lucky #7 Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 What is the max OAL you can load .40 cal to and still have it fit and feed in a Glock .40 cal magazine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZinSC Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Calculating Glock .40 Max OAL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poppa Bear Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 I loaded mine out to a max of 1.155. My mags handled up to 1.165 but loading out to that length would cause the occasional jam because there was no room for error. I eventually settled on 1.145 as the length that worked best for my 185gr Precision Bullet load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucky #7 Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 Calculating Glock .40 Max OAL Now that is some funny stuff right there. However, I was hoping for some real world anecdotal responses though. Just because I can measure the magazine doesn't mean a cartridge loaded near that length will cycle. Still the best avatar in Enos-Land though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZinSC Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 I figured someone would give you the info you needed. So I thought I'd just help stir the pot to get things going! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucky #7 Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 I knew what you were up to. Much obliged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoLeft Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 +1 on Popa Bears post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poppa Bear Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 What will catch you on a lot of magazines is that the max length for 5 is longer than 10 and 10 is longer than 20. As the cartridges are placed into the magazine they start to flatten out so cartridges will start to bind the more you put in. At 1.170" you might get 5 to 6 cases in before they start to bind. At 1.165" you might get 15 or 16. Shorter than 1.165" and you can fill the entire magazine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word_Bro Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 On 8/19/2012 at 5:07 PM, CZinSC said: Calculating Glock .40 Max OAL This was hilarious! LOLOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pc70 Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 I loaded out to 1.157 and we ran them in my 1911 and my son’s Glock. My son had a few feeding issues on his G35 gen 4 so I scrubbed the chamber and shortened up to 1.150 and it has been solid so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 If you change the bullet to a different shape, you might have to change that OAL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pc70 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 That's an excellent point. Which reminds me, make sure you fill your mag with the new length / bullet shape. On the 1911 I could shoot a longer OAL than the 1.157 but in my son's Glock they would hang up on the mag catch bumps in the mag. It would strip the first round but the following rounds just stayed down in the mag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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