Non lead bullets in Glocks?

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SO I heard that you cant fire lead bullets in GLocks cause of the barrels so what does that mean exactly and since i thought all bullets where made of lead what the hell kind of rounds do i put in it and where do i get them and also I would like to get some wolf ammo from sfrc does anyone know anything about wolf 9mm rounds
 
Due to the style of rifling in the factory Glock barrel, it is said that it fouls easier and can cause high pressures when this occurs. I have been shooting the same Glock 17 since 1989, my dad now shoots it as I have moved to G34, but I have shot eveythign in it including lead, lots of it, as have I with my G34. There are several stories as to why this is. Recently, I spoke to a retired police armorer who is very familiar with the Glock and he told he that this is being told due to liability reasons, so who really knows. Most will tell you to shoot jacketed/plated, I prefer it myself, but I am not afraid to shoot lead in my Glock, I have not had a problem.
 
I am not a super expert, but I have been told by those that are that straight lead bullets in a glock are a bad idea in the long term, but won't blow up in your face right off the hop. Total Metal Jacket (TMJ) and Full Metal Jacket (FMJ) are supposed to be the best way to go, and SFRC has Wolf TMJ at a good price.
 
Glocks, like HK's have polyganal rifling which for longevity and, some claim, accuracy are superior. If you look down these barrels you won't see land and groove rifling. You'll see that the barrel internal is hex shaped. The bullet is actually squeezed into this shape as it enters the barrel and spin is imparted with the hex shapes twist.

As you can imagine, this is a tight fit. If you use lead, (non copper jacketed) bullets the lead deposited by them restricts the barrel more. Now if you follow these up with a less forgiving copper clad bullet the barrel may not handle the pressure.

It is generally advised that if you've been using lead (non copper clad) bullets in your Glock or HK, just be sure you subject the barrel to a thorough cleaning before reverting to copper bullets.
 
This has nothing to do with Glocks, as I don't own one, but I recently bought some 124 gr lead-only projectiles and reloaded them to full capacity. In both my M&P and my CZ they've jammed up about once per magazine. The round will get stuck in the chamber and it'll take a huge amount of pressure back on the slide to pop it out. I've stopped using them and am now sitting on about 900 rds (not yet loaded) I don't know what to do with.
I never could figure out what the hell they were getting caught up on in battery that stopped the slide from coming back.
 
Cast bullets won't hurt a Glock so long as the bore is cleaned regularly to remove lead buildup.
 
Canuck44 said:
Well here is Sig 226 going through a torture test. If you own a 226 you can go to bed knowing you can drop it from 170 from a helicopter and it will still run.;)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kgjmtj9TgX8&NR=1

Take Care

Bob
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:jerkit:Thats a pretty lame rip off of whats already been done...google "GLOCK Torture test". The "torture" tests that Firepower TV put those Sigs through were a joke compared to the GLOCK tests.

I like Sig as much as I like GLOCK but if you're gonna "torture" test a pistol...torture it, don't baby it! I wanna see traumatic, life-changing, emotionally scarring footage that will cause me to curl into the fetal position at night and sleep with a night-lite on because I'm scared someone will break into my house and torture my pistol like I saw in the video.

If they really wanna torture test a pistol, they should waterboard a CZ... or is that just "enhanced interrogation" ? :runaway:
 
LibertyorDeath said:
SO I heard that you cant fire lead bullets in GLocks cause of the barrels so what does that mean exactly and since i thought all bullets where made of lead what the hell kind of rounds do i put in it and where do i get them and also I would like to get some wolf ammo from sfrc does anyone know anything about wolf 9mm rounds
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LibertyorDeath said:
so to be sure a lead bullet would be gray and the fmj or copper jacket would make the bullet look copperish?
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Holy s**t, I think you need to go do some reading before you pick up a firearm of any kind! :slap:
 
Starscream said:
..........wow, talk about outta left field.
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Well a guy asks about shooting non lead bullets in Glocks and the next thing we know we are digging Glocks out of the ground. These torture test have about as much to do with the quality of a firearm as submarines do to airplanes. So why not post another stupid torture test that nobody in their right mind would do to their gun. About as relevant.

I think Stevo, a mod here, has a video of a 1,000 round torture test for the Glock. About the only thing that came out of that video was the fact if you shoot 1K rds in rapid sucession through a Glock the guide rod melts.

see post #5

Take Care

Bob
 
Canuck44 said:
Well a guy asks about shooting non lead bullets in Glocks and the next thing we know we are digging Glocks out of the ground. These torture test have about as much to do with the quality of a firearm as submarines do to airplanes. So why not post another stupid torture test that nobody in their right mind would do to their gun. About as relevant.

I think Stevo, a mod here, has a video of a 1,000 round torture test for the Glock. About the only thing that came out of that video was the fact if you shoot 1K rds in rapid sucession through a Glock the guide rod melts.

see post #5

Take Care

Bob
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..... Oh, okay I hadn't seen the original youtube video..... which was more outta left field. :confused:

And to answer the original poster's question; no it's not recomended to use lead bullets as it will void the glock warrenty, but a lot of people do it without much issue anyways. If it is bothersome then the most recomended course of action is to get an aftermarket barrel, which will give you two parts.

1) A fully supported chamber that will be a lot easier on your brass.

2) Normal rifling that's supposed to be immune to the leading problem.




As for torture tests... I've got a few idea for some.

1) Double charged bullet, 10 grains of powder instead of five. :D

2) Firing with a jammed obstruction of the barrel. :D

3) Bubba'd modifications to the trigger to lighten it.

I'll think of more later
 
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