Squib damage?
So I had half a dozen squibs in a row today. Does it damage the gun in any way? Taking the barrel out and pounding out the projectile with a brass rod mess anything up? Never had one before and then...
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clarification, i'd shoot, hear the soft pop, clear the mag and chamber. take the gun apart and with just the barrel would pound out the bullet with a brass rod and hammer. i didn't shoot a round ever...
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As long as you used the proper sized brass rod, you'll be fine. You should give the barrel a good scrubbing also.Where people screw up, is using a steel cleaning rod.
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The only damage that could be done is with the squib rod, and the areas of concern would be the feed ramp and barrel crown. Brass is soft so the chance of damage is very small. Keep one of the bullets...
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What do i gain from that information, knowing the inside diameter of my barrel? I used the rod to pound the bullet out from the muzzle end, pushing the bullet out the chamber end. So I guess that...
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You definitely want to get a solid "squib rod" of the proper diameter. With a hollow rod, you run the risk of the rod splitting and enveloping the bullet. Then it's really stuck, and you might scratch...
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The soot likely came from the primer going off; that is the thing that produced the energy to push the bullet as far as it went. As to damage, I had one squib in my Glock 34 back when I first started...
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I think a simple wood dowel works every time. No muss, no fuss, no damage. Extract the squib in the direction you intended that little bugger to travel when you set off the primer. Dave
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I've cleared a half dozen squibs at the range (not mine). A couple pops with a brass rod sends the bullet back out of the chamber fairly easily, as the no powder squibs I've seen don't put the bullet...
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shadow wrote:I think a simple wood dowel works every time. No muss, no fuss, no damage. Extract the squib in the direction you intended that little bugger to travel when you set off the primer. Dave...
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You can get into trouble by clearing a jacketed squib with a too small rod. It is possible to push out only the center lead jacket, leaving the rim of jacketed material still stuck in the barrel. If...
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BTW if you have found several no-powder loads then the entire loading batch may be messed up. Check for missing or broken parts on your powder measure. It is always a good idea to put a strong light...
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I pulled almost 175 bullets. The spring had come off the powder return bar on my 1050. So got almost 100 rounds with like 1.2gr of powder instead of 3.2. Mistake made, lesson learned and moved on with...
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