Ammunition that failed to work in your Glock

[Jayzod]

I have shot may different types of ammunition from my Glocks and have not had any problems, they just seem to shoot everything fine.

I always hear people state you should shoot 100-500 rounds of your carry ammunition to be sure it functions in your gun.

Can you folks please fill me in on the ammunition loads that you have done this procedure with and the rounds you have had problems with in your Glocks and why?

Thanks!

[9 Micky Mouse]

I have only had one problem, one time, and it could have been me. I shot some corbon 125gr+p and had one stopage. I clear it and the rest shot fine.
Some years ago I read right here on Glock Talk, that Glocks did not feed Corbons well.

[mrnuke7571]

9mm, 45acp,45gap never any issues.

9mm carbine conversion = blazer aluminum case stuff was too weak to cycle the gun.

[vafish]

I used to have a G36.

I had problems with it feeding Winchester Winclean, and Corbon DPX. The DPX was weird, I tried a couple of boxes and it fed fine, bought another box and used if for carry ammo. After about 6 months I took the carry ammo to the range to fire it off. Every singe round failed to feed. They would feed if the slide was racked by hand, but the next round would jam.

Both my G19 and G17 did not like Federal Ballisticlean ammo. Probably 1 FTF per magazine.

[Preußen]

Glock 22 and 21, even with aftermarket barrels, never once in scores of thousands using every type of round failed to properly function 100% of the time

Can't say the same for my $900 stainless Colt 1911 or 1991 :upeyes:

[Mwinter]

I have seen ammo failures firsthand from many great manufacturers, but they are so infrequent you really can't worry too much about them. Every maker has a lemon now and then.

The only 2 brands I've seen consistent/repeat problems with (and not just in Glocks) are American Ammunition and Wolf (neither produce any sort of pistol ammo I'd stake my life on). I've seen Wolf 9mm rounds (older, lacquer case) stuck together in a Glock magazine...could have happened in any pistol, and a few dud/FTF rounds.

Also, several varieties of failure to feed, failure to fire, etc. from American (A-Merc). The jackets (plated) on some of their bullets crack and sometimes come off straight out of the barrel. They produce absolute crap and are to be avoided at all costs.

Personally, I've never experienced an ammo-related failure in a Glock from any of the following brands, each with at least 1,500rds fired (mostly 9mm, 10mm and .40SW):

Speer Lawman, Speer Gold Dot, ProLoad, Remington Golden Saber, DoubleTap, American Eagle (Federal), Federal Bonded Tactical, and CCI Blazer.

I honestly think a proper break-in (over 200rds) with any pistol is just as important as ensuring reliability with a selected duty/carry round.

[TKM]

I've got a G34 that really doesn't like Ball M882. Which is a damn shame because I have a really good connection with lots of it.......:steamed:

[Warp]

I have yet to fire more than 50 rounds of my premium JHPs through my carry guns. I feel confident that they will work considerin that all the FMJs work, the JHPs I have fired work (quite a few various types, and a somewhat sizeable quantity of WWB JHP) and, well, they are Glocks.


Once very 3-4 hundred rounds or so I get a failure to feed in my G26 with aluminum case Balzer.

[Jayzod]

Thanks for the responses everyone. It looks to me from what you are all saying is that if one sticks with the big Mfg Co. guys then the choice of ammunition is just that and reliability in a Glock is not a problem.

[EAJuggalo]

Not even necessarily the Big 3 but any reputable company. The only thing I've put through my G31 that wouldn't work was my own reloads, and my 21SF has fired everything I've put in it.

[Gothic_TNT]

I have used Wolf, Rem.,Win.,CorBon,MagTech,Indep., American Eagle, Speer. Etc... From the cheap stuff to $$$$ and I stick to Federal HST. Not that I had any problems with the others. I just needed to find out what self defense round was good for me. It took some $$$$$, but a few thousand rounds later this is what I came up with... FEDERAL HST

[Javelin]

The only time I have ever had a Glock FTF is when using a suppressor (Glocks are very finicky when putting anything on the end of the barrel).

:)

[weybug]

I have put thousands of rounds through my G27 and G22. The only FTFs I have had were with wolf. I had a FTE with Wolf in my G22. Afer I cleared it I tried some of the same batch in my G27. I had another FTE maybe 30 rounds later. (A few mags, it has been awhile and I am not sure).

I have shot tons of other stuff Fed, Win, Rem, Fiocci, etc. Even some reloads. No other problems ever.

Not bashing wolf. I continue to plink with their 7.62x39, 9mm, etc.

[the-darkside]

http://www.safetrailers.ch/Fotos/Shop2/Steve/Waff/Kleiner/Grosskaliber/Grosskaliber.jpg

my glock 19 was unable to fire this rounds no matter how hard i tried :-)

but to be serious i never had any problems firing different rounds with my glock.

[Tennessee Slim]

I got a box of 180 gr UMC MC for my G20 that gave me fits. Unfortunately, it was the ammo I was shooting during range qualification for my HCP. My instructor laughingly commented it was a shame stoppage clearing wasn't part of the exam cuz' Id'a aced it.

[SawgrassRaven]

http://www.safetrailers.ch/Fotos/Shop2/Steve/Waff/Kleiner/Grosskaliber/Grosskaliber.jpg

my glock 19 was unable to fire this rounds no matter how hard i tried :-)



Odd, mine did just fine with those.

You must've been limpwristing it!

:tongueout:

:wavey:

[the-darkside]

Odd, mine did just fine with those.

You must've been limpwristing it!

:tongueout:

:wavey:

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darn it, i knew it was my fault . thanks for the imput. i will try again :rofl:
:wavey:

[TWS G26]

I have only had one problem, one time, and it could have been me. I shot some corbon 125gr+p and had one stopage. I clear it and the rest shot fine.
Some years ago I read right here on Glock Talk, that Glocks did not feed Corbons well.


Same here, but several stoppages with the Corbon 125 +P in a G19. The hollowpoint cavity would consistently catch on the feed ramp. And yes, I tried several different magazines.

[hyperstyx]

I'd like to hear from anyone who's tried 9mm Lapua. Several years ago a bud and I brought 8-10 boxes of various brands to the range. Weapons included G19, 17, 26, Kahr K9, and IIRC, an HK. There were no problems 'til the Lapua (124 or 147) FMJ RN. Every gun except the HK(?) failed to reliably chamber. When we got around to a comparitive eyeballing, the OAL of the Lapua was clearly longer than all the others.

[Mwinter]

I shot at least 1,000rds of various Lapua 9mmP stuff, including their military FMJ and their CEPP.

It's been some of the most consistent and high-quality stuff I've used; same holds true for the 5.56, 7.62x39 and 7.62x51, and .30-06 stuff from them.

Was it older military surplus stuff? Box markings, etc.? If the cases were oversize then it might be 'mistaken identity'. There are several 9mm auto cartridges out there, and foreign makers like Norma, Lapua, et al don't always have them marked so that end-users in the US can tell a 9x21 from 9x19 from a 9mm Steyr from a 9mm Largo, etc etc.

I've seen foreign commercial 9x19mm marked as 9mm Combat, 9mm Luger, 9mm Parabellum, 9mm NATO, 9mm Auto, 9mm Standard, 9mm Match, etc., with no other distinctions on the wrappers/boxes.

[hyperstyx]

I don't recall box details other than the brand and 9mm Luger spec. in a package box that appeared commercial-type. All the weapons would fire the ammo when they did chamber but the meplat regularly jammed into the upper part of the chamber at a 45 degree angle. When the Glocks and Kahr did feed, they extracted/ejected. And what I believe was an H&K ate 'em up and spit 'em out.

Our eyeball comparison showed only a slight but clear OAL difference, not a case length difference. It is possible the ammo was quite old, I don't recall, but my bud is a 40+ year collector/shooter/reloader who has brought Super Vel 357 and other decades old ammo to the range.

[The-Fly]

My G26 gets picky with the cci aluminum stuff for some reason. The G34 eats it no problem. In regards to JHP's, I ran a few mags of my chosen load (HST 147gr) through both guns initially to verify function, and since then, shoot a few rounds of it here and there. Never ever had a problem with the HST.

[FatBoy]

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Done 9mm,.40,.45acp
FB

[thegriz18]

I've never had any problems with my G23. It shoots everything. Wolf, WWB, Remington, UMC, Magtech. I've never shot Speer or Federal out of it.

[Jayzod]

Same here, but several stoppages with the Corbon 125 +P in a G19. The hollowpoint cavity would consistently catch on the feed ramp. And yes, I tried several different magazines.

Seems like Corbon DPX works better?