reloading for a glock 45

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bigtommy

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I was at the range yesterday and was taking with the guys about that I was wanting to start reloading and they asked what I was going to reload and I told them for my my glock 45, taurus 38 and my 30 06. They all said not to reload the glock because it cannot stand the pressures of once fired brass. Is this true I have never heard this I thought that once you resized the brass you would be fine as long as you do not load too hot.
 
Glocks have un supported chambers which in turn leads to a buldge in the brass when fired...some guys say it junks the brass...i have never had issue. I load brass from 40, 45, and 357 sig...no issues
 

OK, for the most part, this is BS spread by Glock haters.
Many semi-auto pistols have chambers that don't fully support
the case. Early Glocks had a "less" supported chamber, newer
generations have added more chamber support. Do this test.
Take the barrel out of any semi-auto pistol, and drop a loaded
round in the chamber. Look at where the feed ramp and the
chamber come together. If you see ANY case side, you have a
partially supported chamber.

OK, now to the re-loading case. I load for 5 Glocks. One
9mm, two 40 S&W, one 45 ACP, and one 10mm Auto. Yes, on
stock Glock barrels, your sign of pressure is a slight bulge
at the case head. More than that, and you are asking for
a Glock Smile(cracked case head) or a Glock KABOOM. I load
target ammo in the light to mid range, with many times
re-loaded brass, with no issues. For any kind of full power
self-defense ammo, use new higher quality brass(I load HOT
loads in new Starline cases), and don't re-use the cases for
full power loads. If you want to shoot lead cast bullets,
get an after market barrel, as Glocks polygonal rifling
leads easily, and then may fail(KABOOM) when lead fouled.

Here is an example of what I am trying to say. I loaded some
HOT 180 gr. 10mm Auto loads, that chronograph at +1300 fps,
out of a KKM Precision 6" after market barrel. Just to
prove they were safe in a stock Glock barrel, I test fired
them over the chronograph, and compared the spent cases.
The chrony said the stock Glock barrel was launching at
1250 fps, and there was a slight bulge on the case where
it was not supported. Nothing that concerned me, but
yes with a dial caliper, you could detect the slight
bulge. I have re-sized those cases, and now use them
for target loads, with mid-range load data, and have NEVER
had a case failure of any kind.

With this said, your safety is your responsibility. So
if you feel uncomfortable about any hand loading effort,
DON'T DO IT. Early on in my hand loading for Glocks, I
started out way on the safe side, and have worked up
cautiously. In my mind, I see little difference in loading
for my XD's, my wife's S&W M&P 9c, my 1911s, my Ruger LCP,
or my Glocks. You want to see case bulge, look at a 380
Auto case sometime...Just about all of those pea poppers
bulge the case.

Squeeze
 
The reason Glock says (well every manufactures says don't shoot reloads) is because of people shooting soft lead with their rifling. It causes fouling etc. Hardcast(maybe) or jacketed should be fine.

A stretched spot in brass... it happens regardless of the gun at some point. We (collectively) dimple brass all the time if you over lube. To fix it, we shoot it and the dimple pops back out, then reload again and never think twice about it.

Glock's chambers are plenty strong to handle the pressure of a reloaded brass, as the reloaded brass pressure is identical to new brass pressure.

EVERY handgun make/model will "kaboom". The 'plastic gun' haters just jumped up and down every time they heard of a glock do it, and looked the other way when it was a 1911.

I personally don't reload .40. Not because I'm afraid to, but when I was with the PD I aquired an ample supply over the years and have no reason to. I fired about 1000 rounds/month for about a decade, brass and primarily aluminum 'brass' and never had a problem with my Gen 1 or 2(can't remember) G23.

If I had a glock 20 I would likely reload it with no worries.

I do have 2 glock 45's that have eaten several thousand rounds of reloads over the years. No idea how many times each brass has been used, never seen an issue.
 
Originally Posted By: bigtommy They all said not to reload the glock because it cannot stand the pressures of once fired brass.
Total horse pucky. The Glock in 45ACP is happy to fire used brass repeatedly. The chamber in the Glock in 45ACP has sufficient support to reuse that brass as many times as you like. I have reloaded my brass over and over without any sign of bulging or other stress. I have reloaded thousands of rounds of 45ACP using range pick up brass successfully. Those that say otherwise have never tried it. The 45ACP cartridge is a very low pressure round even when loaded to +P levels. Some re-loaders have some minor difficulty with 40S&W hot reloads as it stresses the brass but that is not an issue with 45ACP.
 
Originally Posted By: lhitchcoxThe die in question is the Lee Bulge Buster.
Redding makes a 40 bulge buster too. I use it for all my 40 range pickup brass.
 


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