Thanks to Bob P

[richc]

Today I was at the range with Bob P. I was shooting a Glock 21.

Yesterday I had put 3.5 pound connector in. You see I was unhappy with the long, springy, gritty Glock trigger, and several folks had suggested the connector as a fix. I installed it yesterday and just from dry firing I could feel a big difference.

So I fired a couple rounds and was really focusing on the trigger pull. And then it happened. I had a squib. Yup, never before. And because I was so focused on trigger pull, well, I think I may have missed it.

Bob P was standing nearby and said, "Dude, you got a squib there". Huh??? I was thinking misfire maybe. But damn, a squib? Yup, Bob P was dead on. He heard the magic pffft type of sound and likely saved my bacon.

Thanks, Bob P... your attentive nature coulda saved my butt for sure...



Rich

 

[Bob P]

Today I was at the range with Bob P. I was shooting a Glock 21.

Yesterday I had put 3.5 pound connector in. You see I was unhappy with the long, springy, gritty Glock trigger, and several folks had suggested the connector as a fix. I installed it yesterday and just from dry firing I could feel a big difference.

So I fired a couple rounds and was really focusing on the trigger pull. And then it happened. I had a squib. Yup, never before. And because I was so focused on trigger pull, well, I think I may have missed it.

Bob P was standing nearby and said, "Dude, you got a squib there". Huh??? I was thinking misfire maybe. But damn, a squib? Yup, Bob P was dead on. He heard the magic pffft type of sound and likely saved my bacon.

Thanks, Bob P... your attentive nature coulda saved my butt for sure...



Rich

Awe shucks!

 

[Palladin]

Good deal Bob!!!

 

[blindfire]

Are you just baiting the Glock haters here???

 

[Zappa]

Are you just baiting the Glock haters here???

A squib is not a malfunction of the gun, it's a malfunction of the ammo or the guy who reloaded it.

 

[Underwhere]

What ammo were you using? The last time I saw a squib was factory WWB 40 (and 2 in the same box)

 

[drgrant]

Rich, out of curiosity, where did the bullet get lodged? Was it just past the chamber or halfway down the barrel?

-Mike

 

[drgrant]

Are you just baiting the Glock haters here???

How is that baiting? The gun didn't blow up, so it's rather anticlimactic for the glock hate crew.

-Mike

 

[SheepDog_B]

Rich, out of curiosity, where did the bullet get lodged? Was it just past the chamber or halfway down the barrel?

-Mike

I'm interested to know as well. I always assumed it would be a huge PITA to remove one.
Great job to BobP for that catch too!

 

[Joe R.]

It was one of his reloads. It just barely got into the rifling.

Joe R.