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Old 03-09-2011, 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Charles View Post
Squib round, something to watch out for. Any time you have a round which doesn't sound right , or recoil right, you need to clear your weapon and examine the barrel for an obstruction. Most the the time they are a result of a casing which didn't receive a powder charge.

I think it was Remington who produced a bunch of cheap .22LR rounds in which half of them sounded like squibs, but weren't. Some of the people I used to shoot with complained about them.

Chas
Right, but in the heat of battle many a Luger was being rapidly fired and -BOOM.
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