Double Load(checked that box)?

[outrider58]

Catastrophic failure:

I was at the range this morning and this happened. I had experienced a squib round(no powder) where the primer pushed the 9mm bullet into the rifling. Hearing just a puff sound, I knew to stop, wait, drop the mag and eject the expected empty case. I made the gun safe and pulled the slide. I removed the barrel and cleared the dead bullet. I ran a dry patch through the barrel and began shooting again.

What I hadn't thought of, since I reload on a progressive press, if there is a squib, there is likely to be a double load. Well, five rounds later, I found it! BLAMMO!

I'm just glad there was no one else nearby to catch the flying gun parts. And yes, it did hurt like hell, but a change in underpants was not required. A couple of fellow shooters on our other pistol range helped clean and bandage me up.

The Trijicon and the Olight both still work!

I can now check the box that asks; Have you ever had a handgun blow up in my hands?

The gold shiny thing at 10 o,clock from the trigger is a fragment of the case. My trigger finger caught that.

 

[joppaj]

Damn... I'm very glad you're ok.

 

[outrider58]

Damn... I'm very glad you're ok.

Thanks! Me too!

 

[John from MD]

Glad you are ok as well. I guess the only way to look at this without crying is that you have a bunch of spare parts for your next gun.

 

[Doctor_M]

Wow, brother.... I'm glad you are OK. Guns can be replaced... fingers and eyes are much harder.

Go buy a lottery ticket and use lady luck while she is still on your side. Stay safe, B.

 

[mpollan1]

Holy hot round B. Great catch on the squib. That coulda been even more fun.

 

[Uncle Duke]

Very glad it wasn't worse! Respect your way for posting what might be a lesson for some, and what should be a reminder for the rest of us.

 

[Squaregrouper]

Wow B. Glad you're OK.

 

[atblis]

What powder?

 

[trickg]

WOW! IIRC you load on a Dillon 550. Knock on wood, to date I've not encountered either a squib or a double load.

I'm glad that the only thing damaged was the pistol and that you're ok.

 

[dannyp]

courious , how could you avoid this ? weigh every round after loading ? always looking to learn , glad you're okay , thanks , dan

 

[outrider58]

What powder?

4g Tite Group(in this case, that would be 8g)

As soon as I got home, I tried to double load a cartridge(with a spent primer in it) and even though the case was nearly filled, it compressed right down when I seated the bullet.

I'm going to change my system a bit now. This was a first double load out of tens of thousands of rounds.

I did suffer a squib 300 Blk sub once with no harm done.

 

[floatingboy]

Holy crap! I'm glad you're ok. I'm the guy you were talking to at the rifle range before you went over to the pistol range. I just realized this was you because I put two and two together: I bought an old rusty Remington 700 from you a couple of years ago. When I was talking to you today, I wasn't sure that was you so I didn't say anything, but this confirms it because I recognize your profile here. I was right nearby and I had no idea! Glad you walked away.

 

[Coehorn]

That'll buff right out.

Glad yer OK.

 

[atblis]

Titegroup was my guess. One way to help avoid this is to use something like Unique. Alliant has 6.3 gr as the max for a 115 gr 9x19 load, which is at least clean to the top of the case. No possibly way you could double charge with Alliant Unique unless you took a wooden dowel or similar and packed the powder in before charging again.

 

[Joseph]

Yikes! Glad you are ok.
Cool photos.

 

[Squaregrouper]

I had a squib with a 9mm round I loaded on an XL750 (Happened at an AGC Falling Steel match)
Every bullet loaded on a progressive since has been done standing up with an LED pointed into the brass before manually seating a bullet. Can I tell if a charge is slightly off? Nope. Can I see if something is obviously wrong? Hopefully.
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ETA- To clarify, the squib happened with a Dillon powder cop/powder checker in place. My eyes are now the powder checker.

 

[Archeryrob]

Glad you are okay and sorry your gun is destroyed.

How does two charges get deposited in one case on a progessive press? How does it miss one and hold it for another? Now I'll never move past a single stage press.

 

[308Scout]

Holy Sh!t, glad that you're ok, Brother!

 

[EarnestT]

Do you carry fresh drawers in your range bag?