I agree completely, in anything made by humans there's space for problems, how the company handles those problems is the key. Glad to hear you weren't hurt, that could have been a disaster.
Storm Lake Glock barrel blows up.
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I agree completely, in anything made by humans there's space for problems, how the company handles those problems is the key. Glad to hear you weren't hurt, that could have been a disaster.
Yes, the barrel is split along both sides and no it wasn't a double charge, not that there's any way to prove it to the doubters. Much like all the "experts" at the match who just told me I had a squib load when it clearly wasn't.
Also the barrel was not heavily fouled, it had only been cleaned the night before with Hoppe's 9.
I will wait until I hear back from Storm Lake but I would still buy another of their barrels, its not like I came on here just to say their barrels are crap or anything.
Also the barrel was not heavily fouled, it had only been cleaned the night before with Hoppe's 9.
I will wait until I hear back from Storm Lake but I would still buy another of their barrels, its not like I came on here just to say their barrels are crap or anything.
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Your picking up what i'm putting down. My thought was an inclusion in the steel from the mill process
This is the only relevant question posed so far. If the barrel is split evenly on both sides it was evenly loaded, which means it was loaded internally, by pressure. If it is not similarly split on the other side it was affected by some other factor.
The fracture path is very interesting, especially the area I have circled. Note how it goes “stepwise”, with long straight paths that suddenly step to one side then go straight again. This is the sort of thing that develops when a network of pre-existing paths is connected by a crack.
If the barrel is not split on both sides my recommendation is that you send it to me for evaluation. I can take pictures and produce documentation that you cannot. I will happily provide a report that can be forwarded to the manufacturer along with most of the remaining barrel.
Hard to say what caused it. I'm more interested to see what Storm Lake does or says about it if anything. Maybe if you're honest about what happened perhaps they will be good to you and replace it. It's when people try to BS the manufacter that they may turn their back on you. Who knows. Most important thing is that you're okay. Metal can be replaced easy enough.
That is what I call a rhetorical question.
I didn't hear anything weird, therefore the barrel must be defective.
Really?
Who knew?Well, an interesting discovery was made during the week...
It appears that the semi wad cutter projies I have been using have had a bad batch (local manufacturer which lots of people use) and it appears I was one of the lucky ones who recieved one which has probably been fractionally oversized. Several other people have had the same thing happen apparently.
The best guees is that the projie has made it about halfway down and then seperated with some remaining in the barrel. Of course, unlike a normal squib load it hasn't given any indication of anything abnormal and my following shot has resulted in the barrel blowing up.
Some nice score marks in the barrel after shoving a bore scope into it
/dons flame suit for the inevitable avalanche of "Told you so" comments.
It appears that the semi wad cutter projies I have been using have had a bad batch (local manufacturer which lots of people use) and it appears I was one of the lucky ones who recieved one which has probably been fractionally oversized. Several other people have had the same thing happen apparently.
The best guees is that the projie has made it about halfway down and then seperated with some remaining in the barrel. Of course, unlike a normal squib load it hasn't given any indication of anything abnormal and my following shot has resulted in the barrel blowing up.
Some nice score marks in the barrel after shoving a bore scope into it
/dons flame suit for the inevitable avalanche of "Told you so" comments.
I find that explaination odd. The bullets would have to be so oversized as to not be able to be seated wihtout noticing something funky. Let alone run through your gun. Just an opinion. I don't have all the info obviously.
Agreed. Sizing lead bullets one to two thousandths over bore is normal
practice when shooting lead bullets. It would take quite a large bullet to not make it out the barrel with a normal charge and as you quite correctly point out, you reach a point where the cartridge simply would not chamber. I find the explanation rather weak. A squib load makes more sense followed by a second round. A double charge, from my limited thankfully, experience usually lets got at the base of the brass or at least mine did.
Take Care
Bob
hell, if my cast reloads arent resized after seating it won't chamber, I use a lee FCD not screwed in completely to resize the round, and only then it can chamber. Also, the projectiles are all perfectly in-spec (courtesy of wolf bullets & reloaded ammo)
I can hardly see an oversized projectile chamber, let alone fire, whahttp://img21.imageshack.us/img21/4981/cgnsig.jpgt a fishy explanation.
)I can hardly see an oversized projectile chamber, let alone fire, whahttp://img21.imageshack.us/img21/4981/cgnsig.jpgt a fishy explanation.
Colin I doubt you could harden a lead alloy to the point where, if it would chamber and fire, it would do this damage. Shooting oversize cast bulets is not unusual, but to suggest, as somebody has, this was the cause is rather weak.
Take Care
Bob
Take Care
Bob
