Glock 20 with Heavy Cast Bullets ( Chapter 2 )

Some follow-up bullet experimentation with the Glock 10mm and cast bullets. Our first video on this:
• Glock 20 with heavy ca...
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[@addisonw1]

"I'm not a bulls-eye shooter, but I can hit a soda can at 100 yards."

[@hickok45]

See description. FMJ might work fine when penetration is needed through a bear skull, but I think most FMJ rounds still use soft lead. It would depend on the round and maybe whether it's bonded, etc. For big game hunting, there are "solids," of course. These are REALLY hard bullets made of bronze, copper, etc. I loaded some up when I had my .458 Winchester Magnum, just in case a Woolly Mammoth wandered onto the Compound. :-)

[@wesharding7072]

My Dad gave me his Glock model 20 with a plus 2 extender For my 9" barrel 44 mag. over 2500 rounds w the glock, and not one misfire, Thanks for everything Hickok. RIP Dad.

[@royrobles6555]

I am sorry for your loss...

[@Jesser82801]

May your pops Rest In Peace 🤙

[@hickok45]

"posting elsewhere"? Afraid not. We're KZbin Partners and do everything here. Anti-gun people are just helping us buy ammo and keep the project going. We thank them. :-)

[@hickok45]

A .44 Special would be heavy, too, but it's the added velocity, along with a heavy bullet, that you get with a 10mm.

[@zakutei]

god I love the sound of shells and casings on the floor when hickok walks..

[@gh3ypr0nlv3]

I love how he's so modest about his shooting ability. I think you're a great shot! This glock using cast bullets doesn't do you justice

[@benjaminalvarado1394]

The information you provide in this video is exactly why I watch this channel. Thank you

[@CalypsoRaz]

Never gets old seeing you shoot. Such a damn good shot

[@mr.sirhoffer5553]

I love the sound that is made when he walks down.

[@Drumn4Him1]

The Glock 20...next on my list to purchase! Btw, Life is good! I just watched the video yesterday that you referenced in this video and to wake up and see that you had a part two...AWESOME!!! Thanks again for all that you and John do.

[@adamaustin3373]

Glad to see that Underwood came out with their 200g Coated Hard Cast Round!! Safe for Stock Glock barrels

[@ACH91332]

Any hard cast is safe in a Glock barrel. Glock blankets their warning as lead in general but what they are really referring to is soft lead found in super crappy ammo or stuff people cast at home.

[@aaronsalvesen4553]

ACH91332 “Can I use lead bullets? No, we recommend the use of jacketed ammunition only.” Copied off Glocks G20 Gen 4 FAQ page

[@mountain_man89]

@@aaronsalvesen4553 a hard cast with no coating for protection is bad. Underwood and few only a few others are safe but they have to be coated. Or jacketed

[@thatoneguy454c]

The problem is the unsupported/oversize chamber. If you want to shoot lead or super hot bear loads you should get an aftermarket barrel. Glock barrels are designed for reliability, they chose to sacrifice pressure tollerence to achieve said reliability.

[@dcopley89]

hickok really like the videos i think its awesome that as you walk on your range all we can hear is brass getting kicked around. thats kick ass

[@flightparamedic505]

Thanks Hickok for posting this follow-up for us! Excellent and highly informative...

[@SouthwestORV]

This is the exact load I carry in my Glock 29 SF - DoubleTap 200gr hardcast in 10mm. Great stuff! I have put enough through my stock barrel to ensure function, and I'm happy Hickcock is supporting my practice of carrying outdoors with the stock barrel for reliability. MY ONLY CONCERN!: PICK UP A SPENT CASING AND NOTICE THE BIG BULGE NEAR THE NECK. A LITTLE SPOOKY. I'D LIKE HICKCOCK'S RESPONSE TO THIS. I HAVEN'T HAD ONE BURST YET, BUT THEY BULGE AND IT'S OBVIOUS. I still carry with it though.

[@97silverlude]

I love how your "spread them around" group is tighter than me trying for tight hits! You rock, Hickok!

[@hickok45]

I guess it's just difficult to put a brass jacket around hard lead. I'm not sure what the process is for making FMJ bullets, but my guess is that the softness of the lead is what makes it work.

[@kensuki1999]

I just wanted to thank you! I have learned alot with the guns you have tested. Im now in the process of getting my firearms permit in the great crappy state of New Jersey. I will be purchasing an xdm45 acp and a remington 700 or 783. Thanks again and keep up the great work!

[@mattgoettl6796]

Sir, you have so much fun making these videos. It's obvious from the way you talk. That makes you fun to watch. Plus, you shoot guns that a regular guy like me would actually buy!

[@TommyboyGTP]

So glad to see a chapter 2 of this!

[@ThePedalDance]

I say keep the Glock videos coming. I know you've covered so much about them already. But I also know you love to shoot them and we love to watch you love to shoot them. Thank you Hickok and BigJohn!

[@boolzy05]

I carry a glock 10 mm I have to also seen problems in the 30 yard and after range, i assumed it was the heavy round. Nice to see someone do a more in depth video. Thanks hickok

[@myopicmarksman8973]

Another really interesting, informative video. I always learn something when I watch one of your vids. Thanks!!! By the way, I just went to the range with my Glock 23 yesterday. Watching this makes me want to go back again today.

[@eagleshadow2020]

Great demonstration on the 10mm Glock 20.

[@hickok45]

Yes, if you get the polygonal rifling leaded up badly, some dangerous things can happen. That's why you don't shoot cast bullets in them, unless it's a specialty bullet like this that is gas checked and you're not going to shoot more than a few at a time. The polygonal rifling is supposed to create a tighter seal, which increases pressures. Supposedly, the same bullet will give a little more velocity out of a Glock barrel the same length as a different barrel with standard rifling.

[@Claimjumper55]

Excellent video. I was wondering about hard cast bullets myself. Thanks.

[@SugarPants92]

I must commend you on your accuracy, excellent shooting sir. Also, that's an awesome speed loader.

[@cnmckenna]

Love the Show! Keep up the good work. I'm slowing getting into the sport of pleasure shooting. I've shot guns my whole life but getting into these newer style handguns is all kinds of fun! looking forward to the next video.

[@jedimajic]

Great video as always ! I just got my first glock last month and it is the glock 20 gen 3 love it !

[@pauledwards9493]

Cant beat some hickok45 & Glock action!

[@markadams7597]

Thanks for both these reviews (2010 & 2013). I've been on the fence about a 10MM for a couple of years now. Trying to decide which one is for me. I'm down to the Delta Elite and the 20. I like what you say about both "Griz Stoppers". (My dilemma is the full metal Delta or the 15 rounds 20.) Decisions-Decisions.... Great vids, Ty.

[@wiryone1]

Thanks for the part 2 Hickok. The 10mm is my favorite caliber. It is a great cartridge if you want revolver power in an auto-loading platform.

[@rtopalovich]

10mm is balistically similar to .41magnum

[@JohnPhillips-qw4db]

Uhhh….its closer to 40 s&w than 41 mag.

[@BotDuke]

Howard Leight Quiet Bands. I have two pairs and I love them for outdoor ranges. At indoor ranges where the sound is bouncing around all over the place you may want something heavier.

[@wolfdad100]

great video! Mike McNett really knows how to make em hot!! and hickok45- the most enjoyable gun reviews period!

[@RealityJust4us]

Thanks, for the video. I'm considering a 10mm glock and you gave me some valuable info to factor into my decision.

[@2lbsTrigrPull]

Always loved your videos still love them today. Great job. Keep them coming. :)

[@hickok45]

That could be part of it. I think it's harder for the polygonal rifling to hang onto a cast bullet, so the weight makes a difference. The 30 grains extra with the 230 bullets seems to be just enough to give it fits. I went back and looked at the first video. Wow, the bullets were all over the place. Hickok definitely rambled too much in those early videos, but I made myself sit through the whole thing anyway. :-)

[@KorieG]

Thank you once again Mr. Hickok45! Love ALL of your videos! Later...

[@Hilander1298]

I love the 10mm. Absolutely love it.

[@AkiraDaemon]

hickock45 makes the best videos on Glock :-) and verry entertaining and info filled btw i love your shooting range!

[@drewmorg.]

That thing was like a laser beam on that last shot to the gong!!! Mean gun!!! You just gotta love Glocks. If I see a Gen 4 G20 in California for sale I would buy it.

[@alexvargas7768]

drewmorg won’t have anything gen 4 in Cali don’t sell em here

[@drewmorg.]

@@bourboncowboy7715 Because it's an extremely place nice to live.

[@TheJoycey989]

I Love the noise it makes when you walk by the shooting zone. Shells Everywhere

[@DC2Megaboost]

Thanks Hickock been waiting for you to do another 10mm vid

[@1RICKDAYTONA]

Ooh yeah a 45 super test would be awesome and I want to reload 10mm with cast lead slugs I was going to use stock barrels too ! Thank you again for this video you the man hickok45

[@goriverman]

Great video as always, very informative. Thanks

[@JonesyMcDanes]

i like how when you walk on the rang instead of hearing the crunch of leaves wood chips gravel or dirt you hear the clinking of shells and or casings.

[@Yourtrainer08]

hickok these videos are extremely helpful!

[@kimbye1]

Love your videos Hickok45, would love to have a range like that.

[@Gunners_Mate_Guns]

I mention shorter projectiles because longer projectiles need faster twist rates to stabilize, which applies to conventional rifling. That's why the later versions of the U.S. military standard issue M-16 have faster twist rifling to stabilize the heavier bullets that the military wanted to use. And you're English is excellent, so far better than my Portuguese, which I can't speak a single word of.

[@dabNtx]

Whooo just picked up 400rnd of 40S&W at the local gandermountain. Yay now i can go shooting after this sweet hickok45 video

[@karz7787]

Very informative. Thanks Hickok!

[@hickok45]

It's the heavy cast bullets in the stock barrel. I thought these two videos pretty much confirmed that. That certainly do for me.

[@MrBigbubba3]

Grandpa! Don't stop putting awesome videos like this up

[@TaskForceSixTwoSix]

Thank you. That's very much appreciated. I believe Buffalo Bore is considered top quality. They typically have the hottest rounds in every caliber I've ever seen. Since Buffalo Bore is premium ammo and pretty expensive, they're pretty much always in stock. I have some of their 180 grain 10mm JHP. Very, very powerful. I want to get some of their 220 grain hard casts but I won't buy them until I find out if they tumble or not out of a stock Glock 20 barrel.

[@64gunner1]

Interesting video. The 10m is in a class of it's own!

[@hellboygvp]

Thanks Hickok45

[@c.blackburn2024]

Love all your videos!!

[@ronaproject]

More video like this would be great. Fun to watch.

[@Oldgunguy62]

I've had good luck loading Missouri Bullet company's hard cast 180 and 200 gr hard cast lead in my Glock 20. Another good video Hickok...

[@lauvredis]

Interesting. Excellent video.

[@Grayswandiir]

You can't go wrong with those 3 firearms, great choices!

[@DLAdventures2]

Gen 3 Delica and Endura use that style pocket clip. They are also used on the H1 steel Pacific Salt and Salt 1.

[@hickok45]

A FMJ bullet is not necessarily a "solid." They are generally not as hard as a hard cast lead bullet, despite the copper jacket. It usually covers soft lead. Generally, it would probably work fine; it's just that for dangerous game where penetration through bone is important, a hard cast bullet has always been attractive.

[@antouab221]

Watching these 10mm videos made me reconsider my 'avoidance' of 10mm and after watching Hickok's Glock 40 (and of course, "Justinopinions") videos finally ordered the behemoth G-40 and all of the reloading dies for this cartridge along with Lone Wolf barrel. Hopefully, this will be the last gun I ever ordered. Thx Hickok :)

[@micahreynolds5031]

I have the G29 and Love it. It is my back up when I am bow hunting.

[@Ammochannel]

I love cast bullets! Thanks for the video.

[@hickok45]

I'll pick some up when I can find them and try them.

[@beijmah]

I couldn't tell if for some reason you had spurs on or if you were just wading through spent rounds. Great video as always Hickok.

[@Zakdourden7]

Well well; that one 2 liter got away! Seriously though; great video as always Mr. Hickok.

[@yomumisminging]

I love how hickok is trying to get glock to release a new barrel just for him :) good on you man, hope they listen to you.

[@MrBeardedBastard]

Don't know if it's just cause I just watched Deliverance but that sounds Hickok made at 00:08 made me laugh so hard! Great video as always sir!

[@HopeProphecy]

Would you recommend changing out the stock barrel on the G20 in order to shoot hard cast (200-230 grain)? My main use would be hiking in Griz country (Glacier National Park). Or would another ammo be better for my use? Thanks!

[@wingzfan102]

I just recently bought a Glock 20 as I’m moving to Alaska and am wondering the same thing!

[@Bumblesski]

Nice vid. I also like doubletap ammo. I use a kkm barrel in my mp 40 pro. A .40 to 9mm conversion. 100% reliable for me. I also use a apex fss trigger. Feels like a 4 pound mouse click. I love it. My moutain gun is a 460 Rowland 1911. Hickok is making me re-think a 10mm...

[@kurtkkalaska1657]

Try a 22# spring in the Glock 20 with stock barrel with 220 grain hard cast loads, made a big difference in accuracy and shot to shot velocity difference. Also worked well in Springfield XDM 10 mm. Used to be some information on spring weight recommendations on Buffalo Bore technical data.

[@wallylowry9062]

Thanks for this video, I'm consider Hard Cast in 40SW for a Glock

[@Jmav91]

that single 200 grainer was lightning fast!

[@aphsknight74]

My dept. has Standard issue 9mm, and .40, but they offer all officers a chance to qualify with any weapon of their choice so long they can carry more than 10rds of ammo. I qualified with my G20, and a buddy of mine uses his G31. I'd like to see more departments follow this model.

[@Aquariumguy3193]

Wow your not kidding those 10mm pack a punch knocking down those rams isn't easy to do watching your other videos.

[@vaman7559]

hickok45 you're awesome man. Shame you don't live in VA.

[@223Carbine]

Thanks Hickok.

[@Davidautofull]

fortune cookie 45 explained it well. its not the rifling, the problem even with factory ammo is the loose chamber and UN supported chamber at the feed ramp. cases blow out there and reloaded cases have more chance of being weak.

[@fpscanada5953]

@ Austin Sword actually 10mm has more stopping power than a .45 by about a 150lbs of muzzle energy.

[@stonedraider708]

@Nicholas Rodriguez no 45apc rounds can match any 10 mm rounds.. if you want 45 to have that type of power you need the 460 Rowland.

[@stonedraider708]

45 apc rounds are big and slow. 10 millimeter is Glocks most powerful pistol. All you get with 45apc is less rounds. And 9 mm will outperform a 45 APC in every way. Except for the people that think knock down power which is a myth.

[@stonedraider708]

@Nicholas Rodriguez 45apc is not hard to handle. It's a great round just doesn't have the capacity. Ya need 460 Rowland or 45 super. If you want to waste that kind of room in the magazine. if you're quick to get back on target with 45 you'll be even better with a 9mm. Shot placement is important not caliber. Bigger isn't better in a handgun. Plain and simple.

[@stonedraider708]

@Nicholas Rodriguez And 45aarp is for old folks who don't understand modern technology.

[@jonhiggins2012]

LMAO, 45 AARP. 45 acp is held very dear by boomers

[@Rev103090]

Just got a G20 Gen 4 today.

[@hickok45]

Maybe so, but my preferred method of "spray" would still be 200 grain lead. :-)

[@oceantraveller11]

I would like to see a picture of what it would look like if you piled all of the empty brass from cartridges this man has shot! For those of you who are not familiar with shooting hand guns, this man is one hell of a shot. He makes shots with a hand gun that many could not make with a rifle.

[@handgunner4]

Hikok and Bloomberg, a large sodas two worst enemies.

[@DC2Megaboost]

Hickock if you get a chance try out the Buffalobore 10mm ammo some hot stuff

[@dabNtx]

About to head to the store to wait in line for some ammo... hopefully they got a nice shipment in

[@coles201]

Ah right, I thought the ideal would be a HP or FMJ so all the energy goes into the target. With a large animal a softer bullet might not get through the soft tissue/bone into the vitals before deforming? I'm from England so although I love firearms I don't have much "hands on" experience of proper stuff! Very impressed with getting a reply from the man himself as well :D I very much enjoy you're videos Hickok45, Thank You!

[@EMD_Ski]

I know this is an ancient one, but +10 to hickock for being the first person to properly pronounce po-LIG'-uh-nul in the context of rifling on the internet. A deadeye, scholar, and a gentleman that one.

[@knlazar08]

The tumbling issue is not due to the cast lead bullets. It is the weight at 230 grains. The longer and heavier a bullet is, the faster the twist rate required to stabilize it. A bullet that is not spinning fast enough to be stable will tumble, even at short ranges. This is the reason for the 1 in 7" twist of the new AR-15s, to properly stabilize the 63 grain slugs. The older 1 in 9" twist is only for 55 grain and below.

[@hickok45]

I've not gotten around to it yet. We'll do that before too long.

[@hitmhard]

That is a uplula speed loader. You can find them on Amazon.

[@___neil]

Blessed be the man who inherits hickok's armory.

[@7stg]

10mm works on a 200-300lb deer, but an average adult male grizzly is 700lbs and has been seen up to 1500lbs. They are solitary animals but where food is plentiful there can be more. They can be found in limited areas of Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, and Washington, and to a greater extent Alaska and western Canada. They are more likely to issue threats and posture than attack so having bear spray is good first line of defense. Where there are cubs there is a mother and mothers tend to be protective.

[@hickok45]

I didn't know Underwood offered hard cast 10mm bullets. I'll check it out.

The big browns have been taken with a .44 mag. Shot placement is everything.

[@cashiskinggo8115]

its fun seeing your vids. i subscribed!

[@Lesnar911]

I really enjoy your vids. WIll have to visit the states to shoot some guns in the future since its pretty much impossible where Im located. Anyway, with that said. I would really suggest you investing in a little microphone to put on your shirt so your voice is clear even while not facing the camera. Have a good day sir.

[@TheOpenSight]

I actually enjoy listening to your ramblings, lol something must be wrong with me!