GuitarmanNick
Ultimate Member
Dismantled and inspected 100 - .45 ACP reloads that my brother bought and was using during his qualification when his gun blew apart. Luckily, he was not seriously injured, and still qualified.
He said he had fired 47 of 50 rounds and had noticed damaged brass and an unusually heavy recoil all along, but the Glock was still running, and he chalked it up to his arthritis. The testing was almost completed when it failed.
He had gotten 3 boxes of 50 rounds so only 2 remained.
I found there were two different primers used and that when the primer change was made, the normal 5.9-6.0 grains charge, changed to 10.6-11.0 grains. This was the case in 46 of 100. The heavier charges were compressed and not quite a double charge, but very close.
At least I am reasonably certain that the cause of my brother's incident was the reloads he was using. He was left with no permanent injuries and Glock rebuilt his gun at no charge. Lucky all around!
I have loaded them using 5.9 grains of the recycled powder. It appears to be Unique, but there is no way to be certain. A trip to Cindy's in the near future will let me know if this operation was a success.
He said he had fired 47 of 50 rounds and had noticed damaged brass and an unusually heavy recoil all along, but the Glock was still running, and he chalked it up to his arthritis. The testing was almost completed when it failed.
He had gotten 3 boxes of 50 rounds so only 2 remained.
I found there were two different primers used and that when the primer change was made, the normal 5.9-6.0 grains charge, changed to 10.6-11.0 grains. This was the case in 46 of 100. The heavier charges were compressed and not quite a double charge, but very close.
At least I am reasonably certain that the cause of my brother's incident was the reloads he was using. He was left with no permanent injuries and Glock rebuilt his gun at no charge. Lucky all around!
I have loaded them using 5.9 grains of the recycled powder. It appears to be Unique, but there is no way to be certain. A trip to Cindy's in the near future will let me know if this operation was a success.