The bullet in my carry weapon has a dent on the primer and marks on the bullet. I carry a Glock 26. Whenever I pull my gun out of the holster, I clear the round from the chamber and put it back in the magazine. i have done this to the same round for a couple months now. Will I have any damage to the gun when i eventually fire this round? Or will the bullet go off by itself since there are dents forming on the primer of the bullet?
The bullet in my carry weapon has a dent on the primer. why?
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The bullet in my carry weapon has a dent on the primer and marks on the bullet. I carry a Glock 26. Whenever I pull my gun out of the holster, I clear the round from the chamber and put it back in the magazine. i have done this to the same round for a couple months now. Will I have any damage to the gun when i eventually fire this round? Or will the bullet go off by itself since there are dents forming on the primer of the bullet?
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The risk is not that it will go off by itself, the problem is that it might not go off at all, that the tappety tap has cracked the pellet of priming compound to where it will not fire when hit hard. I know some guns will routinely lightly mark the primer but do not know if it is usual with a Glock. But you should find out. Probably an armorer or expert will be along to discuss that part of it.
Another risk is that you have set back the bullet, reducing the powder space which will increase chamber pressure. Easy to check with calipers or even eyeball beside an unmolested round.
But why do you feel the need to constantly cycle the same round in and out of the gun? Do you store it unsecured when not holstered?
Another risk is that you have set back the bullet, reducing the powder space which will increase chamber pressure. Easy to check with calipers or even eyeball beside an unmolested round.
But why do you feel the need to constantly cycle the same round in and out of the gun? Do you store it unsecured when not holstered?
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Bad habit, in general, to "recycle" the top round in the mag anyway.
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AR's are notorious for doing that. I've never seen it with a Glock. Might want to check to see if the firing pin safety is working right. It may also be hitting the ejector when you are cycling it in and out.
After three or four trips into the chamber, its likley time to retire that round for practice. Between the primer getting dinged and the bullet possibly getting jammed into the case mouth, rounds take a beating from being chambered constantly. If you need a gun that can be loaded and unloaded all the time, best bet is a revolver.
After three or four trips into the chamber, its likley time to retire that round for practice. Between the primer getting dinged and the bullet possibly getting jammed into the case mouth, rounds take a beating from being chambered constantly. If you need a gun that can be loaded and unloaded all the time, best bet is a revolver.
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I'd leave the round chambered if the gun was stored in a holster with a loaded mag.
If it can't be stored loaded, why not? Is it somewhere safe?
If it can't be stored loaded, why not? Is it somewhere safe?
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I've been carrying for a couple months now. I'm still learning the ropes. When I store it, I keep it in my safe. In the event that my Glock falls out of my hand while taking it out of my safe, which is about 5 feet off the ground, I don't want it to go off. I unchamber the round when I put it in the safe because its my carry weapon and it always gets dust in it. So I open the action and check for dust and lint. If there is any in the barrel or anywhere else, I take canned air to it. Then rack the slide and put the magazine back into it leaving it unchambered. I also unchamber the round when I use snapcaps for practice.
Do you have any suggestions for me as I am a new CPL/CCW holder?
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Don't take this the wrong way, but I think you may "Wear the gun out from caring for it". Maybe, if you are in the sandbox, that routine might be advisable, and i applaud the thought behind it, but when you get a bit more comfortable with the gun you will most likely find that your precautions are, well, a smidge excessive (IMO of course) It takes a heck of a lot of "lint" to fould up the works. They are not designed to operate only in "clean rooms". I frankly wouldn't carry a gun I had to "De-Dust" constantly.
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Well, the NRA basic pistol guide says to keep your gun unloaded when not in use, so I can't fault you there. But you also have the option of keeping your gun ready for use (such as with a quick access safe).
Anyway if you stick with your routine, you should come up with a cartridge rotation plan. Maybe every Wednesday and and Saturday put a new round in at the top of the mag. Put the previously cycled rounds in a separate box for range practise use.
Something like that
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I rotate the top round if I remove the chambered bullet for gun cleaning. I always keep it loaded otherwise, what good is an empty gun? Also, fire carry rounds every few months. Dropping a loaded Glock shouldn't make it fire, that's what the internal safeties are about, however I have never heard of primer dimple in a Glock. Something doesn't sound right- maybe you should be careful not to drop it.
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If your loaded Glock falls out of your hand, just don't try to catch it. Seriously.
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Since you said you are new: Some people will rag on you about calling a cartridge a "bullet" A "bullet" has no primer and is just the projectile. Years of western movies calling cartridges "bullets" caused this I guess.
erfect10:No kidding, if you drop it, just let it fall. Glocks are designed with "drop safety". Try to catch it and you risk "catching it by the trigger. :wow: That would go badly.
As previously mentioned, your heart's in the right place, but you're seriously overkilling the care/cleaning. This will ease off as you become more comfortable(not complacent!) around your gun. The ONLY time I clean my gun is after a range trip. I could damn near knit a sweater with all the lint & fuzz that collects around the hammer of my USP. :supergrin: Never had it affect function at all.
The only time I clear my weapon other than the range, is if I'm doing "dry" practice at home. Otherwise it's loaded & chambered 24/7.
You chose a great weapon for CC, Glocks are tough as hell, reliable, simple, safe, and require very little in the way of routine care. Now you just need to allow yourself to relax, and enjoy those benefits.
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This is good advise. You stand a much higher chance of accidentally pulling the trigger when trying to catch the gun than the gun has of going off from simply being dropped.
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Cartridge, not bullet. Got it! I no longer call magazines clips. Now I must work on the cartridge/bullet thing. lol
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Not sure why it'd happen with a Glock but in many guns without spring loaded firing pins you'll get a slight firing pin "kiss" on your primers when you chamber a round. SKS's are noted for that as are AK's. Nothing to worry about, not enough inertia to set the primer off.
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All of this advise about keeping your gun chambered at all times or having a cartridge rotation routine sound good... But I'm concerned about the dimple in your primer. That should be impossible with a glock. Did you buy it used or new? Can you post pics of the dimple in the primer? It sounds like your striker block isn't functioning properly... Maybe a missing spring...
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Thank you for the help. I knew Glocks had some sort of internal safeties, but never knew much about it. I will also stop overdoing the cleaning. And I will start keeping a round in the chamber 24/7. It took me a few weeks or so before I actually started carrying one in the chamber. Now with what I have learned, I will now also store it with one in the chamber. I didn't realize the damage that could come from extracting and chambering the same round over and over.
No kidding, if you drop it, just let it fall. Glocks are designed with "drop safety". Try to catch it and you risk "catching it by the trigger. :wow: That would go badly.
As previously mentioned, your heart's in the right place, but you're seriously overkilling the care/cleaning. This will ease off as you become more comfortable(not complacent!) around your gun. The ONLY time I clean my gun is after a range trip. I could damn near knit a sweater with all the lint & fuzz that collects around the hammer of my USP. :supergrin: Never had it affect function at all.
The only time I clear my weapon other than the range, is if I'm doing "dry" practice at home. Otherwise it's loaded & chambered 24/7.
You chose a great weapon for CC, Glocks are tough as hell, reliable, simple, safe, and require very little in the way of routine care. Now you just need to allow yourself to relax, and enjoy those benefits.
:wavey:
Again, thanks for the help.
A bad practice. You'll eventally break the asphalt adhesive between the bullet & case mouth. As others have said, that will result in the bullet being pushed deeper into the case which will cause a malfunction at best, or the gun exploding at worst.
Better to put the gun in a lockbox when you take it off & leave the chambered round alone, or, at least, change it after a couple of chamberings.
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i tried uploading a picture but it is too big. It won't let me upload it.
But could ankle carrying cause damage to the pistol or ammo?
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