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Nathan · January 30, 2013, 06:12 PM

It would be hard for a Glock 21 to kaboom. My understanding is that a Glock kaboom is a case split due to poor head support in high press rounds like 40 & 10. A 21 is a 45 ACP which runs at about 1/2 40 pressure.

The Kaboom is the case burst and usually the damage is cause by the gas jet cutting parts.

I'm not really in the know about kabooms though.

January 30, 2013, 06:12 PM	#4
Nathan Senior Member Join Date: July 1, 2001 Posts: 6,328	It would be hard for a Glock 21 to kaboom. My understanding is that a Glock kaboom is a case split due to poor head support in high press rounds like 40 & 10. A 21 is a 45 ACP which runs at about 1/2 40 pressure. The Kaboom is the case burst and usually the damage is cause by the gas jet cutting parts. I'm not really in the know about kabooms though.