I love glocks but i did have one kinda kaboom. Brand new g23 gen 4, shooting factory federal hydroshock ammo. Was on the 3rd magazine. My best guess is it somehow fired out of battery, the the casing looked
like a backwards 357 sig if you can imagine that, the case was bulged out at the base near the rim. When it happened it blew the extractor and spring into no mans land (never found em) I han a minor burn from escaping powder i guess and lots of recoil. I sent it into Glock and they fixed it, of course they blamed the ammo but when i got it back its ran perfectly
You are brave. If same happened to me I would replace that gun with something from different manufacturer.
Most likely was the ammo.
If it was runnin' fine right before.
They make ammo by the million-rounds, plus the shipping/handling/storing.
Whereas every Glock is test-fired, and, as stated, was runnin' fine.
What part broke/malfunctioned to cause it?
Go easy on the FUD until you know something.
GR
Perhaps it was the ammo, but we will never know for sure.
Have had Compact G23 .40 Glocks since the early '90's.
From Gen2 to Gen4.
Currently, three Gen4's
Thousands upon thousands of rounds.
All factory.
Know of many w/ thousands upon thousands of rounds down their G23.4's as well.
0.0 issues/problems.
The .40, especially the 180 gr. load, can produce a high pressure condition due to bullet set-back.
A bad case/load, of any cartridge, can produce catastrophic problems.
Both thing to watch for and avoid, especially in a Tupperware pistol.
GR
