The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post

Capt. Charlie · November 28, 2005, 05:18 PM

Anybody that's ever had a squib knows what it's like to have a shooting session ruined, especially if you only brought one gun. Now I remember from my naval gunnery days that we kept a reduced charge, blank load called a short charge available to clear a squib. That wasn't a luxury; it was necessary to prevent a cook-off of HE rounds. Anyhow, could this be done with handguns or rifles to clear a squib? For .45 ACP, I was thinking of loading in the neighborhood of half a grain of 231 capped with a wax plug, & keep one or two in my shooter's box. Seems it would beat the hell out of the dowel rod thing, IF it would work, and IF it were safe! What say ye?

November 28, 2005, 05:18 PM	#1
Capt. Charlie Moderator Emeritus Join Date: March 24, 2005 Location: Steubenville, OH Posts: 4,446	Short charge to clear a squib? Anybody that's ever had a squib knows what it's like to have a shooting session ruined, especially if you only brought one gun. Now I remember from my naval gunnery days that we kept a reduced charge, blank load called a short charge available to clear a squib. That wasn't a luxury; it was necessary to prevent a cook-off of HE rounds. Anyhow, could this be done with handguns or rifles to clear a squib? For .45 ACP, I was thinking of loading in the neighborhood of half a grain of 231 capped with a wax plug, & keep one or two in my shooter's box. Seems it would beat the hell out of the dowel rod thing, IF it would work, and IF it were safe! What say ye? __________________ TFL Members are ambassadors to the world for firearm owners. What kind of ambassador does *your* post make *you?* I train in earnest, to do the things that I pray in earnest, I'll never have to do. --Capt. Charlie