I Didn't Know This, .40 S&W through 10mm G20

[SuperiorDG]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi7zJ6agymo#t=189

[BPTactical]

Gee, what could go wrong???

Please people do not try this at home.

[gos]

It's cute he thinks those gloves would protect his hands from a catastrophic failure.

[Hoser]

Get a K&M 40 barrel for a G-20 and it is fine.

[cofi]

Gee, what could go wrong???

Please people do not try this at home.
Burt what could happen?

[Bailey Guns]

I'm no gunsmith... But I would think the only thing holding that fotay round in the firing position would be the extractor since it isn't headspacing properly in the chamber. I'd be concerned about an unsupported case rupturing.

[Dunno]

[BPTactical]

Burt what could happen?

Oh, other than a catastrophic barrel failure not much[Coffee]

You are going to have the difference between the end of the 40 case and the end of the 10mm chamber that will foul and lead up. Worst case it will shave some of the 40 projectile on the crisp edge which is the end of the 10mm chamber. Do it enough or that one round that is "just right" and it can cause a pressure spike which is on the list of bad things.
Not to mention the erosion on the 10mm throat.
Where the worst potential for an issue is when NumbNut loads a 10mm unwittingly and pulls the trigger. Now that round is crowded into the chamber along with all of the fouling etc.
Pressure spike.

Again, only a stupid ass would do such.
We aren't stupid asses here.

And Bailey is spot on, it would be very hard on the extractor.

[rbeau30]

Looks like from his channel he tries this with other calibers and does other stupid things with firearms? Won't be long and Murphy will come visit him. More air for me.

[davsel]

I would have thought the 10mm recoil spring would be too stiff to cycle a .40.

Next, I want to see .357 Sig in a .40.
Then, a .380 in a 9mm.

He won't last long.

[ray1970]

The thing ejected better than my factory Glock 17. I'm jealous.

[Skip]

Why is it always the guy with the Glock who is going for the Darwin award?

[colorider]

That guy in the vid is the biggest dipshit on the planet.

[cofi]

Oh, other than a catastrophic barrel failure not much[Coffee]

You are going to have the difference between the end of the 40 case and the end of the 10mm chamber that will foul and lead up. Worst case it will shave some of the 40 projectile on the crisp edge which is the end of the 10mm chamber. Do it enough or that one round that is "just right" and it can cause a pressure spike which is on the list of bad things.
Not to mention the erosion on the 10mm throat.
Where the worst potential for an issue is when NumbNut loads a 10mm unwittingly and pulls the trigger. Now that round is crowded into the chamber along with all of the fouling etc.
Pressure spike.

Again, only a stupid ass would do such.
We aren't stupid asses here.

And Bailey is spot on, it would be very hard on the extractor.
Good to know!

[BPTactical]

Why is it always the guy with the Glock who is going for the Darwin award?

"I am the only one professional enough to handle this pistol"


Shit Skip, I think your on to something.....

[trlcavscout]

I would have thought the 10mm recoil spring would be too stiff to cycle a .40.

Next, I want to see .357 Sig in a .40.
Then, a .380 in a 9mm.

He won't last long.

Most factory 40 ammo is hotter then most factory 10mm. I load 10/40 the same, I down load them for competition, functions fine in a Glock 29/20.

[TFOGGER]

Maybe he was inspired by the ability to fire .40 in a 10mm revolver with moon clips, without understanding the role that the moon clips serve. Similarly, it is possible to do the same thing with .380 in a 9mm revolver with moon clips, as the headspace is now controlled by the moon clip in the extractor groove, rather than the case mouth in the chamber...

Or maybe the guy IS just an idiot...[Tooth]

[buckshotbarlow]

barrel swap and it would be fine, however, why the hell would you want to turn a large frame gun into a small frame gun??? Idiot factor award of the year? Yes, you can do the same with a 38 and a 357...

[Busta Prima]

I wouldn't do it under normal circumstances but it's at least nice to know information if you found yourself is a really bad (and yes, really rare, odd) situation. [panic]

[Zombie Steve]

I think reloads headspace on the extractor more than people realize, but a .45 case that's a few thousandths short vs a case that's .142" short is a pretty big difference.

Just because you can doesn't mean you should.

Let's hope waterhead here makes it through 2014 with all of his fingers in tact.

[SA Friday]

Ray, change the G17's recoil spring to a 15lb ISMI. It will shoot better and eject better.

[ray1970]

Ray, change the G17's recoil spring to a 15lb ISMI. It will shoot better and eject better.

Thanks. Maybe I'll give that a shot first before I spend $60 on that Apex extractor.

[Circuits]

Never ever fire .38sp from a .357 mag. The bullet has to jump to the rifling, so it must be a glocknade waiting to happen.

[Zombie Steve]

Never ever fire .38sp from a .357 mag. The bullet has to jump to the rifling, so it must be a glocknade waiting to happen.

Headspaces on the case rim and has a forcing cone. Apples and oranges.