I read that glocks can take +P so I bought a box of 125 grain +P gold dots to try and got this:
The primer looks like it flowed into the firing pin hole a bit. This is my first time with +P stuff and I know that glocks have partially unsupported chambers so it makes me kinda nervous… :o
Is this normal?
Thanks!
Shoot all of it you want. My duty gun(G17) has close to 30k through it, mostly 124 nato ball and at least 1k of it being +p+ SXT
That appears to be a normal Glock strike to me.
I wanted to carry Speer Gold Dot 124 gr. +P so I made sure to shoot 1,000 rounds of it through my Glock 19. No issues, great ammo.
NYPD uses 124 gr +P GDHPs and they’ve got roughly 25,000 G19s in use.
Its not a problem.
Glocks are designed for European 9mm ammo - which, generally, is up to US +P standards (Norma, Lapua, Hirtenberger).
Looks normal to me.
That looks just like standard ammo does.
Perfectly normal.
You are aware that Glocks do not leave round primer strikes, right?
i’ve shoot in excess of 50,000 rds of 124gr +p gold dot plus another 6 or 7000 rds of rem. +p+ 115gr. thru my duty g.19 w/no issues. i’ve put at least 10,000 rds of it thru my g.26 again no issues.
Glock 9mm pistols are chambered in 9x19mm NATO. 9mm NATO is pressures in the neighborhood of +P and some +P+.
Yes, the firing pin tip isn’t rounded.
I was just wondering as the primer has a relief in shape of the firing pin hole…
Thought it might be a sign of trouble.
This glock 19 is awesome! 270 rounds so far without a hiccup.
Thanks for the replies! 
Why are you guys burning thru all this defensive ammo? 
demi,
the gold dot is an issued round, we only shoot duty ammo. the +p+ rem. was going to be a duty round, but the lot we recieved at the time had qc issues so the dept. turned it into training ammo(until it was all shot up) and went with gold dot for duty instead.
Wow! Shooting only duty ammo sounds expensive! :eek:
Thats what my agency does too.
As for +p+, the G17 can take it.
I’ve chronoed NATO Hirtenberger L7A1’s 124 grn bullets at 1350 FPS from a 17 (that is approaching .357 Sig territory) though I’ve only fired a few of those rounds.
A friend (who happens to be a member of M4carbine.net) also fired some - to the tune of 1200 rounds of L7A1 - through his 17 and its still going.
I’ll let him decide if he wants to come out of the shadows on this one.
It’s normal. I’d still shoot it as long as I didn’t have to pay for it. 
Joe Mamma
well,
a little update on my g.19. last monday after a training session i break the gun down to clean it and discover that the left rear rail had broken off. turn the gun into the armory and sign for a loaner until this situation is resolved with glock. i checked the log i have on the gun and added up what was put thru it in the last 71/2 years and found that she had been fed just shy of 80,000 rds of 124gr.+p glod dot, 6000 rds rem 115gr.+p+ , and the rest various baal and 147 gr. total round count on the gun was 110,100 rds. i’ve put 1400 rds of gold dot thru the loaner since monday of last week. she runs fine no issues.
Detmongo, what was the serial number prefix?
Was the rail completely gone? The gun was still running normal?