I just talked to a guy that bought some Machine gun ammo that stated " do not use in pistols" that has been shooting it out of his Glock 17
No problems yet
I just talked to a guy that bought some Machine gun ammo that stated " do not use in pistols" that has been shooting it out of his Glock 17
No problems yet
If you google 'glock 40 kb' there's lots of stories, and some intelligent discussion. The high pressure of 40 cal combined with the short/wide case design creates an opportunity to theoretically increase the pressure exponentially (to dangerous levels) when bullets are pushed further into the case (setback) by multiple chambering/ejecting cycles on a carry piece. The feedramp in glock (and some other pistols) that is designed for reliably feeding hollowpoints leaves part of the case exposed and relies on the strength of the case to contain the pressure. Add reloads (or too thin cases) to the setback bullets and an unsupported chamber and KABOOM!
So, what to do? Some or all of the following:
-Wear safety glasses
-Don't shoot 40 (Shoot 10MM like it was intended!)
-Don't shoot guns with unsupported chambers. (You might be dissapointed in the feeding dept)
-Don't shoot reloads (Glock's rule, not mine)
-Segregate chambered carry ammo after one use (inspect and shoot next time @ range)
-Last but not least, send your guns to an artist in SF to turn into a bike rack
Choose a few of the sacrifices above that you can live with and you'll be a little less likely to loose an eye or trigger finger.
Poof.
Modern firearms are actually pretty safe to blow up. The ejection port is away from the typical shooters body and is where stuff generally blows out to. On a wheelgun the recoil plate and topstrap serve to direct a overload away from the shooter.
The worst that might happen is you get tattooed with some powder and bits of brass. Which is why you wear eyepro when shooting.
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Yep, AR's blow up too. I had it happen to me. My chin was stippled with brass and carbon, each forearm had parts buried in them, under each ofmy collar bones as well.
Long story short: any gun can blow up. It can be due to ammo, unsupported case, bad metal in the gun, bad ammo brass, bad mojo, bad breather, or bad luck.
WELL... Since the question was raised, and alll......
Even after 15 hours fasting, 2 hours sleep, and NO CAFFEINE, I still scored 129 the last time I took an IQ test... so your buddies must be some Einsteins.
The time before, with food in my tummy and well rested, I scored a 136. That was about a decade ago, and the lower score was from about a year ago, so I don't walk around claiming a 136 IQ anymore. At least until I get an opportunity to re-take it; after breakfast and a cup of coffee would be nice.
The Brits and Israelis made various loads for subguns in special conditions.
It may nit have blown up the Glock 17, yet but if it is subgun ammo it is beating the snot out f it.
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But, the .40 S&W operates at a SAAMI pressure of 35,000 PSI and the 9MM Parabellum operates at a SAAMI pressure of..........35,000 PSI, which one is a "high pressure" cartridge? .357 Sig is 40,000, .45 ACP is 21,000 and the .357 Magnum? 35,000 PSI.If you google 'glock 40 kb' there's lots of stories, and some intelligent discussion. The high pressure of 40 cal combined with the short/wide case design creates an opportunity to theoretically increase the pressure exponentially (to dangerous levels) when bullets are pushed further into the case (setback) by multiple chambering/ejecting cycles on a carry piece.
You could get in trouble with handloads but factory ammo, prolly not. The weapon design has more to do with it. Glock had a problem (vera, vera, bad problem) and fixed it. I've owned a dozen or so .40 Glocks and have not been without one at any time in the last 12 yrs. They work.
I have some 90gr. 9mm with RG headstamp. I read this was made for british sub-guns.
Ted Bundy had an IQ of 129........just sayin'......Even after 15 hours fasting, 2 hours sleep, and NO CAFFEINE, I still scored 129 the last time I took an IQ test... so your buddies must be some Einsteins.
Yes, .40 S&W glocks are dangerous. Please send them to me for proper disposal.
Well I don't think I meant it as harshly as you took it... I was just ribbing you/whoever said they use "machinegun" 9mm in their Glock. But I thought the cat with cheese on it's face was great, meself.
And "genius" is somewhere around 145IQ... 129 is very high, but not genius.
I can pee farther than BOTH of you!
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