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Posted: 4/26/2014 5:41:03 AM EDT
| new to reloading. any issues using cast, round nose bullets in my glock. we shoot A LOT. trying to cut costs. |
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these will work
lead is not recommended in a glock but I know for a fact these will work. |
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Unless you already have a metric ton of cast bullets ready to load, I would just stick to plated bullets. They're relatively inexpensive and perform very well.
You can shoot cast out of a glock barrel with some caution if need be. Just keep any eye out for any lead build up. I wound up buying a LWD barrel for my Glock to shoot lead out of for peace of mind. They're pretty cheap as well. |
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Thanks man. Is it because of lead fouling? its because of the polygonal rifling . Just not good overall results with lead and can lead the barrel and cause high pressure, KB 
I have shot 400 rounds in 45 minutes and had a glock 17 so hot you could barely hold on to it and it was GTG with these bullets. I shoot 400 rounds a week on avg with these bullets and no problems in a Glock. They are cheaper than plated and shoot as well or better. |
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Drumroll you can shoot cast in factory Glock barrels but I wouldn't recommend it to the inexperienced.
You have to have everything balanced in your load, alloy and lube and they MUST be sized correctly for the barrel. If any one of these things are wrong you will get leading. Having said that I have shot thousands of rounds through my 21 and my 26 without any leading issues at all. But as others have stated coated or plated bullets are your best bet if you are new to cast bullets. |
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I confess to ruining a Glock factory barrel with leading. Caused a bulge, and it wasn't a squib load either. I was actually surprised how easy it was, and it didn't even cause any pressure signs in the brass.
So, a lesson learned. I got a Storm Lake replacement and have never looked back, as it's more accurate and a better barrel than the original. |
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My new 1995 g23 started to double tap on it's on after a year of shooting a mixture of lead and fmj. I sent it back to glock and the return note said ' stop shooting reloads' My cleaning has improved. Still use it for my swamp gun. I cannot even begin to imagine how that can happen. |
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Yes cast lead is fine through the factory Glock bbl., if you can safely make handloads then you can also fire lead.
I go 100-200 rounds before sending a ChoreBoy wrapped brush down the bbl to clean the very little leading I get. As noted above they don't even want you to fire reloads, most companies do not. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Quoted: Powder coat them. No leading end of discussion. Moly coated or powder coated work just as well as plated in polygonal rifling to avoid leading. I've shot 10s of thousands of plated and thousands of moly coated in my G21, G22, and G23 (all w/factory Glock barrels) with no issues at all. BTW, I also shoot both types in my G20L (KKM Barrel), G21L (Jarvis Barrel), and G24 (Lone Wolf Barrel) with good results too. |
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