[ARCHIVED THREAD] - FTF Rounds

Posted: 11/2/2005 6:30:03 PM EDT

If you have a FTF round at a range, or anywhere else for that matter, what do you do with it?

Posted: 11/3/2005 6:54:10 AM EDT

[#1]

First, I make sure that it isn't going to go off (hangfire). If I determine that it's indeed a FTF and not a hangfire, I take the round home, pull bullet, and dump powder. I basically salvage any components I can and later reload them so i can shoot them.

Posted: 11/3/2005 6:55:47 AM EDT

[#2]

I toss them in the water at the range

Posted: 11/3/2005 7:07:19 AM EDT

[#3]

Depends on why it ftf. Look to see if it stayed in the mag, jammed before the chamber, did not fit in the chamber...

I had some too soft SP recently that fingernails gouged the lead, and these often hung up so I just hand dropped them in the chamber for firing.

Posted: 11/3/2005 7:06:36 PM EDT

[#4]

In my case it was just one round and it failed to fire in the chamber. Primer was struck dead center by the firing pin but it is just dead.

Posted: 11/3/2005 11:47:27 PM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
First, I make sure that it isn't going to go off (hangfire). If I determine that it's indeed a FTF and not a hangfire, I take the round home, pull bullet, and dump powder. I basically salvage any components I can and later reload them so i can shoot them.

Can you elaborate on what a hangfire is? And how you make sure it isn't a hangfire.

Posted: 11/4/2005 3:27:43 AM EDT

[#6]

Hangfire = click, fsssst, bang

If it does not go off right away, count to at least, and I Mean At Least, 10 Mississippi before pulling the action open, in case a fizzling primer/powder combo is in slow motion.

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