lizziedog1
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I have been shotgun reloading for a couple of years.
This morning I experienced my first squib load.
A quail had just taken off, straight ahead, an easy shot. I came up with gun, pulled the trigger, and "poof". That is what it sounded like. It was like I had fired a load with a silencer on the gun. I think the pellets rolled out of the barrel. I could swear the bird was laughing.
To make sure everything cleared the bore, I unloaded the gun and peaked down the barrel. No obstructions, but it was dirtier than usual. It looked like there may have been unburnt powder.
The shells I fired after this worked just fine.
I have seen other shotgunners experience squib loads. No more sneering at them for me.
I wonder what happened. I wonder if somehow I failed to put powder in that shell. Would a primer have enough power to propel the wad and shot out of the gun?
Who else has had shotshell squib loads?
This morning I experienced my first squib load.
A quail had just taken off, straight ahead, an easy shot. I came up with gun, pulled the trigger, and "poof". That is what it sounded like. It was like I had fired a load with a silencer on the gun. I think the pellets rolled out of the barrel. I could swear the bird was laughing.
To make sure everything cleared the bore, I unloaded the gun and peaked down the barrel. No obstructions, but it was dirtier than usual. It looked like there may have been unburnt powder.
The shells I fired after this worked just fine.
I have seen other shotgunners experience squib loads. No more sneering at them for me.
I wonder what happened. I wonder if somehow I failed to put powder in that shell. Would a primer have enough power to propel the wad and shot out of the gun?
Who else has had shotshell squib loads?