Got my first Glock!

[bravo-05]

Very nice..my first handgun was a Glock in 10mm.

You are missing the bayonet though...like mine

if a guy gets that close to you when you have a gun and you need to use that knife you are in some trouble.....lol

 

[magicchip]

maybe because it's bottlenecked cartridge compared to a straight wall casing?

Im aware of that, and yet fail to understand the difficulty in loading it?

 

[Shooter1of38]

you can get the GSSF membership for 35$ and you will have very nice discounts!

Thanks. I ask because on their web site they don't list Glock under civilian sales.

I'm new but learning!

 

[00Buck]

Im aware of that, and yet fail to understand the difficulty in loading it?

Dude read my previous post. It adds and extra step to the reloading process. That means it's more involved than reloading let's say 9mm. Mmmmm-kay? That's the short explanation.

A lot of presses can de-prime and re-size a straight walled case in a few simple steps. You can use a carbide die to re-size.

With .357 sig you have to use rifle bottle neck reloading procedures. There are no carbine dies for .357 sig. You have to lubricate the case and use a bottle neck re-sizing die. Then you have to remove the lubricant. So you have to tumble it or take a towel to each individual casing. If you don't get the lube off and it ends up in the primer pocket you have a problem.

Then there's the problem of case length. Bottle neck cartridges will stretch upon firing. You don't have to worry so much about trimming straight walled cases. All .357 sig cases must be properly trimmed because the shoulder of the case had to bear against the chamber. It also has an extremely short neck with little space to grip the bullet. If you're not very careful you'll end up with case head separations.

There's your explanation of why it is more difficult to reload compared to other straight walled case ammunition like 9mm etc.