hollow point vs fmj more dependable??

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In a glock 45 cal. does a fmj have less chance of jaming then a hollow point bullet? many thanks

gap1916

As long as it is mfg by a comercial company there should not be a problem with any Glock. FMJ are inherently more reliable. In the past it was an issue with the older desighn weapons. Not so much today.

Pearyw

I have a Glock 30, and the only thing that will not feed reliably are semi-wadcutters. Hollow points or fmj work without problems. 230 gr hollow points have been the most accurate for me, and hit at point of aim.

mballai

There's no question that a rounder bullet shape would theoretically feed better or more reliably. In practice, you are trading a very hard to measure reliability for a more discernible difference in stopping power.

What you really need to do is shoot at least a few mags with the HP round you are planning to use. Ideally, you'd go through a 150 rounds or more. Some problems do not show themselves in a casual test, especially with a freshly cleaned/oiled gun and mags that are loaded right before use. Include some limp wrist/weak hand shooting to see if the gun jams.

While I have little doubt that your gun will measure up, real world testing is not something you should ignore. Never depend on using something for self defense that you haven't tried first.

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Edited by - mballai on 05/04/2002 11:20:57

Nighthawk

I must say the glock is one of the best reliable Handguns ever made. Your Glock should digest about any factory ammo you feed it. However it may like one brand better than the other, I must say I own several Glocks and none of them are ammo picky. There is one thing to remember, never fire lead bullets in your Glock. If you do you will probably be replacing the barrel. Glock recommends always firing jacketed bullets in their firearms.

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leeblackman

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I have a Glock 30, and the only thing that will not feed reliably are semi-wadcutters. Hollow points or fmj work without problems. 230 gr hollow points have been the most accurate for me, and hit at point of aim.


If your shooting semi-wadcutters, you may need to re-adjust your bullet seating depth, or maybe look into another ramped barrel.

This is under the assumption that your handloading, and currently using an aftermarket barrel for the lead bullets.

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offeror

The Glock design has the rounds going into the chamber in a very gentle angle and optimal path; Glocks are among those excellent brands known for reliability of feeding. The only thing they don't like is reloads wherein the case has been slightly fattened in the process, because Glock chamber tolerances are tight enough that you can get a failure to fully seat in the chamber with a fat reload.

With factory ammo, Glocks will digest just about anything. Of course these days, so will many other modern gun designs. This wasn't always the case with semi-autos, before ramps and relieved ejection ports and such. Today, with the best models and factory ammo, jams are mostly a dim memory of the past.

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