Nope. As I mentioned, if that was the case there SHOULD be evidence of it on the brass. Ever notice black smudges down one side of your brass? That is caused by gas blow-by from incomplete case obturation; IOW, the case is not sealing completely against the chamber wall.
But the erosion here (and in my pistol) is confined to the area around the striker hole (where the striker/firing pin comes out of the breech face). That would almost have to come from the primer/primer pocket. Unfortunately, I was in the shoot house and did not recover or otherwise examine the brass.
After noticing the damage, I went back and looked at some brass, of the same batch as I shot, fired out of other Glock pistols. Nothing untoward was observed. I also closely checked subsequent brass fired from my Glock, both my reloads and "normal" factory ammunition. No clues. Whatever the cause, there are no obvious indicators that I can see; other than the pitting, of course.
Its a real mystery. I've never seen anything like it, in well over 30 years of shooting/training.
I suspect the big firms already know what the cause is; they have serious R&D capabilities and are extremely sensitive to problems of this nature, especially those that could cause damage/injury.
However, like a couple of popular gun manufacturers, they aren't about to acknowledge anything (which would be admitting liability) and will quietly work to fix it.
Again, I have no proof of any of this; just some well-founded suspicions.
And a damaged pistol.
.
But the erosion here (and in my pistol) is confined to the area around the striker hole (where the striker/firing pin comes out of the breech face). That would almost have to come from the primer/primer pocket. Unfortunately, I was in the shoot house and did not recover or otherwise examine the brass.
After noticing the damage, I went back and looked at some brass, of the same batch as I shot, fired out of other Glock pistols. Nothing untoward was observed. I also closely checked subsequent brass fired from my Glock, both my reloads and "normal" factory ammunition. No clues. Whatever the cause, there are no obvious indicators that I can see; other than the pitting, of course.
Its a real mystery. I've never seen anything like it, in well over 30 years of shooting/training.
I suspect the big firms already know what the cause is; they have serious R&D capabilities and are extremely sensitive to problems of this nature, especially those that could cause damage/injury.
However, like a couple of popular gun manufacturers, they aren't about to acknowledge anything (which would be admitting liability) and will quietly work to fix it.
Again, I have no proof of any of this; just some well-founded suspicions.
And a damaged pistol.
.