Squib fire - results

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Squib fire - results

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Short version of the story...
Ducks flying, point, fire, squib!!, more ducks coming in, eject empty casing, reload, pull trigger. Lesson... always check your barrel after a squib.

This happened yesterday to a friend. Results below...
Luckily, he was not injured.

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Barrel was replaced tonight - thanks to Fish-Hawk classifieds.

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What brand of ammo was your friend shooting?
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Don't know the brand. He did keep the shell to look into further.

It was more than a primer pop... just enough energy to send the wad down the bbl, a few pellets flew out but in retrospect we now believe that the wad must have stayed behind the choke.
Chefman wrote:What brand of ammo was your freind shooting?
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That happend to me twice in one outing a couple of years ago. I was shooting 12 gauge Federal 3 1/2 in bb. Noticed the difference in sound and just happened to check the barrel. Wad was stuck just before the choke and was really hard to get out.
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Post by SeaMonster »

Yikes. Never seen or experienced that before.
Have heard of mud or snow being packed in end of the barre though.

Lucky friend indeed.
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:shock:
The fishing was good; it was the catching that was bad
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Post by almontefisher »

O.k O4T you need to send that to MythBusters...They did a whole episode on trying to make a gun do that and they could not get a good " banana peel " out of it. The story was of some guy who left the bore sight in the barrel and then fired a live shot from it....Well the managed a partial banana peel but with a very old gun and a well used one.

Watch episode # 43 for the story!
Fishing isn't a matter of life and death....
It's much more important.

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Just good to see no one was hurt
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HOLY CRAP!!!

I think you should be able to sell that to the National Art Gallery for at least $5Million... if a black line got $1million.....

That is truly a work of art.

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Adam & Jamie were likely using a cyl bore bbl. :lol:

Craig - Great idea - an "art nouveau" lamp -just needs a shade.
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Post by Maple »

Damn right, lucky he wasn't hurt. THAT is truly scarey.

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:shock: :roll: lucky man.

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Post by TMH »

Holy $hit is that ever neat!! glad no one was injured
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Post by Doug »

Remington 11-87?

Or maybe an 1100?

I do suggest your buddy follow up with the ammo manufacturer.....

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Correct - it is an 1100. Fixed full choke, 30". I'll recommend that he call the manufacturer as suggested.
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