Cast bullets in a Glock 21?
I know that you can't shoot lead in the 9mm and 40 caliber Glocks, but I heard that the rifling in the 45 barrels is standard, not the hexogonal, and that you can fire lead bullets in the Glock 21. Is this true?
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The rifling on the 45 is octagonal (8-sided) rather than hexagonal (6-sided) like the 9mm and 40cal versions. Don't shoot lead bullets, stick with the FMJ's. 
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There are aftermarket barrels that specifically say it is ok to shoot lead through them... 0 -
You probably could shoot National Bullet's copperized bullets, but I think you might be best off just ordering enough FMJs to minimize the cost.
The expense of getting an aftermarket barrel pretty much nixes the value of an out of the box Glock that shoots great groups without needing to be gussied up. I suppose if you want a comp gun, this isn't an issue, but for a service weapon it's not such a great idea.
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Two local police had Glock 21's blow the barrels using lead bullets.The factory says don't do it.
Have heard via the grapevine about other blown Glocks. Convinced me.
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I have shot national bullets copperized 230 grn lead for years with no buildup. The thing you have to look out for is do not overload them at max as the used brass is weaker and the glock 21 has a portion of the barrel that does not support the case. Keep the pressure about midway or less and watch your brass for a bulge just before the case rim and you should be fine.
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Lead bullets, no matter how hard, are an absolute no-no in factory Glock barrels. As mentioned there are aftermarket ones that have standard rifling, but under no circumstances should you use bare lead bullets in a Glock factory barrel. Its a good way to void the warranty and blow up your gun at the same time. 0 -
Thanks all, I will definitely stick to FMJ bullets in this pistol!
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Bullcrap!!--never had a problem how do you explain that and i have been shooting cast copper coated lead for years now in my glock 21. If you have common sense and use copper coated lead bullets ( which by the way are as hard as a jacketed bullet ) and load to factory specs with good brass there will be no problems. Do what you like and pay thru the nose for factory loaded ammunition it's up to you.
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Bullcrap!!--never had a problem how do you explain that and i have been shooting cast copper coated lead for years now in my glock 21. If you have common sense and use copper coated lead bullets ( which by the way are as hard as a jacketed bullet ) and load to factory specs with good brass there will be no problems. Do what you like and pay thru the nose for factory loaded ammunition it's up to you.
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Check with Glock on this. The poly rifling gets a tight grip and seal on the lead (or your plated lead bullets) and can cause buildup or excess pressure, either of which will cause a kB!. If the factory says don't do it, they got good reason to do so and have had failures occur because of it. If that strikes you as senseless "bullcrap" than do as you please but don't come whining to us when you're picking plastic out of your hand and crying that "Glocks suck" because they blew up while shooting your cheap reloads (which the use of is also shunned by nearly all gun makers)[xx(]
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every gun manufacturer does not want you to shoot reloads because of the lawsuit problems. I have been shooting my reloads in my glock 21 for 7 yrs now with no problems. A coppercoated lead bullet is as hard as a jacketed lead bullet so there should be no problems with pressure and i have had NO signs of pressure on my reloads with plated bullets. You can do what you wish it's up to you if you want to spend the big money for factory. I shoot my glock a lot and it would not be feasible for me to shoot factory loaded. The glock 21 barrel has a LARGE unsupported area that does not support the case about 1/8 of an inch at the case rim and that is a trouble spot if you do not watch your brass it will weaken there. I reload my brass no more than 2 times (= 3 total fireings on the case) before pitching it to be safe there. IT'S up to you if you want to reload but i have had no problem with the copper coat bullets. NO i would not shoot plain lead bullets out of my clock but simply because of possible leading problems nothing else. REMEMBER load down on any reloads not MAX and you will be safe!
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