Bullet stuck in barrel?

[Spawn-Inc]

Being able to watch the bullets is fun IMO. This spring I dug out some 16 gauge reloads from the 80's, after many moves, across country and back, and some not very ideal storage situations, I decided to use them up. 90% of them launched the shot slow enough that I could watch them arc into the field, lol

Makes me want to try very slow sub sonic ammo in a rifle or two.

Agreed. It was pretty funny when one of my 38s walked out of the barrel hit the target and bounced back towards me. I believe I reused it, it never bounced back the second time.

 

[sunray]

"...would cowboy loads work then?..." For what?
As mentioned, squib loads can be not enough powder, but more commonly it's no powder. Caused by the loader not checking before seating the bullet.
"...used too little of too fast a powder..." The twit very likely didn't follow his manual. The speed of the powder means nothing though.

 

[bandit86]

So I purposely underloaded some tiregroup 357 magnum in .5 grain procession and kept taking turns shooting from a rifle and the mares leg. What comes out of the barrel of the mares leg at 435 fps gets stuck in the barrel of the rifle. The case doesn't expand and black soot grimes up the barrel

This was just FYI.

Now how many grains over max before I could shoot into space? Jk

 

[c-fbmi]

Bandit..................My concern would not be another dud or squib as that is easily rectified, but possibly another case got it's own charge AS WELL as the one intended for the empty one. This may not be so easy to rectify the consequences.

 

[thump_rrr]

This actually happened to me today. Primer only.. F'd up on the load. Kinda scary as I take out inexperienced shooters sometimes. Took ALL the reloaded bullets I had done in that run and am checking every one. Not sure how I'll check them as I had to go to work this afternoon. Either shake test as the load was not full to the brim or weigh them but there is such a variance in brass weight this method may not be totally idiot proof. I may end up pulling them all apart. ALL 300rds...

When I began reloading on a progressive press I had 2 squib loads 1 in 9mm and another in .45ACP.
Since each run was over 500 rounds I wrapped red electrical tape arround all the MTM boxes made the same day.
Those were fired only by me and in slow fire drills.
This way I could use extra caution while going through them.
I took one box with me along with my other ammo each time I went to the range.
It took me nearly a year to go through it all but it was all good in the end.