blackiechan Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 New to glocks and reloading 40s&w. Winchester white box from Walmart. shooting out of a gen 4 35 with factory barrel. Pretty much every round looks like this. You can kinda see it, I can feel the lil bump. Should I worry about it? Can I reload these without using a buldge buster or something like that? How many times do you guys reuse the brass? Sent from my Desire HD using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disxbxjun Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Reload one and see if your sizing die will remove it. Case gauge them or drop test into your barrel to see if they will chamber afterwards. I lose my brass before I wear them out. I load them for both minor and major. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoomy Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Yup is normal when fired from Glocks since the case is not fully supported in the chamber. I use the Redding push thru sizing die before running them for reloading. No safety issue that I know of. As standard procedure I case gage all of my reloads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckaroo45 Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 +1 what zoomy said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoganbillJ Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 (edited) I reload my "glocked" brass and have never had any issues. I run a full set of lee dies including the fcd. Sizing die sizes further down than most other brands. No need to case gauge them as the fcd checks them all for me. Never had an issue, just reload till they split. Edited April 20, 2014 by LoganbillJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klee Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 The Redding push thru die is nice but the extra step is not for me. EGW makes a undersized "U" die which I use. Also the Lee FCD will help. I don't shoot a Glock, but most of brass I get has that bulge in it(guessing its most likely from a glock). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowenbuilt Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 (edited) Glocked brass only causes problems in tight match chambers. If you are going to reload these to be shot in a Glock the push through is unnecessary but does add some extra insurance for reliability. If you were going to shoot these in a Lone Wolf or a Bar-Sto barrel with a really tight chamber you might want to take the extra step. Otherwise load and enjoy. Edited April 21, 2014 by bowenbuilt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarvinPilgrim Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 I've reloaded a lot of these with Lee dies and never had a problem in a factory G24 barrel. This is the reason I'm still shooting the factory barrel as I would hate to add the extra step of running everything through a bulge buster die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackiechan Posted April 21, 2014 Author Share Posted April 21, 2014 Ok thanks guys I'll try them out! Sent from my Desire HD using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3djedi Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 If you get an aftermarket barrel, such as KKM or lonewolfe, will that correct the problem? Aren't they fully supported? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowenbuilt Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 yep, that will fix it for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob01 Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 I don't use any special die to size my Glock brass or once fired I buy. My Hornady die sizes it down just fine. I use it in both my 35 and my STI so I know there is no bulge left. Try your standard sizing die before getting more equipment and adding time to your reloading. Make sure it's screwed in all the way down so it's almost touching the shell holder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackiechan Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 (edited) I just reloaded a few rounds with lee dies and they seem fine, will test fire them tomorrow. What oal do u guys use? The chart says maximum is 1.135. Can I load longer? Any advantages for loading them longer? Sent from my Desire HD using Tapatalk 2 Edited April 25, 2014 by blackiechan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoganbillJ Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 (edited) The Lee's will serve you well. The longer you load, to a point, the better they will feed. Your bullets will determine your oal. Generally the 1.135 works great in all glocks. I load to that most of the time. I did however have some of my flat nosed berrys that needed to be loaded to 1.15 to feed reliably. Start with 1.135" and work from there. Edited April 26, 2014 by LoganbillJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
427Cobra Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 I run all my 40 brass through a Lee Bulge Buster, no more Glocked brass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipper046 Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 +1 with klee....I run an EGW U-die in the first station of my Dillon 550b...I use ALOT of Glocked brass...never had a problem...have run my reloads through Glocks, Para's, Springer 1911-A1 in .40....etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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