Don't overthink it. (Says I, Charter Member of Overthinkers Anonymous....) I'm just a net-surfing pencil-pusher, but my impression of the kaboom issue is that it primarily manifested itself in early .40 cal. Glocks that didn't have proper chamber support. I don't think it was a big problem in 9mm Glocks. I'm not saying 9mm kabooms haven't happened, but I don't think they're very common.
I'm not anything close to being an expert, so if someone out there knows better, please correct me.
Ha ha, I am talking out loud while I am waiting to buy the Glock 26. I already decided on the Glock 26, it's just the matter of waiting for the appointment on Tuesday to buy. I hate that because of the covid 19, they only take appointment to buy guns!!!
Yes, I read enough about Kaboom, every brand has kaboom. That's the reason I am thinking about the reason. I want to hear from people with experience whether that happened with mostly reloads.
That is very logical, there's no way for anyone to keep track of every single shell to make sure they only get reload 20 times and no more. All it takes is one got reloaded too many times to go Kaboom.
I don't reload, I did buy reloads for target shooting, some of the casing looked really old. Even new factory bullets, I can see they kind of expand a little after shooting. That's how it is. It is a controlled explosion!!! Those casing are very thin, they are supposed to expand. I don't even buy what some said Glock make their chamber slightly bigger than others, that's why it has more Kaboom.
I still have almost 3 weeks to wait for the Glock 26!!
I know, sounds like I am going back and fore and talk on both sides. But I think deep down, I want a Glock. That was the last gun I kicked myself that I did not buy before I left the gun scene, I've been thinking about a Glock all these years. I guess I just want one for the better or worst.
Now, I have to move on and think about how am I going to get bullets. I found a little over 2 bags of old reloads, I don't want to shoot them up. Then two boxes of Federal Hi Power, I am not going to touch that, those are for self defense. That's it!!! Now what?
I might have a Glock that I can only dry fire like a toy gun!!! Speaking of that, why people against dry firing? It's not as if you can break it. It's no different from firing a toy gun. Why should it break?