Squid load anyone?
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HighlandLofts
6.5 Creedmoor
I had one in my Ruger 77/357, I must of not put the powder in a case when I first go back into reloading. It only made a pop sound so I knew something was up. I checked and didn't see daylight come threw the barrel. When I got home a piece of wood dowel and a hammer solved the problem. Now I double check every case to make sure they have powder.
The guy out here that does to Utah, Florida, Arizona and Oregon pistol permit class has a j frame 38spl he got from a guy at a range right after his wife had it blow up in her hands.
Her husband was cutting the powder way back to lighten the recoil up for his wife and to save money on powder.
She had a squib and told her husband she had a problem with the last round.he told her it,s all right. Next round she shot blew out the side of the cylinder. Lucky when didn't get seriously injured.
On another note guy sold a 17HMR rifle. This guy bought it for his daughter. She went to load it and it was a no go.
Same shit, no daylight.
What happened was the guy who sold the gun let his kid shoot it and he put a 22lr round down the tube and the projectile got stuck in the chamber which didn't allow the 17hmr to load in to the chamber.
Once they got it unjambed with a piece of Brazil g rod and a hammer they checked the diameter of the solid base of the projectile. 22 caliber.
I've seen a few guns that were trashed from either squib loads or barrel obstructions.
My neighbor back there in New Tristan had a Remi gton 12 gauge 870 ringmaster. His kid was using it for deer hunting about 20 years ago. He pluggd the barrel with snow and left it in the barrel. About half. An hour later he shot at a deer. The slug made it out the barrel, but he put a pigeon egg size bulge in the barrel just where it connects at the end of the tube.
SHIT HAPPENS.
The guy out here that does to Utah, Florida, Arizona and Oregon pistol permit class has a j frame 38spl he got from a guy at a range right after his wife had it blow up in her hands.
Her husband was cutting the powder way back to lighten the recoil up for his wife and to save money on powder.
She had a squib and told her husband she had a problem with the last round.he told her it,s all right. Next round she shot blew out the side of the cylinder. Lucky when didn't get seriously injured.
On another note guy sold a 17HMR rifle. This guy bought it for his daughter. She went to load it and it was a no go.
Same shit, no daylight.
What happened was the guy who sold the gun let his kid shoot it and he put a 22lr round down the tube and the projectile got stuck in the chamber which didn't allow the 17hmr to load in to the chamber.
Once they got it unjambed with a piece of Brazil g rod and a hammer they checked the diameter of the solid base of the projectile. 22 caliber.
I've seen a few guns that were trashed from either squib loads or barrel obstructions.
My neighbor back there in New Tristan had a Remi gton 12 gauge 870 ringmaster. His kid was using it for deer hunting about 20 years ago. He pluggd the barrel with snow and left it in the barrel. About half. An hour later he shot at a deer. The slug made it out the barrel, but he put a pigeon egg size bulge in the barrel just where it connects at the end of the tube.
SHIT HAPPENS.
Yes, barrel obstructions. We also had a guy who owned a Glock 19 for a while and then went on to buy a Glock 23. Even after warning him to only shoot one gun at a time, he proceeded to have both calibers on the bench at once. Loaded 9mm into the .40 and fired. Bullet gone but brass didn't eject. Next round pushed it into the barrel and the next round was shot. Blew the mag out the bottom, gave his hand a good ringing and locked up the gun. After inspection we found the barrel bulged. Further inspection of the range found pieces of 9mm brass in front of his lane.
I had one and have to admit I loaded it. I found out that reloads work better when you put powder in the case. I was loading on a single stage press and was too distracted to be loading, lesson learned. When adding powder to 50 cases at a time one can be missed. My new press is a bit more fool proof because the powder is add at the same time as case belling.
When I fired it and only heard a primers pop I new something was up. It did push the bullet into the barrel but was not too hard to remove.
A buddy had a few squibs his problem we think was due to lack of good crimp. At first we thought it was weak primers not lightening the powde. I am about to recrimip the remaining loads to see if it was the crimp die.
Definitely a good idea to be aware of and at any time you think a fired round seems like a cap gun take the time to investigate.
I’m not to sure what could happen if you fired a round with a bullet stuck in the barrel, but would guess it wouldn’t be good.
When I fired it and only heard a primers pop I new something was up. It did push the bullet into the barrel but was not too hard to remove.
A buddy had a few squibs his problem we think was due to lack of good crimp. At first we thought it was weak primers not lightening the powde. I am about to recrimip the remaining loads to see if it was the crimp die.
Definitely a good idea to be aware of and at any time you think a fired round seems like a cap gun take the time to investigate.
I’m not to sure what could happen if you fired a round with a bullet stuck in the barrel, but would guess it wouldn’t be good.
Phazer
.450/400 Nitro Ex
I reloaded and fired a 9mm squib load, by accident. I heard the usual, "bang...bang...bang...pop (smoke)..." I immediately knew that wasn't right. So, I cleared the pistol and disassembled it at my lane station. After removing the barrel and looking through it, I couldn't see any light. I tried the usual tap-it-with-a-cleaning-rod method. That did nothing. I took the barrel home, braced it against a wood block, and pounded a wood dowel from the muzzle end. The damn projectile wouldn't budge and the dowel just splintered. I finally used a piece of aluminum bar stock and a hammer to knock the projectile back out of the breech. It was apparently lodged about 1/4 of the way down the barrel. Afterwards, everything functioned fine on the next range trip.
I believe that the stuck projectile would have prevented any subsequent rounds from chambering since it wasn't that far into the barrel. I probably had no powder in the case. With a weak powder charge, I can easily imagine a projectile that lodges 1/3 to 1/2 way down the barrel and the case fails to eject. A shooter could easily just run a tap-and-rack maneuver and cause a real problem for themselves.
Was was already stated: If you hear a "pop" instead of a "bang," exercise extreme caution before firing another round.
I believe that the stuck projectile would have prevented any subsequent rounds from chambering since it wasn't that far into the barrel. I probably had no powder in the case. With a weak powder charge, I can easily imagine a projectile that lodges 1/3 to 1/2 way down the barrel and the case fails to eject. A shooter could easily just run a tap-and-rack maneuver and cause a real problem for themselves.
Was was already stated: If you hear a "pop" instead of a "bang," exercise extreme caution before firing another round.