Exploding Glock-Factory ammo... cross posted form other forum

[H8SPVMT]

Originally Posted by C hawk Glock

Though I love and shoot glocks this tends to happen to glocks more then other guns. My co-worker had a bit more damage then the picture on this thread, and the first thing I asked him was if it was a reload in a glock. He asked why, and I told him the track record, now he will not shoot reloads through his glock anymore either.

Check the link again, it list pictures of more than just Glocks.

[C hawk Glock]

Originally Posted by H8SPVMT

Check the link again, it list pictures of more than just Glocks.

Well I don't have to check a link to tell you that my co-worker and friends' hand is f-up because of his Glock 27.

Just ask him how he feels about barely keeping all 5 digits.

[H8SPVMT]

Originally Posted by C hawk Glock

Well I don't have to check a link to tell you that my co-worker and friends' hand is f-up because of his Glock 27.

Just ask him how he feels about barely keeping all 5 digits.

Buddy, I don't really think you get it.

It's an ammo problem, not a Glock problem.

Please explain how all that metal got blown outward if the cartridge was in the chamber.

I own several guns and I have shot the Glocks the most. I worn one (the older 23) frame slap out and have never had any major issues with the guns other than haveing that frame replaced. I still shoot it and carry it for SD BTW.

My success might be because I never shoot reloads or +P ammo.

It is too late in the game to tell, the bullet has lfet the barrel but I suspect the bullet might have been bumped back into the case prior to firing, causing a higher than normal pressure blowing the case out.

Every round should be inspected for OAL tolerances before shot in my book. I have witnessed several crushed boxes of ammo throughout the years.

I think your friend was lucky to have been shooting a Glock when this happened, myself. So, he barely kept his digits huh, hell man, you've never seen war have you? Yea, his hand swas stinging pretty smartly I bet but barely hanging on to his digits, hell, he didn't even require a sitch!

[PastorPack]

I was at the range with a friend and got to see the Glock KB firsthand. It happened just like the pics...case failure. The Glock expoded out of the bottom of the mag. Mag was blown straight down, in pieces, Slide and Barrel were bulged. Lots of other internal damage to trigger assembly, etc.

First impression was that I'm sure glad that the force of the explosion went out the bottom of the grip. That is by design and saved my friend from any serious injury. He only had a gash on his finger.

I would also agree that for the number of Glocks out there, a few KB's are not alarming.

[C hawk Glock]

Originally Posted by H8SPVMT

Buddy, I don't really think you get it.

It's an ammo problem, not a Glock problem.

Please explain how all that metal got blown outward if the cartridge was in the chamber.

I own several guns and I have shot the Glocks the most. I worn one (the older 23) frame slap out and have never had any major issues with the guns other than haveing that frame replaced. I still shoot it and carry it for SD BTW.

My success might be because I never shoot reloads or +P ammo.

It is too late in the game to tell, the bullet has lfet the barrel but I suspect the bullet might have been bumped back into the case prior to firing, causing a higher than normal pressure blowing the case out.

Every round should be inspected for OAL tolerances before shot in my book. I have witnessed several crushed boxes of ammo throughout the years.

I think your friend was lucky to have been shooting a Glock when this happened, myself. So, he barely kept his digits huh, hell man, you've never seen war have you? Yea, his hand swas stinging pretty smartly I bet but barely hanging on to his digits, hell, he didn't even require a sitch!

Buddy,

I really think you are the one who is not getting it. Look at my prior post on this thread, I love Glocks, but I am not a fan boy, nor a certified armorer. I will stand by my previous thoughts.

1. Glocks tend to kaboom more then other guns. Much of this could be contributed to the massive amount of numbers that have been sold.

2. 40 calibers Glocks tend to be the biggest offenders

3. Seriously, please don't play the "been in war" card. I have the deepest respects, but just because my co-worker and friend did not lose his whole hand does not mean he can't say anything about it.

4. What you are saying sounds like and old Milli Vanilli song "Blame it on the round"

[H8SPVMT]

Originally Posted by PastorPack

I was at the range with a friend and got to see the Glock KB firsthand. It happened just like the pics...case failure. The Glock expoded out of the bottom of the mag. Mag was blown straight down, in pieces, Slide and Barrel were bulged. Lots of other internal damage to trigger assembly, etc.

First impression was that I'm sure glad that the force of the explosion went out the bottom of the grip. That is by design and saved my friend from any serious injury. He only had a gash on his finger.

I would also agree that for the number of Glocks out there, a few KB's are not alarming.

Again, ammo issue or, a squib load (most likely) and not a Glock issue.

[H8SPVMT]

Originally Posted by C hawk Glock

Buddy,

I really think you are the one who is not getting it. Look at my prior post on this thread, I love Glocks, but I am not a fan boy, nor a certified armorer. I will stand by my previous thoughts.

1. Glocks tend to kaboom more then other guns. Much of this could be contributed to the massive amount of numbers that have been sold.

2. 40 calibers Glocks tend to be the biggest offenders

3. Seriously, please don't play the "been in war" card. I have the deepest respects, but just because my co-worker and friend did not lose his whole hand does not mean he can't say anything about it.

4. What you are saying sounds like and old Milli Vanilli song "Blame it on the round"

So where can I find those stats, that Glock KB's more than other guns?

I 'm not trying to stiffle your buddy talking about his mishap in anyway. It happened and thankfully nothing serious happened to him. You on the otherhand, (no pun intended) seem to be blowing this event out of portion with the use of sentence buildings like, "He almost lost all his digits," or words to that effect, when it isn't true. I'd never want to experience what your buddy went thru either but his hand was not ever injuried so badly that he could ever claim to have lost all his fingers. Now, we're at the poit that I am damning him because he didn't lose his whole hand.

I would never begruge anyone for talking about his experience even if the KB didn't injure, much less including the lost of a hand.

I have seen much more sever injuries. Even he (your Buddy) states:

... I then draw the G30 again, aim, squeeze, and BOOM. I drop the gun and start pacing up and down the shooting line yelling and swearing. ... I finally look down at my searing right hand and am relieved to find all of my digits still attached. After the searing in my hand dulls down to a throb, I retrieve my G30 from the dirt.
...
The ammo that kaboomed was factory Remington UMC that comes in the green and white box from Walmart. ...

Pics of the ruptured case and my hand:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...m_hand_web.jpg

Does that look a injuries that require immediate medical attention, much less the lost of digits , or, the lost of the whole hand.

And his stated issue isn't even the Glock as I read it. He seems more concerned with the ammo that caused the issue to begin with. That is where the issue should lie too.

Maybe you need to talk your buddy into calling Glock and having it checked out by a lab.