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Coltman 77 · June 17, 2010, 11:21 AM

My wife was shooting my HK P30 L for the first time at our range.

We were using brand new 124 gr. Federal American Eagle 9mm ammo. Pretty decent range stuff.

Jill was shooting and I was maybe 40ft behind her, loading mags. (Learned a big lesson there.)

She had a FTE and tapped, racked and ejected the cartridge. The next round wouldn't feed into the chamber.

By this time I was beside her. Removed the magazine and disassembled the pistol. Sure enough, there was a bullet stuck in the barrel.

Thank God, the bullet hadn't moved far enough down the barrel that she could have chambered another round behind it. We were very lucky.

We learned a lot that day. Still gives me the chills.

ETA

Posted this in the wrong thread. Sorry.

Mods, can you move this to the thread started by skans re: Hangfires, etc. ?

Thanks.

June 17, 2010, 11:21 AM	#13
Coltman 77 Senior Member Join Date: October 3, 2009 Location: NC Posts: 1,244	I Had A Squib Recently -- Pretty Dang Scary My wife was shooting my HK P30 L for the first time at our range. We were using brand new 124 gr. Federal American Eagle 9mm ammo. Pretty decent range stuff. Jill was shooting and I was maybe 40ft behind her, loading mags. (Learned a big lesson there.) She had a FTE and tapped, racked and ejected the cartridge. The next round wouldn't feed into the chamber. By this time I was beside her. Removed the magazine and disassembled the pistol. Sure enough, there was a bullet stuck in the barrel. Thank God, the bullet hadn't moved far enough down the barrel that she could have chambered another round behind it. We were very lucky. We learned a lot that day. Still gives me the chills. ETA Posted this in the wrong thread. Sorry. Mods, can you move this to the thread started by skans re: Hangfires, etc. ? Thanks. __________________ "A man can be destroyed but not defeated". Ernest Hemingway Protect our 2nd Amendment Rights -- Join the NRA Last edited by Coltman 77; June 17, 2010 at 01:13 PM. Reason: Additional Info.