Squib Problem

[Bootknife]

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View attachment 85302 What happens if You Do not know the last Round was a Squib....

 

[stu929]

A bit scary.

Think you would know its a squib though.

 

[lx1x]

A bit scary.

Think you would know its a squib though.

to experience shooters maybe.. but not so much for new shooters..

 

[Streetgang]

Just a scratch. Clear the bore, clean off the rust and get back to shooting.

 

[lx1x]

Just a scratch. Clear the bore, clean off the rust, duct tape it back together and get back to shooting.

fify

 

[J-Dog]

Heck of a squib load. It unscrewed the barrel and turned it around!

 

[Streetgang]

fify

With the split right on top of the barrel, you could call it a ported barrel..

 

[lx1x]

With the split right on top of the barrel, you could call it a ported barrel..

yeah! didn't think of that..

or hack saw it.. make it a snub nose revolver..

 

[Mooseman]

Just shoot through it.

 

[101combatvet]

Strange how only the barrel is rusted.

 

[sgt23preston]

Sgt Preston here...

It it sounds like a mouse fart & recoils like a mouse fart...

AND no new hole appears in your paper target...

STOP RIGHT NOW..!

There is a good chance that something is wrong & I suspect it is a squib load...

A squib load is a load with little or NO gun powder...

The bullet travels part way down the barrel powered mainly by the primer & it "runs out of gas"...

IF you fire a second bullet now, the 2nd will run into the first & the barrel will get badly damaged...

To check for a squib load, I keep a 3/16 diameter x 10" long brass rod in my range bag to check the bore for obstructions. A wooden dowel will do...

Step 1. Empty all the unfired rounds from the gun...

Step 2. Leave the cylinder open (or magazine removed)...

Step 3. Insert the brass rod into the front of the barrel...

Step 4. IF the brass rod goes all the way into the cylinder area (or magazine area) the pistol does NOT have a squib...

Step 5. If the brass rod stops suddenly in the barrel, you have a squib...

Step 6. Using the brass rod, PUSH, tap or drive the squib back towards the firing pin...

Step 7. Inspect the barrel, IF the barrel just had 1 bullet head in it & if it's now empty & undamaged it is most likely OK to shoot again...

Step 8. If there are 2 bullets back to back, you will need to take the gun to a Gun-Smith & it will most likely need a new barrel...

Hope this helps somebody..!

 

[j8064]

There is more than one problem, but two that count the most:

1) A squib is kinda like falling off a 10 story building. Neither the squib or the free fall are major issues by themselves.

2) The bigger issue with the squib is the shot taken after it. That's kinda like the sudden change of direction at the end of that free fall.

Both #2 issues are avoidable by fixing problem #1.

 

[byf43]

No problem.
A little Flitz and a paper towel - wipe with soft cotton rag.

That'll buff right out.






ETA: Something very strange about that revolver. (After a second look.)
The barel is a rusted POS and the revolver retains most of it's bluing.

 

[jrumann59]

What I find amusing is when I was in Basic back in the 90's our drill sgts told us, "if it sounds weak or feels weak let some at the range know because of the mechanics of the m-16 we have to get EOD involved." To this day it makes absolutely no sense even with 2 bullets the rifling will let gas escape over a short period of time.

 

[Sundazes]

 

[101combatvet]

What I find amusing is when I was in Basic back in the 90's our drill sgts told us, "if it sounds weak or feels weak let some at the range know because of the mechanics of the m-16 we have to get EOD involved." To this day it makes absolutely no sense even with 2 bullets the rifling will let gas escape over a short period of time.

We called it a "pop and no kick."

 

[Bootknife]

This was just as I received it. The guy hands me a air drill box and Asked if it was worth anything in this Condition! Sad as this is a Us Army in .45 ACP with a great lockup... but whoever did this also Removed the Barrel w/o driving out the frame pin! Never did get an admission of Who did this...But I have been Trying to Find Someone With the Proper Good Us marked barrel to Restore this old War Horse. Smith will Not Take it On...Even Though the Barrel is the same as the New Classic Remakes. Any thoughts, I would love to get it restored.

 

[Melnic]

A squib killed Bruce Lee's son while filming a movie which was the fault of the guy preparing the firearm.

I"ve never had a squib but on a semi auto pistol, is a squib going to not cycle the next round?

 

[stu929]

I'm sure you can find a barrel the question will be the price.

Ill ask around on another board see what I cam dig up.

 

[pleasant1911]

I reload, and I always check for sound and feel, and also how the brass ejects...

I had a squib in the past, and now I always carry a pen with me and after done firing, I always put in my barrel and then rest it on the bench. I only reload 9 and 45acp