Squib Load Removal.....never shoot out
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Originally Posted by
blackthorn
In the thread titled "Barrel afishlife expectancy?" TXGunNut stated:
I carry a brass rod in my shooting bag. This plus a small tack hammer is used to drive the stuck bullet out by inserting rod into muzzle end of barrel and driving out the bullet. They can take a substancial whack. Never use a steel rod or wood dowel. Probably aluminum is ok as it is softer than the barrel....mine is brass rod......I ringed a barrel shooting a stuck bullet out caused by no powder in a night fire training excercise. In the excitment I sidnot hear the primer only discharge, racked another round into chamber and shot. I then knew something bad had happened. afish4570
My old PPC gun (S&W 586) had a few thousand rounds thru the original barrel and maybe 10K through the first Douglas barrel before I ringed it by chasing a squib out with a round that had powder in it. Best I can figure the third and current barrel fired somewhere in the neighborhood of 200K rounds of PPC target loads (mostly swaged wadcutters) during nearly 20 years of fairly serious competition and practice before I retired from competing awhile back. I suspect it will still hold the 10 ring on a B27 target easily at fifty yards.....just wish I could.
I would like to know exactly the procedure followed that resulted in a ringed barrel. This method of squib removal interests me as I have read of people doing this successfully, with no damage to the firearm. This raises the question as to just what might be safe (if anything) to do. I started this new thread as I did not want to hi-jack the original.
Thanks.
I always use a brass rod which is carried in my shooting bag. Drive from muzzle to breech tapping rod with hammer. Sometimes they are really stuckin there. My rod has helped alot of other shooters over the years. Never use a steel or wood dowel. Never had one stuck in a rifle. Had two bad experiences one shooting one out (unknowingly in a night fire exercise). Barrell looked ok with no visible damage but kept throwing a wild shot every two or 3 rds. Replaced the barrel and all was well. aish4570