of a brass brush every 200 rounds or so will keep the glock barrel clean when shooting lead the whole no lead in glocks thing is WAY overblown. the problem is if you shoot a bunch of lead then try to shoot jacketed without cleaning - the jacketed bullet which has less "give" when passing thru the bore meets resistance from the leading causing increased pressure. |
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I believe over the years Glock tightened up the chambers of their pistols. I have one of the early G23s. That pistol would really bulge the brass. I've noticed the newer Glock 40s don't bulge the brass nearly as much, if at all. That being said, I shoot predominately cast bullets out of my 21SF with the factory barrel. I do not have any problems with leading in the 21's barrel. I size my bullets to .452 and use either Rooster Jacket or my home made mixture of liquid alox and Johnson's paste wax and bees wax as a tumble lube. |
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I have fired around 5K through a 23 and a 22 with 1100 brass so you do the math .
That was all with lead bullets . I run Lone Wolf barrels in both guns , but only because of the leading that takes place with the factory barrel, NOT because the factory barrel will not shoot lead !!.. Let me explain , I have no problem cleaning the lead out of glock barrel , I just do not want to do that when I am out shooting . After about 200 rds of lead the accuracy of a factory barrel really starts to drop off. Now the LW will shoot an indefinite number before the accuracy becomes an issue . But as with many things you give up something to gain another . The Lone Wolf barrels have a tight chamber . I figured out a way to open up the chamber without much trouble . Therefore I do not have any reliability issues with the after markets barrels . I make the chambers match somewhat with the dimensions of the factory barrel. The brass is somewhat bulged from being fired in this type of chamber , but if you use a factory crimp die and /or run the brass through a bulge buster set up , that is no big deal. Bottom line is this , loading for a Glock is no more difficult than reloading for other weapons , it just takes some thought. It will will work and does so for thousands of others every day. |
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Quoted: I've heard too, that you shouldn't shoot plated bullets from a Glock barrel, but I do all the time. Anyone who shoots Federal Champion or Blazer Brass from Wal-Mart has shot plated bullets out of their Glock. While some was loaded with FMJ early on, the 9mm and .40 now have been loaded with plated bullets for some time now. .45 I believe still use FMJ. I never heard about not shooting plated in Glocks though. I'll continue to do so. |
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I reload for 9mm and 40SW and shoot both in Glock firearms. I also pick up range brass for my own reloading. I have found that these work fairly well for Glockified brass although I have found the Dillon 650 is a bit finiky using these dies I haven't set it up yet, but will when I get a few more tool heads in, but I will resize first time through with these dies by themselves and then do the other operations as a separate process. Using these dies tends to make the Dillon cycle a bit unevenly and I'd prefer throwing powder as smooth as I can make it for repeatability.
EGW - LEE Undersized Dies |