squib and sons attempt to fix

[Trigger Mike]

my son was shooting my 1873 rifle as he loves cowboy guns.  He was paying attention and noticed a light poof sound when he fired and realized nothing came out.  A hollow point round was stuck 2 inches from the end of the barrel.  I told him to take it inside near where i keep my tools.  He decided to try his hand to fix it.  he forced the round back to the receiver but couldn't get it out so he took off the side plate.  He took the parts out when I caught him.  the lever was locked open .  i asked him if taking the plate off helped him access the bullet to which he admitted it didn't.  I don't mind he tried as he has to learn but I wish he had waited for me so I could put it back together .  I usually keep it together when I take the plate off to clean.  

 

these were factory rounds.  surprised it happened.  

[Rye Miles #13621]

14 minutes ago, Trigger Mike said:

my son was shooting my 1873 rifle as he loves cowboy guns.  He was paying attention and noticed a light poof sound when he fired and realized nothing came out.  A hollow point round was stuck 2 inches from the end of the barrel.  I told him to take it inside near where i keep my tools.  He decided to try his hand to fix it.  he forced the round back to the receiver but couldn't get it out so he took off the side plate.  He took the parts out when I caught him.  the lever was locked open .  i asked him if taking the plate off helped him access the bullet to which he admitted it didn't.  I don't mind he tried as he has to learn but I wish he had waited for me so I could put it back together .  I usually keep it together when I take the plate off to clean.  

 

these were factory rounds.  surprised it happened.  

Good lesson!

[Michigan Slim]

I came home to piles of Vaquero and 73 parts once. Kaya took apart our dirty guns the day after a match and deep cleaned them. I walked in and she looked kind of embarrassed. Couldn't put them together again. I was just glad each pile was just one gun. They were spotless. 

I think she was 12 or 13.

[watab kid]

59 minutes ago, Michigan Slim said:

I came home to piles of Vaquero and 73 parts once. Kaya took apart our dirty guns the day after a match and deep cleaned them. I walked in and she looked kind of embarrassed. Couldn't put them together again. I was just glad each pile was just one gun. They were spotless. 

I think she was 12 or 13.

take pictures as you go - just a suggestion , 

[Michigan Slim]

2 hours ago, watab kid said:

take pictures as you go - just a suggestion , 

I used YouTube. She had them pretty far apart. Lol.

[Pat Riot]

Dads, they gave it a try. I am sure they gave it a good try. It’s how they learn. They just wanted you to be happy with them and proud of them.  

[Gateway Kid SASS# 70038 Life]

12 hours ago, Michigan Slim said:

I came home to piles of Vaquero and 73 parts once. Kaya took apart our dirty guns the day after a match and deep cleaned them. I walked in and she looked kind of embarrassed. Couldn't put them together again. I was just glad each pile was just one gun. They were spotless. 

I think she was 12 or 13.

Good for both of you. I didn’t have multiple piles, but that is how I have learned how things work since I figured out there was stuff inside other stuff…. Bicycles, clocks, guns, engines, computers, printers and electric motors you name it, all ended up dismantled to see how thy worked. Best of all, got everything back together and they (generally) worked, though sometimes took a couple tries. IMHO the best way to learn. 
Regards

    

Gateway Kid

[Subdeacon Joe]

"Squib & Sons"  good name for a law firm. 

 

Or a haberdasher.

[Rye Miles #13621]

A pard of mine had a terrible string of shoots where he had all kinds of squibs. We started calling him “Squibby Cole” ( His alias was Cole Allen)

[Sedalia Dave]

Always make sure the bolt is closed when driving out a squib.  I broke the ejector on a Marlin when the squib rod hit the nose of the ejector spring.

 

With the bolt closed, the ejector and extractors are pretty well protected.

 

This applies to toggle link rifles as well as Marlins and 92s

[Will Kane]

Well, at least they didn't go on a space-saving mission in your reloading room and consolidate all your different gunpowders into one container. 😐

[Trigger Mike]

since i still can't get the bullet out of the chamber nor remember how to put the internals back in I guess a gun smith is in order.  Yet one more item I had for years that suddenly is broken once a son got a hold of it.  A bad round can happen to anyone though

 

[watab kid]

18 hours ago, Michigan Slim said:

I used YouTube. She had them pretty far apart. Lol.

then im going to say uyou taught her well , not mixing parts is a sign of a thinking woman with good organizational skills , she will go far , 

[Sedalia Dave]

1 hour ago, Trigger Mike said:

since i still can't get the bullet out of the chamber nor remember how to put the internals back in I guess a gun smith is in order.  Yet one more item I had for years that suddenly is broken once a son got a hold of it.  A bad round can happen to anyone though

 

 

Video showing disassembly and reassembly of a Uberti 73.

 

 

 

[Michigan Slim]

15 hours ago, watab kid said:

then im going to say uyou taught her well , not mixing parts is a sign of a thinking woman with good organizational skills , she will go far , 

She is in Existential Calculus taking her final exam right now. Says she enjoys the class and finds it fun?

[John Kloehr]

On 12/19/2024 at 2:37 PM, Subdeacon Joe said:

"Squib & Sons"  good name for a law firm. 

 

Or a haberdasher.

An FFL.

[Subdeacon Joe]

19 minutes ago, John Kloehr said:

An FFL.

 

Would you buy a used gun from them?

[watab kid]

9 hours ago, Michigan Slim said:

She is in Existential Calculus taking her final exam right now. Says she enjoys the class and finds it fun?

thats a tad scary , i dont remember that being anything but a PITA but .........good for her 

 

my daughter minored in meteorology and majored in statistics , that confused me as well ,...........but she has done quite well for herself , 

Edited December 21, 2024 by watab kid