Lead Through A Glock 17?

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There seems to be alot of debate as to whether or not putting lead bullets through a glock is a good idea, due to the rifling. I want to join a local range that doesn't allow jacketed bullets, so I need to find a way to make lead work in my glock. What is the solution? Are there aftermarket barrels that I can buy for this that work well? Does anyone have experience with them?

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Pb Blocker???!!!!???

I listen to a podcast put out by Cope Reynolds called The Shooting Bench, (look for it on iTunes)

He is an unapologetic fan of anything Glock related and I have been listening to him talk about a product that they have been testing that is designed to reduce the amount of leading in Glock barrels when using cast lead bullets. I am not a Glock owner, (actually used to own a 1911A1) but hold no grudge against polymer pistols and my dream CCW is a Glock 27.

If I recall correctly the product is called Pb Blocker and in their testing they were having pretty positive results. Maybe give that a google search and see where you can pick some up to give a try.

Or give him a shout, (Just google South West Shooting Authority) and find out what the strait dope on it is.
 
Any aftermarket barrel with conventional rifling will do the trick. The lower end (in price) is Lone Wolf. I think you can get those from Glockparts.com, and they're around $115. The higher end is IGB Austria, and Sporteque.ca sells them for almost 3x the price of the Lone Wolf barrel. Bar-Sto is somewhere in the middle. I don't know who sells Bar-Sto and ships in Canada.
 
...sigh... Back in the dark ages before the creation of the WWW (late 80's and early 90's), we used to shoot lead reloads through our 9mm Glocks with reckless abandon. Lead reloads were pretty much all anyone shot through any handgun other than factory ammo back then. No one ever had problems with their Glock 17s or 19s blowing up on them. Polygonal rifling has been around longer than Glock and no one ever considered it a problem. Is it prone to lead fouling? Sure. But any barrel can foul. That's why we clean our guns regularly.

Clean you barrel when you notice fouling starting to build and you will be fine. You can still shoot hundreds of rounds between cleanings and not have to worry. Don't believe everything that you read on the internet. Believe it or not, some of it is just hype... ;)
 
I just bought a new G34 and I have put at least 300 rounds of lead through it with no ill affects at all. I will continue to use lead in the future as well. As stated above just clean it after each time you use it. I have found no acc. of lead in my barrel as of yet after two seesions at the range.

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No issues with lead in my G17 at all! I switched to Aim plated bullets but only because I am lazy and spend my time cleaning my rifles! As long as you clean the barrel every couple hundred rounds and don't load em too hot you will not have an issue! If you have to buy an aftermarket barrel how much are you really saving shooting lead? $150 bucks for a barrel would eat up any savings pretty quick! Most clubs that are lead only will allow plated bullets as well! They are just as soft, and are better for the air quality as well!
 
See if copper plated bullets are allowed. It would solve your problem. I'd join another range (I don't like shooting lead for health reasons) or at least make sure the place has a good vintilation system. If you can afford a new barrel get one or just clean the barrel well after every range trip.
 
Get a stainless steel bore brush, when you see your barrel leading, brush the barrel with the stainless bore brush (dry). End of lead. To keep the leading down watch your velocities - most leading occurs (with commercially cast bullets) at velocities over 1100 fps.
 
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