Originally Posted by Exchipy
Originally Posted by Mesa
Bad reload? [ ] Hard for me to imagine that this originated in the .22 chamber....unless somebody packed the barrel with dynamite.

Here’s another guess, maybe as good as any:
The fella was loading up some home-brew rimfire ammo, using primed 22LR cases he purchased from FedArm. He ran outa Bullseye and couldn’t find more. So, instead, he used just a pinch of C-4 from his “Nam souvenir” Claymore.

He was using up some 22LR ammunition made in the 80's, apparently. Nothing unusual in that, really. I'm sure I've picked up and shot 22LR that old and older at gun shows. Not sure if that would increase the chance of a squib round on a previous shot.. ??

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