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Caribou and Grizzly hunting on the North Slope last two weeks, i shot a caribou with my G35, stood up and i went to put a finisher in. Damn gun blew up in my hand, mag releases hit my fingers, extractor blew out and the top of the magazine blew away. Got most of the feeling back in my hands now. I had to bulldog the caribou and cut his throat with my Swiss Army knife. Glad it wasn't a bear. Used a rifle on the bear. A little safer distance. I'm looking for a new pistol but i suspect with new parts, this one will shoot again.
Anyone else had this happen?


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Yes , Glock 30 case ruptured cost mag & release

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Dennis factory ammo? Are you ok not a good thing to have happened out in the bush! Kurt


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Unsupported chamber on those, correct?

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Sounds like a well thought out plan. Having only a Swiss Army really adds to the level of brilliance.

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Seen alot of 40 cal Glocks do that! Unsupported chamber issues!

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Originally Posted by TxJW
Seen alot of 40 cal Glocks do that! Unsupported chamber issues!


Yep.

Seen hot loads in 9mm take them apart too.


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My info says the newer generation 40's have a bit more chamber support, but don't have a newer one on hand to confirm.

Seen a few Gen II's let go at USPSA matches, they were repairable.

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The Glock opens faster than another semi auto and the 40 S&W is loaded to about 40,000 PSI.
If the gun stayed locked a slight bit longer this would not happen. The chamber supports to the case head thicker part as is.



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Was it factory ammo? Bullet setback from loading/unloading. I shoot a few glock 40s and never had an issue. Glad your ok. I would contact ammo company and Glock!

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Glad to hear the op is alright. Glock kabooms happen. Unsupported chambers and all.


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While doing load development for heavy .40 loads I use a Gen 3 G22 and use a stock recoil spring guide road assembly. That said, beyond that, I run a heavier spring on a guide Wolff guide rod as it prevents the gun from unlocking early and reduces the recoil a bit making the gun shoot a bit smoother. A 20# (and heavier) as shown here is a good one and I use it in 10mm and warm .45 acp loads as well.

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These 170 grain polymer coated SWCs at 1200 FPS work fine with a fresh RSA (recoil spring assembly) in Gen 3 and newer guns, but it never hurts to put a heavier spring in and have a few on hand, and swap them out on a semi regular basis. Springs are very cheap insurance as compared to having bad things happen such as what happened to DennisInAZ.


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In my Glock 20 10mm I use a 22 lb. recoil spring. The factory spring is 17 lbs. I shoot mostly Underwood 200 gr. XTP hollowpoints at 1250 fps or their 220 gr. hard cast at 1200 fps. The gun is smoother shooting with those full on 10mm loads with the heavier spring and gives 100% reliability.


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Originally Posted by MOGC
In my Glock 20 10mm I use a 22 lb. recoil spring. The factory spring is 17 lbs. I shoot mostly Underwood 200 gr. XTP hollowpoints at 1250 fps or their 220 gr. hard cast at 1200 fps. The gun is smoother shooting with those full on 10mm loads with the heavier spring and gives 100% reliability.

I do the same with my Glock 20, a 22 lb Wolff recoil spring on a Wolff steel guide rod. I have no problem with any factory loads I've ever used in it (including some .40 S&W's just for fun) or with my hot rod 180 grain loads.

Edit to add: I load new Starline brass, reload it once and let it go after that.

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Originally Posted by OlderGuy54
Sounds like a well thought out plan. Having only a Swiss Army really adds to the level of brilliance.

I hate posts like this. Someone comes here to share information that’s of interest to us all, and gets a snarky smarta$$ reply like this.

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Originally Posted by OlderGuy54
Sounds like a well thought out plan. Having only a Swiss Army really adds to the level of brilliance.


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People still believe the 40 is an high pressure cartridge. It's runs the same pressure as an 9mm NATO but the difference is expansion characteristics and it reaches "peak" pressure sooner than many other cartridgesbsuch as the 9mm. That is why folks refer to it as snappy. It simply has an more abrupt pressure curve, not higher pressure.

This isnt my opinion but rather a technical paper published on the subject

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Then couldn't that be slightly adjusted by the use of a different powder with faster or slower burn rate?

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