💬 Accidentally Shot a Squib Out of My Glock Barrel (Video)

[Brandon Breeze]

I had something pretty strange happen during a recent range trip.I was shooting some 124gr reloads and apparently had a squib load that lodged in the barrel.

The crazy part is I didn't realize it at the time and ended up sending another round which pushed it out.The pistol kept running and I didn't even notice until I got home and cleaned the gun and saw a small bulge in the OEM Glock barrel.

I caught the shot on camera so I put together a quick breakdown showing the footage, the barrel, and discussing how to recognize a squib load and why you should stop shooting immediately if you suspect one.

Definitely not something anyone should ever try intentionally, but I thought it was an interesting real-world example.

Video here:

 

[ef9boy88]

The only caution I'd add here is that when you described your experience you mentioned the impulse being only slightly different. Then when telling people what to look for talked about a signidicant difference in recoil.

 

[foothillman]

Thanks for PSA

I call that lucky for a very unlucky situation.
Found this...stop shooting if it feels wrong or you are no longer seeing holes in your target.

I take my ammo out of the factory box's and put in flip top ammo storage box for range trip.
Found a few bad ones and even noticed a squib.

 

[millenialshooter83]

I saw another shooter on my squad experience this with his PCC today. Luckily the RO caught it real fast and told the shooter to stop. He was pretty much done for the day after that.

I've never seen or heard a squib go off before. But man they sound very weak and different from a regular round.

 

[Brandon Breeze]

The only caution I'd add here is that when you described your experience you mentioned the impulse being only slightly different. Then when telling people what to look for talked about a signidicant difference in recoil.

Fair call out, it could obviously go either way

 

[Hit Factor]

JP Enterprises had a customer send in a PCC barrel almost filled completely with squibs . . .

 

[Punkur67]

Had a guy on my squad have a bunch of issues with his reloads not cycling in his glock. Finally got a squib but noticed it. He pounded it out and finished the match. Several people including me offered him some factory ammo but he insisted on using that garbage. Luckily he wasn't hurt

 

[Wolkenflieger]

I had something pretty strange happen during a recent range trip.I was shooting some 124gr reloads and apparently had a squib load that lodged in the barrel.

The crazy part is I didn't realize it at the time and ended up sending another round which pushed it out.The pistol kept running and I didn't even notice until I got home and cleaned the gun and saw a small bulge in the OEM Glock barrel.

I caught the shot on camera so I put together a quick breakdown showing the footage, the barrel, and discussing how to recognize a squib load and why you should stop shooting immediately if you suspect one.

Definitely not something anyone should ever try intentionally, but I thought it was an interesting real-world example.

Video here:

Definitely something to watch for! Good PSA.

 

[PoorRichRichard]

Cool thread. I knew crazy old gunsmith years ago who made a glassed in mounted piece using a revolver that he’s sliced open showing six squibs lodged in the barrel.

 

[Brandon Breeze]

There has been some confusion on the events of how this took place. Here's the breakdown for the squib load, which you can see in the video:

-Fire the cartridge that winds up being a squib, the spent brass case ejects from the slide/barrel as normal (you can see it eject in the video)
-Pull the trigger and get a click, nothing happens (empty chamber), Tap/Rack, no case or cartridge eject
-Assumed it was a Failure to Feed (FTF)
-Fire the next cartridge, which ran into the squib, causing the smoke you see and pushing the squib out of the barrel.