Reloading glock brass

[dmac]

I am going to start reloading 9mm. Have a lot of brass from my brother that has been fired in a glock. Have read about the glock bulge and was wondering who made the best dies for this situation. I normally use rcbs dies for rifle loading.

 

[people]

I use rcbs carbide for my 9mm.

 

[DeadEyeDick45]

Lee makes a "bulge buster" setup specifically for Glock'd brass. From my understanding you use the 9mm Mak Die.
Short video of a guy using a Arbor Press with the Mak Die. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuWynqM41p8

 

[memo43]

Same here I use an rcbs die set, the Lee bulge buster kit to get rid of the glock bulge. You will need a Lee crimp die to complete the bulge buster kit

 

[Rustystud]

I would recommend a CasePro100 roll sizer. Reconditions the whole case.
Nat Lambeth
They are not cheap.

 

[josebd]

ive never heard of this?

 

[Ringostar]

When I used to shoot action pistol comp, the glock guys would use a pass through die to debulge their brass. I don't remember who made it, but they we're set up to screw a plastic pop bottle onto the top. You could continue pushing brass through until the bottle was full, then unscrew the die from your press and turn it over. you now have a bottle full of debulged brass.

 

[Ringostar]

ive never heard of this?

The feed ramp on a factory glock barrel, is partially in the chamber. When fired, the bottom of the case isn't fully supported. It then leaves, a bulged area.

 

[dmac]

Thanks for the replys. Do I understand correctly that some just use rcbs dies without doing anything else. Will be using them in 1911

 

[Rustystud]

Roll sizing is not a new idea. All commercial loaders recondition range brass this way. There are push through carbide dies. They don't recondition the rim and groove. The Scharch roll sizer is about $5000.00 without a collator. Mike Floury's Case pro 100 has die plates that can be changed for different calibers. Base price is around $700.00 . If you are a serious auto pistol shooter and a reloader it is a must. Regular reloading dies do very little to the web and case head.
Nat Lambeth.

 

[A Marsh]

Thanks for the replys. Do I understand correctly that some just use rcbs dies without doing anything else. Will be using them in 1911

I have loaded tens of thousands of 9mm with a set of Lee carbide dies. A lot of my range brass is from Glocks with the distinctive square primer mark. The "glocked" brass idea is more hype than reality in my experience, and if it ever exists is far more likely to happen in .40 rather than 9mm or 45 ACP. Personally I have only seen it in 357 sig brass. My solution to that was to put the damaged brass into the scrap bucket.

If you really want to know if you will have a problem, get a chambering gage. EGW makes a nice one that covers four cartridges. http://www.egwguns.com/index.php?p=product&id=843

For $20 you will know if you have a problem.

 

[people]

The only bulge I have ever seen was hot ammo.

As long as the ammo was not trying to make something it is not you will be fine. It seems to be a problem with 10mm short ammo. Those guys seem to want 10mm performance from a 40 S&W. They bought a 10mm short deal with it.

 

[jlow]

Thanks for the replys. Do I understand correctly that some just use rcbs dies without doing anything else. Will be using them in 1911

I have loaded tens of thousands of 9mm with a set of Lee carbide dies. A lot of my range brass is from Glocks with the distinctive square primer mark. The "glocked" brass idea is more hype than reality in my experience, and if it ever exists is far more likely to happen in .40 rather than 9mm or 45 ACP. Personally I have only seen it in 357 sig brass. My solution to that was to put the damaged brass into the scrap bucket.

If you really want to know if you will have a problem, get a chambering gage. EGW makes a nice one that covers four cartridges. http://www.egwguns.com/index.php?p=product&id=843

For $20 you will know if you have a problem.

This basically echo my own experience. Use the same Lee dies and have sized and fired tens of thousands of them with no problem. I am a careful reloader and I put ALL my loaded rounds through a case gage and I have seen ones that do not quite fit in but when I check those in the barrel/chamber of my XDm pistol and only remember maybe one that I had to junk.

Unless you are picking up brass from rounds that are loaded super hot, this is a non-issue. You are more likely to have primers falling out of loose primer pockets than bulged Glock cases....

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Dillon dies work fine

 

[mmcu]

RCBS Carbide Dies work just fine for my Glock.

 

[snert]

early (first/second gen) glocks in 9mm had a generous feed ramp, and sometimes bulged cases. The 40, which in the Glock architecture requires a larger more generous feed ramp bulges cases, hot or not. Besides, the 40 runs hotter by design.

the 9mm is actually a rimmed case (barely) and some manufactures will not build a pass thru die for it because it actually changes the rim slightly, and besides, it is tapered. The 40 is a rebated rim, and it has straight walls. Several die makers make a Glock case die (Redding makes the GRX which has a bottle attachment feature.

these dies do not size the case mouth, so GRX'ing only takes out the bulge.

In a 9mm, you will likely not have issues with bulge, but if you do, roll size. I know of no one shooting IDPA worrying about it, but i am sure there are those who do.

 

[Steve Blair]

9mm Luger or 9x19mm is not a rimmed case in any sense but is a tapered case. .40 S&W is not a rebated rim case. Please review the attached cartridge drawings taken from saami.org.

 

[bheadboy]

the local Sherriff is a friend, I have gotten once fired 40sw from his men qualifying with carry ammo. maybe 3000 cases - they carry Glocks

I use RCBS carbide dies, in an RCBS ammo master, adjust the size die to contact the shell plate, an have never had a problem.

Bob

 

[navyrad8r]

below is what I use on any "unknown history" brass for my 40sw needs. there is a cheaper non carbide on e as well. I went carbide and never looked back. breeze to use and works great. with that being said for my .45 acp stuff I use the "ultra" die from lee which is basically an rcbs small base die we all love for loading the service rifles and such. hope this helps...
cheers,
Doc


http://www.midwayusa.com/product/231187/redding-g-rx-carbide-base-sizing-die-kit-40-s-and-w-357-sig-10mm-auto

 

[dmac]

Thanks everyone that responded. Great forum by the way. I am just going to try rcbs carbide as several suggested and see how it goes. I am not a new reloader just new to 9mm and glock brass. The brass is all new once fired so no hot loads as mentioned. Sure I will need more help a long the way. Dave