My new pocket rocket

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Ouch Haz. That hurts my feelings to see someone degrading a Glock. 

[PegLeg45]

One thing to remember on the feed ramps......did it say anywhere if they had been "buffed"?
Some folks get a little "dremmel happy" on feed ramps and throats and are just waiting for this to happen.
Removing too much material (instead of just polishing) will expose too much unsupported brass and this type of BOOM can result, even with factory ammo.

[Badgersmilk]

Of what I've ever heard and seen the .40's were the only Glocks to have problems.  There's always exceptions to the rule though.  .45's, and even the 10mm's I havent heard any bad of. 

Youtube has quite a few video's of full auto glocks!  If that wont blow'em up I feel pretty safe!

Seems like some people just look for ways to get hurt.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6WUSnALoRc&NR=1


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5zJSSKaPbM


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBjUDCyDCuI&feature=related


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNAohtjG14c&feature=related

[MAUSERMAN]

Haz your killing me, I love my glocks. They all shoot like hell or what we call minute of bad guy.

[twyacht]

After All of That,


from BM,
.45's, and even the 10mm's I havent heard any bad of. 

http://www.thegunzone.com/glock/glock-kb-faq.html

The guns in question are GLOCK Model 21s in .45 ACP and some of them suffered catastrophic failures while being fired during training and being shot while using factory (U.S. made) ammunition. 12/06.

Another Example

Next, I was at an IPSC match when one guy in my relay was shooting the (then) new GLOCK Model 22 in .40 S&W. I noticed that the gun’s report and recoil seemed excessive and he was also experiencing malfunctions. I asked him what the problem was. He told me that this was his second GLOCK Model 22, as the first one had “blown up.” He added that, after he sent the gun along with his lead reloads to GLOCK USA, the company replaced the gun and told him that 1) his reloads were overloads, and 2) not to use reloads. I then asked him what he was shooting this day. He replied with a grin, “I’m shooting up the rest of that batch of reloads!” Needless to say, I found another relay.

Despite all these precautions, things will still break. If you get a slightly high or soft primer, coupled with debris in the firing pin channel which holds the pin forward and coupled with tired springs, you will get an out of battery blowup. If the user simply retards the slide motion by virtue of his grip, the same thing can happen. Guns are mechanical devices which can (and do) fail, as does ammunition. While both are made by highly dedicated and skilled workers, either is still subject to human error. Check the ammo, maintain your firearm and plan for a failure so that you’re far less likely to have one!

About the Author: Upon receiving his BS degree from Carnegie Tech and completing service as a Special Agent in U.S. Army Intelligence, Walt Rauch was a Special Agent with the U.S. Secret Service and an Investigator with the Warrant Unit, First Judicial District, PA, where he made over 2,000 felony arrests. He now operates his own consulting company, Rauch & Company, Ltd., for defense weapon and tactical training. Rauch & Company services include expert witness testimony on firearms use and tactics.

Any Firearm can have a KB. How many Kel-Tecs have been sold with ZERO issues. 99.2%?

How many G guns are out there vs. their KB rate? 99.7%?

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"GLOCK Model 21s in .45 ACP" and kabooms.

Hate seeing that cause the Glock 21 SF is what I mainly carry day to day.

[Badgersmilk]

twyacht, great post, losts of good info.  That link is really good to.  Did jump out at me that "What Glocks are effected?", was ended with "all with reloaded or remanufactered rounds by most counts".  You should be pretty safe with factory ammo in any gun, not always! The pictures I posted were all factory. 

I've watch quite a few other guys reload and they gauge'd how good they are by how fast they can crank the stuff out.  
Few people out there have the patience to reload properly.  It takes hours to prep cases alone!  Doesnt matter what brand the cases are, if they're fired or unfired, it takes hours to clean, size, properly inspect, and everything else just the brass before you even think about whats going into it!  Worse yet is most of the guys I know that "roll their own" have also had kabooms of various severity with all kinds of guns, and all of them happy to admit loading in the manner mentioned.  Speed priority 1, because "if the first round or two turn out good and I dont change anything the next 200 should be perfect to".  Makes me sick.  I'd say I'm ashamed to know these people, but other than this one character flaw their usually great people and friends. 

I still encourage EVERYONE to reload!!!  I've loaded thousands of rounds and have NEVER had a misfire with them.  I trust them 1000% more than factory ammo.  Doesnt mean I'm "better" at it, it means I respect (and fear) the equipment I'm working with, and what it could do if I didnt. 

Like most things, if you do it right, you get the desired result.  If you do it stupid, you get the deserved result. 

If we didnt have stupid people the world would be a VERY booring place!