Tallball
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I was at the range yesterday, shooting my Ruger SP101 4.2" in 327 magnum (poorly). I was with my FiL, shooting his reloads, putting a box of 32 S&W long through the revolver to see if I could ever figure out how to shoot it well. I shot four rounds, "Bang, bang, bang, bang!" and then I heard a "pop". My hands were getting ready to shoot again, I was focusing on the front sight... and then I realized that something wasn't right.
I set the revolver down on the bench, opened the cylinder, and immediately noticed that no light was coming down the barrel!
Yeah, it was a squib. I'm guessing that it didn't have any powder in it and all I heard was the primer going off. The bullet was wedged in there pretty tight. I knocked it out after I got home.
Thanks to the board member who posted a thread about having a squib. I think it was a month or two ago. It's nice for us to remind each other of things like that. I think that thread kind of came to mind as I was lowering the revolver.
I don't think that mildly-loaded 32 longs would blow up an SP101 or break my hand or anything, but I'm grateful that I didn't have to find out one way or another.
I set the revolver down on the bench, opened the cylinder, and immediately noticed that no light was coming down the barrel!
Yeah, it was a squib. I'm guessing that it didn't have any powder in it and all I heard was the primer going off. The bullet was wedged in there pretty tight. I knocked it out after I got home.
Thanks to the board member who posted a thread about having a squib. I think it was a month or two ago. It's nice for us to remind each other of things like that. I think that thread kind of came to mind as I was lowering the revolver.
I don't think that mildly-loaded 32 longs would blow up an SP101 or break my hand or anything, but I'm grateful that I didn't have to find out one way or another.