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...a guy i know told me about a time he got 2 rounds stuck in one of this old guns...
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AKA "squib" load.
Unlikely he got 2
rounds stuck in his gun, as only the bullet travels down the barrel. However, it is possible, with a powder charge below recommended minimum, to have the cartridge fire and the bullet fail to exit.
This isn't bad, yet. If the shooter is monitoring his target in slow-fire, the lack of a hole in the target (and possibly lack of recoil) may provide an important clue. If the shooter stops, unloads the gun, and sets it aside for remedial bullet extraction (not at the range...), no harm is done.
However, if the shooter then chambers another round and fires, the resultant overpressure when the second bullet encounters the first usually results in a destroyed gun. Sometimes the barrel resembles a peeled banana. It is not unusual for the shooter and any bystanders to be severely injured.
With semi-auto actions and some courses of fire, it can be difficult to distinguish between a misfire and a squib. It is very important to stop and determine what is going on before proceeding.