Ouch! I was kind of wondering about that. But I figured you would have looked down the barrel to see if it was clear.
You can’t just replace the barrel?
What kind of ammo where you using?
The barrel is pressed into the frame.
That is what makes it so accurate.
When the barrel went it could have damaged the frame.
Yes, I definitely looked down the barrel. But I wasn’t particularly looking for a bulge. At a glance you really didn’t notice it. However, when my smith put an LED cluster light down the barrel it was quite obvious.
I was focusing on the slide rails, etc.
I was shooting Silver Bear 94 grain bimetal hollow points. It’s a very common round and my CZ has eaten tons of it in the past without any problems.
We were at an indoor range with other shooters on each side of us. I was also wearing ear muffs. I guess that may be why I didn’t hear or notice anything unusual.
Now that you mention it, I should probably toss the last box of that ammo just in case it was a bad lot.