useing a 185 gr swc in a glock 21

charlespg

[Charlespg]

I have orderd some 185 SWC ( 1000)from the bulletworks in Breckenridge TX.

Has anybody had problems useing them in a glock model 21

I also have a springfield 1911a1

thanks

[Migraine]

Love the Springfield. Keep the rails and receiver and the chamber lubed, though, esp with cheaper ammo.

[Tarpon]

SWCs sometimes don't feed well — But usually do just fine for target use.

I would think you would want good defense commercial ammo for serious work.

It's just me, but I use FMJ commercial ammo for target work. That way it limits the possibility of suib loads, especially if you pratice the double tap, or rapid fire.

[Vaquero]

I bought some 185s for my 1911A1 remington rand, and didn’tt like the accuracy. I prefer 230 fmj and hollow points in jacketed and 200gr hard cast lead from a lee mold for my cheap lead loads for plinking and wild bunch shoots.

but hey a glock aint a 1911...good luck with em

[P8riot]

Technically speaking you are not supposed to fire lead bullets in a Glock with polygonal rifling. They’d be just fine in your 1911 though, it has standard lands and grooves.

[cayuga]

I agree with P8riot in post 5. I wouldn’t use lead bullets in a Glock.

[Charlespg]

I'm probably going to get a aftermarket barrel then.
one that has standard threads and groves.

[PowderMonkey]

Hope you enjoy tinkering. Springs, ejectors, extractors, and some minor fitting by qualified gunsmith may be required. Most things are seldom truely “drop in” and shoot. I’ve enjoyed all my Glocks bone stock. My favorite is the Glock 21. Of the entire stable, it’s the most accurate, and most fun to shoot just as it came from the box.

[P8riot]

Hope you enjoy tinkering. Springs, ejectors, extractors, and some minor fitting by qualified gunsmith may be required.

Not really. In all of the aftermarket barrel swaps I've seen on Glocks about the only additional thing that may need changing is the recoil spring, and sometimes the guide rod.

[P8riot]

Good idea.

[ExSoldier]

I'm probably going to get a aftermarket barrel then.

You'll void your warranty. Might it not be a better idea to simply use FMJ ammo? What another poster said about messing around with base equipment is valid. You alter one thing on a machine like a Glock and you don't know how it will affect the other finely balanced components in their operation.

[Charlespg]

I will see if anybody has any bulk fmj components for reloading
Midway is completely sold out

[LanaTurnerOverdrive]

I wouldn’t use lead bullets in a Glock.

Why is that? I'm new to firearms and I'm a fresh Glock owner. Please advise.

[smokingfrog]

Kaboom!

http://www.thegunzone.com/glock/glock-kb-faq.html

[ExSoldier]

Try NATCHEZSS

[SIDENET]

My favorite is the Glock 21. Of the entire stable, it’s the most accurate, and most fun to shoot just as it came from the box.

My G21 has been an excellent gun and is bone stock. I've never had a single problem with it.

[ExSoldier]

Field strip your gun and remove the barrel so you can hold the barrel in your hands and let the light in from all sides. Look into the barrel and you'll notice a total lack of traditional Lands and Grooves. This is not a traditional barrel. It's not your father's 1911. The reason you don't fire lead rounds from this gun is that the lead buildup in such a barrel is massive and incredibly fast and will often result in the aforementioned over pressure KABOOM!

I bought a M23 a long time ago and quickly discovered the snappy barrel whip was unpleasant to shoot when the object is accuracy and not combat competition like IPSC or IDPA, let alone the real deal. So I sold the gun to a fellow club member.

He loved the gun, said he'd been "practicing a lot" with his own reloads. I cautioned him as we are doing for you, but he was a very experienced shooter and he was an NRA instructor (as I am). I was at the very next match the following month as he began to make his run thru the course of fire and was able to directly witness his KABOOM! The trigger mechanism disintegrated and blew out the bottom. All he got was a burn and a blister but he admitted he was lucky to have not lost his finger and he also admitted on the spot he'd run 500rds of lead ammo thru the gun within the last month. NOTE: Normal cleaning doesn't necessarily remove lead fouling!