cast bullets in a glock 45
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so you are going to ignore all the recommendations by the manufacturer? and try and hurt yourself by blowing your gun up? Google is your friend. research this, learn, and either shoot jacketed bullets or get a wheel gun to shoot your cast through. Or spend more money on top of the Glock and get an aftermarket barrel.
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you physically CAN, but you need to maintain the gun MUCH more than normal. As in cleaning every 100 rounds or so (or sooner). If the gun is leading up faster than that, just dont shoot. ONLY attempt to shoot HARD cast or plated bullets, they will be a little easier.
Or you can get a different barrel with standard rifling. The poly barrels DO NOT like lead, and it CAN BE dangerous.
It requires a LOT more care and a lot of cleaning to keep the barrel from leading up. If you dont keep the barrel VERY clean, the extra lead deposited on the barrel could eventually cause a KB... one of the supposed "Glock kaboom" syndromes are when people use lead cast bullets without any extra cleaning...
In short, its not really a good idea.
Or you can get a different barrel with standard rifling. The poly barrels DO NOT like lead, and it CAN BE dangerous.
It requires a LOT more care and a lot of cleaning to keep the barrel from leading up. If you dont keep the barrel VERY clean, the extra lead deposited on the barrel could eventually cause a KB... one of the supposed "Glock kaboom" syndromes are when people use lead cast bullets without any extra cleaning...
In short, its not really a good idea.
Buying a handgun that can't use cast bullets makes no sense at all. To shoot well you need to practice alot, the only way one can afford to practice alot is to use cast bullets. This is another case of Euro design gone bad, just to be different or what? Or was this gun designed only with police/military use in mind as only the taxpayer can afford to pay for the bullets.
Poly rifling is designed to get maximum performance out of jacketed bullets, specifically 9mm in government use. It's gets more accuracy and velocity out of a given round, BUT most governments don't shoot lead, ever. The Glock was designed around pistol trials for a military pistol in Austria which specified 9mm service ammo. Do Not Shoot lead out of a Glock unless you are willing to risk injury, or you are willing to get an aftermarket barrel. Pretty simple.
As you can see, no one thinks this is a smart idea.
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I don't know about Glocks but I only feed my Mark23 cast, I'm over a few thousand rounds and waiting for the thing to blow up. Being German, and built like a brick s**t house I wouldn't worry about it. I think most of the stuff you read on the net is bulls**t. I read on the net, so take it whats it worth: the kabooms on the Glocks was most due to soft lead and very dirty gun. Clean the f**ker and use hard cast. Even if you blow it up, who cares, its only a Glock
Hell if we listened to the manufacture's recommendations, reloads are a no-no anyway
Hell if we listened to the manufacture's recommendations, reloads are a no-no anyway
Also been shooting hard cast out of my Glocks for years without consequence, but u do need to be aware. I also have aftermarket s/s barrels for them if I am planning on using cast for an extended period of time. I would however, warn against using cast bullets that are not hard enough or alloyed as they will lead up the poly barrels very rapidly indeed. There are lots of opinions on this and it has been discussed on this site more times than I choose to remember.
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wow, just wow, that has to be one of the strangest posts I've ever read. The vast majority of semi auto shooters do not shoot cast bullets. the only real market for cast lead bullets these days is revolvers and the odd throwback.
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I don't know about Glocks but I only feed my Mark23 cast, I'm over a few thousand rounds and waiting for the thing to blow up. Being German, and built like a brick s**t house I wouldn't worry about it. I think most of the stuff you read on the net is bulls**t. I read on the net, so take it whats it worth: the kabooms on the Glocks was most due to soft lead and very dirty gun. Clean the f**ker and use hard cast. Even if you blow it up, who cares, its only a Glock
The Mark23's chrome lined barrel may help a bit.
I have heard many more stories of Mark32's/USP's shooting lead and being OKAY compared to Glocks, which seem to not like lead at all. I still shoot jacketed through my 23, but i dont shoot very much right now (mabey once every 2 months if im lucky
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You need to hang out at the Cast Boolit Forum SlaveX! I pretty much shoot straight wheel weights alloy out of all of my 1911s in .45ACP, .38Super & 9mm. Sure I've got wheel guns as well and cast for the .38 Special/.357 Mag & the .44 Mag, but most of my shooting is with the 1911s & occasionally my PT-92. There's a lot out there like me too!
I find that its mostly those guys shooting the sissy plastic guns that stick with condom bullets!I did not mean for the flames to come out over the issue of polygonal rifling. I shoot thousands of rounds through my 1911 a1 and have about 300
lbs of ingots ready to make another 9000 rounds. The economies are such that once set up I am able to cobble bullets together for about 50$ per thousand. I am just looking for something else that is cool and does not cost much to feed. For me that is 45 acp. Any suggestions?
lbs of ingots ready to make another 9000 rounds. The economies are such that once set up I am able to cobble bullets together for about 50$ per thousand. I am just looking for something else that is cool and does not cost much to feed. For me that is 45 acp. Any suggestions?
Well, you wouldn't have to change the barrel in an M&P in 45. It's a little easier to grip too.
