fredj338
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Forget wooden dowels all together. A brass rod wont hurt the bore & wont split.
For MY sd loads I use my powder trickle to ensure precise weights. No chance of a squib because of low powder charge.
Move along..
Once the bullet has been removed, inspect the barrel. Many times, maybe all the time, the squib will ring the barrel. Usually, this does no harm, but I would not go so far as to say it is totally harmless.
If I would have done that ... I would have gotten a barrel full of empty 22 cases stuck in the bore !I once dropped some empty .22 cases down the barrel of a .357 that had a squib. When the last .22 case protruded, I pushed that against a post until that case was down flush with the muzzle. Then put in another .22 case and pushed that down flush, and so on. It only took a minute until the stuck bullet was pushed out the back of the barrel.
Yeah doesnt work that way. A squib is a ultra low pressure event. It does zero damage to the bore unless you fire another full power round behind it.Once the bullet has been removed, inspect the barrel. Many times, maybe all the time, the squib will ring the barrel. Usually, this does no harm, but I would not go so far as to say it is totally harmless.
I have used a large Phillips head screwdriver. Before you say no no no think about it. The shaft of the screwdriver is almost as wide as the barrel. The only part of the screwdriver that endangers the barrel is the tip that is touching the bullet you are trying to dislodge. It can't go sideways so the tip is always touching the bullet and nothing else.
Twice? You got 2 squibs? Hopefully it wasn't from the same batch!I lucked out with this one. Easy to remove with pliers. Still have it sitting on a window sill.
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This one was tougher. I tapped it in with a brass hammer, got it further with a brass punch, then packed in a shotgun patch and got it the rest of the way with an M16 cleaning rod. The patch was there to keep the end from sliding off the nose of the bullet and wedging against the barrel. Even though the steel of a cleaning rod is pretty mild, it can't be good for the bore.
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Twice? You got 2 squibs? Hopefully it wasn't from the same batch!In 30+ years I've only had one...
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YES THEY WILL SPLINTER! Ask me how I figured that out. Make sure it is a very hardwood dowel if it's all you have. After my fiasco with a splintered dowel rod (was a long time ago and in a rifle, while trying to slug the barrel), I went out and bought 2-3 sizes of brass rod, in case it ever happened again. (it hasn't)