Had a squib Thursday night.

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Went shooting with a friend Thursday over at Eagle Guns. Third mag in, and click, no bang. I had a good feeling something was up, so dropped the mag, racked the slide, and out came a seriously charred case. So, I field stripped it, and there she was. This was some of the first batch I loaded right after I bought the Lee Pro 1000 last year. Im just now getting down to the first bit I loaded. Anyway, I finished off the night working on single hand, strong and weak side, with my Ruger LCP II since the Glock was down.
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Luckily it was so under powered as to not rack the slide. That brings up a question to the more knowledgeable...

When do Glocks cycle? Are they like 1911s where the slide/barrel is locked until the projectile leaves the barrel?

If so, I don't understand how there can ever be an event where another round is fired while a projectile is stuck in the barrel from a previous round.

-R
 
rdinatal said:
Luckily it was so under powered as to not rack the slide. That brings up a question to the more knowledgeable...

When do Glocks cycle? Are they like 1911s where the slide/barrel is locked until the projectile leaves the barrel?

If so, I don't understand how there can ever be an event where another round is fired while a projectile is stuck in the barrel from a previous round.

-R
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Your squib probably had no powder - primer only will do exactly that. Make it a stricct habit to look in every case as you seat a bullet.

I can’t answer your question about glocks but I know from watching people shoot that it can and does happen because they’ll manually cycle the slide after a malfunction. And if the bullet travelled far enough to allow another round to chamber...
 
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Bailey Boat said:
No range box in the car?? Don't leave home without mine...
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I usually have a rod and small hammer, along with some other stuff in my range bag, but cleaned it out a few months ago and for some reason, left it out. It has already been replaced.

Catfish said:
Your squib probably had no powder - primer only will do exactly that. Make it a stricct habit to look in every case as you seat a bullet.
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Yeah, that's exactly what I thought myself. I did have a round in the 2nd mag that felt a little weak, and knew it was under powered, and stripped it and checked it also, but it made it through. I usually check all cases going through while loading, and this is no excuse, but it was on my first batch of a new press, going from a auto indexing turret to the Pro 1000, and I was a little distracted with all that was going on, and somehow missed that one. So far over the years, I've loaded about 8000 rounds of 9mm, and that was my second squib. First one was in the beginning of the first loads on the turret (how I did that on a turret.....) Other than that, they all have went down range.
 
rdinatal said:
Luckily it was so under powered as to not rack the slide. That brings up a question to the more knowledgeable...

When do Glocks cycle? Are they like 1911s where the slide/barrel is locked until the projectile leaves the barrel?

If so, I don't understand how there can ever be an event where another round is fired while a projectile is stuck in the barrel from a previous round.

-R
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Glocks operate exactly like a 1911...so, yes.

And under just the right circumstances...or the wrong ones...a squib can cycle the slide far enough to pick up another round and chamber it...and when that perfect storm happens, the bullet is deep enough into the barrel to let the slide go to full battery and fire. The gun won't go grenade, though. It generally just bulges and/or splits the barrel and locks the gun up solid.
 
Stick Man said:
I usually have a rod and small hammer, along with some other stuff in my range bag, but cleaned it out a few months ago and for some reason, left it out. It has already been replaced.


Yeah, that's exactly what I thought myself. I did have a round in the 2nd mag that felt a little weak, and knew it was under powered, and stripped it and checked it also, but it made it through. I usually check all cases going through while loading, and this is no excuse, but it was on my first batch of a new press, going from a auto indexing turret to the Pro 1000, and I was a little distracted with all that was going on, and somehow missed that one. So far over the years, I've loaded about 8000 rounds of 9mm, and that was my second squib. First one was in the beginning of the first loads on the turret (how I did that on a turret.....) Other than that, they all have went down range.
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If you reload, you will have a squib. The only question is when.

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Stick Man said:
Went shooting with a friend Thursday over at Eagle Guns. Third mag in, and click, no bang. I had a good feeling something was up, so dropped the mag, racked the slide, and out came a seriously charred case. So, I field stripped it, and there she was. This was some of the first batch I loaded right after I bought the Lee Pro 1000 last year. Im just now getting down to the first bit I loaded. Anyway, I finished off the night working on single hand, strong and weak side, with my Ruger LCP II since the Glock was down.
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Good morning, Mr. Travis. I joined this site so I could wish you good health and recovery from your "widow maker." I just recently stumbled on to your excellent writing and knowledge of 1911. I thank you for your contribution to our disappearing culture.
 
Thanks, DVM. I'm on the mend. Just don't like having to take so many meds.

Three things I learned.

Don't ignore a recurrent chest pain, no matter how light it is.

It doesn't matter how big and strong and tough you are...when that horse kicks ya in the chest, it all falls apart.

Finally...if ya gotta die, a heart attack ain't really a bad way to go. It was mostly like being in a dream state. Time. sound, and distance were distorted...with memory gaps. The strange thing is that I was completely, utterly calm through the whole thing.
 
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John Travis said:
Thanks, DVM. I'm on the mend. Just don't like having to take so many meds.

Three things I learned.

Don't ignore a recurrent chest pain, no matter how light it is.

It doesn't matter how big and strong and tough you are...when that horse kicks ya in the chest, it all falls apart.

Finally...if ya gotta die, a heart attack ain't really a bad way to go. It was mostly like being in a dream state. Time. sound, and distance were distorted...with memory gaps. The strange thing is that I was completely, utterly calm through the whole thing.
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Glad you are still with us Tuner!!!
 
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