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Originally posted by tacfoley
Not sure that your comment 'barrel blockages are common' will meet with much agreement here, tho'. I have been shooting since age 6 - I am now 61, and I've never seen a barrel blockage. Since you say that you have seen a few of barrel blockages and overloads in person, and I have only seen one in my entire life, I'm not sure that you are a good guy to be around any firing line that I'M on. Remind me to stay well away from you. 
tac
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"Blockages" in my parlance includes bullets lodged in the barrel as a result of a "squib" load. We get these occasionally in Cowboy Action shooting, where we use revolvers and there is a lot of handloading. These are supposed to be caught by the shooter, and/or the Timer, and the shooter is then stopped for a safety check. The stuck bullet is tapped out with a rod, and there is no damage.
The problem comes in when the shooter does not notice or ignores the "squib", then shoots another round into a blocked barrel. Kaboom. Actually, the lower power of CAS loads tends to preven real catastrophy, bulged barrels are a usual result. Not always however, - I have pictures somewhere of a repro 1873 carbine and a repro Colt Bisley that weren't so lucky.
H