New toy, 1917 DWM LP-08

alanint · 01-08-2009, 09:37 AM

Firing the original bullets, or any bullet, which have been stored near penetrating oil for any length of time will produce these results. The oil gets in and ruins the powder charge and not necessarily the primer.
A couple of kids firing an unfamiliar gun at nothing in particular out on the back forty can be forgiven for not realizing that the bullets were not exiting the barrel.

I have a friend in Colombia who carried a snub nose .38 for protection, which he kept liberally oiled in that hot, humid climate. Someone tore the watch off his wrist at a traffic light one day. He jumped out and proceeded to fire three shots into the fleeing felon's back. Piff, Piff, Piff, jamb.
When the felon did not even slow down my friend looked at his gun and could see the nose of the first bullet just protruding from the gun's muzzle. The third bullet jammed the gun by coming to rest bridging the cylinder-barrel gap. This probably saved my friend from a arduous legal battle if not a prison sentence in this particular case.
Moral of the story. Lubricants and ammunition do not mix. Never have your carry ammo anywhere near the gun if you are wiping it down with a lubricant and replace your carry or home defense ammo at least every six months.

01-08-2009, 09:37 AM	#4
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	Firing the original bullets, or any bullet, which have been stored near penetrating oil for any length of time will produce these results. The oil gets in and ruins the powder charge and not necessarily the primer. A couple of kids firing an unfamiliar gun at nothing in particular out on the back forty can be forgiven for not realizing that the bullets were not exiting the barrel. I have a friend in Colombia who carried a snub nose .38 for protection, which he kept liberally oiled in that hot, humid climate. Someone tore the watch off his wrist at a traffic light one day. He jumped out and proceeded to fire three shots into the fleeing felon's back. Piff, Piff, Piff, jamb. When the felon did not even slow down my friend looked at his gun and could see the nose of the first bullet just protruding from the gun's muzzle. The third bullet jammed the gun by coming to rest bridging the cylinder-barrel gap. This probably saved my friend from a arduous legal battle if not a prison sentence in this particular case. Moral of the story. Lubricants and ammunition do not mix. Never have your carry ammo anywhere near the gun if you are wiping it down with a lubricant and replace your carry or home defense ammo at least every six months.