blown casing?

[SacTown]

So I was at the range today with my Ruger SR22 [pistol] about midway through a brick of Remington Golden Bullets and boom, debri in my face and I definitely felt debri hit my hands. The slide was about a half inch open and the spent casing was stuck about halfway into the chamber. My initial thoughts were that it was a squib and then I fired another round into the now blocked barrel. Now I have felt a squib before but it was while I was using my father's 1911 .45acp. It was a very noticeable difference in power. This being a .22LR I'm not sure if it was a squib and then another shot other than the fact that there was nothing stuck in the barrel. I've shot thousands of rounds of .22LR and never had this happen. BTW the pistol was fine. No noticeable damage after field stripping it. I continued on and finished up the box with no problems. So I guess my question is: was this a squib, a split casing, or a double charged round?


Sorry for the crappy cell phone pics...

[thenodnarb]

you thought it was a squib and still fired another round? That will ruin the barrel. SAFELY look down the barrel. Is it blocked? If not then it was unlikely a squib. If its blocked then the barrel is likely ruined.

As to what the other option could be, my only idea is that maybe it fired out of battery?

[SacTown]

you thought it was a squib and still fired another round? That will ruin the barrel. SAFELY look down the barrel. Is it blocked? If not then it was unlikely a squib. If its blocked then the barrel is likely ruined.

As to what the other option could be, my only idea is that maybe it fired out of battery?

If it was a squib, I did not notice. If I had thought so, there is no way in hell I would have shot it again. After the "Boom" I checked the barrel after safely unloading the firearm and no I did not look down the muzzle end lol. I guess I'm just wondering if it is at all possible to have a squib round and then another round fired into that squib and still have nothing stuck in the barrel.

As to your other option of it maybe being fired out of battery... How is that possible? Not saying it isn't. I just didn't realize that could happen.

[REPR]

That would be a case rupture that remington in .22lr is becoming quite known for. I've experienced it myself with remington .22lr as have more than a few at the range within the past few years. Seems to be a quality control issue. So now no one uses remington rimfires at the range anymore.

[SacTown]

That would be a case rupture that remington in .22lr is becoming quite known for. I've experienced it myself with remington .22lr as have more than a few at the range within the past few years. Seems to be a quality control issue. So now no one uses remington rimfires at the range anymore.

This is what I figured it probably was. Just wanted to rule out any other possibilities first and foremost. So if it was a ruptured case, how dangerous is this? Is it likely that my firearm is damaged?

Thanks for the input btw guys.

[G-forceJunkie]

Just a blowen case, it happens with .22's. I've seen it with cheap bulk ammo and $20 a box match grade ammo. Sometimes the bullet stays in the barrel, sometime not. Its always good to check with a cleaning rod that the barrel is clear before you resume shooting. I've never seen them damage a rifle, but it will sometimes launch the extractor out of a Ruger 10/22.

[REPR]

This is what I figured it probably was. Just wanted to rule out any other possibilities first and foremost. So if it was a ruptured case, how dangerous is this? Is it likely that my firearm is damaged?

Thanks for the input btw guys.

If you continued to run rounds through it then it passed the function check and likely did not suffer damage. Danger wise it's mostly be glad it was just mild debris that hit you. Hot powder to the face/eyes and case shrapnel would be your main concern. That's why it's always important to wear eye protection. My advice, stay away from reminton rimfire. Sure it can happen with any round, but remington happens to produce them in spades. That wasn't always the case, but recently they just sort of went downhill with the rimfire side.

[SacTown]

Just a blowen case, it happens with .22's. I've seen it with cheap bulk ammo and $20 a box match grade ammo. Sometimes the bullet stays in the barrel, sometime not. Its always good to check with a cleaning rod that the barrel is clear before you resume shooting. I've never seen them damage a rifle, but it will sometimes launch the extractor out of a Ruger 10/22.

Good to know this happens from time to time. I'm glad my pistol wasn't damaged. I guess it's safe to say that my SR22 is officially broken in now.

[SacTown]

If you continued to run rounds through it then it passed the function check and likely did not suffer damage. Danger wise it's mostly be glad it was just mild debris that hit you. Hot powder to the face/eyes and case shrapnel would be your main concern. That's why it's always important to wear eye protection. My advice, stay away from reminton rimfire. Sure it can happen with any round, but remington happens to produce them in spades. That wasn't always the case, but recently they just sort of went downhill with the rimfire side.

Seriously, I've seen enough youtube vids of people blowing up their guns to know how valuable eye protection is. From now on I'll stick to Blazer and Federal.

[REPR]

Seriously, I've seen enough youtube vids of people blowing up their guns to know how valuable eye protection is. From now on I'll stick to Blazer and Federal.

Both good ammos, although I lean toward blazer. Run 2-5 bricks a week of it and always run flawlessly for me. For hunting with .22lr I use CCI Velocitor. Great velocity, energy, and weight retention. Although plenty of people hunt with the federal hp or blazer and they work fine.