Comments on: Glock 45 GAP Update http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/03/14/glock_45_gap_update/ Remember, I do this to entertain me... not you. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:33:21 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Phelps http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/03/14/glock_45_gap_update/comment-page-1/#comment-197046 Phelps Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:10:32 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2008/03/14/glock_45_gap_update/#comment-197046 I'll take less safe and more reliable over the alternative. This isn't mountain biking, this is combat. I’ll take less safe and more reliable over the alternative. This isn’t mountain biking, this is combat.

]]> By: Rivrdog http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/03/14/glock_45_gap_update/comment-page-1/#comment-196979 Rivrdog Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:05:58 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2008/03/14/glock_45_gap_update/#comment-196979 Actually, for those unfamiliar with the design of Glocks, this could be a problem with ANY high-pressure cartridge in a standard Glock barrel. To give utmost reliability in chambering, the barrels are relieved (carved out) to a greater extent than some consider safe. I'm sure Glock did a lot of testing, but as I hear the story, the aim of their testing was to see how much they COULD relieve the back of the barrel, not how much protection they could give the cartridge in the chamber. A simple solution is to get a match barrel for your Glock. A match barrel is relieved far less. Now, it may not chamber certain types of ammo as easily as the combat barrel dows, so it's up to the Glock owner to do extensive testing of his/her own to make sure that the chosen ammo feeds reliably into the chamber. BTW, this report says nothing about the even earlier example of an exploding .45 GAP on the police range in Portland, OR. Actually, for those unfamiliar with the design of Glocks, this could be a problem with ANY high-pressure cartridge in a standard Glock barrel. To give utmost reliability in chambering, the barrels are relieved (carved out) to a greater extent than some consider safe.

I’m sure Glock did a lot of testing, but as I hear the story, the aim of their testing was to see how much they COULD relieve the back of the barrel, not how much protection they could give the cartridge in the chamber.

A simple solution is to get a match barrel for your Glock. A match barrel is relieved far less. Now, it may not chamber certain types of ammo as easily as the combat barrel dows, so it’s up to the Glock owner to do extensive testing of his/her own to make sure that the chosen ammo feeds reliably into the chamber.

BTW, this report says nothing about the even earlier example of an exploding .45 GAP on the police range in Portland, OR.

]]> By: Chris Byrne http://www.saysuncle.com/2008/03/14/glock_45_gap_update/comment-page-1/#comment-196943 Chris Byrne Sat, 15 Mar 2008 05:15:38 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2008/03/14/glock_45_gap_update/#comment-196943 There have always been problems with case head separations with the .45gap. There have always been problems with case head separations with the .45gap.

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