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August 20th, 2006, 05:40 PM #1
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Squibs
what to do with Squibs?
in the past two weeks I've had one 9mm and 2 .22lr mess up on me. The 9mm something happened and the case was dented.
The .22s went "click", and after waiting 10 seconds or so, I extracted and could easily see a mark on the rim. But did not hear any boom.
What is the correct way to dispose of these?? Throw them as close to the backstop as possible? Leave them in the tin bucket for shells??
How dangerous are rounds that fail to fire?==============
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August 20th, 2006, 06:55 PM #2
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make sure you don't damage your barrel. use a wooden dowel or something to free the bullet from the barrel. just toss the bullet in the trash...esp if you shoot at a range...they should have a trash can for brass or bullets.
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August 20th, 2006, 07:08 PM #3
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Just a terminology thing, but I believe the proper definition of a squib round is one that is underloaded with powder just enough to push the round into the barrel, but not properly fire, not just a misfire.
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August 20th, 2006, 09:26 PM #4
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I thought squibs were underpowered loads too. I always call rounds that don't ignite at all "duds" but that probably isn't the correct term
Anyways what I do with duds is try 'em again. In the Sigs I'll try a couple more times immediately. Anything else leave the gun pointed in a safe direction about 30 seconds then try the round again.
All the duds I've had thus far have been commercial so I just toss them in the burn barrel. Makes burning trash much more fun especially at night
If/when I get a dud reload I'll dismantle it to figure out what went wrong.
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August 20th, 2006, 10:46 PM #5
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normally, there is no powder just the primer and the bullet gets stuck in the barrel...seen it a few times when i was the range officer...can be very dangerous if you don't know there is a bullet stuck in your barrel.
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September 7th, 2006, 09:18 PM #6
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yeah,
Iv have had a couple federal .22's and 1 round of Fiochii .45 ACP, misfire on me. I pulled the trigger, gun went *click* and nothing happened. I ejected the shell, to find it was pin dent on the primer. I wasnt sure what to do with the bullet, so i just pointed it in the safe direction down the range, and when i left i hand it to the first person i saw that works at the range. I'm not sure if thats the proper way of going about it, but thats what i do
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