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June 25, 2013
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Just had my first squib. It was, of course, all my fault. I apparently missed a case when adding powder.
I heard and felt a blip and the gun locked up. Couldn't open or rotate the cylinder. Sat back, quizzed and squinted at it.
Pull the barrel says I and so I did.
Well I be, the boolit was stuck at the forcing cone and cylinder. Grabbed my shrade tool and removed the boolit from the barrel, reassembled and continued target shooting with the wife for an enjoyable afternoon out in the sun and fields.
I looked at her watching me and I said "Oh yeah! We got's to get another one of these".
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Press on regardless.
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February 22, 2009
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Could have just shot another bullet.... Just kidding! Good on you for noticing a squib and good luck having it lock up, otherwise... well, it could have been worse.
Technically, the glass is always full; half liquid, half air....
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Geeez Ron. How on earth did that thing not blow up?? 
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if you find one...what's your plan?
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The ONLY reason why, that I can figure it didn't blow up, is because it was my ex-wife shooting it.....
Technically, the glass is always full; half liquid, half air....
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I can relate..........
To the paranoid people who check behind shower curtains for murderers:
if you find one...what's your plan?
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brucertx said
Geeez Ron. How on earth did that thing not blow up??
rwsem said
The ONLY reason why, that I can figure it didn't blow up, is because it was my ex-wife shooting it.....
brucertx said
So what are y'all sayin'?
It was on account of you ex's incredible good fortune?
Or......
It was on account of your incredulous misfortune?
j/k
I was wondering on how such a thing occurred?
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February 22, 2009
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Well... it MAY have gone something like: "Stop, don't shoot another round.", "why? that wasn't too bad. I'm not going to hurt myself" (Is the Prudential bill paid up??? Check) "You're right babe, empty the cylinder as fast as you can"...
Technically, the glass is always full; half liquid, half air....
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Oh. I figured it was on account of the Dark Side 
always wins.......
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May 10, 2011
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Hell, I'll back that up...
I had a squib in my 12" barrel, didn't notice, and blew it out with the next round...s.
I probably shot another 50-75 rds of cheapo .38 Special that day and didn't even notice anything was wrong until I got it home and tried to pull it all apart to put the big barrel away.
I ended up stripping the barrel nut and had to send it to DW, who told me what happened (the pressure had built up behind the squib and the next round and ballooned/split the barrel right behind the nut and was completely contained within the shroud, which suffered no damage whatsoever), to thank God I had both my hands and face because I'd been shooting a DW, cut me a new barrel, put it all back together, and got it back to me.
When I reach for something to respond to a bump in the night, it's my 15. When I cc, it's my 15. Yeah, my bud's Python is balanced better and has a slicker trigger, but this thing's survived trial by fire.
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June 25, 2013
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That's good info. Even with just the primer going off the pop was loud enough to get past your radar.
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June 16, 2013
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After over 20 years of reloading, I finally had my first squib. Just as happened to Formula 73 above, the bullet lodged in the barrel, but in my case I was lucky that it actually lodged in the forcing cone and the cylinder wouldn't advance. I knew something was wrong by the sound and lack of recoil, but I realized one of my sons (who often accompany me to the range) or a friend might not have noticed the problem and fired another round with disastrous results.
So I guess I have to add the following to all my pre-shooting rules and regulations with guests, "If it doesn't make a BIG bang, set it down and call me, and DO NOT shoot it again"!
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