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Ever Wonder what happens when you fire a Squib Load?
AShooting Journal ^ | 1/28/2016 | E Nestor

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.



TOPICS: Hobbies; Outdoors
KEYWORDS: guns; squibload

1 posted on 01/28/2016 6:22:59 AM PST by w1n1
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To: w1n1

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.


2 posted on 01/28/2016 6:25:11 AM PST by Little Ray (How did I end up in this hand basket, and why is it getting so hot?)
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To: w1n1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55ZbE-wUTc8


3 posted on 01/28/2016 6:26:41 AM PST by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: Little Ray

Only if you are stupide enough to fire another round after it.


4 posted on 01/28/2016 6:37:13 AM PST by riverrunner
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To: w1n1

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.


5 posted on 01/28/2016 6:46:18 AM PST by IronJack
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To: riverrunner

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.


6 posted on 01/28/2016 6:50:55 AM PST by MHGinTN (Is it really all relative, Mister Einstein?)
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To: IronJack
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.

Or (hopefully) realize that charge may have ended up in another case and you have a double charged round.

7 posted on 01/28/2016 7:08:11 AM PST by Vinnie
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To: MHGinTN

Many manufactures have done the same thing and shown that there pistols didn’t blow up


8 posted on 01/28/2016 7:23:35 AM PST by riverrunner
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To: IronJack
No matter how careful you are..., it WILL happen at some point! I've had it happen to me twice in 30+ years of reloading. Fortunately, I'm not into rapid fire and the result was only the end of a range session and a little tedious removal of a bullet from the barrel at home.
9 posted on 01/28/2016 7:24:21 AM PST by ExSES (the "bottom-line")
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To: MHGinTN

Many manufactures have done the same thing and shown that there pistols didn’t blow up


10 posted on 01/28/2016 7:24:42 AM PST by riverrunner
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To: riverrunner

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?


11 posted on 01/28/2016 8:11:40 AM PST by MHGinTN (Is it really all relative, Mister Einstein?)
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To: ExSES

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.


12 posted on 01/28/2016 8:19:17 AM PST by IMR 4350
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To: IronJack

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?


13 posted on 01/28/2016 11:05:09 AM PST by T-Bone Texan (The economic collapse is imminent. Buy staple food and OTC meds now, before prices skyrocket.)
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