Steel ammo in glock

I see steel handgun ammo going for cheap but is it ok to shoot in glocks, xd's or any of the newer pistols

It is just a Glock. Go for it.

The case and chamber dimensions are set by caliber, not by intended case material. Your Glock will be fine. I personally use brown/silver bear a lot with no issues.

You will hear all kinds of horror stories about stuck cases and broken extractors, but take it with a grain of salt. Brass cased ammo isn't magical. Bad stuff happens with brass cased ammo as well, usually from poor maintenance, an improper reload, or a worn gun. ALL guns WILL fail at some point. They are simple machines and machines break down.

Do you plan on reloading? Steel case is usually berdan primed and difficult to reload. How much do you shoot? Any accelerated wear you may or may not get from steel case wouldnt come into play unless you are shooting tens of thousands of rounds a year.

Get you some steel cased and try it out. I cannot speak for tula or wolf as I haven't tried either brand. I have heard wolf is pretty dirty, though. Silver or Brown Bear has been good for me and burns much cleaner than Remington bulk 9mm. That stuff is nasty!

Subsonix wrote:The case and chamber dimensions are set by caliber, not by intended case material. Your Glock will be fine. I personally use brown/silver bear a lot with no issues.

You will hear all kinds of horror stories about stuck cases and broken extractors, but take it with a grain of salt. Brass cased ammo isn't magical. Bad stuff happens with brass cased ammo as well, usually from poor maintenance, an improper reload, or a worn gun. ALL guns WILL fail at some point. They are simple machines and machines break down.

Do you plan on reloading? Steel case is usually berdan primed and difficult to reload. How much do you shoot? Any accelerated wear you may or may not get from steel case wouldnt come into play unless you are shooting tens of thousands of rounds a year.

Get you some steel cased and try it out. I cannot speak for tula or wolf as I haven't tried either brand. I have heard wolf is pretty dirty, though. Silver or Brown Bear has been good for me and burns much cleaner than Remington bulk 9mm. That stuff is nasty!

Yes I do plan on reloading I haven't started yet but when I do I will reload brass.

I have shot it, as have many others. Won't be a problem at all, your Glock will eat it.

Glock extractors are cheap and easy to replace. If you shoot enough steel case ammo you save enough money to buy a spare extractor. You'll probably never need it though.

Hammer wrote:It is just a Glock. Go for it.

hahahaha!

Go for it. I've shot hundreds of rounds of Tula through a G17 and G19 with no problems. Glocks will eat anything, they are not picky or finicky like some of the so called "better" guns.

I lost track of how many rounds I put through m Glock 19 before it was stolen.

If you feed it the glock will eat it

micahbxd40 wrote:I've ran a couple thousand rounds of tula threw my XD no problems

But we are talking about a Glock so who knows




lol

I' was asking about any newer/ polymer frame pistol

Shoot it and forget about it.

I shoot steel cased ammo in my glocks all the time. I dont like silver bear though. THe brown bear, wolf and tulammo are all good. Have had problems with the silver bear. Have a 9mm conversion barrel for one of my glocks. I have had silver bear cases twice get stuck so you couldnt even rack the slide. Had to take it to a gunsmith. Ever since i stay away from the silver bear.