11 Mar 02

"Modified" Glock from a friend in Texas:

"Yesterday, a shooter's Glock 22 self destructed as it was being fired at our indoor range. No one hurt, but the recoil spring and guide were disintegrated, and the frame rails torn away. The barrel was split. The pistol was toast. Ammunition was S&B hardball.

The gun's owner had replaced the factory barrel with an aftermarket, compensated one. One of the S&B rounds had been a squib. The bullet from round fired behind it pushed the first bullet almost to the end of the barrel where part of it extruded up and into the compensator hole.

Armature behind the wheel!

Lesson: Once again, dubious, aftermarket parts and cheap, foreign ammunition make an unreliable combination. Keep that trash off of and out of your gun!

/John