Posted: 7/10/2010 7:30:08 AM EDT
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On the reloading page of this forum there are a large number of "never reload for your glock" and "I reload thousands of rounds for my glock" threads. By asking here, I'm hoping for some better answers.
I'm looking to reload 9mm for a Glock 17. I'm planning on mild loads for plinking/practice/maybe IDPA. I hated trying to clean the lead out of my 1911 after shooing lead bullets, so I will be sticking with FMJ bullets. 1. By inspecting the brass before loading for bulges near the case head, can I eliminate (or at least reduce the chance) of a KB? 2. There are a lot of recommendations for using a Lone Wolf barrel with reloads in a Glock. Do they really reduce the chances of a KB? The cost of the barrel is nothing if it increases safety. But if it is a false sense of safety, it creates a hazard in itself. I'm open for any other suggestions for safely shooting reloads from my Glock. I believe it can be done. I would just prefer not to have my learning curve include a KB, and I think all of you can help me with that. Thanks. |
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I'm shooing 115 gr fmj with 6 grains of HS-6 and CCI small pistol primers (mixed brass). The load is light and helps not to over stress the brass which increases brass life. Don't shoot lead with the stock Glock barrel. +This I have been reloading for four Glocks in 9 mm and 45 ACP for the past eight years. I only use FMJ or Plated (Berry's) bullets. I prefrer Titegroup, but have used a few other powders. Only one problem! Blew up a G30 using someone else's reloads.  Lesson learned - "never use any reloads but your own.
BTW He offered to replace my Glock and I let him.. The new one came with night sights. 
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| I cast and reload my own lead bullets to shoot out of my glocks (G17 & G19). This is water quenched wheel weight lead, so it is fairly hard and tumbled lubed with an alox/paste wax blend. The leading i have experienced with this is pretty insignificant, actually cleaned up easier than the fouling i get from shooting jacketed bullets. I'm pushing 125gr lrn at about 1100 fps with AA No.2 powder, easily makes minor power factor for competition. Shooting lead bullets is possible out of the Glock barrel, you just need to do your homework when working up a load. I had more leading with aftermarket barrels for the glock than i do with stock barrel, not sure why, YMMV. |
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I bought Lone Wolf barrels for all of my .40, .45acp and 10mm Glocks to safely shoot reloads. For my G17's and G19's, I didn't bother.
I've read of all the leading issues with cast bullets and Glock barrels. I shoot straight wheelweight alloy bullets (147gr Lyman mould) sized in a Star luber sizer using Thompson's Blue Lube. I also size them slightly oversize at .358". Powder varies, depending on what I get the best deal on. I buy powders from estates, as long as the containers are unopened. Last time I bought it, I got 120 pounds of powder for $120. So, I'll pick a powder I can find data for, use it until it's gone, and look for data for another powder. Charges are usually 0.2gr below max so they function in every 9mm I load them in from a Glock, BHP, or my Oly 9mm AR. I started out slow, shooting a mag then checking for leading. Nothing. I shot a few mags. Nothing. Then I went on to shooting a few hundred. Again, nothing. I run a Bore Snake through it at the end of a shooting session, and the bore looks like new. I did try some commercial hard cast 125gr bullets that were sized to .356". I got leading out of those. I think the key to using wheelweights sized slightly oversize is that they will deform slightly to fill the bore and prevent flame cutting from gasses passing over the sides of the bullet, kind of like a black powder musket Mini-ball. That's what works for me. |
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Be confident and certain in your reloading abilities, take your time, and you will have no issues. No need to get an aftermarket barrel, especially since your using FMJ bullets. Also, the Glock factory 9mm barrels offer more than sufficient case support. This. I've put thousands of my own reloads through my own Glocks (9mm and .40), with no problems whatsoever. I use RCBS Carbide dies. No problems at all. And, if you're a competent, safe reloader, you will have no problems either. 
If you ever have problems getting the cases fully resized, EGW makes a die that has solved this problem for some folks. I myself have never had this problem though, my RCBS dies have always gotten the job done. |
| What all of these guys said but I differ because I shoot a shit ton of lead out of my Glocks. I have aftermarket barrels in all of mine. I have never notice bulges in cases even fired through my Glock barrels with 9mm. As long as you set your dies up right you shouldn't have a prob. |