SQUIB removal I need help

hillbillydruggist said:
I had 3 brands CCI federal Hornady they were sealed plastic boxes they have lived in a closed storage room for a few years, but they are over 10 yrs old. all my other rifle, pistol, 22lr, shotgun and all have shot fine.
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OK, so your other guns have shot fine. There is still a distinct possibility that, for some reason, your .17HMR ammo got contaminated. You stated that you had a squib load. What made you think it was a squib? Did the round sound normal when it went off, or did it sound totally different (muted, soft or phhhht)?

Once you get the bullet removed from the barrel, I would suggest you obtain a brand new box of ammo, load up one round and shoot it. I would be surprised if it is another "squib". If, by chance, that one round ends up stuck in the barrel yet again, I would strongly suggest you completely dismantle the gun (for parts) and throw what's left in the deepest lake in your neighborhood.
 
just got my cleaning rod & bought some 17gr Hornady and I tapped out the bullet. and it works fine with the new ammo!


thanks for everyones help!
 
This is a very unusual thread. I don't see how a "tight" barrel would impede a projectile from going out the bore of the revolver. Lousy accuracy, sure, but it would not create a "squib" load situation.

I'm tending toward the contaminated ammunition theory. But, admittedly, that's a WAG (wild *** guess).

Use an appropriately shaped rod (dull or flat ended) and pound the projectile out of the bore. It's only jacketed lead, should be no biggie.

Best of luck,

Rich
 
I've noted that several on here have recommended the use of a metal rod to drive out a squib slug and I emphatically disagree. Even Brass with some force can scratch a barrel. I've always used dowels and these work just fine and won't damage anything. I also agree there's probably something wrong with the barrel and any gunsmith can slug the bore and tell you the actual dimension. I would do this BEFORE sending it back again. N.B: I removed multiple squibs while assisting in my gun clubs gunsmithing department. These were usually reloads!
Jim
 
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For those still throwing out theories and especially those convinced that the solution is to throw away that horrible Taurus revolver, read post 43.

The OP drove the squib out with a rod and used some new ammo and all is well. The problem was with the AMMO, not the gun.
 
As I earlier mentioned, I keep steel rods of various diameters for such purposes in my range box, along with a small hammer, but they are wrapped in masking tape to prevent any possible scratching of the bore. I doubt that would happen even without the tape.
 
HOLD THE PHONE

BC38 said:
For those still throwing out theories and especially those convinced that the solution is to throw away that horrible Taurus revolver, read post 43.

The OP drove the squib out with a rod and used some new ammo and all is well. The problem was with the AMMO, not the gun.
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IN POST #12 ( 11/8/18 20:30) the OP states Taurus just replaced the barrel. Now on post # 43 (11/13/18 15:49) the OP states he has just driven the squib out & the new ammo works fine. :confused: Is it me? :rolleyes: Did Taurus give the OP a new barrel with a squib in it? Was there a 3rd squib this time in the new barrel? I'm lost.
 
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nachogrande said:
IN POST #12 ( 11/8/18 20:30) the OP states Taurus just replaced the barrel. Now on post # 43 (11/13/18 15:49) the OP states he has just driven the squib out & the new ammo works fine. :confused: Is it me? :rolleyes: Did Taurus give the OP a new barrel with a squib in it? Was there a 3rd squib this time in the new barrel? I'm lost.
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Let me clarify, i got squibb, went to davidsons, went to Taurus (they said they were removing squib). Got it back , different ammo, new squib. Chatted Taurus, they said they had replaced barrel (not just removed squib), used brass rod to drive out, fired brand new ammo, works fine now
 
WHAT ARE THE ODDS OF THAT?

SO, 2 different squibs in 2 different barrels with 2 different types of ammo? DANG! Got a climate controlled area (heat & A/C) where you can store ammo? Tell me IT WAS stored in a dry constant temp & my head may explode. :D
 
nachogrande said:
SO, 2 different squibs in 2 different barrels with 2 different types of ammo? DANG! Got a climate controlled area (heat & A/C) where you can store ammo? Tell me IT WAS stored in a dry constant temp & my head may explode. :D
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Yeah, the 2 different barrels are immaterial. That lousy customer service department at Taurus replaced the barrel rather than drive the squib out and risk sending the gun back to the customer with a damaged barrel. Terrible, huh? Regardless, it has no bearing on the situation - neither barrel caused either of the squibs.

Ammo "types" really has little or nothing to do with it either. Unless one was jacketed and the other bare lead. AFAIK neither Federal or CCI make anything but jacketed 17HMR, and they are all loaded as high velocity magnums, so "type" really isn't much of a factor either.

So that leaves us with 2 squibs out of 2 different boxes of ammo. Boxes that were stored together for over 10 years (per one of the OP's follow up posts). Not THAT big of a stretch to think that if something in the storage environment negatively affected one box it might have also affected other boxes.

Occam's razor applies. Think horses, not zebras and all that....
 
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Unless the storage was under horrible conditions, 10 years should be that big a deal. I'm still shooting handloads I made up in the 80's, as well as some factory ammo bought in the 90's. I know it was stored well, cool and dry in sealed GI ammo cans.

I think it would have to do with a loss of velocity, (excessive B/C gap), oversize chambers, irregularity in barrel, etc. At least the manufacturer replaced the barrel, and (hopefully) reset the B/C gap to proper dimensions.
 
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Unless the storage was under horrible conditions, 10 years should be that big a deal. I'm still shooting handloads I made up in the 80's, as well as some factory ammo bought in the 90's. I know it was stored well, cool and dry in sealed GI ammo cans.

I think it would have to do with a loss of velocity, (excessive B/C gap), oversize chambers, irregularity in barrel, etc. At least the manufacturer replaced the barrel, and (hopefully) reset the B/C gap to proper dimensions.
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It would be good if the OP could tell us more about how and where it was stored. Maybe it wasn't temp controlled enough? Maybe it was exposed to some kind of fumes? Who knows.

What we do know is that the OP says that with NEW ammo he has had no problems, so that would certainly seem to pinpoint the problem.

"Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth."
Sherlock Holmes
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That's one reason I have not bought a Taurus...they are good-looking guns, and the price is right, but there are too many stories of like nature; like the OP's experience, some of them must be true. I'm glad everything seems to have worked out well!
 
I'll trust that new ammo fixed this if the OP fires 300-500 new rounds with no stuck bullets. It being a snub suggests concealed carry? I would not trust this gun for that, ever. I do own a Taurus 38 special, BTW. Zero malfunctions except not super accurate.
 
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