I've seen a few pistols of all makes go kaboom over the years.
By kabooms I'm talking primarily of case head separations which vent through the lower part of the pistol, primarily the mag well.
I'm sure that you know that the .40 Glocks have a lot of case head web area unsupported which combined with the pressure of the .40 cartridge led to most of the kabooms over the years - especially with brass on the 3rd trip through the reloader.
The 9mm's and .45's don't generally have the same problems. Most of the kabooms with those are more ammo related. The first thing I'd ask your buddy is whether the PD's in question are using reloads.
If they are, it is often hard telling how many times the case has cycled through the loader.
In the case of police agencies using Glocks, you can see how the problem gets transferred to the 'Glock.'
Another thing you might ask your buddy to find out - who paid to replace the pistols?
Last edited by 26 Inf; 02-08-19 at 12:55.
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