Posted on 01/28/2016 6:22:59 AM PST by w1n1
The guys from Demolition Ranch were out testing to see how bad a squib bullet can damage your pistol.
Here's the setup: 
After firing it, there's now a round stuck at the entry of the barrel and slide. See this in video here.
No. I reloaded my own ammo when I was shooting in SASS. I fired a squib or two and had to knock the bullet out of the barrel.
I heard about a guy who had a real bad day, though and got a lot of bullets stuck the barrel - but it was a Ruger and didn’t explode. Found out when the cylinder locked up.
Only if you are stupide enough to fire another round after it.
Anyone who’s reloaded knows the sick feeling you get when you fire a round and realize that you forgot to load the powder or you undercharged it and the projectile didn’t clear the barrel.
Hmm, what it does show is the Glock 19 slide and barrel assembly is robust enough to absorb the pressures and not blow out in a squib accident. Another plus for Glocks! Glock should give the kid a new 19 for the publicity ... well, a gen 3 19; the gen 4 is not superior to the gen 3.
Or (hopefully) realize that charge may have ended up in another case and you have a double charged round.
Many manufactures have done the same thing and shown that there pistols didn’t blow up
Many manufactures have done the same thing and shown that there pistols didn’t blow up
Certainly have and the results always vary by the pressure of the loading. Glock (and other manufacturers) have models where the top of the slide is cut away over a large portion of the barrel. I wonder what the results of a squib accident would be with those models?
Just take a hammer and round wooden dowel as close to the size of the caliber you’re shooting and it’s out in a couple of seconds.
Depending on where it’s stuck in the barrel most times it drives out easier going back instead of forward.
Question: if a round does not clear the barrel, does it require a lot of force to eject it? Do the lands engage or does it just pop out with a stick?
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