Posted on 09/11/2017 5:00:58 AM PDT by w1n1
Edited on 09/11/2017 12:02:08 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Glock pistols have a reputation for being indestructible. These Glocks obviously never got that memo. These fails might give you nightmares.
Glock handguns are like any other weapon that tries to harness the power of an explosion, and they can be prone to damage on occasion. If firing only lead ammunition through a Glock factory barrel, the polygonal rifling can get clogged and increase pressures to dangerous levels. Reloaded ammunition might be badly overloaded.
The Glock barrel below split open at the chamber. It is unclear whether this is a factory original barrel or an aftermarket one.
See the rest of the 6 Glock shocking fails here.
Where is The Thumb?
No Thanks Glock!
Look at the hand...where's the index finger and the thumb...?
The no-manual-safety strikerfired proponents like to say, “The best safety is between your ears.”
Anything can go wrong. And that safety between the ears can easily be distracted.
There’s a reason why there is the term “Glock Leg.”
Lead buildup to the point of explosion? Do Glocks come with a facny schmancy cleaning rod?
If you cant reload your ammo where it wont destroy your gun, you might be a dumb ass.
Most of those were probably due to reloaded/+P+ ammo (which has no official top-end pressure limit).
Everyone should shoot bulk, reloaded ammo and anything +P+ at their own risk.
All the Glock Jocks say:
Dont finger the bang switch till your ready for it to go off.
Thats worked great on revolvers since the 1835 or so.
It looks like the thumb bone is skinned but there, He is gonna need some kinda ADA approved trigger extention /actuator to enjoy Glocking any more.
These Glocks didn’t blow up due being striker fired or not having a manual safety.
Whee did I say that they did?
That was a separate point in defense of having a manual safety.
And that’s why I owned a Sig Sauer P226 until it fell into the ocean in rough seas.
“Thats worked great on revolvers since the 1835 or so.”
Of course the ones in 1835 had to be cocked and the later double action revolvers had considerable heavier trigger pull than a Glock. If I am going to have a light trigger I want more safety features like the grip safety on a Springfield XD.
I don’t own any Glocks, and wouldn’t blame these failures on the firearms.
These fails can occur due to reloads and or improper ammo being used on any firearm.
I never saw anything like this for a Colt 1911
If the light trigger pull is all you have, I agree. The thumb safety is always used on my Hi-Power as it is always carried in Condition 1. I wish it had a grip safety and NO MAG safety!
The double action trigger pull on the revolver is sufficient for me. Not incredibly hard but manageable in a close stressful situation. If I have the time and situation permits me going single action, pulling the hammer to the rear, my gun is already drawn, most probly with the target in sight and I am ready to fire.
Everything comes with discipline and experience and I am not perfect by any stretch or exaggeration.
The revolver being in the holster on my hip is in its “safe” configuration. If its not in its holster, the human excrement has already impacted the rotating blades of the cooling equipment.
Any firearm can have a catastrophic failure if you dont treat her right.
If you're a handloader, never load the maximum load in the manual and actually it's a good idea to stay well south of it. This is not the situation to be macho.
If you think or feel for some reason that you need a more powerful load than a "medium hot" load from the manual, just go buy the next bigger firearm.
Maximum loads, actually close to maximum loads are where things can start to go wrong, possibly bad wrong.
Primers backing out, primers flattening out, case mouths splitting, are all warning signs that one is pushing it with their handload/firearm combination. Look for these things and learn to spot them, and to be happy with a good solid reliable practice load for your caliber.
Go ahead and load some hunting loads or other types of practical usage loads too if you're so inclined, but the same laws of physics apply.
Sincerely sorry about the guy losing half of his hand.
Could also have been a double load, obviously. Extremely doubtful IMHO that such a thing would be caused by lead buildup in the barrel. Pay attention, focus, and don't let people mess with you when you're handloading, and keep components for only one caliber/load on the bench at any given time. Turn the TV off too.
Ping to 19, hope you’re doing well these days.
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