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Why no reloads in a Glock????????
owen219
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Why are reloads not allowed in Glocks????
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Why are reloads not allowed in Glocks????
If you look at the Owners Manual for any manufacture of firearm, they never recommend the use of handloaded or remanufactured ammo, use of it voids warranties because of the liabilites associatied with lack of QC standards with these types of ammo.
Basicly, they don't want to fix your stuff if you or someone else messes up on a handload and blows the pistol up.
You can reload for your Glock like lots of others, but it will void your warranty
This is all about liability.
Improperly loaded reloads are one of the most common (if not THE most common) causes of catastrophic weapons failure.
Glock doesn't want to be held liable or responsible when you blow up their nice gun (and your hand) with your crappy reload.
Its not just Glock. EVERY gun manufacturer states the same thing. . .use of reloads will void their factory warranty.
In contrast, if you blow up a gun with a FACTORY load, then you can try to hold that ammo manufacturer liable.
As a side point, even if an over-pressure reload doesn't *by itself* blow up the gun, these can also cause premature metal fatigue, meaning later use of NORMAL rounds can damage the gun. That's why Glock (and all the others) say that if you've ever used ANY reloads in your gun, the warranty is voided.
One other thing about Glocks in particular is that the polygonal rifling used in its barrels is not compatible with all lead (ie unjacketed) bullets. Use of all lead bullets will lead up the barrels, potentially causing accuracy problems (at first), then potentially dangerous overpressures.
Some reloaders like to use lead bullets as they are cheaper (and potentially even castable at home), so this could be another issue for reloaders. But all-lead bullets are also commercially available.
There are other guns that also use polygonal barrels, though Glocks are by far the most popular pistols to do so.
No problem, just buy jacketed bullets. Use all the same equipment, just use a different recipe. You can also use Ranier plated bullets.
I shoot nothing but Rainier and Berry's plated bullets thru my G22 and G27 NEVER had problem. I run middle of the road reloads and even after 200rds at a time, barrel has next to nothing as far as lead build-up. my 2 cents.
...it appears that all noted failures where with .40's and .45's, which I believe produce higher pressures.
SAAMI specs:
9mm Parabellum - 35,000 PSI
40 S&W - 35,000 PSI
45 ACP - 21,000 PSI
A large percentage of the Glock Kb's I have knowledge of involved .45's.