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inthedark Super Member
Joined: Jan 31, 2011 Posts: 913 Location: Ontario
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Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2011 12:38 pm Post subject: Close call with 9mm |
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I went out to the range on Saturday with a couple of friends to test some loads for their respective rifles. I brought out my S&W M&P 9mm for some fun. They shot and I read the chrony and documented the results and we all shot the pistol between strings. As luck would have it, I was firing and heard a pop. I stopped shooting and asked the guys if they heard that sound. Neither of them did. I cycled the slide to the rear, the empty casing ejected, and I could see an obstuction in the barrel. I locked the slide to the rear, dropped the magazine and showed my friends the obstruction. Somehow, either I didn't charge the case properly or the powder was contaminated and didn't burn completely. I am still puzzled as the back of the bullet and the inside of the casing was VERY dirty and not like any of the other casings. The bullet managed to make it just into the rifling to cut a faint witness mark into the bullet. I took a dowel and knocked the bullet out, inspected the barrel and continued shooting. The funny thing is that this is the second time in my life that I have had a bad round. The last one was four years ago and it was 147gr HP Winchester Ranger Law Enforcement Duty ammunition. That bullet made it to within 3/8" of muzzle. I knocked that one out with a cleaning rod.
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Ominivision1 Super Member
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English Mike Super Member
Joined: Jan 08, 2007 Posts: 1709 Location: Whitehaven, Cumbria, UK
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Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2011 2:46 pm Post subject: Re: Close call with 9mm |
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Squib load: primer but no powder. Leaves the bullet base dirty.
The reason I know this is because a couple of years back I was distracted whilst reloading.45ACP with 230gr Berrys & had the exact same thing happen. In my case there was enough energy to eject the casing but luckily the slide didn't go back far enough to pick up & load another round.
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gelandangan Super Member
Joined: May 07, 2006 Posts: 6398 Location: Sydney Australia
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Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2011 3:04 pm Post subject: Re: Close call with 9mm |
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Ahhhh.... another *Blooompfth*er
Welcome to the club brother
You should STOP as soon as you hear/feel/experience anything that is out of ordinary while shooting.
That will save your limb/nose/jaw/life etc..
That said, you also got to be FULLY alert when you have a gun in your hand.
As soon as you touch one, you are responsible for any mishaps happened from it.
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Elvis Super Member
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Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2011 5:10 pm Post subject: Re: Close call with 9mm |
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good spotting, a close call good to hear you got away with it THIS TIME.
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Bushmaster Super Member
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Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 6:32 am Post subject: Re: Close call with 9mm |
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Progresive press? Just askin'....
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Arron Super Member
Joined: Nov 20, 2006 Posts: 352 Location: Cen.Iowa, by way of SWIowa
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Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 7:51 am Post subject: Re: Close call with 9mm |
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That is why I bought a "powder cop" for mine when I had it all set up.
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English Mike Super Member
Joined: Jan 08, 2007 Posts: 1709 Location: Whitehaven, Cumbria, UK
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Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 12:48 pm Post subject: Re: Close call with 9mm |
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Bushmaster wrote: |
Progresive press? Just askin'.... |
Not in my case - RCBS Junior.
It was a straight up case of letting my mind wander from the task, possibly brought on by loading 2,700 rounds of .45ACP on a single stage press over a couple of days.
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