okay to shoot SJWC?

[bimmer]

is it okay to fire semi jacketed wad cutters thourgh a glock? i called glock and they "didnt recomend it" but one of my friends said it was fine (he works at a gun store), it just seems like glock is just saying that for liability reasons. as long as there is copper touching the bore isnt it okay?

[Irving]

I was recently talking to a guy who says that he's been shooting all lead reloads through his Glock for years. He says as long as you shoot harder lead, then it doesn't strip off onto the barrel and he's never once had a problem with it. He also says that he casts his own bullets though. I didn't know you could find lead bullets of different hardness.

[trlcavscout]

I havent tried but I would think it was ok. You can get an aftermarket barrel for shooting lead bullets. But I dont think the sjwc would hurt anything.

[Hoser]

Clean it once in a while (every 300-500 rounds or when you see lead building up in front of the chamber) and you will be fine.

And no you cant fire a few jacketed rounds through it to push/clean out all the lead. All that does is jam the lead in there harder making it a monster to get out.

[Irving]

Clean it once in a while (every 300-500 rounds or when you see lead building up in front of the chamber) and you will be fine.

And no you cant fire a few jacketed rounds through it to push/clean out all the lead. All that does is jam the lead in there harder making it a monster to get out.


I asked the guy who claims that he shoots lead all the time about this. He said the same thing. Basically said that some barrel makers tell you not to shoot brass over lead, just shoot a round with harder lead instead.

[ryanek9freak]

I was recently talking to a guy who says that he's been shooting all lead reloads through his Glock for years. He says as long as you shoot harder lead, then it doesn't strip off onto the barrel and he's never once had a problem with it. He also says that he casts his own bullets though. I didn't know you could find lead bullets of different hardness.
You can make them different hardness by varying the amount of tin you put in the lead mix. My formula is 1lb tin to 8 lbs of lead.

[theGinsue]

You can get an aftermarket barrel for shooting lead bullets.

A friend of mine shoots her Glock with a "lead" barrel all of the time. Like me, she has been around guns all of her life (and until recently, she worked in a gun store). She wanted to keep her "factory" barrel for jacketed bullets only (never plans to use it), and feels using a barrel specifically made for her gun to shoot lead bullets is wiser. It's a G21 and she'd got it all tricked out. I'm not a big fan of Glocks, but I have to admit this is a nice looking gun.

Personally, I don't like shooting lead bullets because I hate the extra effort cleaning the fouling required. Of course, I'm going to be cleaning the gun anyway and there are lots of great cleaning products on the market these days.

[ryanek9freak]

Brownells sells a great lead remover kit, I forget the brand name, but it supposedly works great, and is only about $35

I get lead in the barrel of my 1911, but its only stuck inbetween the riflings, so i doubt any jacketed bullet would come in contact with it anyway. Every once in a while, I'll take out the barrel, and lightly heat in in the oven, then scrape out the lead with a stiff brush. Seems to work pretty good.

[laportecharlie]

If you can find them, Laser-Cast bullets by Oregon Trail (1-800-811-0548) are very hard and very accurate. I have used them in my Marlin 94 in 357mag at pretty high velocites with no problems.
Charlie

[Marlin]

I'll second the laser-cast... I shoot them out of the .45/70, with no problems..

[sniper7]

Missouri Bullet CO makes some nice stuff and works great.[Beer]