I think "squib" is the term I've heard when referring to a bullet that leaves the case, but not the barrel. This weekend it happened. I have no idea why or what it means, but it scared the crud out of me (especially since I handed the gun to a friend to shoot). He couldn't get the first round to chamber, which I discoved was because there was a fired bullet in the barrel (it's a 3.4" barrel). I'm not sure if it was the original squib, or a subsequent round which forced out the actual dud.
I used a Rainier 230gr HP bullet, Starline brass, 4.6gr IMR 700-X (definately will try something else next time; not good for autoloader), and Winchester primers. I weighed and poured each powder charge by hand due to the unreliability of the flake powder through my autoloader. Brass was all never before fired. Primers were bought less than a month before loading.
Please tell me what you think happened (bad primer, bad powder, human error, bad bullet diameter, etc.). What are the potential dangers of this issue?
I used a Rainier 230gr HP bullet, Starline brass, 4.6gr IMR 700-X (definately will try something else next time; not good for autoloader), and Winchester primers. I weighed and poured each powder charge by hand due to the unreliability of the flake powder through my autoloader. Brass was all never before fired. Primers were bought less than a month before loading.
Please tell me what you think happened (bad primer, bad powder, human error, bad bullet diameter, etc.). What are the potential dangers of this issue?