New to reloading, looking for suggestions for a Glock 17

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I've been out of shooting sports and reloading for many years and just now getting back into it. I enjoy the Glock, a little too much, so now I need to get back into the reloading as well.

I plan on getting into practical pistol soon and I'm looking for suggestions on a load that will meet competitive requirements and shoot well from a Glock. I understand that all guns like something a little different, just looking for a good starting point.

What would you recommend for the 9mm, bullet weight, type, opinions on cast vs jacketed? Best powder primer combinations?

What about light loads for practice?

Thanks in advance.
 
the glocks deffinatly like to feed full jackets the best. as far as bullet wights go, for the style of shooting i dont think bullet weight will effect you to much, so i would go with a 115, a little less recoil then a 124/147.. as far as i know the competive requiements go by calliber not by bullet weight (IIRC)


as far as powder/primer i cant say any thing as i dont reload for my glock since i only have a single stage press
 
I'm using 135gr DRG cast in my G17L. 4.3 grains of WSF accurate at 25 yards.
Brass is assorted, primers are whatever I find cheapest.
 
I usually fire 115 gr. FMJRN with 4.4 gr. of Bullseye.
........ or for 125 gr. FMJRN I use 4.2 gr. of Bullseye.

Most often using CCI primers

But I just bought some titegroup and I am going to try that in my next batch. :D

Stay away from cast in your Glock.
 
Use cast bullets; they're much cheaper. Just take care to avoid excessive barrel leading in a Glock. Lead fouling cleans up easily with a piece of copper scouring pad wrapped around a bore brush.

My favourite powder for most pistol relaoding is Titegroup.
 
Will anything other than round nose feed well in the 17? So some say case, others say stay away from cast. If I shoot cast, will I be looking at any issues other than fouling? How often would cleaning be required?
Thanks.
 
There are all kinds of urban legends about Glocks and cast bullets, you'll have to make your own decision on what to use.
Some say get an aftermarket barrel while some say the factory one is fine.
I slugged the factory barrel of my G17L at 0.355" and use hard cast bullets at 0.356" with no leading whatsoever, totally reliable. I clean every 200 rounds with an oily patch followed by a dry one and have not experienced any fouling except powder/lube residue which is gone following two swipes of the cleaning rod.
Just try getting rid of copper fouling that fast.
My 135 grain cast reloads are running at 1050 fps.
Personally, I would think that a thick copper jacketed bullet and the subsequent charge necessary to propel this projectile to full speed would put far greater stress on a barrel, than a lubricated lead one.
In my own experience the Glock in 9mm is a fine shooter of lead- your experience may vary- but I doubt it.
 
The Glock Manual for the Glock 17 says "Glock does not recommend the use of unjacketed lead ammunition."

I read that part of the manual after I had reloaded and fired about 500-600 cast bullets through my Glock 17. After that I switched to jacketed and found they loaded a little easier and they keep my pistol much cleaner. I find the cast got my pistol dirty a lot quicker than with jacketed. That said, I really never had any issues with the cast in my Glock. I have heard that the barrel is prone to leading based on its design but I never noticed any leading maybe because I was cleaning it frequently.

But of course it also says in the Glock manual to only use commercial ammunition and I use reloads all the time!

I don't think cast is going to do any damage to your Glock but I would want to be cleaning it more often and watching for leading.

In my other post I said to stay away from lead. That is my preference, It is going to be your choice in the end. :D
 
I'm sure that your Glock would have no problems feeding SWC or truncated cone bullets, as well as the standard round nose types.

I would run a couple hundred rounds through the gun and see how much lead buildup there is. If it's really severe, I would clean it at that point. If not, I would examine the bore every 100 rounds thereafter and clean when it seems to need it.
 
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