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- From: rmihara%ocf.Berkeley.EDU@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (Randall A. Mihara)
- Newsgroups: rec.guns
- Subject: Re: Glocks and Lead Bullets?
- Message-ID: <1ec07jINNqkc@agate.berkeley.edu>
- Date: 19 Nov 92 15:08:17 GMT
- Sender: magnum@mimsy.umd.edu
- Organization: U.C. Berkeley Open Computing Facility
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- Approved: gun-control@cs.umd.edu
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- In article <9211171648.AA02916@sweetpea.jsc.nasa.gov> weed@sweetpea.jsc.nasa.gov (daniel weed 283-4162) writes:
- #In the on-going debate between Glocks and the rest of the world, I've
- #read a few posts indicating that one should NOT shoot LEAD bullets
- #in their GLock. What are the facts in this? Does it apply to the .45 ACP
- #also? I am considering buying a .45 Glock, but I would be shooting
- #re-loaded lead SWCs or RN most of the time.
-
- I don't remember any notice in the instruction manual stating not
- to use lead rounds. In fact that was one reason I purchased a glock.
- I have a Glock 21 and have just about fired a whole case of 1000 rounds
- of Miwall 200 gr lead SWCs. They feed very reliably. I don't think
- I'll buy anymore lead rounds, though, because the barrel is more difficult
- to clean than for jacketed rounds...besides, I want to reduce my exposure
- to lead.
-
- #I assume firing handloads voids the Glock warrenty, but I'm also sure
-
- firing handloads voids the warranty...especially for those daring/foolish
- people that get inspired to make their Hydrashoks hotter:-)
-
- Randy Mihara
- rmihara@ocf.berkeley.edu
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