Posted: 2/3/2011 9:14:21 AM EDT
| So I want a G20 in the worst way, but don't wanna pay $20 a box for 10mm ammo. Hence I'm thinking of picking up the G20 and then reloading using my buddies press (since he has everything already, and would donate powder/primer in return for using his equipment). My question is I've heard Glocks have very slightly oversized chambers to allow for more reliable feeding, but this negatively impacts the quality of fired brass, resulting in less reloads per brass. Is this true? Also to what extent does it reduce the longevity of brass? Would I be better off buying an EAA 10mm, or maybe just an extra barrel? Thanks for any help! |
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If your loading just for the Glock 20 then don't worry about it. If you plan on shooting the Glock 20 and loading the brass for say a tight chambered pistol then you will want to consider purchasing a Lee undersized die from EGW. As far as the number of loads you get from the brass will more than likely be effected by how hot you load them then if the chamber is a little larger.
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I shoot way more .40 our of my Glock 20. Lone Wolf Barrel, and cast bullets get me more trigger time. The Lee dies resize the brass way down, but they also make a bulge buster die. Shooting full power 10mm is fun, but I get more trigger time with the free brass and aftermarket barrel.
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I shoot way more .40 our of my Glock 20. Lone Wolf Barrel, and cast bullets get me more trigger time. The Lee dies resize the brass way down, but they also make a bulge buster die. Shooting full power 10mm is fun, but I get more trigger time with the free brass and aftermarket barrel. Cool yeah I was actually thinking about doing that as well, just picking up a Lone Wolf .40 barrel and reloading that instead. |
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Is this true? Yes.
Also to what extent does it reduce the longevity of brass? Depends on loads. Most of mine are light and I haven't worn out brass in 5 loadings but I expect it must be close.
Would I be better off buying an EAA 10mm You would have to ruin a lot of brass to come out money ahead and who knows how many more loadings you can get out of it vs a Glock.
or maybe just an extra barrel? Maybe. A tighter chamber can have a negative effect on reliability. Personally I never experienced this with a LWD extended barrel in a G22. If you want to shoot lead it's a good idea. You can shoot lead w/ a factory barrel but the general rule seems to be to clean it after 100 rounds or so (this may be lower with the increased velocity of the 10mm). I just load plated bulets and have 0 issues.
he has everything already Including dies? What kind of 10mm is he shooting? Any issues?
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Would I be better off buying an EAA 10mm You would have to ruin a lot of brass to come out money ahead and who knows how many more loadings you can get out of it vs a Glock.
Actually EAA Witness 10mm are a bit cheaper than G20s, on auctionarms and gunbroker I've seen them in the low $400's You can shoot lead w/ a factory barrel but the general rule seems to be to clean it after 100 rounds or so (this may be lower with the increased velocity of the 10mm). I just load plated bulets and have 0 issues.
he has everything already Including dies? What kind of 10mm is he shooting? Any issues?
Yeah I know he has everything to shoot 10mm including dies as he reloads 10mm quite a bit. I'm not aware of any issues, but I'm not too up to speed on reloading, still learning. Thanks for the info. |
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I thought you were talking about getting the EAA in addition to the Glock just to shoot reloads.
You should have no problems reloading for the Glock. I'd go ahead and get it and if you do maybe need a different resizing die than what he uses or maybe a different barrel, cross that road when you get to it. |
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I have been reloading for my G20 for several years now. I use RCBS dies and mostly Winchester brass. I have the stock barrel and two different Lone Wolf barrles, both of which are used for my cast bullets. I have not had any issues reloading the brass for any of my barrels. I guees that some of the issues might come from improper reloading procedures.
Get your G20, reload for it and shoot it as much as you can. |
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OP, if you get your g20, and get an lwd barrel for it, hang onto your stock barrel barrel for ccw.
i have lwd barrels for all of my glocks(for shooting lead)but i kept all the original barrels so i could ccw at any time. also, if i need to sell one it goes w/an almost unused barrel. |
| I reload for three different glock handguns in 10mm. The older model 20 will leave smiles on the brass if loaded hot, the other two a 29, and 20 do not show the same smiles with the same load. I think glock over time has tightened the chambers up some on the newer guns just by looking at brass. I load really hot and light loads, never a problem with any them. |