bigpete wrote:I can honestly say I've never ever ever had a squib load or a double charged load....
bigpete wrote:Even when experimenting with subsonic 308,I managed to reach the desired result before I reached a squib...one advantage to my method of loading I guess
Bill wrote:now thats a fair Squid haul !! got a favorite jig marksman ?
bladeracer wrote:madang55 wrote:Had a stuck proj in a martini many moons ago. I was just going to use an appropriately sized metal rod and then I asked the right question of the right person.
As it was only just into the lands, he suggested iuse a good steel cleaning rod so that the contact with the pointy end of the proj is made by the 'female" threaded end of the rod. If I was to use a flat ended rod of some kind, and the proj was really stuck, I ran the risk of flattening out the proj inside the barrel. By using the recessed end of a rod, the proj was being cupped and better pressure points created around the proj. It worked
I doubt it's possible to have a bullet so well stuck that it'd get tighter by pushing it through, certainly not a cast bullet. I'll use a cleaning rod on the small calibers, but I wouldn't risk a $70+ rod if I don't have to, a length of 6mm aluminium rod or dowel is a better idea.
Tank wrote:That all makes sense until you look at a cross section of a Martini Henry barrel. It staged the proje from around .470 down to .450 in stages.....so it will be tighter.
Only squib I ever came across was using a mates 12g reloads.....they sort of just went pmmmf!....and the shot just ‘fell’ out the end of the barrel....thought it was hilarious at the time. Just plain dangerous really.
Not to be recommended regardless of experience level for shotgun, rifle or handgun.
cracker wrote:ended up turning down a length of dowel, feel out pretty easy, thankfully.
last time i got a squib from factory 458winmag ammo it was stuck fast, winchester ended up sorting it out, their gun their ammo.
i suspect i half charged the case this time. was doing two throws of 68grains... not enough powder in the case, primer just pushed it out.
Tank wrote:Not a mistake you want to make....consistency is so vital.
I throw my loaded rounds over the scales if I’m even slightly worried I’ve not got it right.
Routine whilst reloading helps a lot too I find.