To: HairOfTheDog
I had a friend who went ahead and fired another round after a squib load. Luckily he was firing target loads from a ruger superredhawk. He took the gun home and used a dowel to pound the rounds out. I've looked down that bore and I couldn't see any damage.
To: DugwayDuke
Mine is a medium frame .357. I don't remember what kind of load it was now. I don't know for sure what would have happened if I had fired again, because the bullet was not hard to remove at all. It was not stuck so much as it just hadn't had enough force to push it out. I am glad I didn't fire again, anyway.
It was the case that the gunsmith needed to remove. It was broken in several places and the heat and expansion was enough that it was stuck. I didn't want to risk damaging the gun.
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