This could have been bad.

[climbnjump]

Slide not move = pull the slide slowly and check; don't just "rack tap bang".

Yes, that's what you expect "experienced " shooters to do but a lot of people do fire guns with bullets in the barrels.

It is possible for even "experienced" shooters who know better to make this mistake.

I was in the middle of a qualification test when I fired a squib. We had been training clearing malfunctions all day and in the middle of the test with the combat mindset turned on, I did a tap/rack and pressed the trigger again - training and muscle memory took over even though I knew better.

My brain caught up just about the time the follow up round went off and the realization of what I had just done almost necessitated a change of underware.

Fortunately, the bullet from the squib hadn't stuck in the barrel and no damage was done. (It was a factory round, not a reload.)

 

[NMGonzo]

It is possible for even "experienced" shooters who know better to make this mistake.

I was in the middle of a qualification test when I fired a squib. We had been training clearing malfunctions all day and in the middle of the test with the combat mindset turned on, I did a tap/rack and pressed the trigger again - training and muscle memory took over even though I knew better.

My brain caught up just about the time the follow up round went off and the realization of what I had just done almost necessitated a change of underware.

Fortunately, the bullet from the squib hadn't stuck in the barrel and no damage was done. (It was a factory round, not a reload.)

One of the advantages of carrying a 1911 full size or bigger is that even if rendered un-shootable, is still a formidable weapon.

 

[NG VI]

How do you like that Aguila IQ stuff? Ever shot it into something like water?


Glad this worked out for the best. Scary situation, the loss of a gun or maybe even worse.

 

[M2 Carbine]

How do you like that Aguila IQ stuff? Ever shot it into something like water?

I'm impressed with the 45ACP. From a 3 inch barrel it's doing 1280 FPS. It breaks up into 3-4 pieces, one of which is still .452 in diameter.

I am not impressed with the 9mm Aguila IQ. It hits with a lot of force but IMO it breaks into too small pieces.

One of the backyard tests we did with the IQ several years ago was shooting a 5 gallon plastic water jug. The gun was a compact Kimber 45.
The bullet apparently transmitted quite a lot of force to the jug/water.

While my friend video taped it, my plan was to first hit the jug in the top half.
I figured there would still be water in the bottom half, so if I could manage it, I would try to hit the bottom half of the jug with a second shot. Hopefully interesting shots on video.

Here's how it went.
The 5 gallon jug.


The jug was hit in the top half. The shock causes the jug to rise up, move backwards and start to roll left.


The jug continues to rise and roll left.


The jug continues to roll left and it's at this time I get the second shot into the bottom half of the jug, which still contains a lot of water.


The bottom half of the jug explodes while the jug is still in the air.

 

[NG VI]

Awesome.

 

[M2 Carbine]

BTW, today I passed over 700 trouble free rounds through the Ruger LC9.

I'm now also shooting the gun at 52 yards (standing).
The target is the black 24 inch square steel plate in the center.
The gun is accurate. Today I got 49 hits out of 50 shots on the plate.
Fun shooting.

 

[dashootist]

I use both ear plugs and muffs at same time. I guess I'll be in trouble if there's a squib and I don't hear it.

 

[psyshack]

You can hear and feel squib's.

Wife and I were at the range. It was her first range day and she was shooting her brand new 60 Pro. I had loaded up several hundred .38 WC's for us to play with and we also had retail and my reloads in .38 spl, +P and full house mag's. We had a rash of squibs that day. Both retail and reloads.

On one hand I hated that it happened. On the other it turned out to be great training for both of us.

 

[withdrawn34]

I use both ear plugs and muffs at same time. I guess I'll be in trouble if there's a squib and I don't hear it.

You can still hear something, even if it is muffled. A squib should still be relatively different from your other rounds. It *should* also feel different with respect to recoil.