That's why I said "probably" The only factory ammo I've ever had a problem with was some old (1970's production) 9mm I bought once, most rounds wouldn't fire at all and the few that did wouldn't cycle the action. I returned that crap and won't make the same mistake again.I'd think again. I've had more failures with factory ammo than with reloads. Have had factory ammo with light charges, had em where the bullet just falls out, and had them just plain not chamber. All from the cheap wwb type stuff. Never had an issue with self defense type ammo. Reload wise only issue I've had was a bad batch of primers that wouldn't fire at all.
And that is the general cause of reload problems as well, just not paying attention 100% of the time...all it takes is a little mistake once and BANG! Glad your friend wasn't hurt though, that could have ended very badlyWorst kaboom I saw was a friend with a 223 ar. Had his 300blk out with him and had mags of both in black pmags on the bench. Grabbed a pmag loaded with 300blk and loaded the 223 ar. Dropped the bolt, pulled the trigger and well 30cal bullet won't ft in a 224 chamber. Surprisingly it only damage the upper itself and the barrel. Everything else was fine. He was fine too. Gunsmith said what probably happened is the bcg had enough pressure to go back which let most of the gases escape. Whether true or not I have no idea.
This is one of the reasons why many ranges forbid reloads. Dumbasses can't even assemble a gun properly half the time, yet alone reload casings properly.
Too much of if a little is great, much more is going to be EPIC!
Not to mention idiots that drop their handgun the first time they fire it.
Never seen a range that didn't sell reloads......and once you allow 2nd-spin brass, I don't know how you would differentiate between them.
For me it wasn't too hard of a choice, ballistic advantage of 9mm over .380 along with price of ammo made it easy The size difference is the only advantage I can see in the 238 and it's a very small one...
I've seen most of those before, wish I had the time to reload but I don't so it's all factory ammo for me, so I'm probably safe
What about idiots squibbing a load and thinking "bad primer!" and racking another round only to have the rifle explode in their face...
Kinda like this guy...what a tool:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWygoxV_ApM
yeah. I try to avoid being in a lane next to anyone.
One time some lady was taking camera pics with her gun in her hand, cocked and finger on the trigger while walking around taking different shots and angles INSIDE the range. Plus she brought like an entire family to all watch.
I had to go and complain. She also was the one that ended up dropping the gun when she shot it the first time. They 'chaperoned' her following all this.
were hitting someone else's each time.
Well, ball .380 ammo works just fine for penetration. Most of the JHP .380 sucks though. 9mm has enough energy that JHP is a nice defensive round. But then again it has more kick. The .380 for size and felt recoil made makes enough sense to get over the 938 for my wife. I picked up the 238 for myself to match hers The 9mm recoil in the 938 wouldn't matter as much to me, but since I'm already buying .380 ammo for her it didn't matter as much which I got for myself.
Still I wouldn't mind the 938 for myself as well as still keeping the 238. Just got to get one that looks different so I don't get them mixed up.
That's why I said "probably" The only factory ammo I've ever had a problem with was some old (1970's production) 9mm I bought once, most rounds wouldn't fire at all and the few that did wouldn't cycle the action. I returned that crap and won't make the same mistake again.
And that is the general cause of reload problems as well, just not paying attention 100% of the time...all it takes is a little mistake once and BANG! Glad your friend wasn't hurt though, that could have ended very badly
.380 is hard to find, overpriced and underperforming. That's why I rolled my eyes at the huge advertising push accompanying the new Glock 42.
.380 is hard to find, overpriced and underperforming. That's why I rolled my eyes at the huge advertising push accompanying the new Glock 42.
Very nice!
Would it be rude to ask how much you invested dollar wise?
Well, the hand guard came as part of the upper receiver assembly, and I knew I wanted to go with FDE, so it was a win-win. The only complaint I have about it is that it tends to be "fat", and the EO Tech sight can't really ride any further forward on the rail. Luckily, there was still room for the BUIS behind it, so I'm good to go.I love the optic, but I've never been a fan of the MOE hand guard. However, I also love FDE, so you still win.
One of my father's friends got shot 3 times in the back with a .380 by his ex-wife in the 90s (he was in the process of taking his stuff out of the house and leaving her.) He said it felt like someone hit him in the back with a 2x4 3 times, and he fell down. He got in his car and drove to the hospital without issue. His heavy winter clothes all but stopped all three rounds of .380 JHP. No life threatening injuries.
I'm not saying a .380 is worse than nothing. It's just substantially worse than a 9mm in exchange for a marginally smaller firearm.
He's doing better than a lot of people on here.
No paw on the trigger :awe:
How can a round actually like lock the trigger and keep the gun from firing? I had a round that didn't fire. So after 10 seconds or so I ejected it. I looked at it and there was no indentation on the primer. The rest of the rounds fired fine. What could cause this? Gun is a Sig P226.
If the trigger wouldn't pull, the round was likely too long and didn't let the gun go into battery. Is is the same size as rounds that fired OK?
Yes. Winchester 9mm in a white box from Wal-Mart.
Sounds like the gun just didn't return to battery, could be many reasons, previous round could have been underpowered and the slide just didn't have the momentum