by Leslie Rouse » Thu Jan 12, 2023 2:31 am
Jizaboz wrote: Tue Jan 10, 2023 7:53 pm
Cool to have you here btw Leslie.
I don’t have any military experience but do enjoy going to the gun range to shoot my antique German guns and my buddies Sig 45 pistol. What is your favorite type and brand of gun?
That's a good one. Let me think about thar. Probably a Remington - shotgun, handgun, any of them.
Jizaboz wrote: Tue Jan 10, 2023 7:53 pm
Also, your accident could happen to anyone. Hell, my dad has made me nervous a few times clearing jams for people. What advice would you give me or anyone else who is investigating a misfire or jam?
Hmmm, let's see. Always believe the gun you're working on is loaded. Always point the gun in a safe direction. I'm trying to make the suggestions generic. What has to be done to clear it depends on the type of weapon. You might not know this, but your weapon has an instruction and care manual. If you can, read it, preferably before you take the gun shooting. They're probably called owner's manual, safety and instruction manual, or use & care manual. If you don't have it google
(manufacturers name or brand name) gun manuals. So you can even read them on your phone.
My best rule is: Isolate, locate, and remediate.
Isolate: get the weapon where it can't fire at, or injure, anyone else, and hopefully not yourself, either.
Locate: determine where the problem shell or cartridge is, and if ejected, where it's going to go or if you remove it, and if that location is where a round can leave the gun other than by you removing it with you fingers, make sure any body parts you want to keep intact are not there. For example, if you have to pull a shotgun shell out of the breech, that's okay; if you have to get something stuck in the barrel, don't look in from the business end, look from the breech out.
Remediate: If it's a squib (bullet with enough force to leave the breech. but not enough to clear the barrel), or appears to be a dud (round that apparently did not fire) you might want to wait 30 seconds before retrieving it, it might be slow burning and go off late. Always use a push rod to push a round stuck in the barrel. If it's still stuck, set the gun aside and take it to a gunsmith. And make sure the gun is 'safe' before opening the breech. Cycle the weapon if necessary (and can be done) to be sure there is no round waiting to be fired. Remove any magazine, possibly open the floorplate on the bottom of a rifle. Know how your weapon reacts, especially for cheap, older, or foreign made rifles. Usually you remove the magazine, then cycle it to clear any rounds, but be careful; at least one rifle requires you to cycle, then remove the magazine, then cycle again. If you remove the magazine, it will fire the round in the breech.
That's all I can think of right now.
[quote=Jizaboz post_id=133676 time=1673405639 user_id=910]
Cool to have you here btw Leslie.
I don’t have any military experience but do enjoy going to the gun range to shoot my antique German guns and my buddies Sig 45 pistol. What is your favorite type and brand of gun? [/quote]
That's a good one. Let me think about thar. Probably a Remington - shotgun, handgun, any of them.
[quote=Jizaboz post_id=133676 time=1673405639 user_id=910]
Also, your accident could happen to anyone. Hell, my dad has made me nervous a few times clearing jams for people. What advice would you give me or anyone else who is investigating a misfire or jam?
[/quote]
Hmmm, let's see. Always believe the gun you're working on is loaded. Always point the gun in a safe direction. I'm trying to make the suggestions generic. What has to be done to clear it depends on the type of weapon. You might not know this, but your weapon has an instruction and care manual. If you can, read it, preferably before you take the gun shooting. They're probably called owner's manual, safety and instruction manual, or use & care manual. If you don't have it google [b](manufacturers name or brand name) [/b]gun manuals. So you can even read them on your phone.
My best rule is: Isolate, locate, and remediate.
Isolate: get the weapon where it can't fire at, or injure, anyone else, and hopefully not yourself, either.
Locate: determine where the problem shell or cartridge is, and if ejected, where it's going to go or if you remove it, and if that location is where a round can leave the gun other than by you removing it with you fingers, make sure any body parts you want to keep intact are not there. For example, if you have to pull a shotgun shell out of the breech, that's okay; if you have to get something stuck in the barrel, don't look in from the business end, look from the breech out.
Remediate: If it's a squib (bullet with enough force to leave the breech. but not enough to clear the barrel), or appears to be a dud (round that apparently did not fire) you might want to wait 30 seconds before retrieving it, it might be slow burning and go off late. Always use a push rod to push a round stuck in the barrel. If it's still stuck, set the gun aside and take it to a gunsmith. And make sure the gun is 'safe' before opening the breech. Cycle the weapon if necessary (and can be done) to be sure there is no round waiting to be fired. Remove any magazine, possibly open the floorplate on the bottom of a rifle. Know how your weapon reacts, especially for cheap, older, or foreign made rifles. Usually you remove the magazine, then cycle it to clear any rounds, but be careful; at least one rifle requires you to cycle, then remove the magazine, then cycle again. If you remove the magazine, it will fire the round in the breech.
That's all I can think of right now.