A Glock kabooom in West Virginia

[texcaliber]

I have seen a Glock35  damaged like that a couple years ago. The gun was new out of the box and the owner never checked or cleaned gun do to the "newness" and there was an obstruction in the barrel possibly from factor/distrubitor/shipping...who knows but the same damaged frame and a very sore officer's hand. As a matter of fact if I remember correct the guy ended up shooting his new offduty weapon, that he also just bought, right after the accident. Which (I think) was the G36 or G27 by the way, which I personally gave a good once over prior.

[GUNS-R-US]

I have a buddy that double charged a reload in a glock 23. the resulting detonation didn't harm the gun but the case split all the way around near the base and pushed the primer out. He was a lot more attentive to the reloading process after that.

[tombogan03884]

It can happen to any machine. Bottom post on page 2

http://www.downrange.tv/forum/index.php?topic=10084.10#quickreply

[GUNS-R-US]

I got that middle photo in a email the other day.

[fightingquaker13]

At least it was a perfect kaboom! Seriously, they say don't shoot reloads in the thing. So try not shooting reloads, I mean hell, hardball practice ammo is cheap. Why tempt fate AND have a bunch of snarky Austrians laughing at you back in the home office? "Here ist the the picture of the American dumpkopf Hans". "Did ve not not varn him Franz". "Ja, ve did, but he had to (altoghther) PUMP IT UP".  
FQ13

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[Badgersmilk]

Some people can break an anvil with a tooth pick. 

I can't think of a normal load I've ever done that filled less than half the case.  So even if you did totally mind fart and double charge a round you'd have powder spilled around the case on the press (CLUE!).  Unless people are making loads they WANT to blow up...  I don't really get how it's happening.

.45 ACP chamber pressures average between 14,000 and 19,000, average for most other calibers is between 30,000 and 55,000.  Some "max pres. loads" hit close to 60,000.  I'm sure some companies may make up their own rules, but I'd always heard it was industry standard to fire at least one 75,000psi pressure round in all new firearms made.

"Hold my beer and watch this" may be an especially bad idea when reloading.    But then it DOES thin the stupid from the herd.   

[tombogan03884]

Some people can break an anvil with a tooth pick.  

I can't think of a normal load I've ever done that filled less than half the case.  So even if you did totally mind fart and double charge a round you'd have powder spilled around the case on the press (CLUE!).  Unless people are making loads they WANT to blow up...  I don't really get how it's happening.

.45 ACP chamber pressures average between 14,000 and 19,000, average for most other calibers is between 30,000 and 55,000.  Some "max pres. loads" hit close to 60,000.  I'm sure some companies may make up their own rules, but I'd always heard it was industry standard to fire at least one 75,000psi pressure round in all new firearms made.

"Hold my beer and watch this" may be an especially bad idea when reloading.    But then it DOES thin the stupid from the herd.  

No, it usually doesn't effect the meat head, it gets the poor slob he gives the ammo to. Guy gave my Dad a bunch of .38's he reloaded, after the second squib, I threw the rest in the woods.

[PegLeg45]

Heck of a bang, I'll bet.



By the way, did anyone notice the muzzle sweep of the reporter's torso, and finger in the trigger guard about halfway through the video?
(I know, I know....it's a broken gun......but still, poor handling)

[JC5123]

Heck of a bang, I'll bet.



By the way, did anyone notice the muzzle sweep of the reporter's torso, and finger in the trigger guard about halfway through the video?
(I know, I know....it's a broken gun......but still, poor handling)

This doesn't surprise me much. Since the media tells us how capable our LEO's are with firearms.

[bulldog75]

One of my best buds just told me that he had to cut a M16A2 barrel in half for a investigator. I guess that someone left a section of a cleaning rod in a barrel and another soldier picked it up and went to the range and now they have some additional face percings.