So I went shooting yesterday to celebrate another finished manuscript (it's becoming a tradition of mine). Also had a couple of new guns that I took on their maiden voyage. One of them was a .357 Henry rifle, which, is a total blast to shoot btw.
Anyway, I am blasting some .357 through and having fun, and then I decide to give .38 Special a shot. I was cracking up at how much shooting .38 Special almost felt like .22lr in it.
On my third shot with .38, I noticed a really quiet bang with virtually no recoil. I grab a flex rod and check for a bullet. Sure enough, I hit something within an inch of the muzzle. My cousin grabs the rifle and heads over to the range officer shed and a few minutes later comes out laughing, saying "I've never seen anything like this before."
I was using Monarch .38 in partially jacketed hollow points. The charge was too light and the bullet got stuck at the end of the barrel, however, the lead slug broke free from the copper jacket and exited the barrel, but left behind a tiny little copper cup.
Yep, I've definitely never seen that before.
Anyway, I am blasting some .357 through and having fun, and then I decide to give .38 Special a shot. I was cracking up at how much shooting .38 Special almost felt like .22lr in it.
On my third shot with .38, I noticed a really quiet bang with virtually no recoil. I grab a flex rod and check for a bullet. Sure enough, I hit something within an inch of the muzzle. My cousin grabs the rifle and heads over to the range officer shed and a few minutes later comes out laughing, saying "I've never seen anything like this before."
I was using Monarch .38 in partially jacketed hollow points. The charge was too light and the bullet got stuck at the end of the barrel, however, the lead slug broke free from the copper jacket and exited the barrel, but left behind a tiny little copper cup.
Yep, I've definitely never seen that before.
