Ruger BH 41 Mag ...SQUIB...BANG !

[JonB]

Facebook never fails to entertain.

 

[fiver]

2 bullets done that, and no damage to the cylinder?
something else happened here that even tore the silver solder apart under the front sight.

on the bright side the tight spot under the frame is most likely gone.

 

[Glaciers]

Holy snickies Batman!!! Bet that was fun to hang on to!!

 

[Glaciers]

Had a Springfield XD 45 loaded with Federals come close to that, sort of. I had been plinking around and decided to do a mag dump. Well it jammed. When I looked the bolt and fresh cartridge did not go home. The reason was the cartridge before was only loaded with a prime right from the factory. No powder in the action, just the slug stuck in the barrel. Fortuitously the bullet did not travel far enough in the barrel to allow the next cartridge to chamber. The possibilities gave me pause I can tell you, and ended my day of shooting.

 

[Cherokee]

Always be attentive to unusual sound/recoil impulse when firing. SASS taught me that, going so fast its easy to not hear/feel a squib if you are not paying attention.

 

[Walks]

Wonder if Ruger will rebarrel it ?
That is if the frame is OK?

 

[Brad]

Like Creeker said, any time a shot sounds or feels different STOP.

 

[Walks]

Like Cherokee said, listen to each shot.
Kind of hard to do as fast as some SASS gamers shoot. Saw more then a few revolvers blown up a SASS Matches.

 

[Creeker]

Like Creeker said, any time a shot sounds or feels different STOP.

You take this chance also when running fast strings. As Mr. Keith said when shooting fast double action you need perfect ammunition because once you begin the string you won't be able to stop for a squib. You will send another down the tube behind it.

 

[Missionary]

Good example why a strong, quality revolver is the better choice.

 

[Bisley]

As an eager 14-year old, Dad taught me to ream out the primer pocket of a selection of .38 Special casings (Obviously marked and segregated), place them upside down in soft or molten wax, and then prime for basement shooting. We put a roll of newsprint atop a table between me and the fifteen-foot target and I took note of all the stuff the primers spat out.
A busboy at 16, I gave Dad six weeks' worth of tip money for a $380.00 Officer's Model Match in .38. At the range I fired a round that felt like one of the wax loads. Sure enough, a wadcutter got stuck in the barrel. Two minuted with a cleaning rod, it popped out into the cylinder window, and I resumed shooting. Learned more than I realized shooting wax.

 

[Bisley]

If I had it to do again, I would have carefully wrapped the H&G #50 and taken it home to measure...

 

[Mitty38]

When I first started loading 38 special at full power, with a swc, got a squib.
I had never crimped anything yet, as I only shot mouse fart loads to this point.
The next bullet in line also had worked forward in the case, and kept the cylinder from turning.
The squib had jumped the gap and just made it fully seated, into the barrel throat.
It could have been pretty nasty. I will never forget that sound, or the feel of that squib.
Gave me quite a scare, when I figured out what had happened, almost quit reloading. Now I crimp all my pistol ammo.