1911Tuner
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The bulge just ahead of the chamber is evidence of an obstruction. Could have been a squib...or it could have been part of the bullet sticking...like the jacket...with the rest going downrange. Dunno...but the bulge tells a tale. Bad barrel steel that failed wouldn't have bulged unless a obstruction was present. Maybe the second bullet drove the stuck bullet out and both hit the target, which would explain two holes.
Squibs are strange animals. The gun feels like it functions. The slide recoils and strikes the impact abutment, making the recoil feel normal. Then it strips and feeds the next round...chambers it...and when the bullet hits the obstruction...it bulges the barrel. People who experinece it swear that the gun fired normally. Due to hearing protection, they often don't hear the difference in report...and the recoil feels perfectly normal.
For what it's worth...I've seen several squibs happen to other people, and only stainless barrels split lengthwise like that. Carbon steel barrels just bulge and stop the gun. The barrels that do split, normally split at 9 and 3...but they split from the muzzle to the first lug.
Squibs are strange animals. The gun feels like it functions. The slide recoils and strikes the impact abutment, making the recoil feel normal. Then it strips and feeds the next round...chambers it...and when the bullet hits the obstruction...it bulges the barrel. People who experinece it swear that the gun fired normally. Due to hearing protection, they often don't hear the difference in report...and the recoil feels perfectly normal.
For what it's worth...I've seen several squibs happen to other people, and only stainless barrels split lengthwise like that. Carbon steel barrels just bulge and stop the gun. The barrels that do split, normally split at 9 and 3...but they split from the muzzle to the first lug.