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Glock 22 need info.

At_The_GatesAt_The_Gates Member Posts: 56 ✭✭
edited April 2002 in Ask the Experts
I have been a 9mm advocate for sometime. I never though i will ever make a transition from 9mm to any other caliber. I just recently purchased a glock 22 40 cal. I have shot around 250rds already and i have to tell u i have been more accurate and have better tighter groups with these caliber that i ever have with 9mm. How did that happend i dont know but im glad it happend.

Question its the following....Whats with the KBOOM incidents?? Its the first time i hear about it and im kind of scared about these especially when my g22 40 cal falls into the categories. I need to know the do and donts i need to know so i dont get blown up. PLease Guys HElp Me OUt!!

Thanks!!

BTW..give me some advice on a kool flashlight system for the g.
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  • leeblackmanleeblackman Member Posts: 5,303 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Welcome to the .40 my brother...

    I used to believe that I should stick with one rifle caliber, one handgun caliber, and one shotgun ga for all my guns. I don't really remember why, some pratical reason that turned out to be impractical because I relized that I'm not supporting a military force. Then I bought my first out of caliber gun and a whole new light was shed. I use to think the 9mm was the end all be all of cartidges, you could fit 15rd in a clip, it was cheap to shoot and high velocity. Then I learned a little bit about terminal ballistics. After that I thought the .45acp was the end all be all of cartridges. Then I got into revolvers. Then I quit listening to what everyone else had to say and starting looking things up and thinking for myself. I relized my personal needs, and that there was no end all be all solution to one single cartridge for anything. Theres always something better. I started relizing that there is more to a firearm than just the cartridge it fires. I read some of Jeff Coopers stuff, which I would highly advise everyone in firearms to do. I started the sheriffs acadamy and bought a Glock 22 .40s&w myself, because it met my needs for duty. I liked the simplicity and reliability of the gun. The light weight of it. And I liked the performance and recoil of the .40s&w. It was like a compromise between the 9mm and the .45acp for me. I wanted the low recoil and economic price of the 9mm, but I wanted the penetration of the big 230gr .45acp bullet and the .45caliber hole. There were several other reasons for the choice too, but those were some of the most basic.

    You'll probably find your outlook on things will change. The most important thing to have in a gunfight is a gun that shoots, doesn't matter what it is how big or small it is, it just has to shoot. Thats rule #1. Everything else goes from there.


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  • niklasalniklasal Member Posts: 776 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    There was just recently a topic covering this, so you might want to scan the next few pages for more info.

    http://forums.gunbroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=8458

    The kB! or kaboom is a catastophic faliure of the gun, where the pressure in the chamber is too high and causes the force to escape through the frame or whatever point of least resistance.

    While it has caused no fatalities, I learned from other members of the board that it has caused some shooters severe bruises and several stitches.

    It is generally beleived that it is caused mainly by poorly reloaded ammo or hot loads like +P and similar rounds. Also it is believed that lead buildup in the barrel from non-FMJ bullets causes too much pressure. Some members said that even some new ammo caused kB!. I don't dispute it, but it's the first I heard of it.

    If you are that worried about it, you should get an aftermarket barrel for it. But to be honest, I'm not too worried about it with mine.

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  • niklasalniklasal Member Posts: 776 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Oh by the way... if you have the newer model that has the rail, get a Tactical M-3 Illuminator. They're kinda pricey, but one of the best me thinks.

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  • gap1916gap1916 Member Posts: 4,977
    edited November -1
    OK now you have a .40. Now go buy a 357 sig barrel for the Glock and have 2 I say 2 guns in one. Happy shooting.
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  • leeblackmanleeblackman Member Posts: 5,303 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I would definately say buy a M3 tac light, but I would first buy a surefire compact light like a Z3 or 6P. And see if anyone offers a lowlight training school in your area. You'd be supprised how much an advantage a flashlight can be in a gunfight, even indoors during the daytime. I've only taken one low light firearms class at the sheriff's acadamy, have 2 more I think, but the little I learned was alot more than I thought I new.

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  • VarmintmistVarmintmist Member Posts: 1,074 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    http://gunsandammomag.com/ubb/Forum2/HTML/005250.html

    more than you ever wanted to read about kB's
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  • quackshotquackshot Member Posts: 15 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    If you shoot new factory ammo, I wouldn't worry about it. If you shoot reloads, I would recommend buying a Jarvis barrel. They have a fully supported chamber and you can safely shoot lead through them. I bought one for my Glock 23 and love it. It is much more accurate than the factory barrel and I don't have to worry about KB's.
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