m&p15 sport explodes!!!

[PunisherBane]

so how does one clear a squib round and once clear, what are the chances that the barrel is undamaged

 

[JaPes]

so how does one clear a squib round and once clear, what are the chances that the barrel is undamaged

Separate the upper from the lower.

Remove BCG.

Locate a wood dowel or brass rod of appropriate diameter and length and insert it into the barrel. Using a rubber mallet, pound out the squib from breech to muzzle.

 

[Ignutz]

m&p 15 srort explodes!!!

That could not have been a "sqiub" round. The report, recoil and muzzle flash were the same as the previous round. The gun just blew up for some other reason.

 

[jws339]

just picked up 1-K 45acp. first time for reloads something to think about GREAT ADVICE!!!!!!!

 

[gunny4053]

As others have said, not the Sport, not the Melonite treatment, just the ammo and the idiot behind the trigger.

 

[uncledoggle]

Has anybody noticed that the OP was two years ago?

 

[WR Moore]

You can tap it out with a wooden dowel.
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Maybe in black powder days or if a revolver has a round barely past the forcing cone. What happens when you try this with a hardware store dowel rod on a pointed FMJ bullet is that you create a wooden wedge locking the bullet in place and requiring it to be drilled out from the other end.

This may be cringe worthy, but the proper way to do this involves a bore riding heat treated steel rod and a mallet. The upper has to be removed and butted against something solid-like a hard wood block on the floor. Applicatons of Kroil or a similar product the lubricate the extraction path is indicated.

 

[W.E.G.]

 

[JaPes]

I got a squib load at the range yesterday, shooting my S&W 27-2. I recognized it as a squib, ceased fire, unloaded the revolver, looked down the barrel and saw the bullet stuck in the barrel. I drove the obstruction out with a range rod and a mallet. I will not shoot any more reloads. This ammo was another man's reloads.

Other than commercially remanufactured ammo from a federally licensed manufacturer, it is highly inadvisable to shoot reloads that you did not reload yourself.

 

[shawn mccarver]

It is very difficult to hear a difference in the report of the round before the BOOM. On the other hand, the fact that he had to charge the rifle should have told him something.

Although it appears the rifle did have a catastrophic failure, on slow motion, it looks to me that what hit the shooter in the face was the rear sight. If any of the receiver or action parts hit the shooter, it looks to me more like they were deflected off the lane divider. Another reason to leave indoor ranges with dividers to pistols.

Posting of that video by that guy sort of reminds me of the old saying that it is "better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than to speak and confirm it." Personally, I would be too embarrassed to post such a video as I would not want the whole world to know that when it comes to operation of an AR I don't know my posterior from a hole in the ground.

That whole unfortunate episode was not the fault of the gun, the melonite "coating" in the barrel or any other S&W issue. That problem was an operator error problem and an ammo problem. Unfortunately, in the age of failure and refusal to take responsibility for one's own actions, this fellow is flailing around in an effort to pin the cause on someone or something else.

 

[arizona98tj]

You'll hear from people who reload their own ammo or buy reloaded ammo getting squib fires. I have had a few myself with my pistol. Normally you know something is up because the gun wont rack fully. Can be dangerous if you try to force a round into the chamber and commence firing.

Been reloading since the '70s. Never had a squib reload and won't. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to follow the proper reloading steps to ensure this doesn't happen. If it does occur with your own reloads, the reloader is either sloppy, lazy, or both.

 

[CC83]

He did not send the rifle to S&W for warranty. Instead he said he parted it out. There must be some reason for this that he is not telling. If my rifle blows up it will be sent in for warranty, but I'm not putting reloads in it.

One thing the pro gun people never mention is how easy the AR 15 is to open up and look down the barrel... with sticking your face in front of the muzzle.

 

[CanonEOS]

I've never shot reloads, no matter the savings I'll use new ammo.

I do have a trusted contact that makes reloads for several clients and they have never had a single problem, however I can afford the new rounds.