Had a squib today!

good thing you caught it

aah, that makes a lot of sense, gas not exiting the barrel so youre not going to hear the expanding gasses that are generally tamed by a suppressor

Good thing indeed! While drilling the bulged barrel and rebarreling my CZ-82 was an interesting learning experience, it's one I would have preferred to have done without.

JoePfeiffer:

I had four rounds of Monarch 9x18 split necks and bulge the cases in my nice CZ-82. These Steel Cases were bulged just below the necks. The first real indication was the strange, oily smoke floating up from the action.

This Monarch was bought at Academy a few months ago, if not more recently.

What sort of ammo brand ruined your barrel?

BIGRETIC said:

Never had one until today...inspected/cleaned barrel...no damage that I can see...
Am I good to go?

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If you were able to get the bullet out, then yes, you are good to go. I have experimented quite a bit with squibs. The most dangerous part about them is that they are obstructing the bore (obviously). Once they are out, it's no different than any other bullet leaving the barrel. If you manage to plant another bullet behind the squib, that's another matter entirely.

+1 to Havok's remark; as long as no attempt was made to fire another round you should be fine. The squib itself won't damage the barrel to the point of being unserviceable.

Mine was with a Glock 19 shooting S&B about 10 years ago. We stopped, and got it out with the help of the LGS. Fired many more rounds just fine after that.

You didn't say whether or not the bullet exited the barrel. Did it, or was it stuck?

Since I was purposely testing squibs - as a result of an accidental squib - I bought this:
http://www.arredondoaccessories.com/category.cfm?cid=1006,2026&PID=fc25l4901oabhy&gid=

I have used mine many times and I highly recommend it for anyone's range bag. Possibly a mallet in your car as well (lead bullets tend to stick a bit more than anything copper). Dowels are great except for the potential for them to splinter.

I know it seems like overkill, but $12 buys a heck of a lot of peace of mind. The only drawback to the squib rod above is that it may not clear bullets further than 6 or 6.5 inches down a barrel, but it will clear most standard (5") pistol barrels.

Much like s#%t, squibs happen. Glad you caught it.

As a RSO I have pounded out more than a few squibs. 99% are handloads. So far, all of them caused no damage. I keep a 12" small diameter brass rod and hammer in my range bag at all times.

Ignition Override said:

JoePfeiffer:

I had four rounds of Monarch 9x18 split necks and bulge the cases in my nice CZ-82. These Steel Cases were bulged just below the necks. The first real indication was the strange, oily smoke floating up from the action.

This Monarch was bought at Academy a few months ago, if not more recently.

What sort of ammo brand ruined your barrel?

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I don't remember for sure -- there's a company name that I'm wanting to say, but I'm not sure enough of my memory to possibly unfairly name. At any rate, it was cheap Russian steel-cased ammo.

My only squib ever was a reloaded 9x18 that had the bullet sticking out the end of the barrel. I think I posted pics of it here a while back. Definitely an under charged round. I pulled the rest of those bullets and have not yet used them.